Celebrating Hispanic Heritage month

In September I will be speaking about topics from my new book, Miraflores~San Antonio’s Mexican Garden of Memory at some great venues. See below for details. All events are free and open to the public! Hope to see you soon.

San Antonio Museum of Art

Tuesday, September 6 at 6 p.m.

Urrutia’s Arch~Passage of Memory

A presentation on SAMA’s Urrutia Arch; its relationship to Dr. Aureliano Urrutia's historic garden, Miraflores; and the arch's artists, origins, symbolism, and significance. After the talk, there will be an author book signing. Pay as you wish, with registration. Your donation funds educational art programming. This evening is made possible by generous support from the Louis A. and Frances B. Wagner lecture fund.  John L. Santikos Auditorium. Photo courtesy of SAMA.

200 West Jones Avenue. San Antonio, TX 78215

Central San Antonio Public Library

Saturday, September 17 at 11 a.m.

Morning at the Latinx Collection

600 Soledad, San Antonio, TX 78205

Dr. Aureliano Urrutia, a prominent physician from Mexico City, immigrated to San Antonio in 1914 during the Mexican Revolution. He built his atmospheric garden, called Miraflores, near the headwaters of the San Antonio River, to reflect his love for and memory of his homeland.

In “Miraflores,” Anne Elise Urrutia, the great-granddaughter of Urrutia, uncovers the garden’s history, drawing on family archives and other primary sources to reveal this remarkable story.