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Scientists find that molecules in pomegranates have incredible anti-aging benefits

by Darnel Fernándezby

 

The pomegranate, scientifically known as Punica granatum, is a popular deciduous shrub, thanks to its ruby-red fruit. Considered among the healthiest fruits around, the pomegranate is packed with polyphenols and antioxidants that help deal with a variety of health problems like high blood pressure and atherosclerosis. While previous studies have established that eating a pomegranate could help slow down the aging process, a recent study revealed that a particular compound in the fruit could be responsible for its anti-aging benefits.

The paper, which was published in the journal Nature Metabolism, is the first-ever in-human clinical trial suggesting the supplementation of urothilin A for its anti-aging benefits, mainly due to its influence on mitochondrial and cellular health. Urothilin A is a natural dietary, microflora-derived metabolite found in pomegranate and other foods. This metabolite was shown to stimulate mitophagy — the targeted degradation of damaged mitochondria — and improve muscle health in older animals.

“There are currently no effective solutions to treat age-related decline in muscle function other than months of exercise. This is an important first clinical validation that shows Urolithin A could be a promising solution for the management of healthy muscle function during aging,” said Roger Fielding, a professor at Tufts University who was not involved in the study.

The secret behind pomegranate’s anti-aging powers

Pomegranate, a fruit prized by several civilizations for its large arsenal of health benefits, contains polyphenols called ellagitannins. When ingested into the body, the polyphenols are converted into urolithin A inside the gut. There’s a catch, however: Not everyone can develop urolithin A on their own, so the researchers synthesized the compound.

Researchers from the life science company Amazentis and the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics recruited 60 sedentary elderly patients for the study. They were divided into four groups, with each group receiving either a placebo or urolithin A every day for 18 days total. The team then assessed the efficacy of urolithin A by observing and analyzing the cellular and mitochondrial health biomarkers in the participants’ blood and muscle tissue.

The results revealed that urolithin A stimulates mitochondrial biogenesis — the process by which cells increase mitochondrial mass — in the same manner as exercise. According to the researchers, urolithin A is the only known compound that is able to reestablish the cells’ ability to recycle defective mitochondria. In young people, this process happens naturally. However, as a person ages, his body starts to lose the energy to clean up the leftover dysfunctional mitochondria, which could eventually lead to the weakening of tissues and sarcopenia — the loss of muscle mass. (Related: Easily boost your immune system by eating more pomegranates, study concludes.)

Urolithin A, the researchers concluded, can provide anti-aging effects by improving the functions of the mitochondria.

“This positive clinical translation of Urolithin A shows its potential to play an important role in advanced nutritional approaches to improve mitochondrial health through mitophagy and biogenesis, and, as a result, cellular health in humans,” said co-author Johan Auwerx. “These latest findings, which build on previous preclinical trials, really crystallize how UA could be a game-changer for human health.”

Enjoy the anti-aging benefits of pomegranate by incorporating it into your diet. Don’t know how? Visit Superfoods.news to learn more about pomegranates and other equally healthy foods. Natural News.

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Supreme Court could be headed to a major unraveling of public-school funding

by Nina Totenberg

 

In a case with potentially profound implications, the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority seemed ready to invalidate a provision of the Montana state constitution that bars aid to religious schools. A decision like that would work a sea change in constitutional law, significantly removing the longstanding high wall of separation between church and state.

The focal point of Wednesday’s argument was a ruling by the Montana Supreme Court that struck down a tax subsidy for both religious and nonreligious private schools. The Montana court said that the subsidy violated a state constitutional provision barring any state aid to religious schools, whether direct or indirect.

On the steps of the Supreme Court Wednesday, Kendra Espinoza, a divorced mother of two, explained why she is challenging that ruling.

“We are a Christian family and I want those values taught at school,” she said. “Our morals as a society come from the Bible. I feel we are being excluded simply because we are people of religious background.”

