Please join Watsonville is in the Heart on Sunday August 4, 2024 from 2:30- 4:00 pm for a Filipino American literature reading in celebration of the final day of the Sowing Seeds: Filipino American Stories from the Pajaro Valley exhibition. The event at The 418 Project will feature award-winning poets and authors, Karen Tei Yamashita, Randy Ribay, Shirley Ancheta, Robert Gomez, and Oscar Peñaranda. The writers will read new and published works about Filipino American and local farmworker history.
The reading will coincide with the Asian American Pacific Islander Cultural Festival hosted by the Asian American Pacific Islander Network with generous sponsorship provided by The 418 Project, the Coastal Watershed Council, and the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History. The festival is free and open to the public and will run from 12:00-4:00pm and feature performances, music, artwork, food vendors, and community organization tables.
At 4:00pm, we welcome all guests to take part in a joyful procession across the street to the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History to view Sowing Seeds and learn about local community-engaged research projects. Museum entrance will be free and open to the public from 4:00- 7:00 pm.
Event Locations:
12:00pm - 4:00pm AAPI Cultural Festival @ The 418 Project located at 155 River Street S, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
2:30–4:00pm Filipino American Literature Reading @ The 418 Project located at 155 River Street S, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
4:00 - 7:00pm Sowing Seeds Closing Celebration @ The Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History (MAH) located at 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Event Seating:
Seating at this event will be limited. Reserved seats will be available for guests with health conditions or impairments.
Event Parking:
There are two paid parking garages with available disability parking spaces near The 418 Project and the MAH:
-- Soquel/Front Garage at 601 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060. Located at the corner of Soquel Avenue and Front Street, this lot is paid hourly parking. Keep your ticket with you, and pay at one of the Pay-on-Foot stations (located on the ground floor stair towers) or the cashier’s office before returning to your vehicle.
-- River/Front Garage at 24 River Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. This garage is located between River and Front Streets next to the Galleria Office Complex. Permits are required for the second and third level and are limited to people who work or live downtown.
Event Sponsors:
The event is made possible with support from the UCSC Social Sciences Division, the Institute for Social Transformation, Center for Labor and Community, and California Humanities. We thank The 418 Project, The Tobera Project, The Humanities Institute, and the Asian American Pacific Islander Network for this meaningful collaboration.
For questions, email us at wiith@ucsc.edu.
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