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CANCELLED - Open Mic
CANCELLED
UNFORTUNATELY THE OPEN MIC ON MARCH 1ST IS CANCELLED. CHECK BACK IN SPRING FOR UPDATES.
The MCC hosts a quarterly open mic for all to artistically express themselves using any creative outlet including spoken word, poetry, music, and dance. All are welcome to attend and participate!
Resilient Love
VENUE & TIME CHANGE: Mujer sin vergüenza/Woman Without Shame
Sandra Cisneros and Cherrie Moraga
SBCC West Campus BC Forum
IMPORTANT VENUE AND TIME CHANGE: Please note that the location for this event has changed, and is no longer on the campus of UC Santa Barbara, and has been moved to the Santa Barbara City College Business Communications (BC) Forum (SBCC West Campus): https://maps.app.goo.gl/qjwo4YtQR3uZxarY9.
The event will now begin at 6pm.
SBCC Campus: 721 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93109.
A Reading by Sandra Cisneros; in Conversation with Cherríe Moraga
Far from the heart-song of Sandra Cisneros’ 1984 signature “The House on Mango Street,” her new book of poems, “Woman Without Shame,” offers an intimate portrait of full-grown desire - for home, for freedom, for sex, and for laughter. In conversation with Cherríe Moraga, co-founder & co-director Las Maestras Center for Xicanx Indigenous Thought, Art and Social Praxis, the writers will discuss a wide -range of topics, including the binational complexity of la MeXicana's return; the marvel of the body in the age of aging, and the pure pleasure of writing poems.
Livestream registration link: https://www.lasmaestrascenter.ucsb.edu/latinxvoice24
Speaker Bios:
Sandra Cisneros: Sandra Cisneros is a poet, short story writer, novelist, and essayist whose work explores the lives of the working-class. Her novel The House on Mango Street Has sold over seven million copies, has been translated into over twenty-five languages, and is required reading in elementary, high school, and universities across the nation. Her new collection of poetry, Woman Without Shame, was published in 2022 by Knopf Sandals. Cisneros is a dual citizen of the United States and Mexico. As a single woman, she chose to have books instead of children. She earns her living by her pen.
Cherríe Moraga: Cherríe Moraga is the co-editor of This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color. A Distinguished Professor of English at UC Santa Barbara, Moraga is the co-founder & co-director Las Maestras Center.
Cup of Culture
The Color Purple (2023)
MCC Theater
A BOLD NEW TAKE ON THE BELOVED CLASSIC
Musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel about the life-long struggles of an African American woman living in the south during the early 1900s. (140 minutes)
Building Accountable Communities with creativity IRL
Richie Reseda and JJ'88
MCC Theater and Lounge
The MultiCultural Center and Restorative Justice present an exclusive private screening for the campus community
Private Film Screening + Discussion circles + Performance by JJ’88
Watch SONGS FROM THE HOLE, the visual album-documentary composed in prison. Hosted by Richie Reseda and JJ’88, practice its real-life tools to build self-accountability and accountable communities not based in shame or punishment. Enjoy live music by the film’s writer, music artist, and main character, JJ’88.