Vocal Supreme Court justices

Thirty-seven other states have no-aid state constitutional provisions similar to Montana’s, and for decades conservative religious groups and school-choice advocates have sought to get rid of them. On Wednesday, though, that goal looked a lot closer.

Five of the justices at some time in their lives attended private Catholic schools, and some of them were particularly vocal. Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that the history of excluding religious schools from public funding has its roots in the “religious bigotry against Catholics” in the late 1800s. He seemed to dismiss arguments made by the state’s lawyer that Montana had completely rewritten its constitution in 1972, without any such bias.

Mae Nan Ellingson, one of the delegates to that convention, said afterward that there were ministers and “people of all faiths” at the convention who overwhelmingly had supported the no-aid provision.

“We didn’t think that public funds should be used to support private parochial education but rather that public funds need to support public education,” she said.

The justices, however, seemed uninterested in that record.

‘A radical decision’

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito compared the exclusion of parochial schools from taxpayer-funded aid programs to unconstitutional discrimination based on race.

That view suggested that Wednesday’s case has the potential for much broader public funding of parochial schools.

It wasn’t enough, for instance, that the Montana court treated all private schools the same way, whether they were religious or not. As Justice Elena Kagan put it, once the Montana court invalidated the tax subsidy for all private schools, weren’t they all “in the same boat?”

No, replied lawyer Richard Komer, representing the religious parents. He maintained that the no-aid provision in the state constitution is itself a violation of the federal constitution. And he also argued that because the state constitution illegally discriminated against religious schools and families, the tax-credit program must be revived. In short, that the state has no discretion to abolish it.

“That would be a radical decision,” said Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

Justice Stephen Breyer wondered where the plaintiffs’ equal-treatment argument would end. He noted major school systems spend billions in taxpayer money to fund the public schools. “If I decide for you,” he asked, would these school systems “have to give proportionate amounts to parochial schools?”

Deputy Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall, representing the Trump administration, basically answered “yes.”

“You can’t deny a generally available public benefit” to an otherwise qualified institution “based solely on its religious character,” he said.

Representing the state of Montana, lawyer Adam Unikowsky told the justices that the states until now have generally had the power “to decide that they’re only going to fund the public school system.”

But Justice Kavanaugh repeatedly seemed to suggest that religious families who want to send their children to parochial schools should be treated equally under the constitution.

Just how far the Supreme Court will go in that regard may depend on Chief Justice Roberts, who, after a long night at the impeachment trial, did not entirely tip his hand.

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US agencies using phone location data for immigration enforcement, report says  

A member of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Removal Operations (ERO) (San Francisco and Northern California) Fugitive Operations teams is pictured during an operation in San Jose, California, U.S. September 25, 2019. REUTERS/Kate Munsch - RC1508D8BAC0

The data is collected from gaming, weather and shopping apps, The Wall Street Journal reports

 

by the El Reportero‘s wire services

 

The Trump administration has reportedly acquired access to a commercial database that tracks the movements of millions of cellphones in the US. The data is being used for immigration and border enforcement, according to sources and documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

The data is reportedly collected from apps for gaming, weather and shopping that ask users to grant them location access. The Journal’s Friday report said the Department of Homeland Security uses the information to detect undocumented immigrants and people who may be entering the US illegally.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly uses the data to identify and arrest immigrants, while US Customs and Border Protection reportedly taps the data to spot phone activity in remote places like the deserts near the Mexican border.

Neither the White House, the Department of Justice nor ICE immediately responded to requests for comment.

 

Pangolins, potential carrier of coronavirus, Chinese scientists say

Pangolins, much coveted for its supposed therapeutic benefits, could be the exact animal that developed the deadly coronavirus 2019-nCoV and transmitted it to humans, Chinese scientists informed on Friday, although other intermediaries were not ruled out.

A team from South China Agricultural University and the Lingnan Guangdong Laboratory announced at a press briefing that they analyzed about 1,000 metagenome samples and discovered the pathogen in 70% of those belonging to those species.

After isolating and identifying the virus, the researchers found that the genetic sequence is 99 percent identical to the strain that currently affects humans.

