ABLEISM IN GOVERNMENT

CITIES SPARE NO EXPENSE…EXCEPT WHEN IT COMES TO TREATING PEOPLE WITH DISABIITIES LIKE HUMAN BEINGS THAT DESERVE EQUITY AND INCLUSION

Mayor:

Our new library is state-of-the-art.

We spared no expense on the billion dollar stadium.

The city hall annex is the best of the best.

Improving the community pool lift to bare minimum ADA compliance is in the (unfunded) 10-year plan.

AN IMMERSIVE EXPLORATION OF “SAUDADE”

THROUGH LITERATURE, ART, AND OTHER MEDIA

I am honored to be among the world class multimedia artists included in Amy Serrano's colorful, engaging Saudades book.

My back cover photo is on the bottom right.

More of my street photography in Portugal is in the book.

Official book sales started July 31.

It’s available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Books-a-Million and powerhouse Miami local Books and Books.

The Miami Launch event is on Oct. 4.

For much more information, click on the press release:

https://files.constantcontact.com/be755cbc401/7673ddfe-4756-4c76-b51a-0527d29455a1.pdf

SAVE THE DATE FOR MY MAY 3 BOOK SIGNING

PROUD TO BE A VISUAL ARTIST IN SAUDADES

I will be joining other artists for the book release of SAUDADES: Anthological Contemplations on Persons, Places, Identity, and Time

The event will take place 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. May 3 at the legendary Books and Books, 180 Aragon Avenue Coral Gables, Florida.

It will be a multimedia event featuring:

Poetry readings

Premiere of short film Saudade

Live performance by multi instrumentalist singer/ songwriter Bill Cruz who will perform the 2 song lyrics included in book

Gallery exhibit curated by Diego Quiros composed of works by the visual artists in the book

Saudades book signing by all artists.

Saudades is part of the Untranslatable Words Series by Amy Serrano.

https://www.facebook.com/SaudadesBook/ 

https://www.sirenfilms.us/films

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SAUDADES

ANTHOLOGICAL CONTEMPLATIONS ON THE SAUDADE

OF PERSONS, PLACES AND TIME

So proud to be one of the artists included in the Saudades Project.

Thanks to Amy Serrano of Siren for putting so much of her creative energy into this book.

I can only hope that a gallery in Miami could host an exhibit of the works displayed in the upcoming book.