Stamford Author Selected for NYC Writers Read Live Show at City Winery

Stamford, Connecticut,resident and author, Barbara Espinosa Occhino, has been selected for the Writers Read “Nuestras Voces (Our Voices)” live show on Sunday, May 4th, 2025, at City Winery New York (Pier 57, West 15th Street on 11th Avenue). As a Carnegie Hall Partner Event, Writers Read hosts this exciting live event featuring 14 accomplished authors sharing true stories of Latin culture in America. “I will be reading my five-minute true story, “The Beats of Our Hearts,” that takes the audience on a dynamic journey from Cuba to Venezuela and the U.S. It’s a triumphant tale of determination, courage, and how music and dancing connected my family’s past to the unknown,” says Barbara.

General admission tickets (https://tinyurl.com/nzah2hn3) are now on sale at CityWinery.com (limited seating). As a 100% volunteer, non-profit organization, ticket sales help support the host: WritersRead.org. Doors open at 12:00 pm for lunch, followed by ensemble show at 1:00 pm, and a Meet & Greet reception 4:00 pm.

After four decades as an award-winning marketing copywriter, Barbara Espinosa Occhino ventured into nonfiction writing and published three stories in a New York Times best-selling book series. Born in Cuba, her writing is inspired by the people and places that colored her life in the US and abroad. She conducted book signings at Barnes & Noble and published her works and poetry in magazines and other print media. Barbara teaches entrepreneurship at a Connecticut state college and conducts writing workshops for charities and senior residences. She is a volunteer student mentor, multilingual jazz singer, and theater and dance devotee. Barbara resides in Connecticut and co-owns Vertex Marketing Communications with her husband. She has two daughters and three granddaughters who fill her life with pride and wonder. See BarbaraEntertains.com

WritersRead.org is a nonprofit literary forum creates and promotes performance opportunities for writers through curated live and digital programs. The organization places a strong emphasis on the craft of writing—word choices, sentence structures, and the arc of the narrative. After evaluating hundreds of non-fiction entries, an elite group of authors are selected to read aloud before an audience in the highly popular live shows at City Winery New York. The best of the live shows can be heard in the Writers Read Podcast, streaming on every major podcast outlet.