Enjoy some great music, connect with neighborhood community, and don’t forget to wear your dancing shoes! CMC joins the bimonthly neighborhood favorite Mission Arts Performance Project (MAPP) to present a series of free performances from group class ensembles—curated by CMC’s Cultural Traditions department—as part of the MAPP events, featuring our talented faculty and student ensembles—from jazz to Latin and more.
We’re thrilled to welcome Jeanne-Marie Hughes, City College of SF Dance Department Faculty with dance partner Alex Hosmer, who will lead two short salsa dance lessons so you can dance the night away!
Saturday, December 7 from 5–9pm
CMC Concert Hall
FREE: RSVP HERE
Event Schedule:
- 5–6pm: Mariachi CMC ensemble and CMC Solera Singers of Mission Neighborhood Center and Coro CMC del Centro Latino de San Francisco—Neighborhood Choir Program for Older Adults & Adults with Disabilities—perform traditional music from Mexico. Directed by Martha Rodríguez-Salazar.
- 6:15–6:30pm: Salsa Dance Lesson
- 6:45–7:30pm: Mission District Young Musicians Program (MDYMP), CMC’s tuition-free youth program performing everything from Cuban danzón to cumbia, Salsa, and beyond.
- 7:45–8pm: Salsa Dance Lesson
- 8–9pm: CMC Cuban Charanga Ensemble led by Tregar Otton, playing Cuban dance music including cha-cha-chá, danzón, guaracha, sóngo, timba, bolero, son-montuno, and salsa.
MAPP is a lively, old-school Mission-wide party, well-attended by folks from the neighborhood and afar with bimonthly events all over the Mission for over 15 years. MAPP is dedicated to cultivating, building and defending the culture, history, character and community in the Mission District—transforming public spaces, non-profits, street corners, BART stations, cafes, bars, taquerias, garages and homes, into venues with free live music, spoken word, performance art, film screenings, delicious food, and a wide range of unique happenings.
Be sure to check out additional CMC-MAPP performance events this year in February, March, and June!