August 22, 2 P.M. - 4 P.M.
Marilyn Weisner, will share her experiences from the Solomon Islands, followed by a talk from the City of Aurora’s Deputy Poet Laureate Quentin Johnson and City of Aurora Director of Innovation and Strategy Martha Paschke about growing up in Papua New Guinea.
August 29, 2 P.M. to 4 P.M.
Artist Martha Ponzio, an art therapist from the Art Institute of Chicago, will lead a free watercolor workshop.
September 5, 6 P.M. to 9 P.M.
Hispanic Heritage Month celebration in collaboration with Jose Torres and the SS Modeling Agency, featuring a musical performance by Juan Diego Rojas.
September 13, 2 P.M. to 4 P.M.
Peruvian artist Marita Valdizan will lead a free wire stitch workshop for attendees ages 16 and older.
September 19, 2 P.M. to 4 P.M.
Deputy Poet Laureate, Quentin Johnson, will lead a poetry workshop inspired by the exhibition.
September 20, 2 P.M. to 4 P.M.
Fashion show led by the award-winning fashion designer Breyona Smith, who is a graduate of West Aurora High School and Columbia College Chicago.