Latino Center of Art & Culture

Viewing hours for our "More than Ordinary" gallery exhibit are every Friday and Saturday 11am-3pm. Tomorrow Miguel Gutierrez Jr. will be hosting the hours so you don't just get a chance to meet the talented photographer behind the photos, but you can ask for the story behind every framed photograph!

We'll see you all tomorrow for gallery viewing hours!

Save the date for THE JOY RIDE, a touring production where the entire story is delivered out of a vintage convertible. The show will open in Los Angeles and make its way to the Latino Center for a showing on October 18th, 2024 at 8PM.

Plot: Four dear friends gather to ride out together, but quickly realize they each have much to reckon with. How, in a time of deep grief, do they dare to claim joy?

Strong language and content, 18 & over only.

For tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-joy-ride-tickets-973833631607?aff=oddtdtcreator

PLEASE NOTE: This immersive experience begins punctually, please plan to be in your seats 10 minutes before show time.

Starring (in alphabetical order):
Darian Dauchan*
Reginald P. Louis
Marlene Luna Castañeda
Ashlee Olivia

Produced by:
Jesse Bliss, Executive Producer
Roger Q. Mason
Gabriela López de Dennis
Jennifer Andrea (yAyA) Porras, Bay Area
Francisco “Franky” Carrillo

Production Team:
Stage Manager: Cameron Roper
Technical Director: Max I. Brother
Costume Designer: Abel Alvarado
Original Score: Audiopharmacy
Dramaturgy: Leon Martell and Jennifer Andrea (yAyA) Porras
Key Art Design: Mer Young
Casting Director: Jami Rudofsky
Social Media Manager: Nastassia Cordeiro
Publicist: Steve Moyer Public Relations

Tickets:
$25 General Admission
$20 Students & Seniors w/ID
$20 per ticket for groups of 10+ (To order group tickets or for more information, please email [email protected])
Food and drinks will be available for purchase.
Wheelchair accessible.
Performances will be outdoor, please dress accordingly.

THE JOY RIDE is supported, in part, by the California Arts Council and the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture.

*Appears courtesy of Actors Equity Association.

Happy Wednesday to you all!

The Latino Center is still raising funds for our Cultural es Fuerza youth. We currently have a raffle for a brand new MacBook Air!

You can purchase tickets via our Venmo: latinocenter916

The number of raffle tickets is unlimited just please include your name and number. You can pick up your physical ticket every Friday and Saturday at the Latino Center from 11am-3pm, which also coincides with our “More than Ordinary” gallery viewing hours. The raffle ends October 5th with the winner being announced on Facebook Live October 12th!

If you’re interested in supporting Cultura es Fuerza outside of the raffle you can also come buy a youth-made tote bag at the Latino Center of Art & Culture every Friday and Saturday from 11am-3pm!

You can message us for any questions. Please spread the word!

Thank you to everyone who attended the opening reception to More than Ordinary this past Friday!

If you missed the reception, you can still visit the gallery for viewing hours every Friday and Saturday from 11am-3pm.

Also keep an eye out for evening pop-up hours hosted by Miguel Gutierrez Jr.!

Join us today for the opening reception of "More than Ordinary," a vibrant photography collection by Miguel Gutierrez Jr.

The reception is from 6:00pm-9:00pm here at the Latino Center. Entrance and parking are completely free and you can park in our parking lot.

If you can't join us tonight, you can stop by the gallery for viewing hours Fridays & Saturdays from 11am-3pm and keep a lookout for POP UP WINE, & EVENING VIEWING HOURS during the month of September, rumor is we may even have some karaoke! So keep an eye out for those posts later this month!

See you all tonight!

Fall Equinox Full Moon Ceremony

The Fall Equinox Full Moon Ceremony is a spiritual gathering that honors the balance of light and dark as the seasons change. This ceremony typically involves reflection, setting intentions, and connecting with nature under the full moon. Participants will engage in meditation, cleansing, and sharing gratitude to embrace the transformative energy of the equinox. It’s a time to release what no longer serves, welcome new beginnings, and align with the natural rhythms of the earth, fostering a sense of community and personal renewal.