However, they warned about the possible existence of other intermediate host that ‘bridges’ people and bats -the origin of 2019-nCoV- and recalled the case of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) started in Asia 17 years ago.

‘SARS, for instance, apart from civet cat, other carnivores could spread the microorganism,’ university professor Shen Yongyi explained.

Based on the results, the academic redoubled the call to the public to stay away from wild animals and trusted that the discovery would help clear up as soon as possible the unknowns surrounding the origin of the virus.

 

Lavrov’s visit confirms strengthening of Mexico-Russia ties

he quick but fruitful visit that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov paid to Mexico confirms the strengthening of bilateral relations.

It can be appreciated in the scope of the agreements reached during the Russian foreign minister’s first visit to Mexico since 2010, thus ratifying the solid and diversified foreign policy of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

The talks, although held at closed doors and without much media coverage, show the two governments’ interest in keeping a dynamic and open dialogue on bilateral and global issues, as well as on promoting economic relations and cooperation in several sectors.

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IMMIGRATION: Fight over “public charge” rule change isn’t over

Advocates seek to calm fears

 

by Mark Hedin

Ethnic Media Services

 

The fight over the Trump administration’s effort to change the “public charge” rule continues, advocates gathered on a teleconference call for ethnic media on Jan. 31 agreed, despite a Supreme Court ruling earlier in the week that lifted an injunction blocking its implementation.

The changes instruct the Department of Homeland Security to begin applying tougher standards in considering applications for green cards or for visas to enter the United States. Those standards are now set to take effect on Feb. 24, the Citizenship and Immigration Services agency announced on Jan. 30.

The Supreme Court decision did not rule on the merits of the case. Rather, it found that a lower court had overstepped its authority in October by issuing a nationwide injunction against the proposed changes scheduled to take effect that month.

At the press briefing, Congresswoman Judy Chu of California’s 27th District, along with Mayra Alvarez of the Children’s Partnership and lawyers Alvaro Huerta of the National Immigration Law Center and Madison Allen of CLASP, the Center for Law and Social Policy, discussed the implications of the court’s decision, gave suggestions on what steps people should or shouldn’t take if they’re concerned about how the new rules might affect them, and described what responses their advocates are planning, too.

“Our goal today it to help calm fears,” Chu said.

“The lawsuits to stop this are not over,” Huerta said, citing ongoing cases in California, New York, Illinois (the one state where an injunction blocking implementation of the rule remains in place), Maryland and others.

“These cases aren’t going away,” he said, echoing Chu’s vow that, “I am committed to fighting back.” Chu has introduced legislation in Congress, with 118 co-sponsors, to deny funding for implementation of the rule.

On Jan. 30th, USCIS announced that the agency will only apply the Final Rule to applications and petitions submitted on or after Feb. 24, 2020 (except for in Illinois). DHS will NOT rely solely on an immigrant’s receipt of the newly listed benefits before that date in the public charge determination.

In terms of practical advice for those planning to apply for a green card, a visa to enter the United States or to change their status, the panelists agreed that doing so promptly, ahead of that Feb. 24 date, is advisable. They also warned that people in the country who already have green cards and are thus exempt from public charge assessments should be careful about leaving the country for more than 180 days, as their return would become subject to public charge testing.

Allen, after “strongly encouraging families to learn more,” highlighted four things to remember about public charge rules:

1)      “Use of benefits will not automatically make you a public charge,” she said.

2)      There are positive as well as negative factors that will go into the consideration of green card applications under the terms of the public charge test. For instance, having resources or a job can help. Other considerations include an applicant’s age (between 18 and 61 is best), health, income, assets, resources, education and family.

3)      Use of many benefit programs would not count against an applicant. These include but are not limited to WIC, CHIP, school lunches, health care for pregnant women, and emergency shelters.

4)      A family member’s use of public benefits will not count in how an applicant is judged.

“Information is power,” Allen said. “We encourage you to get the facts and make a plan.” For legal advice, which the panelists all strongly recommended people seek, she suggested the Immigration Advocates Network’s list of free legal services: https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/.

