And of special note, a tribute to the late Gwendolyn Brooks, poet laureate of the state of Illinois, will be given on Friday, February 16. Poets from around the country will participate. All events are free and open to the public unless a fee is listed on the program. This theme has been honored with an exciting array of programs offered during the month of March. Many of our speakers are also doing more informal discussions of their work.
Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
Commission on Human Relations Advisory Council on Women, will hold an opening reception for the City s kick-off celebration of Women s History Month. The program will feature readings from Moraga s various works that link issues of gender, race, culture, class, and sexuality in ways that few contemporary writers do. Moraga is a playwright, poet and essayist whose plays and publications have received national recognition. Not Here , both of which were the recipient of the Fund for New American Plays award, and Heroes and Saints , which earned the Pen West Award for Drama. A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers and 1997 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.