Fundraiser for Loco Bloco Dance party featuring Afro-Latino dance music and DJ with live percussion playing Samba, Samba Reggae, Coupe Decale, Salsa, Nigerian Highlife, Son, and Dancehall. This fundraiser helps send 450+ San Francisco youth performers to 2010 Carnaval Special guest artists John Calloway, Claudinho Smile playing cavaquinho and Loco Bloco’s Ensemble. Location: Roccapulco Supper Club, […]
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Mad World: Messages to the Future exhibition
Opening Reception Sat. 8 May Exhibition features: Río Yañez • José Arenas • Johanna Poethig • Carlos Castro • Emael • Marilyn Yu Location: Galeria de la Raza, 2857 – 24th St, SF @ Bryant St Exhibition Dates May 11- June 26, 2010 For more information visit: Galeria de la Raza
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Pelando el Ojo: Arizona, oil companies and 40 for 40 donor campaign
A new Arizona state law that allows local police to stop and question anyone suspected of being undocumented is shameful. The action points to the need for a clear and fair U.S. immigration policy, rather than an action that further inflames the situation. Despite denials by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, the new law clearly sanctions […]
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The Sandwich Maker on Mission
Though Juan Gutierrez was born in Nicaragua, he grew up and has spent his whole life in the Mission. After attending Berkeley, he decided to take over The Sandwich Place, the restaurant his parents owned, and has been the owner for 30 years.
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Graffiti & Design: GRAPHIC ATTACK!
A Group Show Curated by Melissa McCaig Welles & Andrea von Bujdoss The show features: morning breath • cern ymi • trustcorp • wane • doze green • cycle keo tc5 • mare139 • pure tfp • shepard fiey • queen andrea • ces • greg haberny • hydro 74 • cope2 • siloette Exhibition […]
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Latin Business Network
Cinco de Mayo party La Parrilla Grill 2810 Folsom Street, SF
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MYT: Marsh Youth Theatre Summer Workshops
MYT provides youth ages 2-18 with a high quality theater arts experience integrating music, dance, drama, stagecraft and performance into one holistic program. Open to all young performers without audition and regardless of financial limitations, MYT exposes children to the vast world of multicultural arts by working with a diverse group of professional performing faculty. […]
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Most vulnerable homeless sector seeks shelter
Invisible subgroups — monolingual Spanish speakers, gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered individuals, and persons infected with HIV — within the homeless community face greater disadvantages. Now efforts are being made to give them the resources they need.
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Pelando el Ojo: Health, César Chavez and Jaime Escalante
The recent revelation that a high number of schools in our community are low-performance schools is a travesty. On the list are Bryant Elementary, Cesar Chavez Elementary, Everett Middle School, Horace Mann Middle School, Mission High, and John O’Connell Alternative High. Basically, low-performance means that students in these schools are not learning at a level […]
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Full moon brings out local poets and musicians
The Galeria de la Raza has turned the rise of a full moon into a creative opportunity. Their Lunadas series brings together performance artists of all stripes.