October 27, 28, 2020​

Guest Lecture & Reading

Williams College, MA.

October 27, Guest lecturing in course: Performing Latina/o Cultural Citizenship. October 28, I will be presenting a reading of my work for the whole campus. These events are sponsored by Latino/a Heritage Month & Latino/a Studies. Remote event. 

Link for Oct 28 Reading 4P EST:

Monica was selected as one of the 41 LGBTQ Latina/o 2014 Role Models by Honor41.org 

​October 10, 2020. 8PM Central Time

Out & Proud Virtually

Featuring Queer Latinx Artist 

Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, San Antonio

Celebrating Latino/a Heritage Month and LGBTQ Month with hip happening artists: Monica Palacios, Anel Flores, Marga Gomez, Jade Esteban Estrada, Dan Guerrero and Krudas Cubensi. Night of 1,000 Queer Latinx Stars--ok only 6 but the pride will feel like 1,000!  Invite your tia Concha, especially if she's single. Remote event. 

Tickets:  bit.ly/QueerLatinxShow

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​Canceled due to COVID-19

August 9-12, 2020

Lambda Literary Writers Retreat For Emerging   

LGBTQ Voices. Playwriting Faculty

Otis College of Art & Design, Los Angeles

What an honor to be selected as part of the faculty for this year's Writers Retreat at Otis College of Art & Design in Los Angeles. I look forward to working with emerging LGBTQ playwrights. We will learn from each other!

​Lakes Writer-in-Residence @ Smith College 2019

I was selected as the Lucille Geier Lakes Writer-in-Residence @ Smith College Spring 2019, sponsored by the Department of Spanish & Portuguese, and the Department of English. I was a badass and taught my fabulous creative writing/performance course Comedy Y Cultura: Your Humorous Life, I was part of the Smith College community, I collaborated with other Chicana/Latina artists and scholars and we empowered all of New England! I wore earmuffs the whole time because it was so damn cold! 

 May 2, 2019

I Kissed Chavela Vargas by Monica Palacios

A reading of my play I Kissed Chavela Vargas, May 2, 2019 @ 7PM. FREE! Wistariahurst Museum, 238 Cabot St., Holyoke, MA. Reception and Q & A to follow. Directed by Patricia Sandoval-Chair/Professor Communication Media Theater Arts Holyoke Community College. Dramaturgy by Priscilla Page-Dramaturgy Faculty of Theater UMass Amherst. Supported by MassHumanities and Holyoke Community College. Spread the word!

May 1, 2019

Acting Class @ Holyoke Community College

Guest lecturer in the course Acting 1 @ Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA. Speaking about my career, presenting my work and doing a Q & A with students. 

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April 17, 2019

Multicultural Theatre Class @ UMass Amherst

Guest artist in the course Multicultural Theatre @ UMass Amherst, MA. Students will interview me about everything. They better not ask me about my priors.  

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Nominated as

2014 LGBT Pride Month Local Heroes,

KCET TV