Catedral Santa María, 1111 Gough St., San Francisco • Música con Francisco Herrera, Miguel Govea, Dr. Loco • Habrá comida también • Más información: (415) 574-6412
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Free Bay Area Dance Week
15th anniversary of Bay Area Dance Week. Dancers’ Group will be offering hundreds of free events to represent the different diversity and culture around the city. Everyone is encouraged to participate in the dance performances. Location and contact: bayareandw.org or call Shae at (415) 920-9181
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Free Workers Memorial Day Commemoration and Reception
Hundreds of California workers are killed on the job each year, and thousands more die from work-related illnesses and injuries. If you have any stories to share, please contact Rick Kelley at rskelley@worksafe.org, or by phone at (510) 302-1021 Location: The California Endowment—Oakland Conference Center, Laurel Room, 1111 Broadway, 7th Fl.
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Music, Art, and Mezcal Party
Great line-up of artists, a fun cumbia band, clips from an upcoming documentary called “Viva Mezcal”, delicious treats from Soul Cocina, a special mezcal creme brulee from The Creme Brulee Man, and yummy mezcal. Where: Sub-Mission Gallery, 2183 Mission Street btwn 17th and 18th
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An Evening with Salvadoran Award Winning Poet and Novelist Manlio Argueta
Acción Latina and Talleres de Poesía present an evening with Manlio Argueta, San Francisco Poet Laureate Alejandro Murguía, Leticia Hernández, Francisco X. Alarcón, Nina Serrano and Jorge Argueta. Music by Francisco Herrera and Miguel Govea. A benefit for the 4th Annual Children’s Poetry Festival “Manyula” in El Salvador. Location: A.N.S.W.E.R 2696 Mission St. Admission: $10 Contact: […]
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An Evening with Angela Davis in Commemoration of Palestinian Prisoner’s Day
Angela Davis, co-founder of Critical Resistance and member of the Black Panther Party, will be the keynote speaker introduced by Palestinian journalist from Dheisheh Refugee Camp, Ziad Abbas, who will also speak about Palestinian children prisoners. Benefits will go to Middle East Children’s Alliance’s work with Palestinian children. Location: 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley Admission: $10 […]
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Punk Rock N’ Schlock Karaoke
A night of food, fun and karaoke. All proceeds benefit campaign for jobs for unemployed San Franciscans by the San Francisco Living Wage Coalition • Music by KJ Eileen Where: El Rio, 3158 Mission St. (between Cesar Chavez and Valencia streets) Admission: $5 – $10 suggested donation More info: (415) 863-1225
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The River
Richard Montoya of Culture Clash collaborates with Intersection for the Arts resident theater company Campo Santo, and its co-founder Sean San José, to create “The River.” The play is part of Montoya’s larger series, “The Border Series,” which explores themes of identity, California and its people, and the many types of borders they encounter and […]
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The Youth Speak Teen Poetry Slam Competition
Join hundreds of young artists and leaders—aged 13 to 19—as they take the stage, speak truth to power, and perform for a chance at the Grand Slam Finals. The annual slam (an Olympic-style poetry competition) features hundreds of young writers, emcees, and performers from throughout the Bay Area and Northern California, and attracts almost 10,000 […]
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Jacob Valdiviezo: Another young soul lost to gang violence
Rachel Laguardia said that the children of the Mission District shouldn’t have to grieve the death of a 19-year-old youth, who could have very well been their neighbor. This young man was named Jacob Valdiviezo.