Event Calendar

Occupational Therapy (MSOT & OTD) Hybrid Information Session
2025-03-24 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-04-21 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Springfield College, 263 Alden St, Springfield, MA, 01109, United States
Thank you for your interest in Springfield College’s Occupational Therapy (MSOT & OTD) Program – we look forward to hosting you for a hybrid information session!
If you have questions prior to hearing from us, please email graduate@springfield.edu
This is a hybrid event. Join us on campus for a tour of our new Brown Cooper Health Science Center or join on zoom for a virtual tour! This is a great opportunity to see our facilities and ask questions from our faculty.
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Master of Education Programs Virtual Information Session
2025-03-25 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual, 263 Alden Street, Springfield, 01109
Learn more about our Masters degrees in Education and certificates at Springfield College by joining our Virtual Information Session.
If you have questions prior to hearing from us, please email graduate@springfield.edu or call (413) 748-3225.
Graduate Degrees include:

Early Childhood Education
Educational Studies: Non-licensure
Elementary Education
Secondary Education
Special Education
Special Education – Certificate

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A Taste of Humanics
2025-03-26 16:30 - 19:00 | Museum in Judd Gymnasia
The Distinguished Springfield Professors of Humanics annual “A Taste of Humanics” fundraiser will allow you to enjoy quality time with colleagues, while enjoying delicious food, desserts, and drink. Proceeds from the event go directly to the Friends in Humanics Scholarship, which benefits our student scholars. The scholarship is completely funded by current and retired faculty, staff, alumni, and friends. Annual distributions from the Peter and Claire Polito Friends in Humanics Scholarship Endowed Fund also contribute to this scholarship.

Police Social Workers Navigating Microaggressions, Mental Health, and Community Trust
2025-03-26 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual, 263 Alden Street, Springfield, 01109
Presented by Isabel Logan, EdD, LCSW
Executive Director and Co-founder of the Social Work & Law Enforcement Project
A Virtual Event – ZOOM ID: 724 869 4971
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This presentation begins with a brief history of the evolution of police social workers within the context of discrimination, social policies, and their most recent call to address the mental health crisis, and build community trust, particularly of Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and People of Color (BILPOC). Drawing from Columbia University Professor Derald Wing Sue’s taxonomy on microaggressions, the challenges encountered by police social workers will be highlighted. The impact of those challenges professionally and personally will also be discussed at the micro, mezzo, and macro level, as well as policy and practice implications.
In this presentation, Isabel Logan will share information about the history of police social work within the context of discrimination, social policies, mental health, and community trust. She will cover the different concepts of microaggressions encountered by police social workers. A goal of the presentation is for participants to be able to identify the impact of microaggressions experienced by police social workers personally and professionally at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels, and find ways to navigate them when working with BILPOC.
Logan is an associate professor of Social Work at Southern Connecticut State University. She maintains a small consulting and clinical practice. Logan began her career in academia as a professor of Social Work at Eastern Connecticut State University in 2016. Before working in academia, she worked 20 years as a social worker for the Connecticut Division of Public Defender Services in New Haven (Conn.) Superior Court and Superior Court for Juvenile Matters in Hartford.
This event is free and open to the Springfield College community and the public.
Questions? Please contact Jacqueline Lehoullier at jlehoullier@springfield.edu or (413) 748-3001.

The Department of Social Work’s THRIVE Scholars Program is funded in part thanks to a $300,000 grant received from Boston Children’s Hospital’s Collaboration for Community Health in spring 2022.

