Category: Art & Culture

  • Reading and Conversation with Author Ingrid Rojas Contreras on November 16, 2020

    Reading and Conversation with Author Ingrid Rojas Contreras on November 16, 2020

    On Monday, November 16, from 6:30- 7:30 PM PT, join us in conversation with Bay Area author Ingrid Rojas Contreras. Ingrid will be reading from her novel, Fruit of the Drunken Tree, a national bestseller and New York Times Editor Pick, followed by an interview and opportunity for audience Q&A.

  • Día De Los Muertos Makeup Tutorial

    Día De Los Muertos Makeup Tutorial

    Join Maria Rizzo Locsin, Founder of Pachuca Cosmetics, and makeup artist and aesthetician Silvia Alvarez, owner of Aesthetics by Silvia, present a live Día De Los Muertos makeup demo for beginners. They will show tips and tricks to create a beautiful Día De Los Muertos look. This online class is perfect for families.

  • Watsonville Film Festival presents Chicas in Cinema September 4-13, 2020

    Watsonville Film Festival presents Chicas in Cinema September 4-13, 2020

    Watsonville Film Festival presents Chicas in Cinema featuring three short films made by local young women expressing their creativity in the context of the pandemic. The films are streaming from the WFF beginning September 4 – 13, 2020 with a virtual chat with the directors on Thursday, September 10, 2020 at 6 pm PST.

  • Meet Visual Artist & Poet Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo

    Meet Visual Artist & Poet Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo

    Meet Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo, a visual artist, poet, and teacher based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her work addresses themes of identity, transformation, and empowerment. Her artwork is influenced mainly by her indigenous Mesoamerican ancestry, Mexika (Aztec) artwork and philosophy, Mexican culture, Chicano history, and her experiences as a woman in the United States.     […]

  • Crafty Chica: Kathy Cano-Murillo

    Crafty Chica: Kathy Cano-Murillo

    Meet the artist, Kathy Cano-Murillo, who created the Modern Latina Book Club’s beautiful heart logo. Kathy, otherwise known as the Crafty Chica, is one multi-talented mujer who is not only a talented artist but also an author, creativepreneur, blogger and speaker.