Thursday, April 28th @ 6:30 | Tex[t]-Mex and "Mextasy" Invading the Fullerton Public Library ~ Gustavo Arellano and William Nericcio, LIVE!

am really excited to announce that Mextasy, fresh back from an exhibition at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, is now booked to open for a limited one-day engagement at the Fullerton Public Library (co-sponsored by CSUF's ultra-rad Chicana/o Studies Department) where I will be giving a talk with Gustavo Arellano, everyone's favorite Ask A Mexican and the editor of the outrageously hip/current/progressive OC Weekly.  Come on out for the show and the exhibition--there will be readings from Tex[t]-Mex, Q & A with Gustavo and myself (¡lucha libre!), book-signings, and the exhibition--a rogues' gallery of scandalous graphic "Mexican" representations. Salma Hayek and Eva Longoria (along with Guy Ecker) are rumored to be coming for the gala, so make sure you are ready to brave the crowds.* It's free and open to the public.  Órale...

*OK, I started the rumor and its not true!

Click the story below for the skinny--more on the Arellano-designed lecture series here.

UPDATE.... The Orange County Register is getting in on the act!

Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 9, 2011: Tex[t]-Mextian Art Madness as MEXTASY Invades the Home of the Wolverines!

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and before the Arellano/Nericcio battle...

info on the event is here!

Thursday Evening Chicano Invasion! Southwestern College

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THIS WEEK!! Tomás "Taco Shop Poets" Riley & William "Tex[t]-Mex" Nericcio Invade Southwestern College | Thursday, March 11 @ 11am, 12am, & 6:30pm

Three chances to catch our act.... Tomás "Taco Shop Poets" Riley and William "Tex[t]-Mex" Nericcio Invade Southwestern College on Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 11am, 12am, & 6:30pm


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Click the poster above for a bigger image; if it's too big, try this one... San Diego City Beat has a blurb on the gig here;

Ohio State University, Here I Come!

Tomorrow morning I head out for the chilly wonders of Columbus, Ohio for a lecture/reading/signing with Guisela Latorre. They are calling the event, Eyes Wide Open: New Work on Latina/o Visual Culture, an homage to Stanley Kubrick nestled nicely in a catchy moniker. Click here for additional verbiage. The event at OSU is being hosted by their pretty remarkable Latina/o Studies program that includes, among its other hip, mexi-poindexters, the one and only Frederick Aldama--hit the image here to be transported to their main cybercrib.  Below the image, a scene from Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut--I trust the parties in Columbus are all like the one depicted.

Laredo, Texas Bound! December 27, 2007 Christmas Fiesta Tex[t]-Mex Reading!!!

Just after Xmas at 7pm on Thursday, December 27, 2007, the Tex[t]-Mex roadshow hits Laredo, Texas for a reading/signing at Alegria Bistro! Here's Texas Monthly on this swank joint:

ALEGRIA BISTRO AND WINE BAR Lushly dark and romantic, Alegria offers some of the city’s finest meals. Beer-battered fried asparagus is ready for its close-up, crisp pita-crusted shrimp are bright with citrus flavor, while grilled lamb is earthy and appealingly simple. Leave room for the chile-infused cheesecake. Impressive wine list. Bar. 107 Calle del Norte (956-712-0000). Open Mon—Fri 11:30—2:30 & 5:30—11, Sat 5:30—11. Closed Sun. This review from December 2007. $$—$$$ map

I can't wait to go home to my post-modern hood to wax nostalgic and catch up with all my border-rat amiguitos y amiguitas! I am in debt to my incredible hosts and friends Gabriel Castillo, David & Linda Garza, and Adan & Martha Gonzalez.

Old schoolers from Laredo that can identify this local TVcelebrity/beast pictured here below get $3 off the cover price of Tex[t]-Mex at the reading!


...just whisper his name in my ear to score your rasquache discount!!!!