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Mission District Mural Tour, Christmas Posada & Caroling | SF

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Saturday, December 10, 2016 - All Day | Cost: FREE
24th Street (Mission) | 24th St. and Mission St., San Francisco, CA

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Mission District “Calle 24” Latino Art Stroll & Mural Tour | SF

Calle 24 hosts an all-day Paseo Artistico / Art Stroll, a joint effort between several noted Calle 24 arts organizations, Paseo Artistico will bring music, poetry, book readings film and cultural tours to the 24th Street corridor every second Saturday.

“Calle 24” spans 14 city blocks, the section of 24th Street bounded by Valencia Street to the west and Potrero Avenue to the east and has served as the center of Latino activism, arts, commerce, and culture in San Francisco since the 1940s.

Calle 24/Second Saturdays Paseo Artístico
An art walk along the Latino Cultural District’s 24th Street Corridor.
Bi-monthly Second Saturdays | 11 am to 7 pm
Along 24th Street in The Mission
FREE

Join in on the evening of December 10th as they celebrate with a traditional Christmas celebration, a community Posada. Please bring candles; they will provide the song books.

Las Posadas will begin at 6 pm at 24th Street Mission BART Plaza and end at Mission Education Inc., 3049 24th St at Treat with dinner festivities.

Events for the day:
11 am-12:30 pm ● Bilingual Guided Mural Tour
Precita Eyes Murals, 2981 24th Street
Spanish & English guided mural tour through 24th Street Corridor.

1 – 3 pm ● Artist Workshop
Alley Cat Gallery, 3036 24th Street
Hosted by Hawley Hussey and Bill Brovold. All ages, all levels, all materials supplied.

2 – 4 pm ● Deeply Rooted: 1849 Medicine Garden
Adobe Books and Arts Cooperative, 3130 24th Street
Storytelling and community building workshop on the topics of healing, facilitated by author and editor Bonnie Rose Weaver.

3 – 4:30 pm ● Cine+Mas Film Screening
Precita Eyes Murals, 2981 24th Street
Documentary: FIDELANDIA: Behind the Curtain of Cuba’s Revolution (2016). Screened in Spanish with English subtitles.

5 – 8 pm ● 35th Anniversary of Encuentro Del Canto Popular Celebration
Accion Latina, 2958 24th Street
The historic Encuentro concert series will celebrate its 35th anniversary with a pre-concert visual exhibition of colorful backdrops and live musical performances.

6 – 8 pm ● Christmas Posada & Christmas Caroling
24th Street & Capp – Ends @ Mission Education Inc. 2049 24th Street
Travel through the Calle 24 Latino Cultural District to celebrate the annual posada, a traditional Christmas reenactment of Mary and Joseph’s search for lodging in Bethlehem. All candles, songbooks, and celebratory goodies provided.

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: FREE
Categories: *Top Pick*, Art & Museums, Literature, Walks & Tours
Address: 24th St. and Mission St., San Francisco, CA