For Immediate Release Contact: City Art Director Joel Long: joeltlong@yahoo.com HectorAhumdato read at City Art Salt Lake Public Library Main Branch 210 East 400 South Salt Lake City UT 84111 Wednesday December 12th 7:00—9:00 P.M.               Poet Hector Ahumada will read from his work on Wednesday January 9th at the Salt Lake City Public Library at 7:00 P.M. as part of the City Art Reading Series.    Hector Ahumada, born in Santiago, Chile. Naturalized USA citizen. Salt Lake City, Mayor's Award, Literary Arts, 1996. Writers @ Work, Lifetime Achievement, Literary Arts, 2008. Some of his writings include: Great and Peculiar Beauty, Utah Writers Anthology, Gibb Smith publisher, Utah, 1995. Sun and Water Poems, Luna's Press, San Francisco, 2003. Highland Travelers, Elik Press, Salt Lake City, 2003. Earth and Air Poems, Elik Press, Salt Lake City, 2008. Most featured readings are followed by an open reading. City Art is sponsored by the Utah Arts Council, the Salt Lake City Arts Council, Catalyst, the Salt Lake City Public Library, Xmission, and the Zoo, Arts, and Park Fund.   The event is free and open to the public.  City Art is sponsored by the Utah Arts Council, the Salt Lake City Arts Council, Zoo, Arts, and Parks, X-mission, and audience donations.    January   9   Hector Ahumada   16   Katharine English   23   Rachel Marston Craig Dworkin     February   6   Michael Kroesche Adam Love     13   Kimberly Johnson   20   Sadie Hoagland David Krane’s     Joel Long