Post date: Feb 16, 2020 1:48:21 PM
RICHARD BLANCO Friday, February 28, 2020 at 7:00 pm First Parish in Brookline, 382 Walnut St. Richard Blanco was selected by President Barack Obama to serve as Inaugural Poet in 2012, becoming the first Latino, immigrant, and openly gay person to serve in this role. He addresses such universal questions as:
Where am I from?
Where do I belong?
Who am I in the world?
Tickets: $25 in advance, $30 at door beginning at 6:15 pm, $10 students
T-accessible and on-street parking. Limited parking in Church lot. Please plan to arrive early. To buy tickets online: click the Donate button at brooklinesistercity.org and select “Richard Blanco” when it asks “Use the donation for” All proceeds benefit the Brookline-Quezalguaque Sister City Project.