Have you met Tia Chucha?
March 13, 2012
Students at Tía Chucha’s learn to play the jarana, a folk instrument popular in the Veracruz region of Mexico.
If you’re seeking robust, homegrown cultural experience in the San Fernando Valley, Tía Chucha’s is a good place to start. This Saturday, March 17, the cultural center and bookstore holds its 11th anniversary celebration.
The event kicks off with ceremonial music and dance by Temachtia Quetzalcoatl, followed by poetry readings, a Womyn’s Art Exhibit, hip-hop dance from The Gr818ers, a puppet show from the Youth Speak! Collective and music from Sueños Dorados and members of El Vuh. There will also be kids’ activities and food vendors on hand.
Tía Chucha’s is a nonprofit organization with a goal of fostering cultural revival in the Northeast San Fernando Valley by providing a forum for visual arts, dance, music, theater, writing and literacy. Its independent bookstore publishes cross-cultural artists from across the country. Chicano author Luis J. Rodriguez co-founded Tía Chucha’s, naming it after a lively and multitalented aunt who inspired him.
The free anniversary celebration takes place Saturday, March 17, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 13197-A Gladstone Avenue in Sylmar. And it’s not too early to start thinking about being a volunteer for Tía Chucha’s annual “Celebrating Words” festival, coming May 19.
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