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June 27th      Gene Keller      Singing Worlds: The Lyric Narrative In an ever-searching process, Gene Keller explores the 99 Names of Poet on the Street of Trees in the State of El Paso. Recent explorations have been in the narrative vein, leading to the publication of Big Tent Jubilee (createspace.com, 2009) — a collection of inter-related short-short lyric narratives (plus poems and songs), — the result of a process he calls Fictry (Fiction / Poetry). July 4th      NO WORKSHOP July 11th      Nicholas Matta/ Aux. 78      Word Works Nicholas Matta is a complete lover of music and musical things. He also works in other art forms, including visual arts and videos, and says that art and music are the way he expresses himself, and are the chronicle of his life. According to Matta, sometimes he learns things about himself from where he's been. Aux. 78 is a solo music project with loose rules. Full albums are available for free at aux78.bandcamp.com. There you can read more about each song, read lyrics and get other goodies. Matta calls himself a musical jester. July 18th      Lucille Zavala      Impermanence Lucille Zavala is a bi-lingual writer of stories and poetry. She has participated with Verse & Harmony, a peripatetic locally organized open mic monthly series, as well as other readings. She has prose forthcoming in Mezcla, the Tumblewords Project literary journal, due out in late summer 2009. Zavala is a regular participant in the Tumblewords Project workshops. These two presentations will continue her ad hoc series of workshops premised in spirituality. July 18th      Lucille Zavala      Compassion II Lucille Zavala is a bi-lingual writer of stories and poetry. She has participated with Verse & Harmony, a peripatetic locally organized open mic monthly series, as well as other readings. She has prose forthcoming in Mezcla, the Tumblewords Project literary journal, due out in late summer 2009. Zavala is a regular participant in the Tumblewords Project workshops. These two presentations will continue her ad hoc series of workshops premised in spirituality. Tom Lea Month special writing workshops Also in July, as part of the city-wide Tom Lea month sponsored by the City of El Paso's Museum, Culture and Arts Division, Donna Snyder will be presenting workshops based on the work of the renowned visual artist. Both workshops begin at 10:00 a.m. and last until 12:30 pm. On July 18, the workshop will be at the El Paso Museum of Art in the Tom Lea Gallery. On July 25, the workshop will be at the El Paso Main Public Library, in the main entrance foyer. Both locations are in the downtown El Paso Museum district. Where:      MEMORIAL PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY, 3200 COPPER AVENUE, EL PASO, TX When:      All events are 12:45 to 2:45 Cost:      Free, but donations accepted Contact:      Donna J. Snyder at (915) 328-5484 or Ken Kenyon at (915) 490-6672