by the El Reportero’s staff
La Krudas and Sandy Perez
Join us for an evening of hip hop and Afro Cuban folklore! La Krudas & Sandy Pérez. Special guest Sandy Pérez will join all female Cuban hip hop group Las Krudas. Please join us to witness the intersection of turntables and congas celebrating culture from the old to the new! 9 p.m. $10 adv. $12 dr. On Sat. March 6. Also La Peña brings Café Rumba. Community participatory event. The Afro-Cuban folkloric drums, dances, and songs of rumba. Rumba is the word used for a group of related, community-oriented, musical and dance styles in Cuba. Rumba developed in rural Cuba, with strong influences from African drumming and Spanish poetry and singing. From 3:30 – 6 p.m. Free. Sundays, March 7 & 12. For more info call 510-849-2568 ext. 15. fena@lapena.org.
Cancer prevention institute of California hosts March 6 in San Francisco
“Beyond Breast Cancer” – the Bay Area’s most comprehensive annual conference about breast cancer issues — is scheduled for Saturday, March 6 at the Presidio in San Francisco where experts convened by the Cancer Prevention Institute of California (formerly the Northern California Cancer Center) will provide new and practical information about issues ranging from controversial mammography guidelines to the latest treatments for this life-changing disease. Co-sponsored by the Stanford Cancer Center, the 9th Annual “Allison Taylor Holbrooks/Barbara Jo Johnson Breast Cancer Conference” is scheduled for 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Golden Gate Club in the Presidio, San Francisco.
The Cancer Prevention Institute of California (CPIC) conference will feature eleven cancer experts as well as survivors who will explore and deliver straightforward and topical information for breast cancer survivors, their families, friends and medical professionals.
Grand Opening for new Resource Center in the Mission
Laza Adelante (www.plazaadelante.org) is hosting its Grand Opening celebration. Speakers at the press conference include Mayor Gavin Newsom, Supervisors David Campos and Chris Daly, Assembly member Tom Ammiano, State Senator Mark Leno and community members and non-profit leaders. The Grand Opening Celebration will close down 19th street between Mission and Capp and feature live music by local Latin hip-hop funk band Bayonics, Aztec dancers, and a live DJ. Free tax preparation sponsored by Bank of the West will take place throughout the day, as well as MEDA sponsored workshops on homeownership and business development. The event will feature a press conference beginning on Saturday, March 6th, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. and ribbon cutting ceremony followed by a community festival and non-profit resource fair that takes place until 4 p.m.
