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Tertulias Literarias: El Laberinto de los Espiritus
- Wednesday, October 3, 2018
- From 7 pm to 8:30 pm
- La Salita (2nd floor)
- Free Admission
In coordination with the Public Library of San Francisco, MCCLA presents a book club for the community.
Book of the month: El Laberinto de los Espiritus by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. (Reading in Spanish)
For more information please contact Ramon Hernandez at Ramon.Hernandez@sfpl.org or call…
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Drumming For Carlos
- Saturday, September 22, 2018
- From 1:30 to 3 pm
- Studio B (3rd floor)
- Free Admission
At his passing in 2006, Carlos Aceituno was a beloved Omulu Capoeira master, teacher and the founder of the award-winning Fogo Na Roupa Carnaval group. Scores of elementary, high school students, and adults learned capoeira and Brazilian culture through his exemplary teaching style.
Carlos was the recipient of the prestigious Cesar Chavez “Si se puede” award on March 31, 2007. The City of San Francisco declared May 18th “Carlos Aceituno…
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The Prida Project
- September 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 & 29, 2018 at 7 pm
- September 30, 2018 at 2pm
- Theatre (1st Floor)
- $20 Ticket
- $14 for Students & Seniors with ID
- $14 early bird until Sep 16
The Prida Project is a glorious collage of the music, dance, theatre and poetry of groundbreaking Cuban American playwright Dolores Prida. This world premiere takes you on a unique journey as it explores pressing themes including immigration, gentrification and cultural identity. These challenges are approached with strength, humor, and humanity.
The piece consists of adaptations of two of her plays interwoven with her poetry and essays. Music and dance and interspersed throughout.
An Actor's Equity approved project.
We…
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Redobles de Cultura Presents: Bomba & Plena Workshop
- Wednesday, September 19, 2018
- From 3:30 to 5 pm
- Studio B (3rd Floor)
- $20 Admission
NYC group Redobles de Cultura is coming to the Bay Area to lead a Master Dance Workshop on Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba at the MCCLA! Their goal is to preserve the rich music of Puerto Rico through education, collaboration, and performances in schools and throughout the community.
Join us for this one day special workshop!
Come ready to dance and learn about Puerto Rico’s rich musical traditions.
Please bring comfortable clothes and shoes, no heels, no boots.
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Fiesta de las Americas
- Sunday, September 16, 2018
- From 11 am to 5 pm
- Free Event
- Adobe Books (3130 24th St)
Fiesta de la Americas celebrates the unique Latino diaspora experiences which have cemented the arts, commerce, and culture of San Francisco's Latino Cultural District.
For more info, visit the the Calle 24 Website - Fiesta de las…
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MCCLA’s Carnaval 2019 Brainstorming Meeting
- Saturday, September 15, 2018
- From 11 AM to 12:30 PM
- Cafe de la Muerte (2nd floor)
Everybody…
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Tertulias Literarias: La muerte de Artemio Cruz
- Wednesday, September 5, 2018
- From 7 pm to 8:30 pm
- La Salita (2nd floor)
- Free Admission
In coordination with the Public Library of San Francisco, MCCLA presents a book club for the community.
Book of the month: La muerte de Artemio Cruz by Carlos Fuentes. (reading in Spanish)
For more information please contact Ramon Hernandez at Ramon.Hernandez@sfpl.org or call…
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Cine Con Cultura: Sin Nombre
- Wednesday, August 29, 2018
- From 7 to 9 pm
- Theatre (1st Floor)
- $7 Admission
- Ages 18 and up
We are exploring many different layers of Cinema, this month we are presenting Busqueda! Documentaries and films about the search for missing persons, the search for better life opportunities, and the search for oneself. Movies with subtitles in English.
Sin Nombre. Cary Fukunaga. 2009
Willy, nicknamed El Casper, is a member of the Mara Salvatrucha gang and lives in Tapachula, a Mexican town near the border with Guatemala. He introduces a young boy into his gang, and the boy is given the nickname Smiley after a violent initiation. Casper later helps Smiley to complete this initiation by helping him…
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Cine Con Cultura: La Jaula de Oro
- Wednesday, August 22, 2018
- From 7 to 9 pm
- Theatre (1st Floor)
- $7 Admission
- Ages 18 and up
We are exploring many different layers of Cinema, this month we are presenting Busqueda! Documentaries and films about the search for missing persons, the search for better life opportunities, and the search for oneself. Movies with subtitles in English.
La Jaula de Oro. Diego Quemada Diez. 2010
The 1987 film, and the song, the plot concerns immigration to the United States from Latin American countries. However, unlike the earlier film that concerned itself with a successful and middle-aged Mexican immigrant, the plot of this film deals with younger undocumented immigrants.
Samuel, Sara and Juan, three teenagers from Guatemala, decide…
