I Am Quixote
Join us for our bilingual book fair.
Boleros y Libros
Sunday September 21, 2025
12-4 p.m.
City of Raleigh Museum
220 Fayetteville Street
Downtown Raleigh NC 27601
If you are a children’s author and would like to participate please contact us.
Rafael.Osuba@gmail.com
The Annual El Quixote Festival – Children’s Voices Launches “Roots and Laughter” Anthology in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, PR – The 11th Annual El Quixote Festival – Children’s Voices, from the North Carolina-based publisher Artist Studio Project Publishing, will begin this year in Puerto Rico. The festival will kick off on September 29th at the Historic Puerto Rico National Library, marking the 478th anniversary of Miguel de Cervantes’ birth. The main event is the launch of the new bilingual book: “Raíces y Risas: Cuentos y voces de mi Borikén | Roots and Laughter: Stories and voices of my Borikén“, an anthology created in collaboration with the Puerto Rico Department of Education.
El Festival Anual de El Quixote – Voces De Niños Lanza la Antología “Raíces y Risas” en Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, PR – El 11.º Festival Anual de El Quixote – Voces De Niños, de la editorial Artist Studio Project Publishing (con sede en Carolina del Norte), dará inicio este año en Puerto Rico. El festival comenzará el 29 de septiembre en la Histórica Biblioteca Nacional de Puerto Rico, marcando el 478 aniversario del nacimiento de Miguel de Cervantes. El evento principal es el lanzamiento del nuevo libro bilingüe: “Raíces y Risas: Cuentos y voces de mi Borikén | Roots and Laughter: Stories and voices of my Borikén”, una antología creada en colaboración con el Departamento de Educación de Puerto Rico.
The book launch at the National Library will kick off a multi-week tour around the island, visiting the schools of the participating authors for readings. Additionally, cultural events will take place, such as a Quixotic Night at Cata Viva in Morovis on October 9th, and a Bilingual Children’s Book Fair on October 11th at The Mayagüez Children’s Library. The book is registered with the U.S. Library of Congress and made available for distribution internationally.
El lanzamiento del libro en la Biblioteca Nacional dará inicio a una gira de varias semanas por la isla, visitando las escuelas de los autores participantes. Adicionalmente, se llevarán a cabo eventos culturales como una Noche Quixotesca en Cata Viva en Morovis el 9 de octubre y una Feria del Libro Infantil Bilingüe el 11 de octubre en la Biblioteca Juvenil de Mayagüez. El libro está registrado en la Biblioteca del Congreso de Estados Unidos y está disponible para su distribución internacional.
Sep. 4 – Nov. 25 (exhibit)
THE MERX TREE PROJECT
Rubenstein Arts Center Gallery. Duke
Save The Date – November 7th, 2025Artist Studio Project, The Friends of the City of Raleigh Museum, El Centro Hispano, The Dominican Association of NC invite you to join us at our 9th Annual La Chocolatada de Luisito.
December 13th from 1-3pm at The City of Raleigh Museum located at 220 Fayetteville St. Downtown Raleigh NC 27601.
This is a Free Bilingual Family Friendly, Holiday Storytime Event.
It includes: Free Books, Crafts, Chocolates, Songs, and Treats, Hot Chocolate, Pastries and more.
This family-friendly event forms part of the 11th Annual El Quixote Festival.
May 30th, 2026We all have an inner child and stories have a way of awakening the magic in all of us. Come join us for a free, fun-filled day of storytelling and magic for the whole family.
Part of the 11th Annual El Quixote Festival – Voces de Niños | Children’s Voices
Opening reception September 29th 2024“The life of Cervantes 1547 – 1616”
A traveling library exhibit
Composed of 15 panels that collect drawings from the book “Cervantes, la ensoñación de un genio” (Cervantes, the dream of a genius) this exhibit was created by the cartoonist, playwright and actor Miguel Gómez Andrea, known as Gol. The exhibition forms part of the tenth annual El Quixote Festival.
The exhibition narrates the life of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra as a biography-comic. The exhibit aims to immerse the observer in Cervantes’ process of creating his immortal Don Quixote de la Mancha.
In addition to explore the motivations and the circumstances that led him to give life to this eternal gentleman.
Just like Don Quixote went on adventures, we take the exhibit on a journey across the Wake County regional libraries of North Carolina.
Why a graphic novel?
Our goal is to inspire communities to learn more about exciting topics and to read more. Graphic novels have been proven to improve reading skills like any other book would. Packed with rich plots, complex storylines, and captivating visual elements, graphic novels have a unique appeal to readers — and when people find books they are interested in, they are more likely to read.
By providing access to engaging topics across a variety of formats, young readers are more likely to build strong reading habits. Frequent readers have an average of 139 books in their homes compared to 74 books for infrequent readers. Graphic novels are a great addition to any home library, as they powerfully motivate both avid and reluctant readers by igniting their imaginations and sparking creativity in new, exciting ways.
Graphic Novels are also a great tool for readers learning a new language.
It is our hope that viewers of this exhibit will be inspired to learn more about Cervantes and his Masterpiece Don Quixote De La Mancha.
