Cuban Musician Tito Gonzalez presents âA Tribute to the life & music of Arsenio Rodriguez.â Tito y Su Son de Cuba celebrates the life and music of the legendary Cuban musician who created modern Cuban music (including the mambo), and in the 1940s laid the foundation for todayâs salsa, by reinventing the traditional Cuban sound […]
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Lolo Cutumay & Raices de Jaragua
Lolo Cutumay and his group âRaices de Jaragua,â in concert to mark the 30th anniversary of the sanctuary movement and the 32 anniversary of the assassination of Archbishop Romero by a Salvadoran military death squad Admission: free Venue: University Lutheran Chapel, 2425 College Ave., Berkeley For more info: (415) 963-1557
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Mexicanismo Through Artistsâ Eyes
In a new exhibition at the San Jose Museum of Art, Mexican and Mexican-American artists contrast the traditional with the cutting-edge, the high-brow with the low-brow. âMexicanisimo Through Artistsâ Eyes,â presents works by artists who draw inspiration from Mexicoâs deep well of visual culture. Their references include folk art, popular culture, and vernacular craft traditions […]
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Film Nights at Alley Cat Bookstore & Gallery
Every fourth Wednesday of the month, Alley Catâs friend and local filmmaker aficionado Omar Rodriguez hosts a wonderful evening of short films. To submit your film, call: (415) 824-1761 or email: alleycatfilm@gmail.com
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Solo esas Mujeres
Curated by Iona Rozeal Brown and Veronica Jackson, this 25th annual âSolo Mujeresâ exhibition utilizes photography, watercolor, video and mixed-media to explore aspects of female empowerment through documentation. The distinguished line up of artists includes: Nina Chanel Abney, Dawn Black, Zöe Charlton, Gina M. Contreras, Lisa CortĂ©s, Martha Diaz, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Deborah Grant, Jessica […]
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3rd Annual Cesar Chavez Commemoration
Johanna âYeYeâ Suarezâs work is rooted in community organizing, engaging people through performing arts education. As an interdisciplinary artist and arts-educator she incorporates traditional dance, visual arts and music from the African Diaspora in Latin America, original poetry, theater and lyrical compositions into a performing journey of emotions searching for collective healing and unification. Venue: […]
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NarcolandiaâŠWe Give You Guns, You Give Us Drugs
Featured artists from San Francisco: Laura Campos, Gerardo Chow, K2, Lawrence ColaciĂłn, Andres Galindo, Carina Lomeli, HOMOspicious, Txutxo Perez, Antonio Valverde. Featured artists from Los Angeles: William Acedo, Eme, Ricky Becerril, Ulises Diaz, Karen Fiorito, Ricardo Duffy, Victor Payan, Jennifer Gutierrez Morgan, Pancho Lipschitz, JosĂ© Lozano, Pocha Peña, John Everett Miner, Victor Rosas, Matthew […]
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Caballeros
Thirteen of the Bay Areaâs finest artists together in mixed media exhibit ranging from traditional printmaking techniques: oil paint, pastel, and bronze sculpture. Featuring: Rene Yañez, Rio Yañez Otto Aguilar, Jesse Aguirre, Juan R. Fuentes, Art Hazelwood, Juan Manuel, Fernando MartĂ, Emmanuel C. Montoya, Gustavo LĂłpez Ochoa, Calixto Robles, Michael Roman, Pete Villaseñor and special […]