What would you give to talk to Diego Rivera?  To ask him about the  Detroit Industry mural?  What would you give to talk to Frida Kahlo?  To ask her about her self-portraits?  To ask her about her relationship with Diego?

Well, that’s not going to happen.  But the Detroit Institute of Arts provides the next best thing tomorrow, Wednesday October 19, at 6:30.  The DIA presents “Working with Diego Rivera: Recollections by Rina Lazo and Arturo Garcia Bustos” in the DIA’s Detroit Film Theatre auditorium. The program is free and open to the public.

As young artists in Mexico, Rina Lazo and husband Arturo Garcia Bustos studied and worked with Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. They will discuss their lives, their time with Rivera and Kahlo, and their work. Following the presentation, Lazo and Bustos will take questions from the audience.

The lecture is free, but tickets can be purchased to a 5:30 p.m. cocktail reception with the artists in Rivera Court for $40. Tickets for the cocktail reception and a seated dinner at 7:45 p.m. are available for $100. To purchase tickets, call 313-833-4025 or email rgoodwin@dia.org.

The event is co-sponsored by the DIA auxiliary Associates of the American Wing, the Consulate of Mexico in Detroit, the United Auto Workers (UAW) and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

Programs are made possible with support from the City of Detroit.