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02/01/12 - Ofrendas del Corazón are holding their Fifth Annual Silent Heart Art Auction Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, from 6 to 9pm, at the Salinas Civic Center, in Pharr, TX. Included among the many artist's donated decorated hearts you can bid on a new painting of mine entitled: St. Valentine Comes by Night, created especially for this wonderful event. The auction goes to benefit The Michael M. Rutledge Legacy Award, a scholarship fund to support dual language students from PSJA High School and PSJA North High School. For those not able to attend the Ofrendas del Corazón Silent Heart Auction in person you can support this wonderful cause by ordering their book: Ofrendas del Corazón (2008-2012). This book beautifully showcases a retrospective of current and past year’s artist participants and their decorated hearts.

01/01/12 - The National Education Association (NEA) posted its annual Read Across America Literacy Calendar featuring, for the month of December, artwork from my book Waiting for the Biblioburro. You can download other months that profile many wonderful children’s books from such luminaries as Roald Dahl, Lulu DeLacre, Leo and Diane Dillon, and many more, along with great media tools and tips for promoting literacy and reading. To download other months from the calendar click here.