Community Organizing in Uncertain Times
2025-03-31 19:00 - 20:00 | Cleveland E and Phyllis B. Dodge Room (A&B), Flynn Campus Union
Presented by the Rev. D Littlepage
Canon for Mission Advocacy, Racial Justice, and Reconciliation for the Episcopal Church of Connecticut
During uncertain times, when many long-protected aspects of American life and culture appear to be at risk, it is essential for people to learn how to protect their rights. Attendees at this event will learn how to conduct a power analysis, obtain effective community organizing skills, and participate in interactive one-to-one conversations which are central to advocacy efforts.
This event will use principles developed by the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF), which is America’s largest network of faith- and community-based organizations. Among its goals is to increase citizen-led community leadership using a relationship-focused method.
The Rev. D Littlepage is the Canon for Mission Advocacy, Racial Justice, and Reconciliation for the Episcopal Church of Connecticut. Littlepage invites others to engage in advocacy, pursue justice, and promote reconciliation. They are an active member of the Greater Hartford Interfaith Action Alliance Clergy Caucus, The Asylum Hill Neighborhood Association, and the ECCT Title IV Taskforce.
This event, co-sponsored by the Social Work and Social Justice Club and the Honors Program, is free and open to the Springfield College community and the public.
If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Andrew Schoolnik at aschoolnik@springfield.edu as soon as possible to discuss your accessibility needs.
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2025 McCabe Lecture: Low-cost Sensors for Environmental Health Applications
2025-04-01 16:00 - 17:00 | Appleton Auditorium, Fuller Arts Center, 263 Alden Street, Springfield, MA, 01109
Presented by Kirsten Koehler, PhD
Professor, Environmental Health and Engineering Department at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Advancements in sensor technology have made air pollution monitoring more accurate, affordable, and accessible. These low-cost sensors can measure pollutant concentrations in homes, schools, workplaces, and even on the go when paired with small, battery-powered wearable devices. Such innovations have transformed environmental health research, helping scientists better understand the connections between air pollution and human health.
In this talk, Kirsten Koehler, PhD, will highlight applications of sensor technology in environmental health and epidemiology studies. Koehler is a professor in the Environmental Health and Engineering Department at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her research aims to improve assessments for air pollution and climate-related exposures to inform occupational and public health policy. She is particularly interested in understanding how air pollution impacts individuals with existing conditions like asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and how sensor technology can enhance our understanding of urban air quality.
This event, presented by the faculty of the Department of Biology/Chemistry, is free and open to the Springfield College community and the public. Refreshments will be served at 3:30 p.m.
If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to fully participate in this event, please contact Brianna Dickens at bdickens@springfield.edu or (413) 748-3389 to discuss your accessibility needs.

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28th Annual Greene Memorial Lecture - Choose Your Own Adventure
2025-04-03 17:00 - 18:00 | Brown Cooper Health Sciences Center, Rooms 117 and 118
Join the Department of Physical Therapy faculty members for the 28th Annual Greene Memorial Lecture in Physical Therapy
Choose Your Own Adventure
A lecture by Julia Chevan, PT, DPT, PhD, MPH
Faculty Emeritus, Department of Physical Therapy
From classroom to clinic and beyond, Julia Chevan, PT, DPT, PhD, MPH, spent three decades influencing spirits, minds, and bodies through her academic appointment in the Springfield College Department of Physical Therapy (1993-2023). Chevan is currently employed at the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors, where she’s the senior program manager at the Center for Advancing Healthy Communities with a focus on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded arthritis care innovation project.
Chevan’s impact reaches far beyond the American shores—she’s a three-time Fulbright recipient who has left her mark around the world. From teaching in Rwanda (2011) to consulting in Nepal (2022) and working with rehabilitation faculty in Latvia (2023), she’s truly a student of the global health.
When she’s not diving into research at the crossroads of physical rehabilitation, health services, and PT education, Chevan is putting her multiple degrees in Physical Therapy (Boston University and Quinnipiac University), Public Health (University of Massachusetts Master of Public Health) and Health Science (Virginia Commonwealth University Doctor of Philosophy) to good use. Her secret sauce? A perfect blend of health policy smarts and hands-on experience.
Outside the office, Chevan keeps herself busy through her community volunteer work. Her real happy place? The great outdoors! Whether she’s pedaling through bike trails, lacing up her running shoes, conquering the Adirondack High Peaks (ADK 46er!), or foraging for nature’s treasures, Chevan proves that staying active isn’t just a research project or a job—it’s a way of life.
Questions? Please email physicaltherapy@springfieldcollege.edu
Endowed in memory of Jean V. Greene by Edwin W. Greene ’35

NYC Evening of Alumni & Student Career Networking
2025-04-03 18:00 - 20:00
The event is designed to help students develop and refine their networking skills, while establishing valuable connections with experienced alumni. As students embark on their professional journeys, they will benefit from the wisdom and insights of accomplished Springfield College graduate.
Alumni Social: 6-6:30 p.m.
Alumni & Student Career Networking: 6:30-8 p.m.
West Side YMCA
5 West 63rd Street
New York, NY 10023
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Reading with Guest Author Neema Avashia
2025-04-03 19:00 - 20:30 | Cleveland E. and Phyllis B. Dodge Room, Flynn Campus Union, 263 Alden Street, Springfield, MA, 01109, United States
Neema Avashia is the daughter of Indian immigrants, and was born and raised in southern West Virginia. She has been an educator and activist in the Boston Public Schools since 2003, and was named a City of Boston Educator of the Year in 2013. Her first book, Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place, was published by West Virginia University Press in March 2022. It has been called “A timely collection that begins to fill the gap in literature focused mainly on the white male experience” by Ms. magazine, and “A graceful exploration of identity, community, and contradictions,” by Scalawag. The book was named Best LGBTQ Memoir of 2022 by BookRiot, was one of the New York Public Library’s Best Books of 2022, and was a finalist for the New England Book Award, the Weatherford Award, and a Lambda Literary Award. She lives in Boston with her partner, Laura, and her daughter, Kahani.
This event is free and open to the Springfield College community and the public.
A Wellness Passport Event