Bring water, journal, a cushion, and wear comfortable clothes.

Register on our linktree.com/latinocenter - link in bio
Please arrive at 5:30pm
Ceremony will begin at 6:00pm

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La Ceremonia de la Luna Llena del Equinoccio de Otoño es un encuentro espiritual que honra el equilibrio de la luz y la oscuridad al cambiar las estaciones. Esta ceremonia suele incluir reflexión, establecer intenciones y conectar con la naturaleza bajo la luna llena. Los participantes realizan rituales como meditación, limpia, y gratitud para abarcar la energía transformadora del equinoccio. Es un momento para soltar lo que ya no sirve, dar la bienvenida a nuevos comienzos y alinearse con los ritmos naturales de la tierra, fomentando la renovación personal y comunitaria.

Traer agua, una libreta, algo cómodo en que sentarse, y ropa cómoda.

Inscribete en linktree.com/latinocenter - encuentra en enlace en nuestra biografia
Favor de llegar a las 5:30pm
La Ceremonia dará inicio a las 6:00pm

Our opening reception for "More than Ordinary," a collection of photography by Miguel Gutierrez Jr. is this Friday evening from 6:00pm-9:00pm at the Latino Center!

This is Miguel's first solo-exhibition and we are so grateful that he is trusting us with the gallery debut of his work. This collection is about celebrating Latino/Latinx/Latine culture. Across the United States and across Mexico's states, the way people celebrate, identify with their cultural roots, and find community is so different and yet so beautiful.

This collection is about celebrating cultura, celebrating the people, and celebrating the fact that we can always find community anywhere we go.

Join us this Friday for a night of drinks, music, community, and celebrating Miguel's first gallery exhibition!

We are excited to announce that we were one of the organizations accepted into Social Venture Partners' Fast Pitch program!

This program is overseen by SVP boardmember Jay Thomas and is geared to coach organizations on crafting pitches for donors. Coaching helps bring out the strenths of the nonprofit speaker and improve weaknesses in the pitch they're crafting. Feedback is provided for groups and overall, the Latino Center's ability to connect with future sponsors is the focus of our participation.

A huge thank you to SVP for the inclusion and thank you to RichieRichie916Visuals for these beautiful photographs!

The Latino Center of Art and Culture is proud to host MORE THAN ORDINARY, an exhibition of new works by photographer Miguel Gutierrez Jr. The opening reception will be Friday September 6th, 2024 from 6-9pm at the Latino Center.

The photographs in MORE THAN ORDINARY include portraits and documentary photographs of Latinx cultural celebrations from California, Texas, New Mexico and Mexico. These celebrations are full of vibrancy and beauty, across borders and states where cultural identity is formed by community and pride. While some may see traditions as everyday or ordinary, Miguel sees something more - with these photos the artist presents the greatness he sees from behind the lens.

Miguel Gutierrez Jr. is a multimedia producer, photojournalist and the current Visuals Editor at CalMatters, a nonprofit news organization covering the stories of California. Prior to CalMatters he was the Photo Editor at the Texas Tribune in Austin, Texas where he traveled to the Texas-Mexico border to cover the migrant caravans, visited migrant shelters in Reynosa, Nuevo Laredo, Monterey, and traveled to Guatemala to cover the effect of President Trump’s immigration policies. During the height of the COVID pandemic, Miguel followed “last responders” and first responders in the Rio Grande Valley, and was present at the protests against police brutality and the death of George Floyd. He holds a double M.A. in Journalism and Latin American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin and a B.A. in Latino Studies from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Join us on September 6th for a night of music, drinks, and community!

A beautiful evening at South Side park. Thank you Sol Colective and NorCal Resist for putting on the community get together. ❤️❤️❤️

We want to give a huge thank you to MADE Studio and Ruben Reveles for hosting the Cultura es Fuerza youth and teaching them how to make our Frida Tardeada tote bags.

This is what supporting Sacramento youth looks like. We are so thankful to spaces like MADE Studio that give youth these opportunities and we cannot wait to go back!

