upcoming
echo PARK REPAIR FAIR at the DOWNTOWN LIBRARY
It’s one of my favorite volunteer days of year! Me and my sewing machine will be sewing up all the holes in your life. There will be NO KNIFE SHARPENING at this event. There is a limit of 3 items you can bring in for repair. More at Echo Park Repair Fair.
MEET AND GREET IN NASHVILLE!
NASHVILLE! Let’s hang out at this 🍵Matcha ☕️ Coffee🧋Boba Tea place!
There is 3 hour validated parking!
Book Event at Middle Tennessee State University
This is a public event as part of the “In Process Series” at MTSU. All are welcome!
BOOK EVENT AT PARNASSUS BOOKS IN NASHVILLE
I will be in conversation with local elected official Terry Vo and signing books! Event is free! I’d love to meet you!
ASS DOCUMENTARY SCREENING+Book Signing at CCA in SF
It’s a screening of The Auntie Sewing Squad Resistance Playbook!
Free and open to the public.
I will be at the post-screening Q&A and have books to sign after.
AUNTIE KRISTINA AT THE ALAMEDA LIBRARY
Join me at this free reading and signing event where a special Youth guest, Audrey, will also be in attendance reading from the Young Rebel section about APEN!
Auntie Sewing Squad Documentary Screening at SF State
I will be at this screening and have copies of my book to sign!
Kristina hosts North East Trees Gala in LA
I am the EMCEE. Details here!!!
Event Details
Join North East Trees as we celebrate 35 years of transforming Los Angeles through the power of nature. Be part of an unforgettable evening of community, inspiration, and impact as we honor the people, partnerships, and places that have shaped our journey.
LIST OF HONOREES:
Assemblymember Jessica Caloza, Public Service Leadership Award
Lauren Bon & Metabolic Studio, The Visionary Stewardship Award
LaDale Hayes & Operation Flame, The Community Leadership Award
WHAT TO EXPECT:
Step beneath the canopy and join us for an unforgettable evening of community, inspiration, and celebration. Savor delectable heavy hors d'oeuvres, decadent desserts, specialty cocktails, and a premium hosted bar as we gather to honor the people and partnerships transforming Los Angeles.
Hear powerful stories that showcase the impact of North East Trees' work in underserved communities, creating greener neighborhoods, expanding opportunity, and strengthening environmental resilience. Celebrate our distinguished honorees and community partners, and connect with civic leaders, environmental advocates, philanthropists, and changemakers from across the region.
Through music, celebration, and meaningful connection, you'll help grow the programs that are planting trees, creating jobs, restoring communities, and cultivating a greener, healthier, and more resilient Los Angeles for generations to come.
ATTIRE: Cocktail
Kristina on a LEFT COAST FORUM PANEL
Kristina will be on the “Theatre as Resistance aka LA Theatre: A Platform for Anti-Establishment Artists”
Auntie Kristina Book Event at Powerhouse Books NYC
Free event! Will be in conversation about the book and signing to follow!
Kristina hosts the EnGarde Arts gala in NYC
En Garde Arts' 40th Anniversary Gala
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Honoring
Anne Bogart & Chuck Mee
Featuring the world premiere of their latest collaboration, Prelude, presented by BAM's Next Wave Festival
6:30pm - VIP Cocktail Hour, KBH Building
7:30pm - World Premiere of Prelude, the Plaza at 300 Ashland
8:15pm - Processional to Roulette (Gala Event Space)
8:30pm - 40th Anniversary Gala Celebration
CHECK BACK FOR TIME: Auntie Sewing Squad Documentary Screening + Book Signing
SCREENING TIME IS NOT CONFIRMED YET. COME BACK for EXACT screening time and ticket information.
Auntie Kristina at Bookwoman in Austin
It’s our book’s first event ever in Texas! Free! Reading and Signing at the oldest, queerest, feminist-est bookstore in Texas!!
AUntie Kristina Audio Book Launch at JANM
Stay tuned for more information on all our special guests!