Sugarcane Documentary Film Screening and Q&A
2025-04-08 17:00 - 19:30 | Cleveland E. and Phyllis B. Dodge Room, Flynn Campus Union, 263 Alden Street, Springfield, MA, 01109, United States
Come join us in watching Sugarcane and participating in a Q&A with panelists Rhonda Anderson (Iñupiaq – Athabascan), founder and former co-director of Ohketeau Cultural Center and Native Youth Empowerment Foundation; Anthony Melting Tallow (Siksika Blackfoot First Nation), visual artist and writer; and Chris Newell, founding director of the Native American Cultural Program at the University of Connecticut and co-founder/director of Education at Akomawt Educational Initiative.
Sugarcane, the debut feature documentary from Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, is a stunning tribute to the resilience of Native people and their way of life. Set amidst a groundbreaking investigation into abuse and death at an Indian residential school, the film is an epic cinematic portrait of a community during a moment of international reckoning.
In 2021, evidence of unmarked graves near a residential school run by the Catholic church in Canada sparked a national outcry about the forced separation, assimilation, and abuse many children experienced at this network of segregated boarding schools designed to slowly destroy the culture and social fabric of Indigenous communities. When Kassie, a journalist and filmmaker, asked her old friend and colleague, NoiseCat, to direct a film documenting the Williams Lake First Nation investigation of St. Joseph’s Mission, she never imagined just how close this story was to his own family. During the filming, Kassie and NoiseCat encountered both the extraordinary pain these individuals had to suppress as a tool for survival and the unique beauty of a group of people finding the strength to persevere.
This event is free and open to the Springfield College community and the public.
If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to fully participate in this event, please contact Wendy Franz as soon as possible at wfranz@springfield.edu or (413) 748-3646 to discuss your accessibility needs.
Image Credit: Sugarcane Film LLC
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Health Promotion and Health Equity Graduate Virtual Information Session
2025-04-08 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual, 263 Alden Street, Springfield, 01109
Learn more about our Health Promotion and Health Equity graduate program and the certificates, Health Disparities and Health Equity and Health Education for Schools and Communities at Springfield College. If you have questions prior to hearing from us, please email graduate@springfield.edu or call (413) 748-3225.
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Social Work Virtual Information Session
2025-04-09 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual, 263 Alden Street, Springfield, 01109
Learn more about our Master of Social Work, Social Work/Juris Doctor Dual Degree, Master of Social Work Advanced Standing graduate programs at Springfield College. If you have questions prior to hearing from us, please email graduate@springfield.edu or call (413) 748-3225.
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Clinical Mental Health, School, and Rehabilitation Counseling Programs Virtual Information Session
2025-04-09 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual, 263 Alden Street, Springfield, 01109
Learn more about the Counseling Masters degree and certificates at Springfield College by joining our Virtual Information Session
If you have questions prior to hearing from us, please email graduate@springfield.edu or call (413) 748-3225.
Graduate Degrees include:

Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Counseling – Post Master’s Certificate
Rehabilitation Counseling
School Counseling
School Counseling – Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study

