If you are a regular
reader of this blog, you already know that La
Bloga celebrates Latinx culture in its many forms: literature, art, food,
politics, and more. In our different voices, we try to bring you news of where
and how you can join in the celebration—wherever it might be. For us, very
month is Latinx Heritage Month!
And if you’re in Southern
California, one way is to celebrate culture is to participate in the many wonderful
activities and events at Tía
Chucha’s Centro Cultural in Sylmar.
The mission of Tía Chucha’s is to transform community in the Northeast San
Fernando Valley and beyond through ancestral knowledge, the arts, literacy and
creative engagement.
Tía
Chucha’s began as a café, bookstore
and cultural space owned and run by former Los Angeles Poet Laureate Luis J.
Rodríguez,
his wife Trini Rodríguez, and their brother-in-law Enrique Sánchez. Tía Chucha’s provides year-round on-site and
off-site free or low-cost arts and literacy bilingual intergenerational
programming in mural painting, music, dance, writing, visual arts, healing arts
sessions (such as reiki healing) and healing/talking circles. Workshops and
activities also include Mexica ("Aztec") dance, indigenous
cosmology/philosophy, and two weekly open mic nights (one in Spanish, the other
in English). Tía Chucha’s host author readings, film screenings, and art
exhibits as well.
Now is your chance to
celebrate the spirit of Tía Chucha’s at its annual gala, Saturday, October 26, 6:00 p.m., at Plaza de Cultura y Artes, 501 N. Main Street, in downtown Los Angeles. There
will be wonderful food, music, dancing, honorees, and a silent auction.
Tía Chucha's Gala not only
allows the community to come together and celebrate our collective
achievements, it also allows a celebratory space to honor those who have given
to our community. Also, it provides a chance to help raise the much-needed
resources to continue Tía Chucha's mission.
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