Kristina Wong, #FoodBankInfluencer in Los Angeles
Kristina Wong, #FoodBankInfluencer finally comes home to Los Angeles!
Season subscribers can get tickets now. Check the East West Players site for when tickets go on sale to the public!
KRISTINA AT TUESDAY NIGHT AT THE CAFE
I will be reading from and selling my book at the longest running Asian American mic series in the country! And it’s free!!!
Screeening of Auntie Sewing Squad Documentary!
Free Screening! Walk up and sit down! I will be at the Q&A and have copies of my book on hand.
San Francisco Public Library Main Branch
Koret Auditorium
100 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102
SFPL Venue Accessibility
This venue and its restrooms are accessible; advance notice or reservations are not required for wheelchair access.
SFPL Public Transport
Muni within SF City: K L M N J Muni Lines; F Street Car
BART: Civic Center Station
Kristina’s Vulva at the VULVA GALA!!!
I won’t be here (because I double booked myself in San Francisco that day) but the VULVA COSTUME I worked on will be walking the catwalk! A fun inclusive event with pay-what-you-can tickets! Information here!
Auntie Sewing Squad Documentary Screening in NYC
I will be at the screening! Part of the 49th Asian American International Film Festival.
Auntie Sewing SquaD Screening in Oakland
I will be at the screening and answering your questions after! I’ll even have copies of our book on hand!
Kristina co-MODERATING BILLY WEST PANEL AT SAN DIEGO COMIC- CON
My spouse and I are co-moderating a panel where voice legend Billy West will be talking about his new book. Panel listing is here.
Kristina hosts Fringe Benefits Theatre’s 35th Anniversary Celebration
“Making Lemonade!” Fringe Benefits Theatre’s 35th Anniversary Celebration, July 12 from 5 to 8:30pm, at Plaza de la Raza!
Our “Making Lemonade!” theme celebrates the way Fringe Benefits helps youth turn their painful experiences with discrimination into powerful art that promotes a more just, kind and inclusive world.
RSVP & Get Your Ticket(s) by Monday, July 6. Space is limited!
Suggested donation for tickets is $35 per person; $25 per ticket is tax deductible.
If you are unable to donate $35, no worries, please join us anyways!
Our 35th Anniversary Celebration features…
Kristina Wong: Emcee Extraordinaire Comedian, Guggenheim Fellow, Pulitzer Finalist, & Longtime Fringe Benefits Ally!
Entertainment & Inspiration from Fringe Benefits' Wonderfully Gifted Artists – Both New & Veteran!
Absolutely DELECTABLE savories, sweets, & LIBERAL libations!
A Gorgeous Setting with Happy-Making Music & Dancing to lift your spirits!
One heck of a FABULOUS THRONG of delightful, thoughtful, diverse and FUN people!
️ An opportunity to partner with Fringe Benefits in our mission to continue to EMPOWER youth
to replace hate with understanding through theatre & film LONG INTO THE FUTURE!
If you are unable to attend, please consider supporting our work with a tax-deductible donation.
Your contributions of any size are greatly appreciated!
I hope you can join us!
Love,
Norma
Norma Bowles | Artistic Director
Fringe Benefits Theatre | Setting the Stage for Social Justice
Some of the PRIZES our supporters have donated for some of our lucky contributors...
An Antipasti basket * “Bottle Shock” Game * Casa 0101 theatre tickets * Casita del Campo gift certificate * Dowsing Workshops * Drama in Action workshop voucher * El Coyote gift certificate * Fringe Benefits books * Handmade Serving Utensils * M3 Collections jewelry gift certificate * Sold Out Crowd one year membership * Sumi on Vermont gift certificate
Fringe Benefits Theatre helps youth turn their painful experiences with discrimination into powerful art that promotes a more just, kind and inclusive world.
Fringe Benefits is a groundbreaking educational theatre company with a 35-year track record of collaborating with schools and community groups to create plays, videos and programs that open hearts and minds and foster respect, inclusion and justice. Thanks in part to our partnerships, schools have developed more inclusive curricula and ended discriminatory policies; youth obtained emergency housing; formerly incarcerated women found employment; Rotarians decided to support marriage equality; high school students learned ally-empowering strategies from their Indigenous peers; and a university audited and corrected accessibility issues throughout their campus.
