Author Reading with

Randy Jurado Ertll

Hope in Times of Darkness: A Salvadoran American Experience

SATURDAY Nov. 7th 1pm-3pm

Hope in Times of Darkness focuses on social justice issues and contends that government, community-based organizations, elected officials, and community leaders can help create hope and opportunities for our youth, and thereby help improve our society.

The author, a Salvadoran American, lived in El Salvador as a child but grew up in South Central Los Angeles during the late 1970s and 1980s. He also lived in Rochester , Minnesota ; Washington , D.C. ; and Alexandria , Virginia . In each of these cities, he observed the dynamics and challenges of the Salvadoran community. He hopes his experience moves beyond those media driven images and gives readers—both youth and adults—a deeper understanding of the realities that many face

Con su nuevo libro, Hope In Times of Darkness (En tiempos de oscuridad hay esperanza), Randy Jurado Ertll cuenta la historia de la comunidad Latina y Salvadoreña en el Centro de Los Angeles. Su objetivo es promover un cambio social entre los jóvenes de nuestra comunidad.

*Free event! ¡Evento es Gratis!

http://randyjuradoertll.com/

Author Reading with Jesse Katz

The Opposite Field: A Memoir

SATURDAY Nov. 14th 1pm-3pm

The Opposite Field is a father-son story and a baseball story, framed by the four darkly comical years Jesse Katz spent reviving a broke-down Little League in the immigrant suburb of Monterey Park , California .

It is also "a story of the losing and finding of self, of sex and love and fatherhood and the joy of language, of death and failure and heartbreak, of Los Angeles and Portland and Nicaragua and Mexico and the shifting sands of place and meaning that can make up a culture, or a community, or a home." -Katz

http://www.byjessekatz.com/

Chicuelos! Come gather meet new people, and get a chance to get to know one of L.A.’s favorite upcoming bands La Santa Cecilia. Painting parties are an oportunity for everyone to express their artistic talents on one of LSC’s ever changing CD covers! All supplies will be provided just bring your positive energy and your creative ideas. ¡Vamos! ¡Vamos!

¡Chicuelos! Vengan a esta reunión a conocer a nuevas personas y al grupo musical de Los Angeles, La Santa Cecilia. Este evento les dará la oportunidad de ser parte de la creación artística de las cubiertas del disco del grupo LSC, que siempre varea en sus diseños. Todos los materiales serán proveídos.Solo se necesita su creatividad y energía positiva. ¡Vamos! ¡Vamos!

REELism Film Nights presents:

Sicko

WEDNESDAY/Miercoles Nov. 25 th 7:30-9pm

$3 donation/donacion sugerida $3

In English, Spanish Subtitles

The words "health care" and "comedy" aren't usually found in the same sentence, but in Academy Award winning filmmaker Michael Moore's movie “SiCKO,” they go together hand in (rubber) glove. “SiCKO” is a straight-from-the-heart portrait of the crazy and sometimes cruel U.S. health care system, told from the vantage of everyday people faced with extraordinary and bizarre challenges in their quest for basic health coverage.

This documentary looks at health care in the United States as provided by profit-oriented health maintenance organizations (HMOs) compared to free, universal care in Canada , the U.K. , France and Cuba . He examines why Nixon promoted HMOs in 1971, and why the Clintons ' reform effort failed in the 1990s. He asks of Americans, "Who are we?"

Las palabras “asistencia médica” y “comedia” generalmente no se encuentran en la misma oración, pero en “SiCKO,” película del director cinematográfico Michael Moore, se demuestra que van mano a mano. “SiCKO” muestra el sistema loco, y aveces cruel, de asistencia médica en los Estados Unidos, dicho del punto de vista de gente común que se enfrenta a desafíos extraordinarios y extraños para obtener cuidados de salud básicos. El documental compara el cuidado médico proveído por organizaciones basadas en las ganancias del mantenimiento a la salud en los Estados Unidos, con el cuidado universal en Canadá, el Reino Unido, Francia, y Cuba.

*Film followed by a communal discussion./Después de la película habrá una discusión hacerca del tema.

Las noches de Peña Cultural son un tiempo dedicado a músicos y poetas que expresan su arte en español o con influencia Latina. Esto incluye, pero no es limitado, a boleros, baladas, rock en español, folklórica, latinoamericana, ranchera, trova, canto nuevo, jarocho, huapango, y más. ¡Todos están bienvenidos! Conducido por Alfredo Hidalgo. Entrada gratis; se aceptan donaciones.

Tia Chucha's Open Mic

Night of Music and Spoken Word

FRIDAYS 8pm-10pm

Tía Chucha's Open Mic is a welcoming, creative sanctuary where people are encouraged to share their thoughts, feelings and talents through various styles of expression. Whether it be a poem, story, song, joke, freestyle, or just something they feel the need to express. Everyone is welcome to be themselves. Hosted by Nery Boche. Free, donations welcomed.