“For Girls Only”
Thursdays, 3:30-5:00pm

(Begins April 15th)

City Hearts, in collaboration with Tia Chucha’s, will offer a 10-week Teatro class for girls lead by Las Ramonas and ChUSMA member Marisol L. Torres. Sing-up by calling us at Tia Chucha’s.

Danza Temachtia Quetzalcoatl
Mondays 6:30-9pm
(offsite at Veterans Park in Sylmar)

Learn the Mexica tradition step by step. Danza Temachtia Quetzalcoatl is strongly committed to providing a place for physical, social, cultural, and spiritual growth. For more information, contact head danzante Monique Orozco at 818-270.6580.

REIKI HEALING SESSIONS

Círculo de Curación Reiki
Every 3rd Saturday of the Month 4:30-6pm
Cada Tercer Sábado del Mes de 4:30-6pm

Reiki healing is an energy hands-on practice that utilizes life force to spark the body’s inborn ability to heal. Some benefits are: the release of stress, migraine decrease, physical pain reduction, better immune system and extra energy. Donations welcome, no one turned way for lack of funds.

La terapia Reiki ofrece beneficios terapéuticos de curación y sanación a través de experiencia práctica como la reducción de nerviosismo, reducción de migrañas, y dolores de cuerpo, un mejor sistema inmune, y más energía para llevar a cabo las labores diarias. Se aceptan donaciones; no se rechazará a nadie por falta de fondos monetarios.*Para hacer una cita llame a la coordinadora/Call ahead of time to make reservation with facilitator Gloria Brill

@ 661-400-8299

Guitar Performance Classes
Curso de guitarra
Saturdays/Sabados
Beginner’s 9:30am-10:30am &
Intermediate 11:00am-12:00pm
(Ends/Termina April 24th)

An 8-week technical and practical class for guitar playing. Beginners will be learning how to tune their guitar, basic chords and chord progressions, basic scales, and picking and strumming techniques. Intermediates will learn more chord shapes and voicings, improve picking and strumming techniques, improvisation and songwriting. All students will develop their creativity, confidence and performing etiquette. Class fee will be discussed at the first day of class.

Curso técnico y práctico de guitarra de 8 semanas. Los principiantes aprenderán a afinar su guitarra y progresiones basicas, escalas básicas, y tecnicas de digitacíon y rasgueo. Los intermediarios aprenderán más figuras y voces de acordes, mejorarán sus tecnicas de digitación y rasgueo, practicarán improvisación y composición. Todos los estudiantes desarrollarán su creatividad, confianza y aprenderán etiqueta de presentación. Costo del curso de determinará el primer dia de clase. *Facilitated by/ Conducido por Alejandro Laborde 818-626-0472.

Las Noches Bohemias 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 poesias. ¡Todos están bienvenidos! Entrada es gratis; se aceptan donaciones. *Conducido por Alfredo Hidalgo.

*Artistas invitados son bienvenidos.

!Llamenos!*

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. This can be a poem, story, song, joke, freestyle, or just something they feel the need to express everyone is welcome to be themselves. It’s FREE, participants sign up on arrival and donations are welcomed. *Hosted by Nery Boche

Open Mic is Proud to Present:
Featured Artists

for the Month of April!

April 2nd, Daniel Morales Leon was born in Oaxaca, Mexico raised in South Central L.A., and schooled in the SFV. He believes in the arts as a tool for social empowerment and is currently employed by Iguanas Body Art Studio and the United Farm Workers of America as a strategic researcher.

For more info:

www.myspace.com/grass_hoppa

April 9th, Ryan Persinger understands the importance of the open mic venues and the opportunities they give to countless individuals to express themselves. With that in mind Ryan has set out to play an Open Mic venue in all 48 lower states in 2010. His mission: 1. Bring attention to the great venues promoting live entertainment through Open Mic’s and 2. Share Ryan’s talent with the world.