Our collaborations have produced over 500 world-premiere plays and videos. And our critically acclaimed anthologies --- Cootie Shots, Friendly Fire, and Staging Social Justice --- are used in classes throughout the United States. Sir Ian McKellen narrates Surviving Friendly Fire, the award-winning documentary about our work. Our work has earned acknowledgment by the President's Commission on the Arts and Humanities and awards from: the CSJ Center for Reconciliation and Justice, the Association for Theatre in Higher Education, the Korean Youth and Community Center, PFLAG/LA, and Cornerstone Theater Company, among others.
Fringe Benefits Theatre (F.B. Alliance) is a 501-C3 non-profit organization, ID #: 95-4742959.
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Thank you to our 35th Anniversary Celebration Hosts!!!
Carol Fisher Sorgenfrei * David Miller * Diana and Jeff Tomei * Dwora Fried & Jehan Agrama * Fringe Benefits Board of Directors * Jesse Armstrong * John H. Bowles * Kathleen McHugh * Lo Sprague * Loring McAlpin * Mike & Nancy Riordan * Pamela Alma Weymouth * Peter Jones
Board of Directors
Barbara June Dodge Dart, President * Bernardo Solano, Secretary * Jan K. Tattam, Treasurer * Alexandra Billings-Blankenship * Norma Bowles * Sonja Berggren Seaver * Kimiko Warner Turner
Advisory Board
Jehan Agrama * Jayne Atkinson * Megan Cavanagh * David Ray Chaparro * Corky Dominguez * Olympia Dukakis † * Rabbi David N. Young * Yvette Freeman-Hartley * Mike & Lydia Gutierrez * Chris & Lynn Hunt * Allison Madison * Rev. Dr. Marilyn Matevia * Gail Rolf * Peter Sellars * Bob Stern * Jack Walker * Billie Weiser, Psy. D. * Bruce Whitacre * Jaime Wolf, Esq. * Joanne Woodward
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“I am a supporter of Fringe Benefits because I share their belief that through theatre,
we can get to know and understand each other in all of our diverse beauty,
and work together to create a peaceful and loving world.”
Joanne Woodward, Fringe Benefits Advisory Board
If you are unable to attend, please consider supporting our work with a tax-deductible donation.
Your contributions of any size are greatly appreciated!
13th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest Celebration
I am a guest reader. Event is free and a virtual option also available. RSVP here!
From Number to Name 3: Welcome Back Home?
I am devising and directing a new show with members of API RISE. It’s free to see our final sharing, RSVP link here.
"Kristina Wong, #FoodBankInfluencer" at Portland Center Stage! A Special Engagement!
Back in Portland for this short engagement on the mainstage in 2026! Stay tuned to Portland Center Stage’s site for more details!
Take a look at the schedule below, and we hope to see you there!
May 26 | 7:30 p.m.
Pay-What-You-Can Performance + Post-Show Panel on Food Justice
Stay after the show for a special post-show panel featuring local food justice organizations in conversation about mutual aid, hunger relief, and community organizing.
May 30 | 7:00 p.m.
BIPOC Affinity Night
Performance begins at 7:30 p.m.
May 31 | 4:00 p.m.
Pre-show Party! - End of Season Soirée
Join us before the performance for an evening of celebration, community, and exciting announcements for the season ahead.
Performance begins at 7:30 p.m.
June 1 | 1:30–3:00 p.m.
Volunteer Day with Kristina Wong at the Oregon Food Bank
Roll up your sleeves and volunteer alongside Kristina Wong at Oregon Food Bank in a special community service event inspired by the show.
June 4 | 7:30 p.m.
ASL Interpreted Performance
June 6 | 2:00 p.m.
Open Caption Performance
June 7 | 2:00 p.m.
