Sat. 7 Aug. • 9 am – 5 pm 2919 Mission St, SF National Cyber Conference “Cities for All Integrating Communities” To RSVP: http://tiny.cc/2q7qz

Thur. 5 Aug. • 8:30 pm La Peña Cultural Center • 3105 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley $10 adv./$12 dr. Ray Cepeda fuses salsa, rock & Brazilian dance music. The band will play songs from Ray Cepeda’s latest CD, Angels over Avalon & Aztlan, with classic hits from Cuba, Brazil and all over Latin America. For more […]

Wed. 4 Aug. • 2 pm – 4 pm Fisher Children’s Center/Main Branch SF Public Library, 100 Larkin St, SF Free, Materials provided Make your story Art book Workshop Carlos Ramirez has worked with children and adults and teaches you how to make a fold-able 8 to 10 page chapbook document. He discusses themes for […]

July 22 – 25 • 7 pm – 4 am Marriot Convention Center, 1001 Broadway St, Oakland Dance $25 | VIP $45 Professionals, Amateurs, Teens, & Others • Featuring: José Alberto “El Canario” • Grupo Niche • Johnny Polanco • Conjunto Rovira • Orquesta Pepe For more information: (408) 218-4088 • www.ussalsaopen.com

Fri. 30 July • 9 pm La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley $14 door/$12 advanced Samba de Raiz & grupo Falso Baiano An energetic blend of instrumental Brazilian choro, samba and jazz. Brazilian vocalist Ana Carbatti explores samba de raiz – the authentic roots samba of Rio de Janeiro. This older, more melodic […]

Dom. 25 de Julio • 10 am – 8 pm Oakland Marriott Convention Center, 1001 Broadway St, Oakland $25 Avanzados | $55 VIP | $10 Niños (11–15) | Gratis menores de 10 años Bicentenario de la independencia de colombia Arte y Comida Típica • Baile Colombiano • Amenizan: Grupo Niche • Fuerza Vallenata • Orquesta […]

Sat. 24 July • 9:30 pm La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley $14 Orquesta Moderna Tradición An 11-piece Afro-Cuban charanga orchestra: violins & woodwinds with timba-infused arrangements & traditional danzónes from the Havana night clubs of the 1950’s.

Sat. 24 July • 11 am – 6 pm Precita Park, Precita Ave @ Folsom St Free 14th Urban Youth Arts Festival Youth & families are invited to be a part of a positive, creative experience with Precita Eyes Muralists & Bay Area artists at the Annual Urban Youth Arts Festival – Featuring traditional & […]

Mon. 19 July • 7 pm Modern Times Bookstore, 888 Valencia St, SF The Sandinista Revolution Anniversary Alejandro Murguia is a writer who committed the ultimate act of internationalist solidarity during the Nicaraguan revolution as a member of a guerrilla brigade of the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN). He described his experiences in his novel, […]