Compiled by the El Reportero staff
El Grito, or “the Cry”, represents one of the most iconic Mexican civic celebrations. It recalls the moment in which father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a priest in the village of Dolores, rang the bell of the parish on the morning of Sept. 16, 1810 and called Mexicans to rise against the Spanish crown and fight for independence.
This year, San Francisco Civic Center Plaza will host a historic Grito in partnership with the Mexican Consulate, City and County of San Francisco, and community partnership, Thursday Sept. 15 from 4 to 7 p.m., with the Grito ceremony itself at 6 p.m. Please join us to celebrate this important day, enjoy traditional Mexican music and dance, and enjoy food from a local food truck as well.
Flamenco Guitarist Antonio Rey “FLAMENCO SIN FRONTERAS”
Flamenco Sin Fronteras with Flamenco Guitarist and 2020 Latin Grammy Award winner Antonio Rey. with guest Artists El Pepele Flamenco Singer, Carola Zertuche Flamenco Dancer, Jorge Liceaga Flamenco Guitarist and Diego Alvarez Percussionist.
Brava Theater Center, 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, Sun, Sep 18, 2022, 7 p.m. Cover $50 – $75.
Meet the artist: Fernando Martí
Fernando Martí is a printmaker, writer, community architect and housing activist based in San Francisco. Originally from Ecuador, he has been deeply involved in the City’s struggles for affordable housing, ecological justice and the reclamation of the commons since the mid-90s. His illustrations, etchings, linocuts, screenprints, public constructions and altar ofrendas reflect his formal training in urbanism, his roots in rural Ecuador and his current residence in the heart of Empire. His work is an attempt to reclaim ancestral traditions of place toward building a liberatory Latin futurism.
Find out how Martí became an artist, the stories in his creative work and more in our artist interview.
Join us for our ¡VIVA! artist spotlight featuring Fernando Martí discussing his artistic journey and work. Oct. 5, 7 p.m. Online.
