Tertulias Literaries
Lunes / 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
MCCLA, La Salita, 2do piso / Gratis - Free
Con la Biblioteca Pública de San Francisco, MCCLA presenta un club literario para adultos en la comunidad de la Misión para leer y discutir libros en español. El Club tuvo mucho éxito desde su comienzo el 23 de abril del 2012 con más de 15 integrantes cada mes. Para más información, por favor llamen a Ricardo Antoni, Bibliotecario de Adultos de la Biblioteca de la Misión al (415) 355-5738.
- Calendario completo del año 2013 y lista de libros que se leerán:
- Enero 28: Pergamino de la Seducción – Gioconda Belli
- Febrero 25: Arráncame la Vida – Angeles Mastretta
- Marzo 18: El Aleph – Paulo Coelho
- Abril 15: La Loca de la Casa – Rosa Montero
- Mayo 20: Las Viudas de los Jueves - Claudia Piñeiro
- Junio 17: El Viaje del Elefante - José Saramago
- Julio 15: Travesuras de la Niña Mala – Mario Vargas Llosa
“If Gender is a Kind of Doing”
Exhibition: April 9 - May 25, 2013.
Opening Reception: Friday, April 12 / 7:00:pm / $5 -$10
MCCLA Galleries
Exhibit curated by: Ella Diaz
Artists: Regina José Galindo, Deborah Roberts, Elizabeth “Oscar” Maynard, Rye Purvis, Laura Lucía Sanz, Lorraine García-Nakata, Ana Teresa Fernandez.
This exhibit privileges formal achievement in visual art, showcasing expertise and training in visual fields; but it also asks “if gender is a kind of doing, an incessant activity performed in part, without one’s knowing and without one’s willing?” (Butler 2004, 35). Engaging Judith Butler’s question, the exhibit analyzes constructions of the female gender by including several compositions of the female form. From painting and drawing, to video and performance art, the works move viewers beyond formal values of art, and toward an understanding of the racial, patriarchal, and classed constructions of gender.
Furthermore, If gender is a kind of doing is an annual show for the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, and, historically, a Latina-only show. This fact complicates the bodies that are on display because many of them represent the female form outside racial definitions of the “Latina,” challenging notions of what is exotic and what is “normal.”
Printed Poems:
New Screen Prints by Calixto Robles
Friday, May 10 / FREE / 6:00pm / MCCLA Zapatista Gallery - 4th floor /
Opening Reception: 6pm-9pm
Exhibition Dates: May 10 - June 12, 2013
I am a printmaker, painter and ceramic sculptor from Oaxaca, Mexico. My work
is inspired by the myths, symbols, colors, and ancient traditions of Meso-America. While in the midst of working, these traditional influences arise spontaneously,
accidentally and in the moment. I use natural and supernatural figures such as angels, eagles, jaguars, horses, hearts, moons, and symbols of peace.
Screen-print allows me to take advantage of textures and use brilliant and vivid colors. I make loose open screen marks combined with drawn and found images.
My focus in painting is to create layered, complex, and magical realms. I rework the image many times completely changing the composition, subject matter, and color, until finally arriving at the finished piece. The paintings pass through many renditions and moods like daydreams.
Calixto Robles
MCCLA & SFSU Anthropology Dept. Graduate Studies present: For the Health of Our People
Friday, May 24, 2013 / Theatre / $10 General /
7:00pm Film Screening - Run time: 30 mins - 8:00pm Q & A /
Taking place in rural Honduras, For the Health of Our People tells the inspiring story of a Garifuna community who worked together to bring healthcare to their people by building the first free hospital in the country.
Told from the heart of members of the community and accompanied by stunning visuals, the film discusses healthcare as a human right and gives recognition to a long forgotten and neglected people who are proud of their rich culture.
Paypal price includes $1 service fee. If you have any questions please contact our Box Office: (415) 643-2785
MCCLA Carnaval Contigent:
"Barrunto en el Barrio"
Carnaval Parade: Sunday, May 26, 2013
Join our contingent today, and dance with our theme of “Barrunto en el Barrio” this year. We’ll be dancing out on the streets, and celebrating Carnaval with the community if you want to join us there as well.
Carnaval Video Party: Friday, June 28, 2013 / 6:00pm / Theatre /
Donations Appreciated
Join the MCCLA contingent dancers, their families and friends
for a FREE video screening of Carnaval SF produced by our very own Multimedia Department! Refreshments will be provided.
See MCCLA Carnval Contigent Site for more info
MCCLA & Me Priva Pictures present:
La Salsa Cubana: Film Screening & DVD-Release Party
Thursday, May 30, 2013 / 7:30pm /
$12 General / Theatre
Run time: 81 mins.
Join us for a very special screening of La Salsa Cubana, the award-winning documentary filled with vibrant dancing, fascinating relationships, fabulous music, and sumptuous imagery, shot on location in Havana, Cuba.
La Salsa Cubana is the first feature film to explore and explain Cuba's de facto national dance, known as casino or Cuban salsa, since it appeared in Havana social clubs during the 1950s. With a soundtrack that features music from some of Cuba's all-time greatest musical legends, this film is an insider's look into the contemporary salsa dance scene in Havana rarely seen outside of Cuba.
After a Q&A session with director Eric Joseph Johnson, we will celebrate the release of this remarkable film on DVD with music and dancing.
Paypal price includes $1 service fee. If you have any questions please contact our Box Office: (415) 643-2785
Beatshop Fundraiser / Featuring Mix'd Ingrdnts
Friday, May 31, 2013 / 6:00pm -10pm /
$15 General, $12 Youth and Seniors With ID / Theatre
Musicians/DJs in the Boston/San Francisco area who want to explore technology and music through the use of our brand new lab facility and studio. This is one of the only cheap and affordable electronic/DJ music workshops in San Francisco. Beatshop is sponsored by Propellerheads Software which helps to keep the costs low.
During the final weeks we design and master our own CDs, create a free Beatshop Mixtape for digital distribution via the web and study different internet marketing techniques.The class at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts in the Mission District is open to all ages and experience levels (beginner and advanced workshops available). Come out to support this program, and make it happen for the youth to take it to the next level in music.
Mix'd Ingrdnts Dance Company site: www.mixdi.com
Paypal price includes $1 service fee. If you have any questions please contact our Box Office: (415) 643-2785
Honrando a los Padres : Mariachi Youth Concert
Friday, June 14, 2013 / 7:00pm /
$15 General, $12 Youth and Seniors With ID / Theatre
Another performance by San Francisco Bay Area Youth Mariachis. Come out and enjoy traditional Mexican music with Mariachi Nueva Generación, Mariachi Nueva Luz de San Marcos, and Mariachi Los Cachorros. Otro concierto de Mariachis Juveniles del Area de la Bahia de San Francisco. Disfrute de pura música Mexicana tocada por jovenes dedicados a tradición