CMC will be closed on Sundays for the Summer:
6/27, 7/4, 7/11, 7/18, 7/25, 8/1, 8/8, 8/15, 8/22, 8/29
CMC will be closed on Sundays for the Summer:
6/27, 7/4, 7/11, 7/18, 7/25, 8/1, 8/8, 8/15, 8/22, 8/29
PASEO ARTISTICO: History Matters in the Mission
October 23, 2021
Indoor and Outdoor Events 12:00–6:00PM
CMC performance at 3:30PM
outside Adobe Books
3130 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
CMC joins Acción Latina’s community art stroll Paseo Artístico: History Matters in the Mission, for a celebration of arts, culture, and political history in the Mission District up and down 24th Street, from puppets to dancers, visual and performing artists, and historical archives to modern-day augmented reality technology. Alongside local artists, CMC will present an intergenerational performance by CMC’s Mission District Young Musicians Program, featuring collaboration between students, faculty, and alumni to celebrate the innovative Latin music program and kick-start CMC’s Centennial celebration of 100 years of music for everyone. Performers include MDYMP, Older Adult Choir singers, CMC alumni-turned-faculty-members Nena Aldaz, Erick Peralta, Cecilia Peña Govea (aka La Doña), Miguel Govea, and more to be announced. Program includes original music by Marco Diaz (CMC alum and previous faculty).
MASKS REQUIRED
History Matters in the Mission (HMM) documents important cultural, artistic and political events in the Mission District based on the archival material from 50 years of El Tecolote Bilingual Newspaper, and interviews with local legendary artists and activists including Yolanda Lopez, Michael Ríos, Juan Gonzales, Joan Holden and Carlos Barón. Lead artist and director Paul S. Flores interviewed each local luminary to craft performances as both interpretations and reenactments of important events in The Mission from the 1970’s that still resonate today. Flores collaborated with choreographer Vanessa Sanchez, who also plays Yolanda Lopez, and musician Pedro Gomez, costume designer Jessica Recinos, puppeteer Jonathan Youtt, actress Edna Mira Raia, and Augmented Reality designer Shamsher Virk, to recreate the sounds and looks of the five Mission luminaries whose stories will be performed at different sites along 24th Street. Each site will host a 5-10 minutes performance highlighting one of the local legends. Augmented Reality (AR) featuring videos, artwork and archival photos from El Tecolote will be available for viewing through your smartphone at select locations along the Paseo route.
“The Mission really became a Latino neighborhood in the late 1960’s. It was around then these legendary local artists I interviewed found themselves in the Mission in 1968 during the Strike for Ethnic Studies at SF State, and the Black Panthers movement,” says director Paul S. Flores, who also wrote the street theater project. “From 1970-1977 the Mission exploded with Latino culture including the mural movement, Los Siete de La Raza, the founding of Galeria de La Raza, El Tecolote Newspaper, establishment of Carnaval and Dia de Los Muertos events. So much of what people recognize about the Mission District of San Francisco, including our burritos and Santana’s Latin rock music really takes off in 1970. But just as the neighborhood was gaining a reputation as a Latino community, BART constructed two stations in the heart of the neighborhood in 1973 on Mission and 24th Street, and 16th Street. Some locals saw the City’s rapid transportation plan as the blueprint for what would become tech based gentrification. Others saw it as an opportunity to educate new visitors about Latino culture in the Mission.”
History Matters in the Mission is a mini historic tour down 24th street presented in the form of a street theater procession with live music on a flatbed truck, dancing in the street, giant puppets, and elements of radical street theater originally introduced by the SF Mime Troupe in the 1960’s, with elements of today’s technology such as networked mobile devices and AR. The Chicana feminist artist Yolanda Lopez, who recently passed away in September, was very inspirational in the project conception during conversations with Paseo Artistico coordinator Paul S. Flores in the Fall of 2019 at Accion Latina. The show is dedicated to her in honor of her artistic and local community contributions. Vero Majano, the Community Music Center’s Mission District Young Musicians Program also feature.
