Registration now closed

Why the Sky is High Storytime

A family storytime and craft celebrating ASPA Month

A special live storytime and craft event celebrating the Philippine culture with local artist Geraldine Martinez-Benz. A bilingual Tagalog/English storytime.

Join the Evanston Public Library and local artist Geraldine Martinez-Benz as we celebrate Asian, South Asian and Pacific Island American Heritage Month!

We'll experience a folktale from the Philippines and make a Jeepney (fPhilippine bus) while we learn what they are and how they are part of the Philippine culture through slide shows and learn a few filipino words too!

This is a family event for aimed for children grades K-2 but all are welcome. Adults will need to be present to help children with cutting and gluing.

Geraldine Martinez-Benz is a Bachelor of Fine Arts graduate with a major in Painting from the University of the Philippine. She has shared her love for the visual arts through several summer art workshops in the Philippines which she organized and facilitated. She has also taught street and indigent children through partnership with the local DSWD and World Vision chapters rooted in the belief that art should be made accessible to all. For her day job she has worked as a graphic designer in Manila, Cebu, Shenzhen and Chicago. She divides her time being a children’s book designer, fine artist, wife, mother and taking long walks by the lake. Her paintings combine her love for capturing the human form, their spirit and likeness in bold colors and brushstrokes. She has exhibited in the Philippines, Chicago and Evanston. She is the founder of Sinag an art collective of Filipino-American Artists in Greater Chicago.

Upcoming events