The artist
Gol (Miguel Gómez Andrea, 1960) is a cartoonist, playwright and actor. In his youth he studied nautical studies and spent four years at sea as a Merchant Navy Pilot. After a long trip to India and the birth of his children, he left the city and the sea to settle in the Sierra de Gredos. He made a living as a miniature decorator until he found a place in the professional world of theater and comics.
Since 1993 he has directed Estudio La Recua S.L. specialized in historical dissemination through the artistic medium, mainly theater and comics. For eight years he played Sancho Panza in the show Delirio de Don Quijote y Sancho Panza, which allowed him to get to know Cervantes and his work in depth. He has published more than 40 historical comic titles for institutions and independent publishers, in addition to several historical popular books on a wide variety of topics. He has also written and performed several plays throughout the national territory.
“La vida de Cervantes 1547 1616”
Una exposición itinerante de la biblioteca
“La vida de Cervantes 1547 1616”, compuesta por 15 paneles que recogen dibujos del libro “Cervantes, la ensoñación de un genio” fue creada por el dibujante, dramaturgo y actor Miguel Gómez Andrea, conocido como Gol.
La exposición forma parte del décimo Festival anual de El Quijote.
La exposición narra la vida de Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra a modo de biografía-cómic. La exposición pretende sumergir al observador en el proceso de creación de Cervantes de su inmortal Don Quijote de la Mancha.
Además de explorar las motivaciones y las circunstancias que lo llevaron a darle vida a este eterno caballero.
Así como Don Quijote se fue de aventuras, Llevamos la exposición a un viaje por las bibliotecas regionales del condado de Wake en Carolina del Norte.
¿Por qué una novela gráfica?
Nuestro objetivo es inspirar a las comunidades a aprender más sobre temas interesantes y a leer más. Se ha demostrado que las novelas gráficas mejoran las habilidades de lectura como lo haría cualquier otro libro. Repletas de tramas ricas, historias complejas y elementos visuales cautivadores, las novelas gráficas tienen un atractivo único para los lectores, y cuando las personas encuentran libros que les interesan, es más probable que los lean.
Al brindar acceso a temas interesantes en una variedad de formatos, es más probable que los jóvenes desarrollen sólidos hábitos de lectura. Los lectores frecuentes tienen una media de 139 libros en sus hogares, frente a los 74 libros de los lectores poco frecuentes. Las novelas gráficas son una gran adición a cualquier biblioteca doméstica, ya que motivan poderosamente tanto a los lectores ávidos como a los reacios al encender su imaginación y despertar la creatividad de maneras nuevas y emocionantes.
Las novelas gráficas también son una gran herramienta para los lectores que aprenden un nuevo idioma.
Esperamos que los espectadores de esta exposición se inspiren para aprender más sobre Cervantes y su obra maestra Don Quijote de La Mancha.
El artista
Gol (Miguel Gómez Andrea, 1960) es dibujante, dramaturgo y actor. En su juventud estudió estudios náuticos y estuvo cuatro años en el mar como Piloto de la Marina Mercante. Tras un largo viaje a la India y el nacimiento de sus hijos, abandonó la ciudad y el mar para instalarse en la Sierra de Gredos. Se ganó la vida como decorador de miniaturas hasta que encontró un hueco en el mundo profesional del teatro y el cómic.
Desde 1993 dirige Estudio La Recua S.L. Especializado en la difusión histórica a través del medio artístico, principalmente teatro y cómic. Durante ocho años interpretó a Sancho Panza en el espectáculo Delirio de Don Quijote y Sancho Panza, lo que le permitió conocer en profundidad a Cervantes y su obra. Ha publicado más de 40 títulos de cómic histórico para instituciones y editoriales independientes, además de varios libros de divulgación histórica sobre una amplia variedad de temas. También ha escrito e interpretado varias obras de teatro por todo el territorio nacional.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at the Library! We will read the book “Coquí of Borikén: The Loud Noise, the Temporal and the Mighty Huracán,” by a local Puerto Rican Author Rafael Osuba, learn about Puerto Rican culture, then create your own maracas.
The Western film genre is set in the American frontier and is commonly associated with folk tales of the Western United States, Northern Mexico, and Western Canada. For the 2024 NCLAFF, this genre moves south to Brazil, Argentina, and Chile. The West arrived (as a colonial power) and stayed later in the form of the republican consolidation of modern Latin America in the 19th and 20th centuries.
In many of this year’s selections, a sort of audiovisual “Wild West” with gender undertones reminds us how hostile spaces, sparsely populated, were (and still are) victims of hired gunslinger characters that came to pacify the Indigenous menace to development. Western narratives of progress are seen in many of the films as an attempt to tame territories rich in natural resources at the expense of the communities that inhabited them.
Several films will feature an accompanying short from the 68 voces, 68 corazones (68 Voices, 68 Hearts) project, founded and directed by Gabriela Badillo. The non-profit project attempts to portray the 68 Indigenous linguistic groups of Mexico in animations of traditional stories and folklore. Badillo will give workshops in Durham and at Duke University in November.
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| Thu, Oct 10 | 7pm Los Colonos | Settlers w/ short film Rubenstein Film Theater, Duke |
Sat, Oct 26 | 5pm Mujer Perseverante (Persistent Woman) w/ short film White Auditorium, Duke |
Sat, Oct 26 | 7pm |
