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October 2019

Free
Photo of people gathered around an outdoor table of various crafts by Indigenous Peoples. Photo by Jim Watkins Photography.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Oct 14, 12:00pm – 3:30pm
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September 2019

Free
Photo of Ricardo Lemvo

Ricardo Lemvo

Sep 19, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
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Photo of AXIS Dance Company dancer DeMarco Sleeper, Lani Dickinson, Yuko Monden Juma, AJ Guevara, Janpi Star. Photo by David DeSilva.

AXIS Dance Company

Sep 5, 12:30pm – 1:30pm
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Close-up photo of a young woman wearing a blue kimono standing with hands in a dance pose. Photo by Mark Shigenaga.

American Bon Dancing

Sep 1, 1:00pm – 3:00pm
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August 2019

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Photo of Non Stop Bhangra Collective

Dholrhythms Dance Company (Kids’ Show)

Aug 16, 12:15pm – 12:45pm
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Photo of Non Stop Bhangra Collective

Dholrhythms Dance Company (Kids’ Show)

Aug 16, 11:00am – 11:30am
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Photo of salsa music group Cabanijazz Project by Ivan Duran

Cabanijazz Project

Aug 15, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
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photo of pistahan

Pistahan

Aug 11, 11:00am – 5:00pm
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photo of pistahan

Pistahan

Aug 10, 11:00am – 5:00pm
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Photo of a woman dancing, a dancer of the LINES Dance Center by Amal Bisharat Photography

LINES Dance Center

Aug 8, 12:30pm – 1:30pm
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Photo of Mahealani Uchiyama Photographed by RJ Muna

Māhealani Uchiyama (Kids’ Show)

Aug 2, 12:15pm – 12:45pm
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Photo of Mahealani Uchiyama Photographed by RJ Muna

Māhealani Uchiyama (Kids’ Show)

Aug 2, 11:00am – 11:30am
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July 2019

Free
photo of sf uke jam by amal bisharat photography

SF Uke Jam Summer Uke-splosion!

Jul 27, 1:00pm – 3:00pm
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Photo of musician Manny Martinez, by Jim Watkins Photography.

Manny Martinez y la Rebeldia

Jul 18, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
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Motion photo of a woman dancing for ChoreoFest by Hillary Goidell

Yerba Buena Gardens ChoreoFest

Jul 14, 1:00pm – 2:30pm
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Motion photo of a woman dancing for ChoreoFest by Hillary Goidell

Yerba Buena Gardens ChoreoFest

Jul 13, 1:00pm – 2:30pm
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Photo of Duniya Dance and Drum Company

Duniya Dance and Drum (Kids’ Show)

Jul 5, 12:15pm – 12:45pm
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Photo of Duniya Dance and Drum Company

Duniya Dance and Drum (Kids’ Show)

Jul 5, 11:00am – 11:30am
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June 2019

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photo of JesusDiaz by David Belove

Jesús Díaz y Su QBA

Jun 20, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
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photo of NCAF by Jim Watkins Photography

Native Contemporary Arts Festival

Jun 16, 12:00pm – 3:00pm
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Photo of people dancing garba, by Anne Whitman

Garba in the Gardens

Jun 15, 1:00pm – 3:00pm
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photo of Tunes of Sudan

Tunes of Sudan

Jun 8, 1:00pm – 3:00pm
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May 2019

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photo of Herdeljezi Festival Dzambo Agusevi

Canceled due to Rain – Roma Festival Džambo Aguševi Orchestra

May 18, 12:30pm – 3:30pm
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photo of Carlitos Medrano

Canceled Due to Rain – Carlitos Medrano & Sabor De Mi Cuba

May 16, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
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photo of embodiment project by David Wilson

Embodiment Project

May 11, 1:00pm – 2:30pm
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April 2019

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Bay Area Dance Week dancers at San Francisco City Hall, photo by Lydia Daniller

Bay Area Dance Week: One Dance

Apr 26, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
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October 2018

Free
Photo of Native American people at Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco, by David Tau

Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Mon, Oct 8, 2018, 12:00pm – 3:00pm
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September 2018

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Photo of musician Manny Martinez

Manny Martinez y la Rebeldia

Thu, Sep 20, 2018, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
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August 2018

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Photo of musician Annete Aguilar playing the drums

Annette Aguilar & StringBeans

Thu, Aug 16, 2018, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
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Photo of Pistahan Festival 2017 by Jim Watkins Photography

Pistahan

Sun, Aug 12, 2018, 11:00am – 5:00pm
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An event every day that begins at 11:00am, repeating until Sun, Aug 12, 2018

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Photo of Pistahan Festival 2017 by Jim Watkins Photography

Pistahan

Sat, Aug 11, 2018, 11:00am – 5:00pm
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An event every day that begins at 11:00am, repeating until Sun, Aug 12, 2018

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Photo of a woman dancing, a dancer of the LINES Dance Center by Amal Bisharat Photography

LINES Dance Center

Thu, Aug 9, 2018, 12:30pm – 1:30pm
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July 2018

Free
Photo of children's music group Alphabet Rockers by Steve Jennings

Alphabet Rockers (Kids’ Show)

