Sowing Seeds Celebration on August 4, 2024

Please join Watsonville is in the Heart on Sunday August 4, 2024 in celebration of the final day of the Sowing Seeds: Filipino American Stories from the Pajaro Valley exhibition. There will be a Filipino American Literature Reading from 2:30–4 p.m. at The 418 Project featuring 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 noon–4 p.m. and feature performances, music, artwork, food vendors, and community organization tables.

At 4 p.m., 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 the Sowing Seedsexhibit and learn about local community-engaged research projects. Museum entrance will be free and open to the public from 4–7 p.m.

EVENT TIMELINE

12 noon–4 p.m. AAPI Cultural Festival @ The 418 Project located at 155 River Street S, Santa Cruz, CA 95060.

2:30–4 p.m. Filipino American Literature Reading @ The 418 Project located at 155 River Street S, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

4–7 p.m. Sowing Seeds Closing Celebration @ The Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History (MAH) located at 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060.

SOWING SEEDS CELEBRATION 

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We thank The Humanities Institute, The 418 Project, Museum of Art and History, Asian American Pacific Islander Network, Coastal Watershed Council, The Tobera Project for this meaningful collaboration