By Magdy Zara
With the motto “Looking Back, Moving Forward,” the 20th Annual CubaCaribe Festival is underway, aiming to preserve and promote the cultural and artistic traditions of the Caribbean and its diaspora.
Understanding that dance, music, and visual arts can connect people from diverse perspectives, CubaCaribe organizes festivals, performances, classes, and exhibitions to foster a greater understanding and appreciation of Caribbean arts and culture, especially Cuban arts and culture.
For two decades, CubaCaribe has showcased masters of traditional dance, mostly unknown to the Cuban and Caribbean diaspora. During the 14 days of the festival, they will present a festive retrospective of the last 20 years of progress in community, resilience, and joy.
The festival began on April 8 and concludes this Sunday, April 19, taking place simultaneously at various venues in San Francisco and Berkeley.
The cost of registration and admission ranges from $15 to $60. For more information, visit https://www.cubacaribe.org/2026. The ODC Theater is located at 3153 17th Street, San Francisco.
Galería de la Raza presents Alexa Treviño and Anthony Jiménez.
Galería de la Raza presents artists Alexa Treviño and Anthony Jiménez as part of the first installment of the AO Series, the first part of an exhibition that will be divided into three parts.
This first part showcases the work of Alexa “LexMex” Treviño, a first-generation Mexican-American photographer and photojournalist based in San Francisco’s Mission District.
Anthony Jiménez is a second-generation Latino artist, muralist, and educator residing in San Francisco, California. The exhibition is open to the public from March 7th to May 9th, starting at 5:00 pm. Admission is completely free.
Gallery’s Studio 24 is located at 2779 Folsom St., Suite A, San Francisco.
Pre-election information forums are being organized.
San Francisco residents will have the opportunity to hear directly from their candidates in a series of free forums being held before the June 2nd election, organized by the League of Women Voters of San Francisco.
It is important to note that this is a forum, not a debate. Candidates are asked to focus on sharing their positions and not attacking each other.
The first forum will be with the candidates for District 2 of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, on Monday, April 20th, at 6 pm, at Calvary Presbyterian Church, 2515 Fillmore Street, San Francisco. The San Francisco Congressional Candidates Forum will then take place on Wednesday, April 29, at 6 p.m. at the Mission Bay Conference Center, 1675 Owens Street, San Francisco.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 4 Candidates Forum will be held on Tuesday, May 5, at 6 p.m. at Lowell High School, 1101 Eucalyptus Drive, San Francisco.
