Tia Chucha's Celebration of Community & Culture
Tia Chucha's Celebration of Community & Culture
Si Se Puede/Yes We Can!
Sun. July 29 at 6:00 p.m.
The John Anson Ford Theatres are located at
2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood, CA 90068
Angelino artists unite in support of Tia Chucha: Culture Clash (comedy), Tierra (r&b/jazz), John Densmore (the Doors), Luis Rodriguez (poetry), Ollin (jarocho/rock), Upground (ska/funk), Xela and El Vuh (hip hop), Danza Azteca and host Ernie G.
Tickets $30, Students and Children $12
Extended Information
Tía Chucha’s Centro Cultural – the renowned bookstore/cultural center from the Northeast San Fernando Valley – will be holding its first annual “Celebration of Community & Culture – Si Se Puede! / Yes We Can!” benefit on July 29, 2007 at 6 PM sharp, at the beautiful, historic Ford Amphitheatre.
Angelino artists uniting to benefit Tía Chucha's include: the comedy and social commentary of nationally acclaimed Chicano/Latino theater troupe Culture Clash (Zorro in Hell, Water & Power, Chavez Ravine), Latin Jazz/R&B by East L.A. legends Tierra featuring the Salas Brothers(Together), poetry by award winning author and founder of Tía Chucha's Luis J. Rodriguez(Always Running, The Republic of East L.A.), spoken word by founding member and drummer of The Doors, John Densmore, world punk by genre bending upstarts Ollin (San Patricios), foot shaking ska/funk/cumbia by new Eastside sensations Upground, electrifying consciousness hip hop by Xela and El Vuh, ceremonial danza azteca by Tem achtía Quetzalcoatl, and hosted by the hilarious new comedian Ernie G. (Comedy Central).
Tía Chucha’s was part of a cultural complex that included a café, bookstore, art gallery, cyber café, performance space, and workshop center in the community of Sylmar for more than five years. In that time, writers such as Sandra Cisneros and Victor Villaseñor performed there along with the talents of Cultural Clash, Lalo Alcaraz, Quetzal, the Blues Project, Chusma Theater, Bill Santiago, the late Lalo Guerrero, and many other musicians, theater groups, comedians, artists, writers, and community leaders. Unfortunately, last January, their landlords served Tía Chucha’s with a notice to vacate – to be replaced by a multi-million dollar laundry operation. The community rallied behind this vital cultural space, which now has a smaller location in the Lake View Terrace community.
Tía Chucha’s – a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization – now has a strategic transition plan that includes more fundraisers, grants, and donor drives as well as efforts to build a bigger and better, permanent or semi-permanent, Tía Chucha’s in two to three years.
Tía Chucha’s has partnered with the Ford Amphitheatre to present this important benefit event.
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