08/26/2026
We’re kicking off a year of reading, moving, creating, and returning together. ☀️📚
Join Dance Waterloo for Here We Are: An American Sunrise Kickoff, a free, all-ages celebration inspired by Joy Harjo’s poetry collection An American Sunrise.
📅 Saturday, September 19
⏰ 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
📍 Barnes & Noble Sunset Valley
The morning will include a family-friendly reading and dance-making activity, a community line dance, poetry writing, collage-making, botanical art, a collaborative mural, and community book recommendations exploring belonging, memory, home, and land.
Activity stations will remain open throughout the event, so you can arrive at any time, choose what interests you, and participate at your own pace. No dance, writing, or art experience is required.
RSVP and explore the full schedule at the link in our bio.
Shopping while you’re there? Purchases at Barnes & Noble Sunset Valley or BN.com can benefit Dance Waterloo when linked to Bookfair ID 12970463.
This event launches An American Sunrise: A Season of Embodied Return, Dance Waterloo’s yearlong NEA Big Read project.
This project was supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional support from Arts Midwest. Additional support provided by Barnes & Noble.
