4:30  Check-In 

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5:00-5:30  Cocktail Hour

PERFORMANCE
ProMusica: Violin duo of Lea Sotelo and Daniela Montemayor

COCKTAIL HOUR INCLUDES
PhotoBooth-tique
Hydration Stations
Mercado Del Arte (6 female owned businesses)
One Drink Ticket Per Guest (Cash Bar Available) 
Workshop Registrations (First Come First Serve, 1 workshop per guest, 1 printmaking per guest)

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5:45-6:30  Award Ceremony

OPENING REMARKS
Analisa Cordova, Executive Director, Progress321
Cindy Ramirez, Editor, El Paso Matters

SPONSORS RECOGNITION
Analisa Cordova, Executive Director, Progress321
Bill Pitchkolan, Business Development Director, El Paso Matters

SPEAKER INTRODUCTION
John Porras, President, Progress321

FEATURED SPEAKER/PERFORMER
Amanda Ekery
GRAMMY® Nominated Multi-Instrumentalist, Vocalist, and Composer; Founder & Director, El Paso Jazz Girls

HONOREE RECOGNITION
Michelle Emtre Hollis and Stephanie Hernandez, ChangeMakers Co-Chairs

CLOSING REMARKS
Stephanie Hernandez, Progress321 President-Elect

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6:30   Buffet Dinner Experience (VIP 3rd floor Terrace) 

PERFORMANCES BY
ProMusica: The Las Flautistas (2nd floor balcony)
Catarina Entertainment (VIP Terrace)
Jez of Pie Sisters (2nd floor balcony)

MENU
By Chef Hannahe 

Roasted Corn & Cotija Wonton with Cream Cheese • Chile Honey 
Empanada of Chile en Nogada with Walnut Cream • Fresh Pomegranate 
Al Pastor Empanada with Caramelized Pineapple • Cilantro Crema • Pickled Onion
Cucumber & Tomato Cocktail with Avocado  • Lime • Serrano • Cilantro
Guava Mousse with Sweet Cream & Coconut

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7:00-8:30   Exhibits, Workshops, Performances, Mercado Del Arte & Classroom Workshops

MACC EXHIBITS
Main Lobby: Mujer Moderna: The Life and Artwork of Mago Gándara
Second Floor: In this Light: A Photographic Survey by Gaby Velasquez


AUDITORIUM PERFORMANCES

  • 7:00pm - 7:15pm: Dr. Tiffany Tajiri Presents - Find Your Flow: The Power of Self-Actualization  (15min duration)

  • 7:25pm - 7:40pm: EP Opera w/ Holly Mesarch  (15min duration)

  • 7:50pm - 8:05pm: El Paso Ballet Theatre Presents: “Seasons” choreographed by Eva Maria Conlon for El Paso Ballet Theatre  (15min duration)

  • 8:15pm - 8:30pm: SoundStage9 Presents The Future of Sound: The Small Things (15min duration)


BLACK BOX PERFORMANCES

  • 7:05pm: Introduction to Homesick by Valeria Contreras of Apis Mellifera Productions Screening: Homesick (15 min duration)

  • 7:25pm: Introduction to Ternura Radical by Celina Galicia of Femme Frontera Screening: Ternura Radical  (15 min duration)

  • 7:50pm: Introduction to Tapestry by Rosa Guerrero Screening: Tapestry  (29 min duration)


ACTIVATIONS/WORKSHOPS
(First Come First Serve, 1 workshop per guest, 1 printmaking per guest)

MACC Craft by the MACC Staff  (Second Floor, Room #429)

  • 7:00pm: Capacity 20 ppl

  • 7:30pm: Capacity  20 ppl

  • 8:00pm: Capacity  20 ppl


    Teaching Kitchen: Bizcochos con Corazon Demonstration by Chef Ana Dominguez (First Floor, Room #315)

  • 7:00pm: Capacity 14 ppl

  • 7:30pm: Capacity  14 ppl

  • 8:00pm: Capacity  14 ppl


    Dancing: The Art of Mindfulness by Bettina Escudero  (Second Floor, Room #433)

  • 7:00pm: Capacity  20 ppl

  • 7:30pm: Capacity  20 ppl

  • 8:00pm: Capacity  20 ppl


    Art Studio: Live Printmaking Session by Artist Lezlee Meza (Second Floor, Room #405)

  • Open throughout the night

Thank you to 2026’s Event Sponsors

Curators of Change



Patriots of the Arts



Art Across the Borderland Advocates