Category: Arts & Culture
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December 13th – Posada Navideña
Join La Familia Counseling Center for their Posada Navideña event! Enjoy activities for the whole family including holiday crafts, Santa Claus, music, raffles, resources, hot chocolate & pan dulce, and more. When: 3:30-6:30pm, Friday December 13th Where: La Familia’s Maple Neighborhood Center, 3301 37th Ave, Sacramento CA
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August 28th – Mercado Miercoles with La Familia
La Familia’s summer market series is continuing this August! Join La Familia for an afternoon of family-friendly fun, featuring local vendors, food distribution, activities, health resources, cooling center, and more. Free entry! When: August 28th from 4-7pm Where: La Familia, 3200 37th Ave, Sacramento, CA.
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Tejano Conjunto Festival – Sept. 1st
Another exciting local cultural event to look forward to! The Tejano Festival in Sacramento is a yearly celebration of the vibrant Tejano culture. Known for its lively music, delicious food, and colorful festivities, the festival draws in crowds from across the region. The lineup will showcase the best in Tejano music, attendees can expect an…
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June 26th – Mercado Miercoles with La Familia
La Familia’s summer market series is kicking off on June 26th! Join La Familia at the Maple Neighborhood Center for an afternoon of family-friendly fun, featuring local vendors, food distribution, a water slide, health resources, cooling center, and more. Free entry! When: June 26th, July 31st, and August 28th from 4-7pm Where: La Familia’s Maple…
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Letter from Delano: A Determined Nonviolent Struggle
In March of 1966, Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, Larry Itliong and leaders from the farm worker movement organized a massive march of 300 miles from Delano to Sacramento – the longest protest march ever in the United States at that point. In September 1965, the Delano Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC), mostly made up of…
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The Power of the Word: An Intergenerational Conversation from the Sac Poetry Center
Sunday, April 28, 1 – 3 p.m. Sacramento City College Performing Arts Center US Poet Laureate Emeritus Juan Felipe Herrera: The Power of the Word: An Intergenerational Conversation A Reading & Conversation with Maceo Montoya & Terezita Romo The keynote event for the Literary Festival features Juan Felipe Herrera, supported by Maceo Montoya, Poet, Publisher,…
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Celebrating the Life of Juanishi Orosco
We were saddened to hear this week of the passing of the great artist, Juanishi Orosco, co-founder of the Royal Chicano Air Force Art Collective and major pillar in the mural and Chicano art movement in California. Initially called the “Rebel Chicano Arts Front, it was meant to “foster the arts in the Chicano/Latino community, to educate…
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Juanishi Orosco: Celebration of Life
When: Saturday March 23rd, 2-4 pm Where: Washington Neighborhood Center Join us as we celebrate the life of Juanishi Orosco. Juanishi Orosco was born in Sacramento in 1945. He attended California State University, Sacramento. In 1969, Orosco and others founded the Royal Chicano Air Force. He and other RCAF members created posters for the United…
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Dia De La Tierra 2024
Save the date! Join United Latinos and La Familia Counseling Center for Dia De La Tierra! Live entertainment, food, and educational programming will all be part of this environmentalism-centered festival. We’ll see you there! When: 10 am – 4 pm, April 13th, 2024 Where: La Familia Maple Neighborhood Center, 3301 37th Ave, Sacramento CA
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Women & Girls Festival
When: Saturday, March 9⋅10:00am – 2:00pm Where: Sacramento City College, 3835 Freeport Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95822 Come celebrate International Women’s Day at the Sacramento County Women & Girls Festival! Join in for a day of music, art, resources, and inspiration at this family friendly event, taking place on the Sacramento City College Campus.