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Art Reception this Sat. 4/14 for Latin American Modern Artists
Jean & Norman Moore’s collection is exhibited for the first time in 40 years
Astounding East Bay Art Exhibit Gathers the Works of Noteworthy
Latin American Master Modern Artists
Art from Peru, Mexico, Chile, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Argentina, Haiti, and Colombia
In the La Peña Cultural Center’s Theater, Lounge & Café.
April 3 through April 30, 2012 • Opening Reception: Sat., April 14. 3:30pm – 5:30pm.
3105 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley. 510-849-2568. lapena.org
The Moores’ introduction to Latin American art began with visiting South America while their son David was studying in Santiago, Chile. They maintained relationships with some artists for several decades, and many of the artists are known and collected worldwide. Jean and Norman were so enthusiastic that they found themselves with what Norm would call a “first class problem” – more art than they could display. In 1966 they took their passion to the gallery level, opening Moore Galleries on Sutter Street in San Francisco.
In one wildly popular reception, Moore Galleries made history in July 1967, showing posters designed for the show by the “Big Five” psychedelic poster artists – Rick Griffin, Wes Wilson, Stanley Mouse, Alton Kelly and Victor Moscoso. Herb Caen wrote a column dedicated to the event, saying “some 3,500 people, largely wild, jammed into the place, dressed in fantastic costumes – old uniforms covered with medals, American Flags worn as headdresses, pirate outfits, cavaliers and miniskirts so short that Carl Larson described them as ‘A pride of loins.’”
The HippieAcademy, July 19, 1967.
Opening Reception: Sat., April 14. 3:30pm – 5:30pm.
Exhibit: From April 3 through April 30, 2012
Cafe & Lounge Galleries hours:
Wednesday & Thursday: 5:30-9:30pm
Friday and Saturday: 12-10:30pm
Sunday: 12-9:30pm
Theater Gallery: By appointment only
Mangos With Chili @ La Peña Cultural Center
Mangos with Chili will be @ La Peña Cultural Center April 6, 2012 – 8pm
Like Behind the Music but so much better, this evening offers a first hand glimpse into the making, growth and evolution of Mangos With Chili, North America’s floating cabaret of queer and trans people of color performance artists. Featuring Co-Directors Cherry Galette and Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha and artists from our first 5 years, this event will be part celebration, part birthday party, and part talk show featuring facilitated Q&A, video diaries from former Mangos artists, and teasers from our upcoming 2012 season, including our upcoming National Queer Arts Festival production, “Reclaiming the Rites,” in June 2012, and our 5 year anniversary “Resurrection” tour. More artist info TBC, but save the date!
Mangos With Chili is a fiscally sponsored project of CounterPULSE and is supported by funding from the Horizons Foundation.
La Mixta Criolla @ La Peña March 31, 2012
La Mixta Criolla will be at La Peña Cultural Center making your feet dance on March 31, 2012.
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Avotcja Jiltonilro – poet, musician, DJ at KPOO (89.5, San Francisco CA) and KPFA-FM (94.1, Berkeley CA)“La Mixta Criolla is a home grown stew flavored with Puerto Rican malaza and Bay Area salsa picante. This magical Music will heal your Soul and take you places you’ve only dreamed about. La Mixta Criolla will make you dance and sing, and bring home to you.”
Spoken Word, Hip Hop, Art & Activism! Amazing talent this Tues. 3/20 & Thur. 3/22
This week is going to be full of ideas, poetic flow, hip hop, art, activism, and inspiration. Come join La Pena this Tues.3/20 for Climbing Poetree and THEN this Thur. 3/22 for Bocas Radioactivas.
Tues. 3/20
Climbing Poetree
Lila Rose, Raw-G, Steelo, Aima the Dreamer, Cleome Bova and Ariel Luckey
“Critical”, “Powerful”, “Heart-Wrenching”, “Magical”, “Raw”
These are some of the words audience members have used to describe Climbing Poetree’s performance.
This duo has sharpened their art as a tool for popular education community organizing and personal transformation.Their voices will take on the stage with other great local talent such as Lila Rose and Aima the Dreamer. A powerful force and energetic pulse not to be missed!
Doors @ 7, $12-15
Thur. 3/22
With Special Guest DJ AL KRAZE (Domincan Republic)