Help MACC plan 2018 tribute

The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center is hosting an interactive community forum to gather input on 2018’s Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz: A Tribute to Women event. Held for the first time in 2009 in partnership with the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, the event has been a yearly occurrence for the center; this year, the organizers are opening the planning process up to the community for ideas. Sor Juana was a 17th-century Mexican nun who was a poet, mathematician and playwright in a time when women were discouraged from pursuing intellectual interests. To participate, head to the center at 600 River St. this Thursday evening, from 7 to 9 p.m.