A key criticism of the proposed rule changes is that families will forego public benefits they need and to which they’re entitled, thus endangering themselves and their children, out of caution and exaggerated worry.

“The scope is much narrower than feared,” Huerta said.

But in all cases, the panelists said, it’s prudent to get legal advice. “Get an assessment by an attorney,” Huerta said. “We have to arm ourselves with facts.”

Allen directed listeners to an online FAQ that addresses public charge rules concerns. It’s published by the Protecting Immigrant Families campaign, of which she is a part: https://protectingimmigrantfamilies.org/know-your-rights/.

She also urged people to contact local, state and federal officials to make their positions clear on the proposed rules changes.

Álvarez, criticizing the White House administration’s “relentless attack on immigrant communities” and its “inhumane approaches to immigration” said the proposed public charge rule change and the fears it has stirred up “hurt children’s ability to develop and thrive,” and threaten the country’s long-term economic viability.

Chu, too, had spoken out about the disinformation that fuels the “steady stream of anti-immigrant policies emanating from the White House.”

These policies “disproportionately affect people of color,” she said, and make family reunifications more difficult. So as a society, we lose the common circumstance where immigrants bypass benefits because they are welcomed and helped by family that can provide child care, loans and more.

“The strength of our country is reflected in its diversity,” Álvarez said.

 

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Scholar’s mission: help modern readers discover a Mayan creation story

Book enables modern readers to connect to an ancient story

by Rich Tenorio

When Ilan Stavans first learned about the Popol Vuh as a teenager growing up in Mexico City, he was fascinated by the millennia-old Mayan tale. Decades later, Stavans reconnected with the text and saw it as comparable to other foundational narratives from world civilizations, such as the Bible. Yet he noted a key difference: unlike these classics, the Popol Vuh had remained obscure.

Now Stavans — an acclaimed scholar of the humanities, Latin America and Latino culture at Amherst College — is helping modern readers connect to the ancient story that began as an oral tradition among the K’iche people, who are part of the Maya.

Stavans has released Popol Vuh: A Retelling, a book-length version of the narrative that he hopes will interest a mainstream audience. The book features illustrations from Salvadoran artist Gabriela Larios, whose artwork provides a crucial dimension, Stavans said, as does the foreword by Homero Aridjis, Mexico’s former ambassador to UNESCO.

“My intent in this retelling was to insert the Popol Vuh into the canon of world classics, sagas that represent the birth and development of a nation,” Stavans said. “I have always been puzzled by the total absence of pre-Columbian indigenous aboriginal narratives that tell the story of the various peoples of the Americas prior to the arrival in 1492 of the Europeans in a way that is comparable to The Iliad and the Odyssey, to the Nordic sagas of Beowulf and other similar stories, and even to religious texts like the Bible, the Ramayana, and the Quran.”

Stavans drew multiple comparisons between the Popol Vuh and these texts.“If you see the Ramayana, if you see the Bible, you see literary texts that tell us stories about the gods and humans interacting,” he said. “Stories like the Ramayana are about genealogy, explaining how a people acquired its identity, what its mission is in life.

”That’s what he sees in the Popol Vuh, which he describes as “a beautiful story” about “how the world was created. At the center of it are fallible humans. Within the humans, there’s a kind of selection of one people that is going to honor the deities. That people are the K’iche.”

Stavans lamented that when he was younger, the Popol Vuh and another foundational Mayan text, the Chilam Balam, were treated as anthropological or archaeological items, not as books. He said that he was “angry at the way [that] throughout Mexican history, indigenous cultures had been, like many people in time, fossilized, turned into fossils, seen as historical artifacts, historical entities, not incorporated in any meaningful way into the lens of daily life in Mexico, and even less so in Mexican culture.”

 

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Spike Lee will be president of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival 2020 – reemplaza a Alejandro González Iñárritu

Spike Lee, filmmaker, screenwriter, actor, editor and producer, was announced as president of the jury of the next Cannes Film Festival, which will take place from May 12 to 23. It replaces the Latin American filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu, who became the first president of the largest film festival in the world. See video below.

