by Magine Quintailla R.
Sweet smell of death
The Children Symphonic Orchestra of Mexico “ Cedars, ” City College of San Francisco and the Consulate General of Mexico, will present a concert greeting Cinco de Mayo, date in which the Battle of Puebla is commemorated, where Mexican troops defeated the French army.
The students who will offer this concert will receive music classes from endowed Mexican artísts.
The program initiates with the presentation of diverse dnce groups, later the presentation of the CEdar Symphonic Orquestra, and concludes with mariachi music.
This event will take place on Saturday, May 3rd, from 5:00 p.m at the community Health and Wellness Center gymnasium located at the Ocean Ave. Campus, 50 Phelan. Admission is free.
Festival of poetry
Several organizations from the civil society organize a festival of poetry greeting the beginning of international working class vacations.
In this activity will participaate outstanding national and international poets of the importance of Alejandro Murguía, Margarita Zamora, Jose Montoya, Nina Serrano, Leticia Hernández, Roberto Vargas, Adrián Arias, Mamcoatl, and many more.
El evento se realizará el miércoles 30 de abril, de 6:00 a 7:00 p.m. en el Centro Cultural de la Misión para las Artes Latinas, ubicado en el 2868 Mission St. Para mayor información visite el sitio www.missionculturalcenter.org.
Presentation of a Sweet Smell of Death
Guillermo Arriaga writer and professional narrator will present one of his last creations Sweet smell of death novel.
This is a fascinating novel in which passion and pride dictate each of the decisions of the personages, in this text revenge turns into destination and truth appears in its most ambiguous and devastating facet.
Guillermo Arriaga
This event will take place on Wednesday April 30, on the third fl oor at the San Francisco Main Library, 100 Street Larkin, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. For more information call (415) 557-4430.
Meeting of young artists of the Latin world
La Peña Cultural Center will present two of the youngest and influential composers of Mexico and Puerto Rico, Mauricio Díaz, The Bone of Mexico, and Fernandito Ferrer, of Puerto Rico.
Ambos estarán por primera vez juntos en el Área de Bahía, Díaz crea diálogos simpáticos con el rítmo de su guitarra y Ferrer se ha destacado como un pionero joven en el mundo de los compositores.
Meeting of young artists of the Latin world
La Peña Cultural Center will present two of the youngest and most influential composers of Mexico and Puerto Rico, Mauricio Díaz, The Bone of Mexico, and Fernandito Ferrer, of Puerto Rico.
Both will be for the first time together in the Bay Area, Díaz creates nice dialogues with the rítmo of his guitar, and Ferrer has stood out as a young pioneer in the world of composers.
The concert will be presented on May 1 and 8, in La Peña Cultural Center, located at 3105 Shattuck avenue, Berkeley. From 8:00 p.m. Admission 10 $. For more information call 510-849-2568 or visit: www.lapena.org.
Grand March on May 1
United Workers Without Borders invites you not to be absent at the grand march of May 1st to ask for amnesty for all undocumented workers and to declare that “ We Are hard-working people, not criminals. ”
The meeting will start at 2 p.m. at Dolores Park Pain (Dolores and 18th Sts., to then go out towards the Civic Center in front of SF City Hall, where there will be a big meeting at 5 p.m. For more information call 933-2319, e-mail: sfamnistia@gmail.com.
Another march against immigration raids
Several pro-human rights organizations are organizing a big march against immigrants’ raids taking place in the United States.
This march, which it will take as a motto “ no to the war, no to the wall, no to the raids, “ will take place on May 1, initiating from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. with the presentation of cultural acts in the Oalkland Fruitvale Bart Plaza. It will take off from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on International Blvd., concluding with a cultural act from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank Ogawa.