More info at www.paseoartistico.org
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
12PM – Precita Eyes History of Balmy Alley Mural Tour
1PM – Brava Theater (2781 24th Street) Dedicated to Joan Holden
Feat. Edna Mira Raia
History Matters in the Mission Band: Pedro Gomez, Jason Moen, Chris Carter, Baba Daru
Choreographer Vanessa Sanchez. Dancers: Jessica Recinos and Diana Aburto Ibarra
Special guest performer (inside Brava cabaret): Vero Majano “Remember Los Siete”
2PM – Acción Latina (2958 24th Street) Dedicated to Juan Gonzales
Feat. Paul S. Flores, with Vanessa Sanchez
AR by Shamsher Virk
3PM – Harrison & 24th Street (continues to Balmy Alley) Dedicated to Yolanda Lopez
Feat. Vanessa Sanchez
Jessica Recinos and Diana Aburto Ibarra, Batuci drummers
Giant Puppet by Jonathan Youtt
AR by Shamsher Virk
3:30PM – Adobe Books (3130 24th Street) Feat. Community Music Center Mission District Young Musicians Program
with special guests including CMC alumni and Miguel Govea y Familia
4PM – House of Brakes (3195 24th Street) Dedicated to Carlos Barón
featuring Paul S. Flores, with Vanessa Sanchez, Jessica Recinos and Diana Aburto Ibarra
4:30PM – Dance Mission (3316 24th Street) featuring Dance Brigade (inside)
The Bay Area’s original feminist, political dance theater company directed by Krissy Keefer
5PM – 24th Street BART Station (East Side) Dedicated to Michael Ríos
Feat. Paul S. Flores
Pedro Gomez, Jason Moen, Chris Carter, Baba Daru
Vanessa Sanchez, Jessica Recinos and Diana Aburto Ibarra
Cranky painting and moving illustrations by Josue Rojas
AR by Shamsher Virk
5:30PM – Mission Cultural Center (2868 Mission Street) Featuring Mission Grafica exposition
Finale
Learn more at paseoartistico.org
Re-registration for current students to enroll for Winter Quarter is November 8–29. Be sure to check your invoice for holds, and reserve your spot paying your $25 deposit, or request changes by contacting a registrar by November 29. After the Nov 29 deadline, you’ll need to make an appointment with a registrar to re-enroll. Please be aware we cannot guarantee your current time or teacher after the deadline.
CMC will be closed today in observance of Veteran’s Day (no lessons or classes).
The free Concert with Conversation series features world-class musicians performing in the CMC concert hall. Each short concert is followed by a Q & A session, where the audience can learn about the lives, hard-work, and inspiration of these artists.
Grammy Award-winner Jason Vieaux, “among the elite of today’s classical guitarists” (Gramophone), is the guitarist that goes beyond the classical. His most recent solo album, Play, won the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo. Jason Vieaux has performed as soloist with over 100 orchestras in the U.S. and abroad. The evening’s program includes works by J.S. Bach, Leo Brouwer, Pat Metheny, Jorge Morel, and original compositions.
CMC thanks San Francisco Performances for making these concerts free for our community.
This concert will be presented in the CMC Concert Hall with limited-capacity seating, as well as livestreamed online. All attendees must wear masks and present proof of vaccination upon entry to ensure the safety of our artists and patrons.
RSVP HERE to attend the in-person performance. Due to high interest and limited-capacity seating, we expect this event to reach capacity quickly. If you cannot attend please contact us so we can release your seats to other patrons. Seating is first come, first served.
The link to watch the concert online will be shared soon—stay tuned!
Community Music Center prioritizes the health, safety, and well-being of our students, staff, and community members. We adhere to all CDC guidelines and local policies, and continue to closely monitor information from public health officials. Please be aware that events are subject to change to comply with these protocol.
CMC Offices will close early at 5:00 pm November 22–24, 2021.
CMC Offices will close early at 5:00 pm November 22–24, 2021.
CMC Offices will close early at 5:00 pm November 22–24, 2021.
CMC will be closed from November 25–28, 2021 in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. We will reopen Monday, November 29. Have a fun and safe break!