The American filmmaker has made numerous films that, due to their theme and importance, have become cultured, as is the case of Girl 6 (1996), Malcolm X (1992) or Jungle Fever (1991). He has brought the controversial questions and themes of the time to contemporary cinema.

In 2018, after 22 years of absence, Spike Lee returned to the Festival Competition with the KKKlan Infiltrated tape, with which he showed that his talent had not diminished. This last film earned him the Jury Prize, in addition to his first Oscar Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

“Spike Lee’s perspective is more valuable than ever. Cannes is a natural homeland and a global sounding board for those who awaken minds and question our stances and fixed ideas. Lee’s extravagant personality will surely shake things up, ” said the Cannes Festival Board of Directors, composed of President Pierre Lescure and General Delegate Thierry Frémaux.

Spike Lee will be the successor of Alejandro González Iñárritu, who last year chaired the jury in Cannes, and awarded the Golden Palm to Parasite de Bong Joon-ho, which was part of the special programming of the 17th International Film Festival of Morelia (FICM) and is still a success at worldwide ticket offices.

Previously this chairmanship was occupied by leends like Pedro Almodovar, Sophía Loren and Robert de Niro.

“For me, the Cannes Film Festival, in addition to being the most important in the world, has had a great impact on my film career. I could easily say that Cannes changed the trajectory of who became the world cinema,” said Lee.

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Boxing Schedule – The Sport of Gentlemen

Jaime Munguia passed his first test at middleweight on the night of Saturday Jan. 12 in San Antonio. In his first fight at 160 pounds, the former super welterweight champion scored an 11th-round TKO victory over Spike O’Sullivan in an action-packed fight. … The win improved Munguia’s record to 35-0 with 28 KOs.

Jan. 11: San Antonio (DAZN)
Jaime Munguia vs. Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan, 12 rounds, middleweights
Jan. 18: Verona, N.Y. (ESPN+)
Eleider “Storm” Álvarez vs. Michael Seals, 10 rounds, light heavyweights
Amir Imam vs. TBA, 8 rounds, welterweights
Jan. 18: Philadelphia (Fox/Fox Deportes)
Title fight: Julian Williams vs. Jeison Rosario, 12 rounds, for Williams’ IBF/WBA junior middleweight title
Title fight: Chris Colbert vs. Jezreel Corales, 12 rounds, for vacant WBA interim junior lightweight title
Jan. 25: New York (Showtime)
Danny García vs. TBA, 12 rounds, welterweights

Feb. 1: Haikou, China (ESPN/ESPN Deportes)
Title fight: Jose Ramírez vs. Viktor Postol, 12 rounds, for Ramírez’s WBC/WBO junior welterweight title
Feb. 8: Goeppingen, Germany
Juergen Brahmer vs. Emre Cukur, 12 rounds, for vacant European super middleweight title
Kevin Lerena vs. Firat Arslan, 12 rounds, cruiserweights
Feb. 14: TBA (ESPN/ESPN Deportes)
Top Rank Boxing
Feb. 22: TBA (ESPN-Fox PPV)
Title fight: Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury, rematch, 12 rounds, for Wilder’s WBC and Fury’s lineal heavyweight title
Feb. 28: Huntington, N.Y.
Star Boxing

April 18: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Marcos Maidana vs. Jorge Cali, 6 rounds, cruiserweights

June 14: Canastota, N.Y.
31st annual International Boxing Hall of Fame inductions

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Fur Industry Challenges San Francisco Fur Ban

FICA: San Francisco’s Attack on Consumer Choice is Unconstitutional

 

Released by Fur Information Council of America

 

Monday January 13, 2020 (Porter Ranch, CA) —Today the Fur Information Council of America (FICA) applauds the filing of a lawsuit seeking to overturn San Francisco’s ban on the sale of new fur and fur trimmed coats. The City ordinance/ban prohibits the sale of all fur apparel, including coats, trims, and accessories. It took full effect on January 1st.

