Back to the Picture Latin American Gallery is hosting Gracias Madre: Mercado Sin Fronteras April 28 through May 13. The opening reception is tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. at 934 Valencia St., near 20th Street.

Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and noon p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Mexican folk and fine art, and work from Bay Area artists Ester Hernandez, Juan R. Fuentes and Emmanuel C. Montoya, will be on display and for sale, in celebration of the fantastic contributions that our mothers have made in our lives.

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