Starting at moon rise, MCCLA celebrates an evening of dance, music, poetry, video and visual arts. Harpist Amelia Romano will accompany the full moon, with flamenco dance by Kerensa deMars, Tango with Nora Dinzelbacher and piano by youth poet and composer Anais Azul. Bay Area poet Nina Serrano will open doors of MCCLA’s memories and […]
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Corazón del Barrio
35th Anniversary of MCCLA’s “Corazon del Barrio” Magazine Release Party • Celebrate 35 years of art & culture. Receive a free magazine containing the history of the MCCLA, Mission Gráfica posters, articles by Nina Serrano, John Santos, Suzie Dodd Thomas and poetry by Alejandro Murguía. Where: Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, 2868 Mission St. […]
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SF Jazz and La Bohemia productions present: De Akokán – Pavel Urkiza & Ricardo Pons
This musical Cuban and Puerto Rican duo explores filín, a Cuban song style that draws heavily on jazz, and rhythms from West Africa, Brazil, the Mediterranean and India. This concert will be part of John Santos’ residency at SF Jazz center- That will take place March 21–24 Where: SF Jazz Center, 201 Franklin St. Admission: […]
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Petals in the Dust
Public works presents “Petals in the Dust” Art Show • Commemorate International Women’s Day by joining your local community for an evening of art, live music, prizes, and drinks. Come shake a leg and help support one of the most promising documentaries of the year; all proceeds go directly towards the completion of the documentary, […]
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Viva la Vida
Monólogo teatral sobre la vida de Frida Kahlo (evento en español) • Naty Rodriguez presenta una impresionante aventura escénica al encarnar a la pintora mexicana Frida Kahlo, que se sitúa entre el recuerdo, los sueños, y la realidad apasionada de un personaje tan entrañable como ella. Lugar: Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, 2868 Mission […]
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En Memoria ¡Adiós Carlitos!
Talleres de Poesía celebrates the life and spirit of the local poet Carlos Ramirez, who recently passed away due to a brain tumor on Sunday, March 10, 2013. His friends and colleagues will present a memorial poetry reading to honor his memory. Among the readers: Francisco X. Alarcón, Neeli Cherkovski, Miguel Robles, Magda Cordova, Mamacoatl, […]
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SF Carnaval: A 35-year tradition in jeopardy
While year-round preparations for Carnaval form a lifestyle for many of the contingents, news of financial woes has left both participants and organizers fearful about the state of the festival, which has a 35-year history in the Mission District.
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Community reaches consensus on La Peña mural
Community members and staff agreed to revitalize and add nine figures to the 1978 “Song of Unity” mural at La Peña Cultural Center in Berkeley. After years of withstanding sun and rain there was a call for work on the structure and resuscitation of the facade. Choosing to renew the mural took inward dialogue between […]
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Radio Ambulante difunde historias latinas
Si alguna vez ha escuchado una entrevista o la historia de un latino reportada en algún medio de comunicación anglosajón, se habrá dado cuenta de que mucho del sabor latino se pierde durante el doblaje al inglés. Con el afán de preservar ese sabor latino y el folclor de la elocución surgió Radio Ambulante: un […]