{"id":571969,"date":"2026-02-07T03:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T03:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/571969\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T03:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T03:16:12","slug":"dancing-off-our-tongues-at-central-library-to-offer-blend-of-fiction-and-musical-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/571969\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Dancing Off Our Tongues&#8217; at Central Library to offer blend of fiction and musical performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" data-attachment-id=\"357272\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/san-antonio-guides\/greatest-hits-and-deep-cuts-san-antonio-landmarks-20360708\/attachment\/central_library_-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/central_library_-4.webp?fit=2400%2C1600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"central_library_-4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/central_library_-4.webp?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/central_library_-4.webp?fit=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/central_library_-4.webp.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-357272\"  \/>Credit: Courtesy Photo \/ San Antonio Public Library<\/p>\n<p>2025 San Antonio Individual Artist Grant recipient Reggie Scott Young will present a poetry reading Monday at the Central Library\u2019s Latino Collection &amp; Resource Center which he\u2019s dubbed \u201cDancing Off Our Tongues: A Fiction Reading and Musical Performance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Young is the author of the poetry collection Yardbirds Squawking at the Moon (Louisiana Literature Press). The collection is a journey from the Cold War to the new millennium and traverses the American landscape from downtown Chicago to the swamps of Louisiana. <\/p>\n<p>During Monday\u2019s event, guest author Natalia Trevino and guest musical act Chavela will read and perform as well against a backdrop of original art currently on display at the Resource Center. <\/p>\n<p>Books by Young and Trevino will be available for purchase, as well as Chavela\u2019s new self-titled album. <\/p>\n<p>Free, 6-7:30 p.m., San Antonio Central Library, Latino Collection &amp; Resource Center, 600 Soledad St., (210) 207-2519, mysapl.org.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/sanantonio\/NewsletterSignup\/Page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sign Up for SA Current newsletters.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Follow us:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.news\/TiFMu3wPkRj6PC4xS5L36bg\" 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