Featuring Artistic Director & Dancer La Tania, Musical Director & Guitarist Roberto Aguilar, Guest Singer Kina MĆ©ndez, & Sage Sage Baggott (cajĆ³n) Where: Dance Mission Theater, 3316 24th St. Admission: $22 advanced / $25 door For more info: www.LaTaniaFlamenco.com / brownpapertickets.com
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JĆ³venes mariachis celebran āDĆa de los Padres / Fatherās Dayā
Mariachi Juvenil āLos Cachorrosā, āMariachi Luz de San Marcosā y āMariachi Nueva GeneraciĆ³n. Lugar: Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, 2868 Mission St. $15
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Community Music Centerās Latin Vocal Workshop
Sing boleros, ballads, rancheras, folk songs, Cuban son and trova, and villancicos. Directed by Martha Rodriguez-Salazar and accompanied by Jennifer Peringer. Where: Red Poppy Art House, Folsom & 23rd St. Admission: Free
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Mission Cultural Center End of Semester Show
Featuring: Beginning Flamenco, Mexican Folkloric Dance, Brazilian Dance & Drum, Afro Peruvian Dance, Latin Percussion, Samba, Salsa, & More. Where: Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts @ 868 Mission St. Admission: $7 For more info: (415) 821-1155Ā missioncuturalcenter.org
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Conscious Hip Hop Night
Featuring Be! & Glitterface; Citizen; Heavy Dudey; Sway ā Gu! Where: 924 Gilman St., Berkeley Admission: $10 door / $2 membership
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Mission-based poet wins international award
Sopa de frijoles, Tamalitos, Guacamole, Arroz con lecheā¦all seem like delicious plates off of a typical Latino restaurantās menu. For Jorge Argueta, they are titles for his childrenās poetry books. Arguetaās book āGuacamole,ā was granted the āBest Illustrated Bilingual Childrenās Bookā award at the International Latino Book Awards Gala held in New York City on May 30.
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SF Jazz Center echoes Latino sound
Four months after opening, the San Francisco Jazz Center remains committed to Latin music in its programs and events. From May 30 to June 2, Resident Director Miguel ZenĆ³n, a renowned Puerto Rican saxophonist, will feature his woodwind orchestral project, Alma Adentro. āMiguel has been part of the SF Jazz Collective for 10 yearsā¦ a […]
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March against Monsanto
*Ā Ā *Ā Ā *Ā Ā *Ā Ā * *Ā Ā *Ā Ā *Ā Ā *Ā Ā * May 25 marks a global protest against the biotechnology corporation Monsanto, producer of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The march is planned in response to Congressā āMonsanto Protection Actā approved on March 16, a bill allowing the continuation of GMO production despite health safety concerns. Forty-four […]
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Roxie Theater to be revived with help of new funds
The Missionās own Roxie Theater can be seen in an increasingly brighter light these days after raising $60,000 last December through a Kickstarter campaign.