August – December 2021

August 9, 2021

WICAP – Project LAUNCH
Location: The Boise Center
www.wicap.org
Topic: Celebrating & Encouraging those that work with Children 0-8 while addressing resiliency, self-esteem, hope and mental wellness.

September 3, 2021

Storytime Village, Inc.
storytimevillage.org
Location: Wichita State University
Topic: Read and Rise Breakfast Gala: Award acceptance speech for the Literary Arts Award. This award recognizes the work of an individual whose work in the literary arts advocates for children’s literacy and inspires a lifelong love of reading in children.

Sonia will receive the Literary Arts Award

September 14, 2021

Metro United Way
Virtual
https://storytimevillage.org

Topic: The Tocqueville Society recognizes individuals and couples who have stood with us, sharing their talent and treasure to set a high bar in philanthropic leadership for our community.

September 16, 2021

Penn State University-University Park
www.psu.edu
Virtual

Topic: Teaching young kids inclusion, race, racisms and/or inclusion of any

September 21, 2021

MMB DIB Coffee Break Discussion Series for Capital One Financial Corporation
Virtual
https://www.capitalone.com

Topic: DE&I at Sesame Street: A Conversation with Sonia Manzano

September 25, 2021

Boston Public Library
Rabb Hall at the Boston Public Library
https://www.bpl.org

Topic:
An Afternoon with Sonia Manzano (sharing wisdom she has gleaned from her career as a performer and author with a focus on joy)

October 30, 2021

Selected Shorts on Tour
7:30pm, Expected Run Time is 90 minutes
https://www.symphonyspace.org/events/selected-shorts-on-tour-kean-university-unionville-new-jersey
Kean University, Unionville, NJ :  MAP IT
The hit public radio and podcast series Selected Shorts returns to Kean University for an evening of beguiling tales filled with cryptic characters, mysterious surroundings, and nail-biting intrigue. Master storytellers Ray Bradbury, Robertson Davies, and Beatriz Escalante conjure up gothic Frankencats, poisonously vengeful wives, and a coven of vampires gathered for a family reunion. With performances by four-time Tony winner Boyd Gaines, Sonia Manzano (Sesame Street), and Anthony Rapp (Star Trek: Discovery).

November 1, 2021

YES Prep Public Schools
YES Prep’s 5th annual Leading Houston Forward Celebration
http://www.yesprep.org

Topic: The importance of educational equity for students in underserved communities. The importance of access to high-quality education from pre-K-12 grade to ensure college readiness and opportunity beyond high school graduation.

November 4, 2021

New Jersey Education Association (NJEA)
Atlantic City Convention Center
https://njeaconvention.njea.org

Theme: Equity, Justice, Learning

December 10, 2021

7pm at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre
Free with Reservation
Website: https://www.symphonyspace.org/events/street-gang-how-we-got-to-sesame-street

Sonia Manzano will moderate the panel discussion afterwards.

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August 30, 2021