Art classes and drop-in art studio; free materials for use in workshops and studio; art computer workstation and digital editing; airbrush workshop; community gallery space; solo & small group exhibitions in various community venues; art auctions; writing workshops and open-mic events; anthology publishing • Venue: Hospitality House, 1009 Market St., S.F. @ 6th St. • […]

Doña Alba Guerra – owner of the Salvadoran Sunrise Restaurant – hosts a series of fundraising events every Thursday to benefit local non-profit community organizations. Guerra donates 20 percent of the proceeds from the consumption of food and drinks towards the featured project. Music and poetry is provided by local artists and musicians who donate […]

“Suite: Taglish – Talking Filipino/American,” which explores Filipino-American life through the medium of contemporary music of the Karl Evangelista-Grex Quintet and Ron Quesada (guitar), Francis Wong (winds), John-Carlos Perea (bassist/vocalist/cedar flutist), Jordan Glenn (drums), Rei Scampavia (keyboards & multi-instrumentalist). The musicians fuse melodic Kulingtang Gong of the Southern Philipines with jazz, improvisation, folk rock, electronic […]

$10-$12 Venue: La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave., Berk. (Ashby BART) • Tel. (510) 849-2568 • lapenaculturaalcenter.org

Activists, scholars, and community leaders explore food as a fulcrum of political and social change. Sessions focus on three themes: Food Justice, Organizing the Food Chain, and Agri-Culture. Keynote Speaker: Sasha Abramsky, journalist and author of Breadline USA. Venue: Oakland Museum, 1000 Oak St. (Lake Merritt BART). Registration includes Admission, Lunch & Membership in the […]

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts presents a film series focusing on distinctive human rights themes. The power of film challenges the viewer and promotes calls to action. The films in this program will put a human face on threats to individual freedom and dignity and celebrate the ability of the human spirit and intellect […]