We currently still have Frida Tardeada tote bags for sale and all proceeds go to funding more opportunities like these for our Cultura es Fuerza youth just stop by the Latino Center and ask for your very own bag!

Hello everyone, the Oaxacan celebration is moving to La Familia Maple Neighborhood center and being organized by Vidal Beltrán in partnership with Brown Issues and the Latino Arts Network.

We are pleased to share this news and to see the foundational work that the Latino Center has done for this event continue. We look forward to supporting this new event and our Oaxacan community!

For any information follow Brown Issues.

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Hola todos, la celebracion Oaxaqueña se trasladará a La Familia Maple Neighborhood Center. Este evento es liderado por Vidal Beltrán en colaboración con Brown Issues y Latino Arts Network.

Nos complace compartir esta noticia y ver que el trabajo fundacional que el Centro Latino ha hecho siga adelante. ¡Estaremos apoyando a este evento nuevo y a nuestra comunidad Oaxaqueña!

Por más información sigan a Brown Issues.

Thank you to everyone who came out for our Frida Tardeada, the first Night Market of 2024 hosted here at the Latino Center!

Thank you to all of the artists who donated art and congratulations to all of the winners! Thank you to all of the volunteers who took time to support our event. Seeing community come together is why we do the wor

A huge thank you to DJ Niayuku and Sin Color for the beautiful music!

Stay tuned for the next night market!

Photography by: Jorge Quintana

Today is the day! Join us for our first-ever Frida Tardeada & Night Market from 5:30pm-10:00pm here at the Latino Center of Art & Culture! You can expect music by DJ Niayuku and Sin Color, delicious food, vendors from all over Latin America, raffles, a Frida Runway Pageant and so much more! Bring your family and join us tonight!

Suggested donation for entry is $10 and parking is FREE and located at 2300 Front Street, just up the street from the center.

We are still welcoming artist donations, all artists who want to donate please bring your art piece to the Latino Center table.

See you all soon!

Hello everyone. Come out this evening and support the youth. It will be a Night Market with accents of Frida spirit. And Mother Earth has graciously showed up with beautiful weather for us to enjoy.

Call to all artists!

Do you have works of art you want to donate to our Frida Raffle?! We are still welcoming art donations! All artists who donate will receive FREE entry to our event.

Raffle tickets are $5 and all funds raised will go to our youth program Cultura Es Fuerza!

Raffle winnings include beautiful community art and 3 $100 gift cards to Tower Cafe! Thank you Tower Cafe for your donation!

If you would like to donate any art pieces, bring your pieces tomorrow during the event!

See you all tomorrow!

Tomorrow we will have our first ever Frida Tardeada & Night Market from 5:30pm-10:00pm here at the Latino Center.

We are so excited to announce that Sin Color will be performing a repertoir of her incredible music!

Sin Color is the electronic pop music project founded by Crisia Regalado. Crisia is a sporano coloratura and has been performing since she was 10 years old. Right before the pandemic, she returned to school and attended the Herb Alpert Music Academy Applied Program in Los Angeles and is now a junior transfer studying Vocal Performance with Mezzo Soprano Zoila Muñoz at UC
Davis. Regalado’s passion for singing transcends traditional genres and stretches across various corners of music.

Join us tomorrow for our Frida Night Market and as always PARKING IS FREE and located at 2300 Front Street, just up the road from the center!

Buy your tickets now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/frida-tardeada-night-market-tickets-946882429837?aff=oddtdtcreator

See you all tomorrow!

🌿✨ At Teatro Nagual, our commitment to social justice and continuous community outreach is a core part of who we are. As part of our mobile social justice pillar, we’re excited to collaborate with La Familia Counseling Center on another new short play, Vámonos de Camping, about Latinos and the outdoors for the Juntos Afuera program. 🎭🌳

Check out our amazing actors at rehearsal! While this isn’t a public event, these activities align with our mission to encourage people to spend more time in nature and to make a positive impact through the arts. 💪❤️

The evening at the Comedor Amor

We are just 3 days away from our first Frida Tardeada and Night Market!