Fri, Jul 27, 2018, 12:15pm – 12:45pm
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Photo of children's music group Alphabet Rockers by Steve Jennings

Alphabet Rockers (Kids’ Show)

Fri, Jul 27, 2018, 11:00am – 11:30am
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Photo of music group Pellejo Seco by Tom Ehrlich

Pellejo Seco

Thu, Jul 19, 2018, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
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June 2018

Free
Photo of music group Bululú

Bululú

Thu, Jun 21, 2018, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
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Photo of Native Contemporary Arts Festival 2017 by David Tau

Native Contemporary Arts Festival

Sun, Jun 17, 2018, 12:00pm – 3:00pm
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Photo of Parangal Dance Company Kids Show

Parangal Dance Company (Kids’ show)

Fri, Jun 15, 2018, 12:15pm – 12:45pm
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Photo of Parangal Dance Company Kids Show

Parangal Dance Company (Kids’ show)

Fri, Jun 15, 2018, 11:00am – 11:30am
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Photo of Balinese music and dance group Gamelan Sekar Jaya

Gamelan Sekar Jaya

Sat, Jun 9, 2018, 1:00pm – 2:30pm
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Photo of Mahealani Uchiyama Photographed by RJ Muna

Māhealani Uchiyama (Kids’ Show)

Fri, Jun 8, 2018, 12:15pm – 12:45pm
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Photo of Mahealani Uchiyama Photographed by RJ Muna

Māhealani Uchiyama (Kids’ Show)

Fri, Jun 8, 2018, 11:00am – 11:30am
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Photo of RAWdance dance company for Yerba Buena Gardens ChoreoFest 2018 by Hillary Goidell

Yerba Buena Gardens ChoreoFest

Sun, Jun 3, 2018, 1:00pm – 2:30pm
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An event every day that begins at 1:00pm, repeating until Sun, Jun 3, 2018

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Photo of RAWdance dance company for Yerba Buena Gardens ChoreoFest 2018 by Hillary Goidell

Yerba Buena Gardens ChoreoFest

Sat, Jun 2, 2018, 1:00pm – 2:30pm
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An event every day that begins at 1:00pm, repeating until Sun, Jun 3, 2018

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Photo of Non Stop Bhangra Collective

Non Stop Bhangra (Kids’ show)

Fri, Jun 1, 2018, 12:15pm – 12:45pm
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Photo of Non Stop Bhangra Collective

Non Stop Bhangra (Kids’ show)

Fri, Jun 1, 2018, 11:00am – 11:30am
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May 2018

Free
Illustration of two people dancing

Garba in the Gardens

Sat, May 19, 2018, 1:00pm – 3:00pm
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Photo of salsa music group Cabanijazz Project by Ivan Duran

Cabanijazz Project

Thu, May 17, 2018, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
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September 2017

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Photo of Ricardo Lemvo

Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca

Thu, Sep 21, 2017, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
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August 2017

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Photo of Non-Stop-Bhangra

Non Stop Bhangra (2 kids’ shows)

Fri, Aug 18, 2017, 11:00am – 11:30am
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Photo of Bobi Céspedes

Bobi Céspedes

Thu, Aug 17, 2017, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
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Photo of dancers at Pistahan

Pistahan

Sun, Aug 13, 2017, 11:00am – 4:00pm
|Recurring Program (See all)

One event on Sun, Aug 13, 2017 at 11:00am

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Photo of dancers at Pistahan

Pistahan

Sat, Aug 12, 2017, 11:00am – 4:00pm
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One event on Sun, Aug 13, 2017 at 11:00am

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Photo of LINES Dance Center dancers

LINES Dance Center

Thu, Aug 10, 2017, 12:30pm – 1:30pm
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July 2017

Free
Photo of salsa band Somos El Son

Somos el Son

Thu, Jul 20, 2017, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
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Photo of Awakko Ren

Shamisen of Bachido + Awakko Ren

Thu, Jul 20, 2017, 12:30pm – 1:30pm
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Photo of Ensemble Mik Nawooj

Ensemble Mik Nawooj – Death Become Life

Sat, Jul 15, 2017, 1:00pm – 2:30pm
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"Occupy" photo of AXIS Dance Company by Robbie Sweeny

AXIS Dance Company (2 shows)

Sun, Jul 2, 2017, 12:00pm – 1:15pm
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"Occupy" photo of AXIS Dance Company by Robbie Sweeny

AXIS Dance Company (2 shows)

Sat, Jul 1, 2017, 12:00pm – 1:15pm
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June 2017

Free
Photo of Medicine Warriors

Native Contemporary Arts Festival

Sun, Jun 18, 2017, 12:00pm – 3:00pm
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Photo of La Mixta Criolla

La Mixta Criolla

Thu, Jun 15, 2017, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
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Photo of dancer Hien Huynh by Andrew Weeks Photography

Yerba Buena Gardens ChoreoFest – Day 3

Sun, Jun 11, 2017, 1:00pm – 2:30pm
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Photo of dancer Hien Huynh by Andrew Weeks Photography