For more info:

www.trpponline.com/

www.myspace.com/theryanpersingerproject

April 23rd, David Beaudry born and raised in L.A. (Echo Park) and a longtime song writer. He has worked for the National Coalition Of Barrios Unidos in Santa Cruz as an Outreach Coordinator and is the Director Of The Organization “For The People/Street Church”, a faith based violence intervention nonprofit group. His songs are considered Americana music, and have been published by Universal Music, and many more.

For more info:

www.myspace.com/davidbeaudry

*Featured artists are always welcomed!

Contact us!*

Classes Begin: APRIL 18, 2010

Ends: JUNE 12, 2010

Take classes in:

Son Jarocho:

Begin April 20th- Ends June 3rd (Twice a week)

Tuesdays @ El Nido Famil Source Center

& Thursdays  @ Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural

Beginners: 6-7pm & Advance: 7-8pm

Cultural Arts: Days to be announced

Drumming & Song:

Wednedays, April 21-June 2 @ 6-7pm

And Also:
Film Showing:

The Business of Being Born
Saturday, June 12

For more info contact us @
El Nido Family Source Center : 818.896.7776 or
Tía Chucha’s Centro Cultural: 818.528.4511

Po-Arty with Lynn Elishaw

Every 2nd & 4th SUNDAY of the Month 1pm-3pm

In about a total of 4 hours (2 sessions combined) individuals - especially the kind that think they "can't" write poetry or do art - will defy that conditioned notion and find their inner poet and artist. Attendees will be guided through a series of short writing exercises and meditative wordplay.

Workshop is facilitated by Lynnix (spiritual painter, poet, singer and Credentialed English Teacher/Tutor for over 10 years) For more info contact instructor Lynnix at 818.726.0368 or e-mail lotuspeek@yahoo.com

Danza Azteca Step-by-Step

with Temachtia Quetzalcoatl

Every Monday 6:30pm-9pm

Come join us in learning the Mexica tradition step by step with Danza Temachtia Quetzalcoatl. This Danza Azteca is strongly committed to providing a place for physical, social, cultural and spiritual growth.

Danza is instructed by Monique Orozco. For more info contact Monique at 818.270.6580

Offsite at: Veteran's Park in Sylmar
13000 Sayre Street, Los Angeles, California
(818) 367-7050

Son Jarocho for Kids

Every TUESDAY 4:30pm-5:15pm

Son Jarocho

Every TUESDAY 6pm-8pm

Students from intermediate to advanced levels are welcomed. Son Jarocho is a musical tradition descended from of Vera Cruz, Mexico. La jarana is the traditional stringed guitar instrument used in Son Jarocho. Jaranas will be provided for students that do not own one. Workshops are facilitated by Mapache.

For more information contact Mapache at 323.804.5129, or Tia Chuchas Centro. This is a free workshop. Donations welcomed!

Understanding the Aztec Calendar & 2012 Prophecy

Every FRIDAY 6:30pm-8pm

This Workshop will lead students toward reading and interpreting the Aztec Calendar; mathematically, scientifically, spiritually and prophetically, including the study of the Tonal Amatl, Tonal Malchiotl, Tonal Pohualli, and the cycles of the Sun, Moon, and Cosmos, which lead to the prophesies. Facilitated by Refujio Ceballos.

Beginners Guitar

Every SATURDAY 9am-11am

Intermediate Guitar

Every SATURDAy 11am-1pm

Technical and practical concepts concerning the guitar will be covered. The Fundamentals of Music will be introduced to gain an understanding of the theory and how it can be applied to communicate with others while rehearsing, or performing a song or any piece of music. Students will develop their creativity, confidence, and will learn responsibilities that come during a performance. The objective is that the student will be prepared for a final performance in front of an audience (Singing is optional). But most importantly, the idea is to develop an intimate relationship with your guitar.

Instructor: Alejandro Laborde.
Contact:(818) 626-0472 / AlienMusicLab alienlaborde@hotmail.com

Open Mic

Night of Music & Spoken Word

Every FRIDAY 8pm-10pm

Tia Chucha's Open Mic is welcoming, nurturing and healing. It is a 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.