April 18th
IFCC-MARC Ballroom, 2nd floor
Our Lady of the Lake University
Parking is free on campus, park in Lot B

April 18th, 3-5 PM
Educator Workshop with Xelena Gonzalez
Xelena has added components of music & movement to all of her book programs. Come learn her methods of Tai Chi Storytelling, Dancing the Elements, Embody the Remedy, and more. Educators are encouraged to attend this blend of storytime, best practices, and modeled movement.
Wear comfortable clothing.

These workshops are FREE for OLLU students, faculty, staff, and alumni
Community Participants may Pay at the Door a sliding scale of $8-$88 to welcome all income levels.

Contact Xelena for all info
https://www.xelena.space/contact

About IFCC Artist in Residence, Xelena Gonzalez
González practices the healing arts through writing and movement. She is a storyteller, dancer, and visiting author who centers self-love in her multi-disciplinary workshops for all ages. Her picture books include the award-winning titles ALL AROUND US (Cinco Puntos Press, 2017), WHERE WONDER GROWS (Lee & Low, 2022), and REMEMBERING (Simon & Schuster, 2023). Her writing for adults includes poetry, essays, fiction, and screenwriting. LOTERIA REMEDIOS is her collection of reflections, divinations, plant and animal medicine, and other tools for self-healing based on the time-honored game (Hay House, July 2024). A former librarian and enrolled member of the Tap Pilam Coahuiltecan Nation, Xelena has become a sought-after speaker on topics such as radical self love, creative early literacy strategies, inhabiting story through music and movement, and reclaiming indigenous identity in Latinx communities.