Day of you can expect a night market filled with vendors from all over Latin America, music by DJ Niayuku, raffles, a Frida Kahlo look-alike Runway (so bring your best Frida Kahlo attire!), and more!

We also hear that our artist Ruben Reveles will be having a secret Karaoke session, but don't tell him we told you!

Entry is a suggested donation of $10 but you're always welcome to donate more. All funds will go to our Cultura es Fuerza program that teaches traditional Mexican dances to youth for free. Our youth will also be selling tote bags with quotes from Frida Kahlo so keep an eye out for those at the Latino Center table!

So join us on Saturday and visit our first ever Frida Tardeada and if you're interested in supporting the event, we are still looking for volunteers! Sign up at our Linktree!

Hello everyone, we are in need of volunteer support for our Frida Tardeada & Night Market this Saturday!

We have shifts available all day from 5:30pm-10:00pm. Snacks and drinks will be provided for all volunteers. Volunteer support is needed for various areas including clean up and breakdown, front door welcoming, tabling, and more!

If you're free this Saturday and want to support us, sign up here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSecA6RJwn1akf6NpaPWHDIZjtFzcFx6ENsVZ0IrxC-gaH0Fnw/viewform

📣 ANNOUNCEMENT 📣

DJ will be joining us and playing las mejores rolas at our Frida Tardeada & Night Market on July 27! 💃🏽

¿Sabías que . . . ? / Did you know?
Niayuku is a variation of the Tu’un Savi (Mixtec) word “ñayuku”, which translates to wild or indomitable woman.

We can’t wait for the buenas vibras and indomitable spirit that DJ Niayuku will bring to our Frida Tardeada.

GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY! linktree.com/latinocenter
Link in bio

All the funds raised will go towards the the youth program Cultura es Fuerza 💃🏽

So, bring your dancing shoes and your cartera / wallet and join us for a joyous evening supporting our youth!

And don’t forget to DRESS LIKE FRIDA!! 🌹

More ceramics workshops coming your way!

Angie of will be having another Accessible Ceramics Workshop this coming Saturday, July 20 from 11am - 2pm at the Latino Center of Art and Culture.

AND

Gia Moreno is coming back with another “Pinch a Heart” Ceramics Workshop on Wednesday, July 31 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm also at the Latino Center of Art and Culture!

Both workshops have limited seating - sign up NOW!

Suggested donation $15 - no one will be turned away.

SIGN UP at linktree.com/latinocenter (link in bio).

This year on July 27th we will celebrate the vibrant spirit of Frida Kahlo and the powerful essence of culture at this unique FUNDRAISING EVENT, combining the theme of "Fiesta de Frida" and our youth program Cultura es Fuerza.
This event will be led by our Cultura es Fuerza youth and the suggested donation is $10.00.

Funds raised will go towards the Cultura es Fuerza program and scholarships.
Cultura es Fuerza teaches twenty youth, ages 15-22, traditional dances from Mexico, their significance and historical context, culture, Spanish language skills, and practical life skills, for FREE.

Vendor applications are also up for any vendors who want a spot at the night market. Save the date, we look forward to seeing you all here as we celebrate Frida Kahlo in a new way. Also bring your Frida shirts, earrings, bags, and bonus points if you dress like Frida!

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Este año en el 27 de Julio celebraremos el espíritu vibrante de Frida Kahlo y la esencia de nuestra cultura en este evento para RECAUDAR FONDOS que combina el tema de "Fiestas de Frida" y nuestro grupo juvenil Cultura es Fuerza.
Este evento será liderado por nuestros jóvenes de Cultura es Fuerza y la donacion sugerida es $10.00.

Los fondos recaudados serán para el programa y becas de Cultura es Fuerza.
Cultura es Fuerza le enseña danza tradicional de México a 20 de jóvenes de edades 15-22, su significado, contexto histórico, habilidades el idioma español, y habilidades prácticas para la vida, GRATUITAMENTE.

También ya esta activa la aplicacion para vendedores que quieren lugar en nuestro mercado. Aparten la fecha y traegan sus playeras, arrecadas, y bolsas de Frida y puntos de bonificación a las personas que vengan vestidas como Frida!