My good friend Joseph Rodriguez, a Día Dynamo who lives in Austin, sent me this video link some months back. I so liked the catchy music and the words Roberto Carlos is singing. The lyrics say that he doesn’t want to sing alone. He wants a million friends to sing with him enlarging his singing. The words made me think of Día. (I know. Many things make Pat think of Día.) Día needs a million friends to enlarge its impact, its “song” too. Are you one of Día’s friends?
I’m posting a Reflection each day during April in honor of Dia’s 15th Anniversary. All thirty Reflections will be available as a downloadable pdf at the end of the month.
Recent Mora Award winner, the Santa Barbara Public Library System celebrated its third annual Día De Los Libros Celebration on Saturday, April 16, 2011. The Junior League of Santa Barbara was the library’s partner.
Events were held at the Santa Barbara Central Library in the Library Plaza and Faulkner Gallery and featured nationally recognized storyteller Olga Loya and local storytellers Kirk Henning and Joseph Velasco. The Brazilian Cultural Arts Center of Santa Barbara performed Afro-Brazilian dance and music. In addition, local youth mariachi and dancing groups performed.
Thanks to generous sponsors, children received free books and refreshments were served.
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I’m posting a Reflection each day during April in honor of Dia’s 15th Anniversary. All thirty Reflections will be available as a downloadable pdf at the end of the month.