Yerba Buena Gardens ChoreoFest – Day 2

Sat, Jun 10, 2017, 1:00pm – 2:30pm
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Photo of dancer Hien Huynh by Andrew Weeks Photography

Yerba Buena Gardens ChoreoFest – Day 1

Fri, Jun 9, 2017, 6:00pm – 7:15pm
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May 2017

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Photo of Changüí Majadero

Changüí Majadero

Thu, May 18, 2017, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
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September 2016

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Photo of Edgardo & Candela

Edgardo & Candela featuring Calixto Oviedo

Thu, Sep 15, 2016, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
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Photo of Lavay Smith

Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers

Sat, Sep 3, 2016, 1:00pm – 2:30pm
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August 2016

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Photo of Red Baraat

Red Baraat + Non Stop Bhangra

Sat, Aug 27, 2016, 1:00pm – 3:00pm
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Photo of Mazacote

Mazacote

Thu, Aug 18, 2016, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
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Photo of dancers at Pistahan

Pistahan

Sun, Aug 14, 2016, 11:00am – 5:00pm
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Photo of dancers at Pistahan

Pistahan

Sat, Aug 13, 2016, 11:00am – 5:00pm
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July 2016

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Photo of Fito Reinoso y Su Ritmo y Armonia

Fito Reinoso y Su Ritmo y Armonia

Thu, Jul 21, 2016, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
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Photo Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu

Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu – The Ola Project

Sat, Jul 16, 2016, 1:00pm – 2:30pm
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June 2016

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Black and white photo of Los Compas

Los Compas

Thu, Jun 23, 2016, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
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Photo of Medicine Warriors

Native Contemporary Arts Festival

Sun, Jun 19, 2016, 12:00pm – 3:00pm
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Photo from a scene from The Embodiment Project's Chalk Outlines

Embodiment Project

Sat, Jun 11, 2016, 1:00pm – 2:30pm
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Photo of four dancers of Gamelan Sekar Jaya

Gamelan Sekar Jaya

Sat, Jun 4, 2016, 1:00pm – 2:30pm
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May 2016

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Photo of Orquesta La Moderna Tradición

Orquesta La Moderna Tradición + Special Guest the Compañia All Stars

Thu, May 19, 2016, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
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Photo of Con Brio

Con Brio + Duniya Dance & Drum Company + Black Orpheus

Sat, May 14, 2016, 12:00pm – 5:30pm
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Slow Research Lab: Photo of a dancer inside of a bamboo sphere

Slow Research Lab

Sun, May 8, 2016, 1:00pm – 2:00pm
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October 2015

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Photo of Meklit

Meklit

Thu, Oct 8, 2015, 12:30pm – 1:30pm
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September 2015

Free
Bay Area Bold, Presented by The San Francisco Foundation

Bay Area Bold Festival

Sat, Sep 26, 2015, 11:00am – 4:00pm
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August 2015

Free
Photo of Vission Latina

Vission Latina

Thu, Aug 20, 2015, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
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Photo of Pistahan, Filipino and Filipino American Festival

Pistahan

Sun, Aug 9, 2015, 11:00am – 5:00pm
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Photo of Pistahan, Filipino and Filipino American Festival

Pistahan

Sat, Aug 8, 2015, 11:00am – 5:00pm
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July 2015

Free
Photo of Duniya Dance and Drum Company

Duniya Dance and Drum Company

Thu, Jul 23, 2015, 12:30pm – 1:30pm
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Photo of RAWdance, modern dance company

RAWdance’s Through my fingers to the deep

Sun, Jul 19, 2015, 1:00pm – 2:00pm
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Photo of RAWdance, modern dance company

RAWdance’s Through my fingers to the deep

Sat, Jul 18, 2015, 7:00pm – 8:00pm
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Photo of RAWdance, modern dance company

RAWdance’s Through my fingers to the deep

Fri, Jul 17, 2015, 7:00pm – 8:00pm
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Photo of Montuno Swing

Montuno Swing

Thu, Jul 16, 2015, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
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Photo for Okinawa

Okinawan Folk Ensemble

Thu, Jul 9, 2015, 12:30pm – 1:30pm
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June 2015

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Photo of Native Contemporary Arts Dancer

Native Contemporary Arts Festival

Sun, Jun 21, 2015, 12:00pm – 3:00pm
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Photo of Azucar

Azúcar Con Aché

Thu, Jun 18, 2015, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
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May 2015

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Photo of KulArts' Maseg, dance, theater

KulArts’ Maség Typhoon

Sat, May 23, 2015, 1:00pm – 2:15pm
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Jesús Díaz y Su QBA

Thu, May 21, 2015, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
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September 2014

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Photo of RAWdance

RAWdance

Sat, Sep 6, 2014, 1:00pm – 2:00pm
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Photo of RAWdance

RAWdance

Fri, Sep 5, 2014, 7:00pm – 8:00pm
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August 2014

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Photo of Quetzal

Quetzal

Sun, Aug 31, 2014, 1:00pm – 2:30pm
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Photo of Ricardo Lemvo

Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca

Thu, Aug 21, 2014, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
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Photo of Paula Santoro

Brazil in the Gardens

Sun, Aug 17, 2014, 1:00pm – 2:30pm
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