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With a Pen in Her Hand: Mexicanas Telling Stories Through Music and Literature

Author Alicia Gaspar de Alba and singer/songwriter Tish Hinojosa join forces to tell the tales of Hispanic women

By Olivia Flores Alvarez

Published on April 10, 2008

Author Alicia Gaspar de Alba and singer/songwriter Tish Hinojosa celebrate the history of Hispanic women at today’s With a Pen in Her Hand: Mexicanas Telling Stories through Music and Literature. During the salon-style event, Gaspar de Alba will read snippets from her books Desert Blood: The Juarez Murders and Sor Juana’s Second Dream. Hinojosa will be on hand to perform her signature Tejas music. 6:30 p.m. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet. For information, call 713-639-7300 or visit www.mfah.org. Free.
Thu., April 10, 6:30 p.m., 2008



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