The Nicaragua Summer Exchange was created 1998, with the purpose of connecting high school Spanish students to the growing Latino youth culture. With the help of high school Spanish teachers in Madison, WI and the school district of Granada, Nicaragua the program grew into an annual summer exchange hosting students from the U.S. Canada, and… Read More
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Upcoming Youth Art Exchange Events!
Ritmolandia • May 5 + 19: 10AM Ritmolandia is a series of percussion and dance classes dedicated to empowering community through learning the historic, cultural arts of the San Francisco’s Mission neighborhood. On May 5, learn Brazilian Samba with our guest artist, renowned percussionist Jorge Alabê! For the series finale on May 19, YAX’s own Alfia Macias will lead the class in the rhythms of… Read More
Upcoming Events from the California Historical Society
The Polar Adventures of a Rich American Dame: A Life of Louise Arner Boyd Wednesday, May 2, 2018, 6:00 PM California Historical Society, San Francisco Learn More Born in San Rafael, in the late 1880s to a gritty mining magnate who made his millions in the California gold rush and a well-bred mother descended from… Read More
Jazz It Up! 2018 – Building Futures’ 30th Anniversary Celebration
Jazz It Up! 2018 — Building Futures’ 30th Anniversary Event Celebrating 30 years of service benefiting our homeless and domestic violence programs and services May 18, 2017 5:30pm – 9:00pm Casa Peralta @ 384 West Estudillo Avenue, San Leandro – just 2 blocks from where we opened our 1st overnight shelter for women and children 30… Read More
Balboa Reservoir Community Open House: Fri + Sat, Apr. 20-21
These open houses will provide nice long stretches of time for community members to give input and ask questions about the planning process and design and schedule for the Balboa Reservoir development, or anything else that is one people’s minds. Please also note that we will have Spanish and Cantonese translation available at the open… Read More
Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam Finals, Saturday Apr. 14
Buy Tickets here! Celebrate #NationalPoetryMonth with us this Saturday, April 14th for the Teen Poetry Slam Finals! 12 brilliant Bay Area poets, 13-19 years old, will take center stage at the historic Nourse Theater in San Francisco for a magical evening of spoken word, storytelling and youth voice. Award-winning poet, writer, professor, and author of Kissing Caskets, Mahogany… Read More
Deadline Approaching: The Contemporary Jewish Museum Teen Art Connect Internship, Apr. 6
Click here to learn more or apply! Teen Art Connect provide Museum visitors with fun & educational experiences and help make The Museum a vibrant place for visitors of all ages. TACs will: Learn about The Museum’s exhibitions and architecture Learn about jobs and careers available in the arts Greet the public and provide information… Read More