💚 We’re off to see the Wizard, capture the excitement of Wicked, and kick off the 30th Anniversary of the Rochester Public Library Foundation on January 24, 2026 and hope you can join us as we launch our 30th year supporting our amazing library!
We would be over the 🌈 rainbow 👠 if you were able to attend!
TICKETS -
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/rochester-public-library-foundation-an-evening-in-oz
6:30p-10p
Rochester Public Library
101 2nd St SE
Rochester, MN 55904
Enjoy Food, Fun, & the Fantastical 💖
We will again host a silent/live auction for 5 pairs of seats for a Culinary Adventure with Chef Seth Essar (3 silent/2 live) 🍽️
Featured Speaker: Nicole “Cole” Asong Nfonoyim-Hara (she/her) writer, cultural worker, founder of Griot Arts,
For Good: Storywork in Uncertain Times
Stories are powerful. In her keynote presentation, Nicole Nfonoyim-Hara traces her journey as a reader, writer, and founder of Griot Arts alongside the powerful lineage of Black-owned bookstores—from David Ruggles’ 19th-century abolitionist and feminist bookshop to a new generation of cultural literary spaces. She invites audiences to explore the griot’s call to cultivate imagination, keep stories, make magic, carry light, and help our communities “live through one more darkness with eyes wide open and hearts set alight.”
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