May 7, 5 to 9 p.m., Gala Opening, part of Kingston’s First Saturday gallery-opening receptions
May 12, 7 to 10 p.m., “Harvest of Empire,” documentary exploring U.S. actions in Latin America that contributed to today’s immigration crisis; followed by discussion
May 15, 3 to 4 p.m., Joseph Garlock presentation,
by Woodstock gallerist James Cox
May 19, 7 to 10 p.m., “Entre Nos” (“Between Us”), a true drama about a new-immigrant Colombian mother’s quest to provide for her two children in Queens after her husband abandoned them; followed by discussion
May 22, 1 to 4 p.m., “In the Presence of the Absent,” a
workshop about a pervasive but little-known suffering among immigrants called “migratory mourning,” by migratory mourning expert María Elena Ferrer
May 26, 7 to 10 p.m., “Brooklyn,” a moving story of a young Irish woman who immigrated to 1950s Brooklyn, lured by the promise of America; followed by discussion
May 29, 3 to 5 p.m., “New World, New Voices,”
storytelling by local immigrant artists coached by award-winning professional storyteller Lorraine Hartin-Gelardi