Short & Sweet: A take home storytime kit

Why The Sky is High

A bilingual Tagalog/English take home storytime kit.

Pick up a take home storytime kit! This month's kit celebrates Evanston Asian, South Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month with a folktale from the Philippines. Enjoy the beautiful video of"Why The Sky is High" created by local artist Geraldine Martinez-Benz, told in English and Tagalog. After you've watched the story, make the craft and retell the story on your own.

Kits are available all month long while supplies last.

Join us May 27th for a special live event featuring the artist to learn more about the Philippean culture! More information and registration.

About the Artist

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.

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