Audio Described Performance
SAN FRANCISCO PREMIERE of THE AUNTIE SEWING SQUAD DOCUMENTARY
I’ll be in the audience and fielding questions with other Aunties.
Kristina on Panel "Between Visibility and Erasure"
This panel is part of a day long series called “Tea House Salon”. This particular panel is at 2:45pm. RSVP for this free panel here.
Diverse representation in film and TV has come a long way, but lately it feels like we’re sliding backward. Studios are retreating into old habits, and in a country that seems increasingly allergic to conversations about diversity, filmmakers from underrepresented communities are left wondering: where do we go from here? As the contraction of DEI continues, AAPI storytelling is at a crossroads. Join us for a conversation with Dino-Ray Ramos, journalist and founder of DIASPORA, alongside filmmakers as they unpack what authentic representation means and discuss whether or not AAPI storytellers still need to wear their cultural identity on their sleeve in order to be seen.
Featuring Schuyler Bailar (Participant, The A List) Kristina Wong (Participant, The Auntie Sewing Squad Resistance Playbook) & Valerie Soe (Director, The Auntie Sewing Squad Resistance Playbook), Jaskaran Singh (Director, Jersey Boy) in conversation with Dino-Ray Ramos (Founder, DIASPORA).
LOS ANGELES SCREENING OF AUNTIE SEWING SQUAD DOCUMENTARY
I’m in the documentary and I also will be there!
Book Event in Long Beach: Auntie Kristina's Guide to Asian American Activism
Free event! We will be reading and signing copies of our book! All ages invited to come!
Book Launch event at the VILLAGE WELL IN CULVER CITY
Free book event with all four authors and special guests. A chance to also get your copy signed by us! Free!
"The Kids are the Future: Activism For Young Adults" Book Event at LA Times Festival of Books
Session Title: The Kids are the Future: Activism For Young Adults
Date/Time: Sunday, April 19 -- 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Venue: YA Stage - Signing Area 9
Panelist(s): Taylor Cassidy, Theodore Chao, Kristina Wong, Andrew Aydin
Moderator: Julia Torres
Outdoor stages require no reservation! See you there!!
BOOK LAUNCH EVENT: AUNTIE KRISTINA'S GUIDE TO ASIAN AMERICAN ACTIVISM
🎟 Get tickets here! Ticket price includes a copy of the book!
Join us for a family friendly book launch event! The writers, Young Rebels and even a few Auntie Heroes will be present to sign and celebrate the launch of our new book!
Book Event at ACT San Francisco
We’ll be talking and reading from our book! No reservation needed! Free! Just come on up! There’s a show, Girls Chance Music, in the theater at 1pm which we highly recommend seeing. Make an afternoon of it!
Book Event at Night of IDeas San Francisco
Join me and co-writer Jenessa Joffe and our special kid guests Vivian and Sloane, at the library for a reading of some of the book, some activities and a signing afterwards! Free as part of a day long event called Night of Ideas!
Book Event at LOS ANGELES Public Library in Chinatown
Note: I won’t be here because Jenessa and I are at a book event in San Francisco that day, but Teddy and Anna Michelle will be there! Free!!
Kristina's Play is in a 29 hour developmental reading week
I wrote a new play with a cast that doesn’t include me. It was commissioned by La Jolla Playhouse and we’ll be in the rehearsal room with actors for 29 hours with a private closed reading to follow. In New York City.
Kristina Wong, #FoodBankInfluencer in New York City
🚨FREE TICKETS! RSVP HERE! Free supplemental groceries available after each show!🚨
Two locations in the East Village! Free tickets! Limited availability!
Self-proclaimed “Food Bank Influencer” Kristina Wong offers her rendition of the American Musical—like nobody ever asked for—by celebrating our emergency food system.
Having experienced food distribution (or lack thereof) from New York to the Navajo Nation, she shares irreverent commentary while illuminating American food insecurity and the subsequent national pastime that is collecting and giving away free food. But, how will she pull this off with humor? It’s a SNAP! (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, that is!)
