Fri. 23 April • 7 p.m. MCC Video Screening & Fundraiser to support Amazon Partnerships Foundation. Filmed in the Ecuadorian Amazon, Life & Breath is a groundbreaking documentary that gives voice to indigenous Kichwa communities who have lived in balance with the Amazonian rainforest for centuries. This film is a tool to educate indigenous groups […]

Thur. 22 April • 8 p.m. • $10 adv/ $12 door cd release party Mexican singer, songwriter, & guitarist Mauricio Díaz “El Hueso” has a 20 year trajectory; he has written over 300 songs, a fusion of Veracruzan & Cuban son, folk rock, blues & bossa nova, . Special Guests: Diana Gameros & Colin O’Leary […]

Sun. 18 April • 1–9 p.m. • $50 (for full program) As part of the fundraising efforts for Haiti, the Haitian cultural organiztion  Rara Tou Limen presents “Oakland Ansanm pou Ayiti!, an all day celebration featuring Haitian Dance, Song & Drum classes, Spoken Word Performances, Report Backs from Haiti, National Guest Speakers, Slide shows, Haitian […]

April 16 – May 2: Fri – Sat @ 8 pm, Sun @ 7 pm; Family Matinee April 25 @ 3 pm  Dance & Music from the Caribbean & its Diaspora. Featuring Master classes, performances, lectures, workshops & film screenings with Alayo Dance Company, Liberation Dance Theater, Las Que Son Son, ASE Dance Theater Collective, […]

Thur. 15 April • 5:30–7:30 p.m.  Our Friend Doña Alba Guerra, owner of  Sun Rise Restaurant (3126 – 24th St., SF @ Folsom St, will donate 20 percent of the proceeds from sales of food & beverages during weekly Lengua en Salsa fundraiser events to benefit different non-profit organizations in the community. Featuring: Diana Gameros […]

Sun. 11 April • 3–7 p.m. • $5 An afternoon of presentations & discussions about US/Cuba relations • John Waller – Pastors for Peace Caravan Coordinator • Karen Wald – Editor of Cuba Inside Out • Walter Turner – Global Exchange • Gloria La Riva – Committee to Free the Cuban Five • Venue: La […]

Sun. 11 April • 5–10 p.m. A Benefit Poetry Reading for Earthquake Relief in Chile. Among the featured poets will be SF Poet Laureate Diane di Prima, Jack Hirschman, Francisco Alarcon, Neeli Cherkovski, & many others. • Dance by Carla Badillo Coronado • Music by: Jorge Perez Molina, Mamcoatl, & María Medina Serafín • Venue: […]

Sat. 10 April • 4–8 p.m. • Admission: $10 born to drum women’s camp benefit Jackeline Rago & The Venezuelan Music Project • El Rio Bar, 3158 Mission St, SF @ Precita. • Info: www.womendrummers.org • www.borntodrum.net