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Counseling Psychology (PsyD) Virtual Information Session
2025-04-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual, 263 Alden Street, Springfield, 01109
Thank you for your interest in Springfield College – we look forward to hosting you for a virtual information session for our Counseling Psychology (PsyD) Doctorate program! If you have questions prior to hearing from us, please email graduate@springfield.edu
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Sport and Exercise Psychology Online Graduate Virtual Information Session
2025-04-10 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual, 263 Alden Street, Springfield, 01109
Thank you for your interest in Springfield College – we look forward to hosting you for a virtual information session for our Sport and Exercise Psychology Online Graduate program! If you have questions prior to hearing from us, please email graduate@springfield.edu or call (413) 748-3225.
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Purposeful Work: ESPN's Kris Rhim '21 Seeks a More Level Playing Field Through Sports
2025-04-11 13:30 - 14:30 | Cleveland E. and Phyllis B. Dodge Room, Flynn Campus Union, 263 Alden Street, Springfield, MA, 01109, United States
Playing Above the Rhim
Long before Kris Rhim’s one-year fellowship with the New York Times and his current work covering the Los Angeles Chargers for ESPN, he was determined to do—as he memorably said in a class—“purposeful work.” At Springfield College, that took a number of forms. Rhim was a four-year member of the track and field team. He was elected student trustee. He was the president of the Men of Excellence club. He contributed regularly to student media, including the newspaper and SCTV3. He and Professor Marty Dobrow hosted a podcast called “Liberty, Justice, and Ball” on the intersection of basketball and social justice. He participated in a spring break civil rights tour. As a senior, he was named the winner of the Tom Waddell Leveling the Playing Field Award for his many contributions on campus.
In the almost four years since his graduation, he has blazed an impressive path. This included his fellowship at the Times, where he covered a wide array of stories ranging from an analysis of Tom Brady’s last year in the NFL to WNBA star Brittney Griner’s release from a Russian prison. More recently, he has been ESPN’s beat writer for the Chargers. He regularly appears on ESPN’s “SportsCenter.” Rhim’s presentation will focus on how to find a larger sense of purpose within the sports world.
At the conclusion of the presentation, a current Springfield College student-athlete will be recognized with the Tom Waddell Leveling the Playing Field Award. Waddell ’59, a Springfield College Athletic Hall of Fame member, devoted his life to issues of social justice. This annual award goes to a student-athlete who has worked diligently to build a more just world.
The 10th Annual Tom Waddell Symposium for Sports and Values at Springfield College is presented by the Division of Campus Life and Inclusion and the Department of Athletics. The Symposium is free and open to the Springfield College community and the public.
For more information, please contact the Division of Campus Life and Inclusion at campuslife@springfield.edu or (413) 748-3100.
Supported by the Dr. Tom Waddell ’59 Fund.
For more information on the fund, or to make a gift, visit springfield.edu/giving.
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Scholars in Action Days Kickoff Event
2025-04-14 12:00 - 13:20 | Appleton Auditorium, Fuller Arts Center, 263 Alden Street, Springfield, MA, 01109
Join us as we kick off the 21st Annual Scholars in Action Days with a student showcase of visual arts, music, dance, and literary readings.
Presented by the Department of Visual and Performing Arts and the Department of Literature, Writing, and Journalism, this event includes performances by members of the Springfield College Band and Springfield College Dancers (featuring choreography from senior choreographic research projects by Hannah McGee and Haylee Ritter) along with readings by editors of The Alden Street Review.
This year’s event will also feature the first Juried Student Art and Design Exhibition. A curated exhibition featuring the best 2D, 3D and digital artworks by undergraduate students across campus will be on public display in the lobby of Fuller Arts Center. For this juried show, students submitted work for evaluation, and through a competitive process, were selected by an outside juror for exhibition. This year’s juror is local artist and designer, Jenny Gover. Gover will be presenting awards and prizes to her selections for Best 2D Work, Best 3D Work, Best Digital Work and Overall Best in Show.
Don’t miss this chance to see firsthand our talented students excel!
This event is free and open to the Springfield College community.
A Wellness Passport Event

Thoughts in Motion Art Exhibition Opening Reception
2025-04-14 16:00 - 17:30 | William Blizard Gallery, Second Floor, Blake Hall, 263 Alden Street, Springfield, MA, 01109
Graduating Undergraduate Student Art Exhibit Featuring Works by Jesika Garay, Imran Lamhader, Haley Livesay, Michael Ott, and Amanda Simpson

Please join us for the opening reception of the Graduating Undergraduate Student Art Exhibition. This exhibit will showcase the work of graduating seniors in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts. Works and presentations will include a wide range of creative materials ranging from drawing, painting, and sculpture to digital and experimental formats.
This event is free and open to the Springfield College Community and the public.
A Wellness Passport Event

The Other Hurley Documentary Film Screening and Q&A
2025-04-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Cleveland E. and Phyllis B. Dodge Room, Flynn Campus Union, 263 Alden Street, Springfield, MA, 01109, United States
The new ESPN documentary, The Other Hurley, which shines a light on arguably the top coach in college basketball today, Dan Hurley of the University of Connecticut, will be screened on campus. Under Hurley’s intense direction, the Huskies won the national championship in both 2023 and 2024. While Hurley comes from a famous basketball family, he was long in the shadow of his father, Bob Sr. (a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach), and his older brother, Bobby (two-time NCAA champion as a player at Duke University who went on to play in the NBA).
Following the film, three panelists, including two Springfield College alumni, will discuss the documentary and answer questions from the audience.
Panelists:
David Seronick ’12, Co-Producer and Co-Director of The Other Hurley
Jeremy Schaap, Legendary ESPN journalist and reporter in The Other Hurley
Joe Arruda ’22, University of Connecticut beat writer for the Hartford Courant
This event is free and open to the Springfield College community, Springfield College alumni, and members of the public.
Presented by the Department of Literature, Writing, and Journalism; Department of Athletics; and the Office of Admissions
For more information, please contact Marty Dobrow at mdobrow@springfieldcollege.edu.If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the Academic Success Center Disability and Accessibility Services at ascdas@springfield.edu or (413) 748-3389.
A Wellness Passport Event

