by Magdy Zara
As part of the monthly programming of the First Fridays of the South, the Movement of Latin American Art and Culture (MACLA) will be presenting Bocafloja, an artist of Afro-indigenous descent from Mexico City.
The South First Fridays art walk in downtown San Jose is a self-guided evening tour of galleries, museums, and independent creative businesses that features art exhibits and special presentations.
Bocafloja is an interdisciplinary artist, his work addresses themes such as the Global South, decoloniality, critical race theory, and the African diaspora in Latin America, he is recognized as one of the first artists in Latin America who used the classical structure of hip hop and poetry as an effective model of critical pedagogy among impoverished communities.
Bocafloja will perform two free 45-minute sets on November 1, the first starting at 7:30 p.m. and the next at 8:30 p.m. at the Macla Castellano headquarters located at 510 South 1st Street, San José.
Day of the Dead in Watsonville and at the San José Museum of Art
In the framework of the Day of the Dead, different cultural and social organizations have prepared activities to remember and pay tribute to their loved ones who are no longer in this earthly world.
Such is the case of Watsonville Plaza, who have organized their 7th Annual Day of the Dead, to honor their ancestors and deceased loved ones, with offerings, performances, practical activities, films and food.
Artists and artisans will display their unique creations around the plaza at the Arte Del Corazón Market of the Dead on Romo Lawn.
At dusk, the films “Eternity” and “The Book of Life” will be screened
The invitation is at Watsonville City Plaza, 358 Main St, Watsonville, this Friday, November 1 from 4 to 9 p.m.
Then the San Jose Museum of Art has scheduled a diverse and multicultural event that will feature sugar skull decorations, skull portraits, a contemporary take on traditional motifs, and unique painting techniques used to create layered works of art.
At noon, the Lincoln High Mariachi will perform.
Special visit of the Agüizotes and El ToroVenado
This weekend, La Cocinita Nica brings you from Masaya to the Agüizotes and El Toro Venado, in a riot of tradition, art and culture, the event will take place in Roccapulco on November 2 at 8 pm, along with the Philharmonic Band.
Meanwhile, artist Lissa Jones, raised in San Jose from a multicultural family, will exhibit her work, which is a fusion of everyday life with cultural ritual.
This celebration will take place this Saturday, Nov. 2, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the museum’s headquarters located at 110 South Market Street, San Jose. Admission is free.
Walk for Apraxia: Walk to Help
The 2024 San Francisco Walk for Apraxia event will be held to benefit children with apraxia of speech (CAS).
The Walk for Apraxia is the largest fundraising and awareness event supporting children affected by childhood apraxia of speech in the U.S. and Canada.
Organizers of the walk reminded that childhood apraxia of speech is a neurological problem that affects the brain pathways responsible for programming the sequence of movements necessary to produce speech.
They added that funds raised through the Walk for Apraxia support the programs and services of Apraxia Kids, the leading nonprofit dedicated to strengthening support systems in the lives of children with apraxia of speech. Their fundraising and donations have helped it grow to serve families across the country, ensuring that there are still children who have not been reached.
The walk is this November 2nd, starting at the Little Hands Occupational Therapy & Larkspur Path, located at 500 Tamal Plaza Ste 505, Corte Madera starting at 9 a.m. Registration is free.
SF Latino Film Festival Concludes
To close the SF Latino Film Festival, the film Prodigal Daughter, a documentary by Mabel Valdiviezo, is scheduled to be screened again.
Prodigal Daughter is a film about a Peruvian immigrant who has been estranged from her family for many years and living in San Francisco and one day decides to take a trip to her hometown.
The film takes us on a journey to her past, present, to explore her family ties, her identity and the transformative power of art.
