Schedule of Events

7:00 – 9:00 PM · Visual Arts Theater, CU Boulder

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Operation Babylift Welcome

Sr. Mary Nelle Gage opens the weekend with a Friends For All Children presentation followed by a discussion with Mike Frailey and Noel Nguyen about his upcoming film, The Adoptees.

4:30 – 6:30 PM · Visual Arts Theater, CU Boulder

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The Fine Print of Belonging

A conversation on belonging, and what that means in 2026 with adoptees Dale Cover, Kori Novak, and Sonya Zuker.

7:30 – 9:30 PM · Visual Arts Theater, CU Boulder

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StoryShare Evening

Moth-style storytelling with Huyen Friedlander, Kim Delevett, Derek Powell, Lani Lang, and Steve George. Hosted by Deanna Byck.

10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Boulder Main Library

Andrew Lam Writing Workshop

A literary nonfiction workshop using letter-writing as a gateway to authentic voice. Free, limited to 20 participants.

2:30 – 4:30 PM · Boulder Main Library

Author BookTalk

Andrew Lam, Ross Meador, Aryn Lockhart, Leann Thiemann, and Noel Nguyen share their work and the stories behind the stories, followed by an opportunity to speak with authors and purchase books.

7:00 – 9:00 PM · Visual Arts Theater, CU Boulder

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Invisible Threads Evening

Thanh Tan brings her project, We Were Soldiers, Too to the closing evening, followed by Archives in Love and War, Devaki Murch.

12:00 – 2:00 PM · East Window Gallery

First Family Search Discussion

Huyen Friedlander and Jane MyHanh Joy of Hội Con Tìm Mẹ gather to discuss first family exploration, an open, intimate conversation for adoptees and families navigating this terrain.