Cirque Amongus!

Come one, come all to an amazing performance by Cirque Amongus, featuring circus skills, comedy, and audience participation! Their display of teamwork and perseverance is guaranteed to amaze and delight!

There will be two performances, one at 1 pm and one at 3 pm.

Our Auntie Rosa: The Family of Rosa Parks Remembers Her Life and Lessonsm

Most people know Rosa Parks as the courageous civil rights activist whose sacrifices, along with those of many others, made it possible for us to live in a more just society today.

What the majority of her admirers throughout the world don’t know is that she was also a model of excellence in daily life, and was a devoted mother figure to her niece, Sheila McCauley Keys, and Sheila’s twelve siblings.

Our Auntie Rosa: The Family of Rosa Parks Remembers Her Life and Lessons, a new book of memories written by Sheila McCauley Keys with Eddie B. Allen, Jr., is a collection of never-before-seen photos, letters, and family stories that pay tribute to Rosa Parks and show the woman behind the legend. Sheila McCauley Keys will discuss her famous aunt and this new book of family stories and photos.

The event includes a book signing and books will be for sale

The History of the Minifigure With Jonathan Bender, author of “LEGO: A Love Story”

Jonathan Bender, author of LEGO: A Love Story will present the history of the LEGO Minifigure, from the first ones in Denmark to all the varieties available today. You can bring your own minifigures for an opportunity to trade them with other attendees!

This event will also include a hands-on building component, creating minifigure worlds.

Journalist April Ryan Discusses Her New Book: 'The Presidency in Black and White: My Up-Close View of Three Presidents and Race in America'

April Ryan, a 30-year journalism veteran, has been the White House correspondent for American Urban Radio Networks (AURN) since January of 1997, covering three Presidents. She is the only black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House – a position she has held since the Clinton era.

April Ryan will make a special appearance at AADL to discuss her new – just released – book The Presidency in Black and White: My Up-Close View of Three Presidents and Race in America, a factual and compelling behind-the-scenes look at the inner-workings of race relations as it relates to the White House.

The event includes a book signing and books will be for sale.