by the El Reportero staff
Festival Fair Oaks
Experimental CartoonDrawing Exhibition & Experimental Photography With Hugh D’ Andrade, guest artist, who will create a live political cartoon mural at the opening reception. This exhibition is in collaboration with the Cartoon Art Museum of San Francisco. Music by Michael Parson’s Trio.
The exhibition started on Aug. 15, but it will continue through out Sept. 12, 2008. Gallery Hours, Tuesday – Saturday , 10-5 p.m.
Main Gallery. At the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts Gallery. At 2868 Mission Street @ 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110, 1/2 a block away from th 24th Street BART Station and is wheelchair accessible. For more info call (415) 821-1155. General admission $2.00. www.missionculturalcenter.org.
7th Annual North Fair Oaks Festival
Come and enjoy with your whole family one of the most diverse fairs in Northern California. Grupo Venus, the crowning of the Queen of Festival, Grupo Lirio, La Sonora Dinamita, Los Cadetes de Linares, and much more in music.
There will Sheriff’s programs for youth on camping, Drug and Alcohol Resistance Education for fi fth graders. It teaches kids how to indentify and reject harmful behavior by showing positive examples and testimonies. These programs also include the Parent Project, to teach parents techniques on discipline to better the relation between parent and children.
View of César Chávez Street which will redesigned, and neighbors are invited to give their opinion at a community meeting.
There will also be mariachi, dance from Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, and much more.
The event kicks off at 11 a.m., on August 24, on Middlefi eld Road between 1st and 5th Avenue in Redwood City.
César Chávez Street Design workshop
Please come to the second public design workshop where we’ll continue our discussion on a vision for an improved Cesar Chavez Street.
The Planning Department will be presenting two preliminary design proposals that refl ect public comment at an earlier workshop in May.
See links below for the overall website, the May presentation, and the results of people’s comments and votes at the May workshop. The upcoming workshop will offer an opportunity for you to comment and help shape these proposals for the reconfiguration of César Chávez Street.
The workshop will be held at Leonard Flynn Elementary School, 3125 Cesar Chavez Street, on Tuesday, Aug. 26, at 6 p.m. for more info call 415-558-6384.
For more information visit the website for CC Puede: (http://www.ccpuede.org/) or cesarchavez@sfgov.org.
Nicaraguans celebrate Augustine Festivities
A long-held tradition in Nicaragua, and now celebrated abroad, the group, Nicaraguan Friendshipment Unity, has organized a tardeada (an afternoon feast) to celebrate the Fiestas Agostinas.
Cristian Castro
There will be delicious Nicaraguan food, cocktails, and music by Alex Ocón. The event, which will be held at Club Caliente, at 298 11th Street, SF, was also organized to collect funds for aid programs for those in need in Nicaragua. For more info and to purchase tickets, call Frank Ayala at 415-902-7752. $15 donation.
Mexican Singer Cristian Castro added to 2008 State Fair FREE Concert Series!
Cristian has demonstrated with his long list of hits that he is one of the most admired Latin artists throughout the Americas and Europe. Aside from that, the singer is known for breaking record sales and filling concert halls worldwide.
General admission to all California State Fair concerts is FREE with the price of State Fair Admission. Cristian is all set to perform at the 2008 California State Fair on Sunday, Aug. 31 on the Golden 1 Stage.
Visit the State Fair Website at www.bigfun.org or call (916)-263-FAIR.
