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.