http://missionlocal.org News From San Francisco's Mission District Fri, 24 May 2013 17:03:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/michelle-tea-on-her-new-book-first-ya-novel/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/michelle-tea-on-her-new-book-first-ya-novel/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 14:30:45 +0000 Tay Wiles http://missionlocal.org/?p=232579 Local author Michelle Tea’s new book, “Mermaid in Chelsea Creek,” will be released by McSweeney’s McMullens May 14. A film of her book “Valencia” (2000) will be released this summer. Tea founded an imprint of City Lights Publishers, Sister Spit, last year. She sat down with Mission Local to talk about her recent works and the processes of writing and reading. Mission Local: Tell us what your forthcoming book is all...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/michelle-tea-on-her-new-book-first-ya-novel/feed/ 2 http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/brava-theater-and-precita-eyes-dazzle-24th-street/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/brava-theater-and-precita-eyes-dazzle-24th-street/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 14:08:39 +0000 Mission Loc@l Staff http://missionlocal.org/?p=232521 By Dan Hirsch A baile folklórico troupe in colorful costumes and traditional Mexican dress, dancers hanging from trees, a drum ensemble and a throng of spectators disrupted the usual brunch scene on 24th Street this Sunday. Along with dancing in the street, the free event, called Baile en la Calle, featured a mural tour that turned sidewalk into stage. A collaboration between the Mission arts organizations Brava! For Women in...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/brava-theater-and-precita-eyes-dazzle-24th-street/feed/ 2 http://missionlocal.org/2013/04/cesar-chavez-festival-celebrates-labor-leaders-legacy/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/04/cesar-chavez-festival-celebrates-labor-leaders-legacy/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:45:19 +0000 Molly Oleson http://missionlocal.org/?p=231535 San Francisco’s 13th annual Cesar E. Chavez Holiday Street Festival attracted hundreds of people to 24th Street on Sunday to celebrate the life and work of the Latino civil rights and farm labor leader. Chavez, who died 20 years ago, encouraged nonviolent social change and spearheaded the first successful farmworkers union in American history. The late Senator Robert F. Kennedy described Chavez as “one of the heroic figures of our...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/04/cesar-chavez-festival-celebrates-labor-leaders-legacy/feed/ 3 http://missionlocal.org/2013/04/cubacaribe-dazzles-dance-mission-theater/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/04/cubacaribe-dazzles-dance-mission-theater/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:01:04 +0000 Erica Hellerstein http://missionlocal.org/?p=231013 Last weekend’s CubaCaribe Festival at Dance Mission Theater was a feast for the senses: Voluminous skirts swished to the beat of Afro-Caribbean music, drums thumped and dance shoes clacked. The festival, which began April 12, will run through April 28. Performances presented by Latino and Caribbean musicians and choreographers explore the politics, culture and music of the Afro-Caribbean diaspora. For more information about CubaCaribe, click here.]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/04/cubacaribe-dazzles-dance-mission-theater/feed/ 0 http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/odc-show-brings-film-to-dance-for-first-time/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/odc-show-brings-film-to-dance-for-first-time/#comments Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:45:26 +0000 Tay Wiles http://missionlocal.org/?p=229130 “This time with pictures” was the tagline for ODC Theater’s 62nd presentation of the Pilot program, a biannual dance show that for the first time incorporated film into all six of its dance performances. The performances took place over the course of two nights this weekend at the ODC Commons theater — also a departure from past Pilot shows, which have been shown in a smaller studio space with retractable seating. A...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/odc-show-brings-film-to-dance-for-first-time/feed/ 0 http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/snap-setting-up-at-southern-exposure/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/snap-setting-up-at-southern-exposure/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 18:00:00 +0000 Tay Wiles http://missionlocal.org/?p=229067 ]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/snap-setting-up-at-southern-exposure/feed/ 0 http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/snap-winged-tv-teleporter/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/snap-winged-tv-teleporter/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 16:00:50 +0000 Mission Loc@l Staff http://missionlocal.org/?p=229029 ]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/snap-winged-tv-teleporter/feed/ 0 http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/maestrapeace-muralists-celebrate-renovation-and-pass-on-legacy/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/maestrapeace-muralists-celebrate-renovation-and-pass-on-legacy/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:01:05 +0000 Molly Oleson http://missionlocal.org/?p=227841 Meera Desai stands on the sunny side of Lapidge Street and stares up at the vibrant four-story “Maestrapeace” mural that graces the Women’s Building. ”I look at it and I see inspiration and I see beauty and I see something that will hopefully last a long, long time,” she says, gazing at the brilliant colors. People from around the world have flocked to this spot to view the work, which honors...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/maestrapeace-muralists-celebrate-renovation-and-pass-on-legacy/feed/ 1 http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/mission-high-principal-takes-dreamcatcher-arts-award/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/mission-high-principal-takes-dreamcatcher-arts-award/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:19:19 +0000 Carly Nairn http://missionlocal.org/?p=227676 Mission High School Principal Eric Guthertz has received the annual Dreamcatcher Award from the San Francisco Unified School District Arts Festival for his support of the arts in schools and in the community. The award was presented at a community celebration Thursday evening at the city’s Asian Art Museum in Civic Center. “[Eric] supports community spirit, empowers art teachers at Mission High, and is supportive of arts partnership and collaborations...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/mission-high-principal-takes-dreamcatcher-arts-award/feed/ 0 http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/do-you-know-el-sonador/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/do-you-know-el-sonador/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:00:32 +0000 Tay Wiles http://missionlocal.org/?p=227465 This beautiful short documentary about Marcos “El Soñador” Alvarez, a blind street musician who plays at the 24th and Mission BART station, is well worth watching. The project was shot in 16mm and Super 8 film, which gives it a weighty and nostalgic feeling. “If I didn’t have problems with my sight, I probably wouldn’t be a musician,” Alvarez says in the documentary. Much of the short film moves in and...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/do-you-know-el-sonador/feed/ 2