Sunday, August 29, 7-10pm

Featuring: Francisco Alarcon, Cathy Arellanos, Adrian Arias, Devreaux Baker, Charles Blackwell, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Estela De la Cruz, Patricia Fernandez Villaseñor, Xisco Gonzales, Rafael Jesus Gonzalez, QR, Leticia Hernandez-Linares, Beatriz Herrera, Juan Felipe Herrera, Jack Hirschman, Genny Lim, Devorah Major, MamaCoAtl, Jacqueline Mendez, Dorinda Moreno, Alejandro Murguia, Joe Navarro, Gerardo Pacheco, Reina Alejandra Prado, Naomi Quinones, Tomas Riley, Margarita Robles, Miguel Robles, John Ross, Mary Rudge, Nina Serrano, Jorge Tetl Argueta, Alfonso Texidor, Roberto Vargas, Roberto Ariel Vargas, Vickie Vertiz, Nellie Wong.

Opens: Saturday, August 7th through August 29th
Opening reception: Wednesday, August 11, 6:30-9:30pm

This year marks the 40 anniversary of El Tecolote, the Mission District’s own bilingual weekly newspaper.
For many years El Tecolote was the only news outlet capturing the day-to-day life of the Latino community in San Francisco. El Tecolote’s photo archive tells the story of the political, cultural and social development of that community. In celebration of 40 years of service, the MCCLA presents Imagining the Mission: Pasado, Presente y Futuro an exhibition featuring images from the the archive and past El Tecolote staff, photos from present day staffers, and the work of local youth.

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Opening Reception: September 15, 6-9:30pm, admission: $5

Celebrate San Francisco is a gallery-based exhibit to be launched at the Mission Cultural Center. It is a pilot project focused on two simple questions: How are San Franciscans celebrating the human experience given present circumstances? And, what innovations/best practices are being developed in local communities and industries that can be replicated on a broader scale? By meaningfully engaging the dynamic talent present in San Francisco, we hope that gallery visitors will have greater reason to celebrate the life and culture of the City.
For further details, please visit www.icelebratemycity.com

Exhibition Participants: Angela Angel and Robin David • Michael Arcega • Karen Brasier • Robert Burnside
• Rosie Byers, Angelis Candler & Jazmin Jones (Digital Pathways, BAVC's NextGen Program) • Tân Khánh Cao
• Susan Cervantes and Rafael Sanhueza-Leni • Ilana Crispi and Raymond Madarang • Darren de Leon • Toan Lam, Go Inspire Go • Jane Martin, Plant*SF • Mike L. Miller, The Bubble Project • Derrick Miller-Handley • David Molina and Susana Valdez • Juanita MORE! • Ellen Murland • Diego Pacheco • Virgo Paraiso and Tino Rodriguez • Marilyn Yu
• Zineblasters

Curated by: emael

Family Events:

September 22, 7-9pm: Cenasata! Celebrate local, organic food and performers. Admission $5-15. MCCLA theater hosts dinner served by life-size puppets, a cabaret performance, modern dance, circus theatrics, slam poetry and a Latin percussion ensemble finale. Puppetry by The Big Tadoo puppet crew. Organized by Blessitup.com.

October 9, 3-6pm: We Are Family
A special closing celebration of performance, fun and dance for the whole family. Rebecca Weisser and Moving Beyond Productions host.

Exhibition Events:

September 29, 7-9pm: Peak Experiences, a panel discussion with project participants moderated by D. Scot Miller. Free Event. More than an interrogation or Q&A, this talk will focus on the works in the exhibition and how they came to be – the peak experience – that has brought us all together.

October 2, 1-5pm: Look Around: a Fashion Crawl and Trunk Show.
Free Event. Join us for an afternoon experiencing the incredible stylings of local designers, performers, vintage retailers, and much, much more!
Meet at MCCLA theater 10-15 minutes early to pick up your limited edition Map/Zine with program. Departs at 1pm! Presented by SoulfulDress.com and Iraya Robles. Fashion Crawl from 1-2:30 PM with Trunk Show and Reception to follow in Gallery until 5 PM. Zine $5-15.

October 6, 8-9:30pm:
Today I Will: an evening of performance, live soundtrack and live film.
Admission $10-15
• TheOffCenter. a queer multidisciplinary collective (jesse hewit, jorge de hoyos, evan johnson, Maryan Brooks, Honey McMoney, Ernesto Sopprani, etc.) hold space and deliver a performance that won't soon be forgotten.
• Intermission. Violeta Luna performs an action-ritual in the theater lobby about drug trafficking crimes in Mexico.
• Lost and Found. Composer/sound artist David Molina and film maker Anna Geyer present a multi-media work in progress. Utilizing found objects, traditional instruments, and electronics Molina will create live soundtrack, while Anna Geyer mixes original 16mm film loops on three modified projectors to create ghostly, rusty memories, industrial landscapes, and dream like images from a distant past.