The lawsuit argues that San Francisco’s ban, driven by the city health department, is unconstitutional and does not serve a legitimate local interest, such as health or safety. The ordinance is so far-reaching that it even bans fur products regulated by the fish and wildlife agencies and certified under FurMark, a global, science-based program that verifies sustainability and animal welfare in fur production.

San Francisco’s ban also opens the door to greater infringement on consumer choice. The ban was driven by ideological animal liberation radicals who also want to ban wool, leather, cashmere, and other animal-based fibers or food products, such as meat, poultry, eggs, seafood and even pet companionship.

Keith Kaplan, spokesman for FICA, stated: “This ban does nothing to improve animal welfare. True progressivism is not the city council dictating to people that they can’t buy fur or what they must eat or wear, but in supporting science-based programs such as FurMark that ensure sustainability and animal welfare.”

This litigation is one of many such against overbearing California laws, including litigation by the state of Louisiana against a California state law prohibiting sale of alligator byproducts—which recently scored a court victory putting a temporary stay on this ban.

If successful, the lawsuit could have implications for both Los Angeles and the state of California, which passed fur bans in 2019 that go into effect in several years.

 

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Actor, director, comedian and author Cheech Marin is LEAD XI honorary chair/padrino de honor

by Office of Strategic Communications

University of San Bernardino

 

Richard Anthony Marin, better known as Cheech Marin, will be the honorary chair/padrino de honor for the 2020 Latino Education & Advocacy Days LEAD Summit XI, set for March 26 at Cal State San Bernardino.

Each year the summit, which is open to the public and free to attend, brings together teaching professionals and educators, researchers, academics, scholars, administrators, independent writers and artists, policy and program specialists, students, parents, civic leaders, activists and advocates – all sharing a common interest and commitment to education issues that impact Latinos to help them definethe future.

 

The theme for the 11th annual summit is “Movimiento y Compromiso: 50 Years of Challenges, Possibilities, and the Quest for Educational Equity.” The summit programs will revisit and commemorate social movements from the last 50 years, including the birth of Chicano-ethnic studies, the school walkouts/blowouts, bilingual education and the Chicano Moratorium.

“Our audience/membership will be a perfect fit with all the efforts with the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Culture and Industry of the Riverside Art Museum, and this opportunity would serve to share the tremendous economic impact the Cheech Marin Center will have on the Inland Empire and how the museum in our region will elevate us in the art world,” said Enrique Murillo Jr., LEAD executive director and CSUSB professor of education. “Cheech Marin will share how the renovation project is progressing, what types of programs we can expect to see at the ‘Cheech’ and how we can be part of the incredible effort.”

Marin is probably best known as half of the comedic “irreverent, satirical, counter-culture no-holds-barred duo of Cheech and Chong,” as his website states. But he also is an actor, director, writer, musician, art collector and humanitarian.

Born in South Central Los Angeles, Marin met Tommy Chong in Vancouver, British Columbia. Once they moved back to Los Angeles, the duo rocketed into fame, with six of their albums going gold, four of them nominated for Grammys, with the album “Los Conchinos” awarded the 1973 Grammy for Best Comedy Recording. They also appeared in eight feature films.

Marin appeared his own work, written and directed by him, “Born in East L.A.” in 1987. He also appeared on TV, including the crime drama “Nash Bridges” with Don Johnson from 1996-2001, as well as the voice of several animated film characters, including Ramone in “Cars” and Banzai in “The Lion King.”

Off screen, Marin is known as a strong advocate for Chicano art, and began developing his collection in the mid-1980s, according to his website bio. “Much of it formed the core of his inaugural exhibition Chicano Visions: American Painters on the Verge, which broke attendance records during its groundbreaking 15‐city tour during 2001‐2007 to major art museums across the United States,” the website says. “He states, ‘Chicano art is American art. My goal is to bring the term “Chicano” to the forefront of the art world.’”

