San Francisco’s Mission district came alive with music, dance on Memorial Day weekend (May 29 & 30) as 400,000 people flooded the community at the annual SF Carnaval festival and parade. More than 80 music and dance contingents participated in Sunday’s Grand Parade. The array of cultures represented included those from Brazil, Boliva, the Yucatec […]
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El Tecolote Voter Guide
Get out and vote on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 It’s election time again! On the June 8 ballot we’ll see protections for renters in San Francisco, Gavin for Lieutenant Governor, and what might be utility juggernaut PG&E’s biggest and dirtiest proposition date. Above is our voter guide, filled with some of the most important recommendations […]
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‘Maria’s Story’ evokes memories and tears
Maria Navarrete, known as Maria Chichilco, was a guerrilla captain from 1979 to the Peace Accords of 1992 during El Salvador’s civil war. She fought in the Chalatenango department as a rural military leader for the Farabundo Mari Front for National Freedom (FMLN in Spanish).
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Mission Cultural Center End of Semester Show
End of Semester Show – A Showcase of 2010 Spring Classes Saturday, June 12, 2010 • 3:00 to 6:00pm Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts • 2868 Mission St. SF $5.00 admission MCCLA showcases the art of its instructors and students for the semester. Join us for a wonderful afternoon of arts and culture and see […]
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Fundraiser for PODER: Luchando Aqui y Alla / In the Struggle Here and There
Friday, May 28, 2010 • 7:30pm – 9:30pm CUAV office • 70A Capp St. SF (between 16th and 17th Streets) Suggested donation $3-20 benefiting Poder’s youth programming An event to raise funds for the Youth of PODER! (People Organizing to Demand Environmental and Economic Rights) based in the mission district. Please come support this awesome […]
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Balmy Alley: Corridor of Community Consciousness
Cultural Encounters: Friday Nights at the de Young Museum Friday, June 4, 2010 • 6:00pm – 9:00pm de Young Museum • 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive SF FREE! Street Art San Francisco: Mission Muralismo series presents Balmy Alley: Corridor of Community Consciousness, introduced by Precita Eyes Arts Muralist Patricia Rose featuring talks by Master Muralists Ray […]
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Fundraiser for Project Luz
Thursday, June 3, 2010 • 7:00 – 10:00pm Kaleidoscope Free Speech Zone • 3109 24th St. SF Silent Auction/photography by: Jason Eskanazi, Ed Kashi, Brian Frank, Karna Kurata, Justin Maxon, Jose Luis Villegas, Lianne Milton, Kevin German, and more… $10 donation Project Luz seeks to inspire and empower youth living in communities throughout Mexico. With […]
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El Gran Combo from Puerto Rico
Friday, June 4, 2010 • 8:00 – 11:30pm Cafe Cocomo • 650 Indiana St. SF $45.00 • www.ticketfiesta.com Acángana! Let’s get ready for the most important salsa event of the summer in San Francisco. El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, the most successful salsa band of the island known world-wide for producing some of the […]
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Pee in My Chones: All-Star Latino Comedy Showcase
Saturday, May 29, 2010 • 8:00 – 10:30pm Galeria de la Raza • 2857  24th St. SF Admission: $10 Headliner: Rodger Lizaola, Featured Comedian: Al Gonzales, Opening acts: Alicia Madrigal and Juan The Comedian. Hosted by Evert Villaseñor. GalerÃa de la Laughter presents a special one-time SATURDAY SHOWCASE filled with some of California’s brightest Latino […]