HireNewYork Multi University Alumni Career Fair
2025-04-16 11:00 - 14:00
Connect with top employers in the New York City area. This is a free event and open to Springfield College alumni and graduating students.
Prince George Ballroom
15 East 27th Street
New York, NY 10016
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Business Administration (MBA) Virtual Information Session
2025-04-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual, 263 Alden Street, Springfield, 01109
Learn more about our Business Administration and MBA – Non-profit Management Masters degree graduate program at Springfield College. If you have questions prior to hearing from us, please email graduate@springfield.edu or call (413) 748-3225.
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2025 Humanics Lecture-Ageless Humanics: Empowering Health and Human Potential Across Genereations
2025-04-17 16:00 - 17:00 | Appleton Auditorium, Fuller Arts Center, 263 Alden Street, Springfield, MA, 01109
Please join the Office of Academic Affairs and Pamela Sangeloty Higgins ’83, G’84, MS, MPH, CPH, 2024-25 Distinguished Springfield Professor of Humanics, for the Annual Humanics Lecture.
During the lecture Higgins will discuss her theme for the year – “Ageless Humanics: Empowering Health and Human Potential Across Generations.”
Introduction of the 2025-26 Distinguished Springfield Professor of Humanics will follow the lecture.
If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to fully participate in this event, please contact Disability and Accessibility Services staff as soon as possible at ascdas@springfield.edu to discuss your accessibility needs.

Ramadan America: Movie, Culture, Society
2025-04-21 12:00 - 14:30 | Appleton Auditorium, Fuller Arts Center, 263 Alden Street, Springfield, MA, 01109
Film Screening and Q&A with Executive Producer Asad Butt
Come join us in watching Ramadan America and having a Q&A with the film’s executive producer, Asad Butt, on the creative process of making this first-of-its-kind production, written, directed, and starring American Muslims.
Ramadan America features five stories set during Ramadan and Eid in America. The film spans multiple genres, themes, and cultural nuances in an effort to showcase what Ramadan and Eid mean to different Muslims. The films collectively celebrate stories of love, family, and tradition.
Ramadan America is a production of Rifelion Media.
This event is free and open to the Springfield College community and the public.
Sponsored by the Springfield College Department of Literature, Writing, and Journalism; Department of Business Management; Honors Program; Division of Campus Life and Inclusion; Doggett International Center; and the International Student Organization
If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Donna Croteau at dcroteau@springfield.edu no later than Monday, April 14 to discuss your accessibility needs.
A Wellness Passport Event

Tips and Pointers for Applying to Graduate School
2025-04-23 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual, 263 Alden Street, Springfield, 01109
Thank you for your interest in Springfield College – we look forward to hosting you for a virtual information session! We’ll be in touch with event details soon. If you have questions prior to hearing from us, please email graduate@springfield.edu

2025 Academic Awards Ceremony
2025-04-24 16:00 - 17:00 | Appleton Auditorium, Fuller Arts Center, 263 Alden Street, Springfield, MA, 01109
Academic Affairs Cordially Invites You to Attend the Academic Awards Ceremony.
At this year’s ceremony, the department Distinguished Senior Awards, Distinguished Graduate Student Awards, the Britton C. McCabe Awards, and the Marilyn L. Cohen Memorial Award will be presented.
Additionally, Scholars in Action award winners will be present in the lobby of Fuller Arts Center from 3:30-4 p.m. Please arrive early and hear from our award winners.
The ceremony is designed to honor our brightest and best students, and we hope that all members of our faculty and staff will attend.
If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to fully participate in this event, please contact Disability and Accessibility Services staff as soon as possible at ascdas@springfield.edu to discuss your accessibility needs.

Spring Dance Concert
2025-04-25 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-04-26 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-04-27 15:00 - 16:30 | Appleton Auditorium, Fuller Arts Center, 263 Alden Street, Springfield, MA, 01109
The spring dance concert will feature new dance works by student choreographers in a wide variety of styles, as well as senior choreographic research projects by Hannah McGee and Haylee Ritter. Don’t miss this exciting event!
Tickets: General admission: $10, students: $5, senior citizens and children: $3
A Wellness Passport Event