The portions of his collection have toured more than 50 major art museums in the United States and Europe. In the Inland Empire, Marin has entered into “a partnership with the city of Riverside and the Riverside Art Museum to create the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Culture and Industry (aka ‘The Cheech’),” Marin’s website says. “Slated to open in 2021, The Cheech will become the permanent home for his more than 700 works of Chicano art, including paintings, sculptures, and photography; collectively, the most renowned Chicano art collection in the United States.”

Registration for LEAD XI, which is free, may be done online at the LEAD Summit XI website at leadsummit.csusb.edu. LEAD Summit XI will take place from 8 a.m. to about 4 p.m. at the university’s Santos Manuel Student Union.

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Noche Bohemia with Rubén Darío poetry and Nicaraguan folklore

ANNOUNCEMENT:

The Northern California Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Foundation Announces its Mlk2020 Events “The Time for Justice” January 13-20.

To see the complete schedule for all the coming events, please visit https://norcalmlkevents.odoo.com/schedule

 

by the El Reportero‘s news services

 

A tribute to ‘El Principe de las Letras Castellanas’, Félix Rubén García Sarmiento (his birthday name) will celebrate Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío on Jan. 18.

Everyone is invited to this event in honor of the father of Modernism Ruben Dario with a night full of poetry, folklore and culture.

Present will be Latin Grammy Award Winner Carlos Mejia Godoy presenting his musical interpretations of Ruben’s work giving life to not only our poetry but the Nicaraguan history.

On Saturday, Jan. 18 at 6:30 – 9 p.m., at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, 2868 Mission St, San Francisco.

Free admission, limited space. Arrive early.

 

Salsa group Adelante

What’s best than enjoying a nice evening with salsa played by the hands of a woman?

A leader of her own band, Adelante, Suzanne Cortez has become a tradition in the salsa music scene and a preferred band for many of her salsa dance followers.

On Saturday, Jan.18, at 8 – 11 p.m., at the 7 Mile House – Historic Sports Bar, Grill & Live Music Venue, 2800 Bayshore Blvd, 2800 Bayshore Blvd, Brisbane California.

 

Flamenco at La Peña Cultural Center

In her 7th annual showcase, Flamencura: 7th Annual Melissa Cruz Flamenco presents flamenco artist Melissa Cruz and her dancers.

Doors Open 7:30 p.m. / Show Starts 8 p.m. $20 in Advance/$25 at the Door/$20 Students/Seniors at the door. At La Peña Cultural Center – 3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley.

 

Happy New Year! Ready for the best Rock event in Spanish and the best of Manna music

Get ready because from the same voice of one of Maná’s vocalist and percussionist, he arrives for the first time in three cities in the Bay Area!

We are excited to bring this great tribute to Mana to Northern California with Hector Quintana, 2nd voice and percussionist from Mana. You won’t want to miss this semi-private concert!

On Jan. 22 at Mango’s in Sacramento. For VIP reservations 925-521-4038, info@parceritasproductions.com.

 

‘The last Mambo’ screening and dance party at La Peña Cultural Center

“The Last Mambo” explores the past, present and future of the salsa/Latin jazz music and dance community in the San Francisco Bay Area. After the film screening, there will be a question/answer section with Rita Hargrave, film director, Luis Medina KPFA radio, exploring the future of the Bay Area’s Latin music community.

This screening is a fundraiser and profits and donations will go towards completion of the film.

 

City of Redwood City Launches Pilot Program with Downtown Streets Team

Help the Homeless Get Back into the Workforce and Housing

 

The City of Redwood City recently launched a two-year pilot program run by the Downtown Streets Team to help individuals who are currently homeless, or at-risk of becoming homeless, transition into long-term employment and housing.

To participate, people experiencing homelessness should attend a Downtown Streets Team Weekly Success Team Meeting, held every Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Dragon Theatre, located at 2120 Broadway in Redwood City. At the beginning of the program the volunteers will focus on downtown from 8 a.m. to noon daily. Soon, the team will expand it to other areas of the city.

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