[ March 30, 2012; 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ]
Calcas is hosting the Orange County Dream Team’s 4th Annual Loteria Fundraiser, this Friday night, March 30th, from 6:30-8:30pm. They are asking for a $10 Donation.
Location: Calacas, Inc., located at 324 W. 4th St. #B, in Santa Ana.
Prizes • Snacks • Beverages
If you are unable to attend but would still like to make a donation please [...]
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Tags: calacas, dream team, Loteria Fundraiser, Orange County, Santa Ana 
No Comments »Thousands of people gathered downtown Saturday afternoon for an annual Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead celebration that has mushroomed in size over the past nine years, according to the O.C. Register.
The event was masterminded by Jackie and Rudy Cordova, owners of Calacas and the new Calacas Cafe. This was the Ninth Annual Noche [...]
Posted in Arts and Culture, Latinos, Santa Ana Tags: calacas, day of the dead, dia de los muertos, downtown, jackie cordova, Noche de Altares, rudy cordova, Santa Ana 1 Comment »[ November 5, 2011; 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]
UPDATE: Click here for pictures and a recap of the 2011 Noche de Altares (Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos).
For the 9th year in a row, Centro Cultural de México is organizing Noche de Altares (A Night of Altars/Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos) on Saturday, Nov. 5. This year Centro is proud [...]
Calacas is hosting a “Dia de los Muertos” art exhibit starting tonight, Oct. 1, from 7 to 10 pm. Calacas is located at 324 W. 4th St., in downtown Santa Ana. They are at 4th and Birch, in the West End Theater.
Calacas is also screening the premier of “Noche de Altares: A Grassroots Festival,” a [...]
[ June 18, 2011; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]
Calacas presents a booksigning with Juan Farias Alvarez this Saturday, June 18, from 4 to 6 pm.
Alvarez will be signing his book, “El Paisaje Nocturno”
Free parking! 310 N. Birch Street, in Santa Ana.
For more info email: rudy@calacasinc.com or Juanderfulpoetrypublishing@yahoo.com.
“Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly?” Frida Kahlo ~ July 6, 1907 – [...]
Posted in Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Latinos, Literature, Santa Ana Tags: booksigning, calacas, el paisaje nocturno, frida kahlo, juan farias alvarez, Santa Ana 1 Comment »
Our readers have voted, and their Santa Ana Woman of the Year for 2010, is Sarah Rafael Garcia, creator of Barrio Writers, a creative-writing program that encourages students to grow through exposure to the cultural arts and the written word, according to the O.C. Register.
The runner-up in our voting was the O.C. Register’s Therese Cisneros, [...]
Posted in 2010 Elections, Santa Ana, Women Tags: 2010, calacas, jackie cordova, Santa Ana, Sarah Rafael Garcia, therese cisneros, woman of the year 20 Comments »
My wife and I visited tonight’s Santa Ana Art Walk, in downtown Santa Ana, and had a great time. We started our evening with a surprise. The big parking garage just north of the Proof Bar was full. So we drove to the Federal Court parking garage and found a free space there.
We then walked [...]
Posted in Arts and Culture, Business, Entertainment, music, Restaurants, Santa Ana Tags: Artist Village, calacas, copper door, CSUF Grand Central Art Center, dia de los muertos, la carina, libreria martinez, marta gumm, mc art gallery, rueben martinez, santa ana art walk, santora building, southwest art car caravan and film tour No Comments »
Jeffery Lee Chung, 23, of Irvine was shot and killed by a robber, in a parking structure nearby a bar called Proof, in downtown Santa Ana, this morning at about 1:30 am, according to ABC News. Chung’s friend ran off. Chung was shot when he resisted the robbers, who got away.
While ABC News is calling [...]
Posted in Crime, irvine, Public Safety, Restaurants, Santa Ana, Youth Tags: art walk, calacas, dia de los muertos, irvine, jeffrey lee chung, proof bar, robbery, Santa Ana, shooting 35 Comments »Courtesy of our friends at Don Palabraz:
In Southern Cali, last week’s Easter earthquake was a slow and easy roller. But to our hermanos in Mexicali where the epicenter of the 7.2 tremor was, the devastation took much more of a toll. Locally, SolArt and Calacas culture and clothing store will be collection donations to take [...]
Posted in Arts and Culture, Charities, Latinos, mexico, Santa Ana, working families Tags: calacas, mexicali, Mexicali Earthquake Relief, Orange County, Santa Ana, SolArt No Comments »1st Annual Santa Ana International Music Festival 2009
Casas Guanajuato – Santa Ana, El Centro Cultural de Mexico and Fundacion Yanga Veracruz
Title Sponsor – Downtown Inc.
Where: Downtown Santa Ana 4th Street, Sycamore, Artist Village, Fiesta Marketplace, Yost Theater
When: Saturday November 21, 2009, noon to 9:00 p.m and Sunday November 22, 2009, noon to 8:00 p.m
Entertainment: various [...]
Posted in Arts and Culture, Latinos, music, Santa Ana Tags: 1st Annual Santa Ana International Music Festival 2009, african drumming, Artist Village, brazilia, calacas, colombian, country, Downtown Inc., Downtown Santa Ana 4th Street, fiesta marketplace, flamenco, hip hop, japanese, latin, music, native american, persian, reggae, rock, Sycamore, yost theater No Comments »Santa Ana’s Calacas store has announced an opening reception for a new Day of the Dead art exhibit coming up this Saturday, Oct. 3, from 7 pm to 10 pm. The festivities will include an appearance by “La Catrina.” The exhibit will run through October 7.
Calacas is located at 324 W. 4th St., in downtown [...]
The Santa Ana Artists Village Open House is this Saturday night!
The Santa Ana Artist Village Art Walk is held every first Saturday of the month, rain or shine. The event starts at 7pm and runs through 10 p.m.
This is free for all to attend and enjoy the atmosphere. Come, introduce yourself to a local artist, [...]
Posted in Arts and Culture, Restaurants, Santa Ana Tags: art walk, calacas, grand central arts center, gypsy den, lola gaspar, memphis cafe, orange county center of contemporary art, original mike's, proof, santa ana artists village, santora art building, spurgeon art studios, the crosby No Comments »“El Centro Cultural de Mexico and Calacas are seeking those interested in creating altars for the annual Noche de Altares, a free community event organized by local volunteers,” according to the O.C. Register.
The 7th Annual Día de los Muertos Celebration will be held on Saturday, November 7th 2009, from 2pm to 10pm, at the Fiesta [...]
Santa Ana’s Calacas is going to be holding “Sugar Skull Workshops” starting on Monday, September 14, at 7 pm, at 324 W. 4th St., at 4th and Birch in the West End Theater. For a fee of only $3 you will get the materials and the instruction – and you will walk out with your [...]
Posted in Arts and Culture, Santa Ana Tags: calacas, dia de los muertos, Santa Ana, sugar skull workshops No Comments »UPDATE: Click here for pictures and a recap of the 2011 Noche de Altares (Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos).
Click here to read about the 2010 8th Annual Noche de Altares.
El Centro Cultural de Mexico & Calacas Inc. proudly present The 7th Annual Día de los Muertos Celebration will be held on Saturday, November 7th 2009, [...]
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