This NEW YORK THEATRE WORKSHOP: WORK OUT presentation will take place at two locations:
HETRICK MARTIN INSTITUTE
Entrance at 2 Astor Place
March 20 @ 6:30 PM
March 21 @ 1 & 5PM
ST LUKE IN THE FIELDS
487 Hudson Street
March 22 @ 7PM
March 23 @ 7PM
All tickets are free and offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Space is limited and RSVP is required.
ADDITIONAL CREDITS:
Music Director and Musicologist Howard Ho
Production and Stage Manager Amanda Eno
Author Keynote at Teaching for Justice: Communities of Care
✍️More information and register here!
The authors of “Auntie Kristina’s Guide to Asian American Activism” will be giving the morning keynote at this conference!
ABOUT:Teaching for Justice: Communities of Care
A two-day conference for K–12 educators and community partners focused on AAPI-centered, justice-driven teaching that centers community knowledge and lived experience while exploring how to bring justice, equity, love, and solidarity into classrooms and schools.
Kristina's Short Play in Las Vegas!
Kristina’s new short play “Tweets and Consequences” will be performed as part of the University of Las Vegas Short Play Festival with acting students at UNLV.
Description
The short play festival is back! This year’s theme “The Worker” is a contemporary and immediate snapshot of the American workforce—a compelling and fascinating look at work, jobs, and the people who do them. Join NCT as we bring you six world premiere short plays written for Las Vegas by some of the most thrilling voices in American theatre. Shorts is made possible by the David and Stephanie Vondrak Short Play Festival Fund.
FEAST MODE: A Friendly Show ABOUT Food Insecurity
FEAST MODE: A Friendly Show About Food Insecurity
Join us for a culminating performance of the FEAST MODE workshop facilitated by Pulitzer Prize Finalist Kristina Wong where we’ve explored issues around food justice as inspiration for original writing and performances. Cheer our participants on as they share what they’ve been creating in this fun informal showing!
FREE Admission!
FREE Refreshments!
Donations Welcome!
World Harvest Food Bank
3100 Venice Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90019
Street Parking Available, Park south of Venice on Arlington recommended.
Additional Questions?
feastmodeworkshop@gmail.com
This free workshop and performance is supported by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA)’s Creative Optimism-Uplifting Promises (CO-UP) Grant.
Kristina is Opening Guest at Creative Mornings Los ANgeles
I’ll be talking about food justice and my upcoming book!
Free event! Registration required. More info here.
Kristina at "Outtake-O-Rama" part of SF Sketchfest!
**I know, I’m not on the flyer. But I will spinning a wheel and bantering as part of this.
SF Sketchfest: The San Francisco Comedy Festival presents 3 weeks of non-stop live sketch, improv, stand-up, podcasts, reunions, and more!
Join the stars of FUTURAMA for a riotously uncensored tribute to the most notorious celebrity outtakes ever accidentally recorded! Featuring voice legends John DiMaggio, Billy West, and Maurice LaMarche, plus Futurama head writer David X. Cohen. Always a wild party!
Ages 18+!
Kristina on the Futurama Panel at San Francisco Sketchfest!
*I’m here reading some guest parts!!! I know I’m not on the flyer, but I will be there!
FUTURAMA is LIVE on Earth for one night only! Prepare to be invaded by comedy overlords John DiMaggio, Maurice LaMarche, Phil LaMarr, Lauren Tom, and Billy West, plus Invasion Coordinator/Producer Lee Supercinski, and Saucer Pilot/Head Writer David X. Cohen. Enjoy one final evening of laughs and lasers as they seize control of your weak, tiny planet! Muhuhuhahahaha!
Kristina will mend your textiles at the Echo Park Repair Fair
It’s not a “gig” but me volunteering with one of my favorite community building projects in Los Angeles. Bring your ripped clothing items or missing button shirts that need repair, and myself or another community volunteer will fix it.
It’s first come, first served. I recommend getting in line early!
There’s also a clothing swap, lead testing, free knife sharpening and all sorts of repair services on site on site.