by the El Reportero’s staff
Bobi Céspedes
“Unite to Fight the Right Wing” is the theme of a protest against anti-abortionists who plan to march on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade in San Francisco.
The counter-demonstration makes common cause between women, immigrants and queers, all targets of bigotry by ultra-conservatives. Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009 at 10:30 a.m., at Market and Embarcadero Streets in San Francisco. For more information, call 415-864-1278 or email. bacorrinfo@yahoo.com.
City College of San Francisco Board of Trustees to meet
The Board of Trustees of the San Francisco Community College District (City College of San Francisco) will hold its regular monthly business meeting on January 29 at 6 p.m. in the Auditorium at the College’s 33 Gough Street facility. The public is invited to attend.
This meeting will be videotaped and telecast Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. on EaTV Cable Channel 27, beginning Feb 4.
For further information, visit the City College of San Francisco website at www.ccsf.edu.
Events at La Peña Cultural Center
- Tardeada. Mexican Music Jam Session. Café Lobby 3 – 6 p.m. FREE Sunday, Jan. 25
- CD Release & Birthday Party for Bobi Cespedes.
- Celebrate the release of Bobi Céspedes’ new CD, Patakin. Enjoy danzones, sones, rumbas, boleros, and original music with Bobi, joined by Jose Roberto Hernández (guitar), Sandy Perez (percussion), Lichi Fuentes & Eric Rangel (vocals), Marco Diaz (piano), Saul Sierra (bass), and Roberto Razon (tres). 8 p.m. $15 adv. $20 dr. Friday, Jan. 30. 105 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, Ca. 94705 * 510-849-2568 www.lapena.org.
Yank Tanks – American cars in Cuba
Chus Alonso y Potaje Ensemble
Description: Yank Tanks is a fi rst look at the phenomenon of classic American cars in Cuba. Like an exotic, endangered species, these colorful cars roam around this island paradise trapped in a 1950’s time warp. As beacons of individuality in a sea of government conformity they represent freedom for those who own them.
Owners who will do almost anything to keep them running. Seeing these old cars in recent films and photographs one wonders how they have maintained them after decades with no spare parts and an embargo by the United States.
After repeated trips to Cuba, the Schendel brothers succeed in taking a close look into the underground world of Cuban cars, finding along the way a gallery of eccentric characters – the curators of the largest, living, automobile museum in the world.
The Tiburon Film Society will present the following film at the Bay Model located at 2100 Bridgeway in Sausalito. For info call (415) 332.3871 on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009 @ 6 p.m.
Chus Alonso and Potaje Ensemble
Chus Alonso and Potaje Ensemble bring the music of their new CD, Flamenco Cat, to East Bay audiences.
Alonso’s compositions mix a spicy blend of contemporary flamenco and Latin American music, and build bridges between musical worlds. Originally from Spain, Alonso moved to California in his mid twenties. Alonso states, “Having one foot in southern Europe and the other in the Americas, I’m passionate about exploring the historical ties connecting Spain’s flamenco and folkloric music with the musical traditions of Cuba and Latin America.”
In 1992, Alonso founded Potaje, an ensemble that seeks to foster a transatlantic cultural exchange building bridges between fl amenco and genres such as Latin, jazz, and contemporary music. Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, 8 p.m. 105 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, Ca. 94705 * 510-849-2568 www.lapena.org.
