by the El Reportero’s staff
A poetry nonprofit event to promote culture and literature. The organizer, poet Katia Barillas, started this weekly event with the main objective of promoting her book, a poetry collection of 451 unpublished works authored by her on March 11th this year. It also seeks to encourage other poets and amateurs to open up and participate in these readings.
Every Wednesday from 6-8 pm at Restaurant Los Yaquis, in 324 South Van Ness Ave, between 14th and 15th Streets, San Francisco.
Seeds of Film screening in support of Prop 37
In the spirit of health and well-being of all Americans, Nutiva is presenting free public screening of the film “Seeds of Freedom,” a 30-minute film about the affect of GMO seeds on global farming in support of the November 6, 2012 Prop. 37 Right To Know.
Following each screening are panel discussions about the integrity of our food system, featuring speakers supporting the Campaign to Support ‘The Right To Know’ and Yes On California Prop 37.
At East Bay Center for the Performing Arts, 339 11th Street, Richmond, California. On Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 6 pm. Admission is free. www.seedsoffreedom.info.
Caravanserai 15th Anniversary Party with Ruckatan
This is a Santana Band tribute that will take place at Club Fox, 2209 Broadway St. Redwood City, California.
Now in it’s 15th year, Caravanserai has established itself as the most widely known Santana Tribute band in the country. This is the group the San Jose Metro declared “The Top Santana Tribute” and the San Francisco Examiner called “The Country’s Pre-eminent Santana Tribute Band”.
Originally a replication of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Santana’s legendary early days, Caravanserai has grown to include material from all eras of Santana’s 30-year history. Painstaking care has been taken in the recreation of early and new music performed by this band of journeymen from the San Francisco Bay Area.
All the instrumentation used by Santana over the years are here, with some of the best musicians in the Bay Area.
Ruckatan Latin Tribe is composed of seven players who have all contributed to the local Latin Rock scene in the Bay Area and internationally with various Latin, Reggae and Rock acts. Ruckatan is a fusion of Latin and Reggae.
On Saturday Nov. 3, at 8 p.m. Tickets: $12 adv. / $15 door. For info call at 650.369.7770 or Latin Rock Inc
Hive PopUp Digital Media Workshops for Teens
Free digital media workshops including: 3D printing (faces and action heroes); claymation studio; DJ turntable skills; environmental poetry and issues; filming and digital flipbooks; lego building; mobile citizen journalism video-making; multi-plane animation; motion gaming technology and 3D avatars; recording and radio broadcasting; PopCorn and Thimble toolkits.
Two days of digital media literacy and fun for middle and high school youth (ages 11-18). Media and arts organizations will offer free tools and workshops for youth to play with the web, remix, remake, and recreate to save the earth.
Oct. 26 & 27, Ortega Branch Library, 3223 Ortega St., San Francisco.
