AND THAT'S HOW WE NORMALIZE IT.

>> THANK YOU BOTH FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

THANKS TO RICARDO CAMACHO AND MARILYN RODRIGUEZ.

>>> NOW, ALEX, BACK TO YOU.

>>> THANKS, JOANNA.

CARNIVAL CELEBRATIONS ARE ON THEIR WAY, AND STARTING NEXT WEEK, ACTUALLY, YOU'RE ALL INVITED TO EXPERIENCE SOME INTERNATIONAL CARNIVAL TRADITIONS IN A FREE EVENT AT NAVY PIER.

>> NEXT WEEKEND ON FEBRUARY 25th, NAVY PIER IS HOSTING OUR SECOND INSTALLMENT OF OUR GLOBAL CONNECTIONS EVENT SERIES CALLED INTERNATIONAL CARNIVAL , AND IT IS A CELEBRATION OF THE CARNIVAL EVENT ACROSS MULTIPLE CULTURES.

THERE WILL BE SINGING, DANCING, ARTS AND CRAFTS, FOOD, MUSIC.

I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT PEOPLE WILL SAY IS THAT IT WON'T JUST BE ONE CULTURE REPRESENTED AS PART OF THE CELEBRATION, BUT IT'LL BE A MELDING OF MULTIPLE CULTURES, AND THERE WILL BE A LOT OF SIMILARITIES, A LOT OF UNIQUE DIFFERENCES AS WELL.

IT'S PRE-EVENT.

THE SPIRIT OF THE CELEBRATION IS FOR PEOPLE TO SET ASIDE THEIR INDIVIDUAL IDENTITIES AND , IN A SPIRIT OF SOCIAL UNITY.

WE ALSO WORK WITH LOCAL CULTURAL LEADERS FROM THE COMMUNITY , SO IT'S VERY AUTHENTIC , AND WE WANT PEOPLE TO WALK AWAY WITH A FUN EXPERIENCE AND REALLY FEEL AS THOUGH THEY'RE BEING EXPOSED TO DIFFERENT CULTURES THAT THEY SEE ACROSS THE GLOBE.

>> IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO FUSE A, KIND OF A WARM SPIRIT OF THE CELEBRATION HERE AT A TIME WHERE THE WEATHER IS NOT AS, AS WARM AS IT IS CELEBRATED IN OTHER PLACES.

SO IT BRINGS A