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. |
