En Casa con Ellen: An Evening Honoring Ellen Riojas Clark
Saturday, May 6, 2006
Reception @ 7 PM & dinner @ 8 PM
Jump-Start Performance Co. presents En Casa con Ellen: An Evening Honoring Ellen Riojas Clark. The event will take place on Saturday, May 6, 2006, at the Historic Casa Navarro, 228 S. Laredo, San Antonio, Texas. There will be performances and tributes honoring Dr. Clark throughout the evening, as well as a unique art auction. The reception starts at 7:00 p.m. and dinner begins at 8:00 p.m.
Food for the En Casa con Ellen will be provided by the Cortéz family of restaurants – the proprietors of Mi Tierra’s and Pico de Gallo. Tributes and performances will be given by noted author Sandra Cisneros, singer and actor José De León, musicians George and Aaron Prado, Dr. Robert Milk from UTSA, Jump-Start Performance Co., and former / current students of Dr. Clark. Author and artist Ito Romo will host the evening. Local artists will be designing one-of-a-kind aprons that will be auctioned during the evening.
Ellen Riojas Clark, Ph. D., has dedicated her life to the field of bilingual education and is an active community leader in the San Antonio. Dr. Clark is an Associate Professor for the Division of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She is also the education content director for Maya & Miguel, a children’s show on PBS. At UTSA, Dr. Clark teaches undergraduate core courses in bilingual education and assessment of language minority students. At the graduate level, she teaches bilingual education core courses and courses in socio-cultural contexts. Dr. Clark’s research focus is on the identification of gifted language minority children and bilingual teacher training. She has been a strong advocate for literacy and currently sits on the San Antonio Library Foundation Board of Directors.
Seating is limited. Please call 210-227-5867 to purchase tickets or for more information.
Genreal tickets are $50 and $100. Sponsorships are still available for $250, $500 or $1,000. A reserved table for ten is $1000.
Proceeds from En Casa con Ellen will benefit Jump-Start Performance Co.’s innovative programming.
3 Comments
my friends and i are wondering if there is going to be a repeat show of the life of Agustin Lara any time soon.
It was wonderful work and I want to thank ALL the volunteers that helped out with the morning and the evenings events. It was kind of scary hearing the rain in the morning and then I hear my phone ring soon after to inform me about the move to the theater. Before I ecven arrived thier were 20 people all ready here to help. Tacos came later and we ate and worked all morning. With all the tables and chairs and candles set up, it really looked lovely and I know we could not have done it without the love and support of our community. Thank you to everyone who helped on that day!
In response to the first post, yes, Jose Ruben De Leon wil be back July 8 – 23 with Simplemente Lara, Thursday – Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets are $15 general admission and $12 for students and seniors.
In response to the second, the Ellen dinner was wonderful and we couldn’t have done it without the help of all our amazing board members, company members, staff and volunteers! And Ellen was so nice!