Topic: Frida inspired self-potraits workshop

For more information and to register, go to https://womanspace-rockford.org/Youth

This fundraiser social will enhance your Frida Fest experience with live music, heavy hors d'oeuvres, a live painting, a speaker, and much more!

Speaker: Dr. Linda Saborio, Northern Illinois University World Languages and Cultures Department Chair

Topic: Dr. Saborio will discuss about an emerging “chica moderna” from the perspective of histories of gender and the role of artistic expressions in the formation of new national and social identities. She will examine some of Frida’s works and her influence on our understandings of political ideologies and women’s roles in Mexico following the Mexican Revolution.

Let’s divulge into the life of Frida Kahlo - in Paris! This significant journey across seas highlights more of Frida’s life of love, loss and art.

Book: “The Heart: Frida Kahlo in Paris”
Author: Marc Petitjean
ISBN: 9781635421903

Enjoy an evening with friends and a glass of wine while painting your very own Frida Kahlo masterpiece!

Enjoy Frida Kahlo’s modern biographical filled with tragedy, love, and art! Starring Salma Hayek.

Fee: $5.00. This fee is a donation to La Onda NFP.

Join us for Frida Kahlo’s birthday! We will celebrate with kids painting and craft activities, Frida Kahlo merch vendors, live music, delicious Mexican food, a Frida Kahlo look-a-like contest, birthday cake, y mucho mas!