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EL ATAJO DE NEGRITOS DE SAN FRANCISCO PRESENTA: HOMENAJE A LA VIRGEN DEL CARMEN Sábado 16 de Julio 2016 12:00pm Musica en vivo por: Trío Chaskinakuy y amigos, Marina Lavalle, Rosa Los Santos, Peta Robles, José Roberto Hernández, De Rompe y Raja Cultural Association, y Huaranguito Youth Ensemble Dirección musical: Daniel Zamalloa, […]
Tickets: $15 Advance, $18 at the Door Show at 8pm, Doors open at 7:30pm Ultrafaux - on tour from Baltimore! 8pm Guitarist/composer Michael Joseph Harris is principal guitarist and artistic director for two Gypsy Jazz bands based in Baltimore. Ultrafaux performs strictly original music which is influenced by Romani, Manouche, swing, funk, blues, and musette. The […]
Event Description: You've identified, researched, and cultivated the donors, now it's time to ASK! Soliciting the gift is only one part of the major donor relationship building cycle but it can be the most nerve-wracking. Lisa Hoffman will share her expertise in an interactive workshop that gives you the opportunity to role-play various scenarios. Practical takeaways from this workshop: […]
FREE Join us for an educational discussion with Food First! Food First envisions a world in which all people have access to healthy, ecologically produced, and culturally appropriate food. After 40 years of analysis of the global food system, we know that making this vision a reality involves more than technical solutions—it requires political transformation. […]
$12 Advance, $15 Door The Zapotec culture, through the "muxe" identity, includes homosexuality, gayness and same-sex marriage as a part of the society: A muxe is a man who assumes affective, emotional and sexual roles that are culturally reserved for women. The muxeidad is simultaneously a veiled social acceptance, and a celebration of what is […]
Free Admission! Nicaraguan Food! Salsa dancing with DJ Sandina, "La Positiva"! Celebrating Nicaragua! Join us for the screening of JUAN GRILLO! Bring the family, as this film is suitable for all ages. This FREE Juan Grillo screening celebrates the 37th anniversary of the triumph of the Sandinista Popular Revolution.The film beautifully blends art, […]