Thursday, May 7, 2015

3 years in East Harlem!


La Casa Azul Bookstore is THREE!


With the support of 500+ contributors to the "40K in 40 days" campaign, 
La Casa Azul Bookstore opened in East Harlem in 2012. Since then, we have hosted over 500 events - including book readings, film screenings, concerts, and a variety of classes for children and adults.



Thanks to YOU, we have become East Harlem's literary hub.

Thank you for your support of La Casa Azul Bookstore these past 3 years!




 Music, cupcakes, art making, 
AND storytelling by local authors and illustrators:

  • Carla Torres, author of Larry and Friends
  • Jake Perez, author of Sweet Coco: Chocolate Maker's Apprentice
  • Kathleen Benson Haskins, author of Draw What You See, The Life and Art of Benny Andrews
  • Renee Watson, author of Harlem’s Little Blackbird, What Momma Left Me, This Side of Home
  • Sonia Manzano, author of The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano, No Dogs Allowed!, A Box Full of Kittens.

AND....visits by many local authors and artists, including Adriana Dominguez, Dahlma Llanos Figueroa, Jose Angel Figueroa, Leenda Bonilla, Manuel Melendez, Maria Aponte, Raquel Penzo, Rigoberto Gonzalez, Vicky Grise y mas!
Sonia Manzano

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