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Help the O.C. Dream Team at Calacas’ Loteria Fundraiser, this Friday night

[ 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 [...]

9th Annual Dia de los Muertos event drew thousands to downtown Santa Ana

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 [...]

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos in Santa Ana on Nov. 5

[ 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 to screen premier of “Noche de Altares” documentary tonight

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 [...]

Booksigning by Juan Farias Alvarez at Calacas this Saturday

Calacas

[ 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 – [...]

The 2010 Santa Ana Woman of the Year is Sarah Rafael Garcia

Sarah Rafael Garcia

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, [...]

Tonight’s Santa Ana Art Walk was safe, crowded and a lot of fun

Calacas t-shirts

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 [...]

Shooting near Proof bar doesn’t mean downtown Santa Ana isn’t safe

Jeffrey Lee Chung

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 [...]

Calacas teams up with SolArt for Mexicali Relief, after 7.2 earthquake

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 [...]

1st Annual Santa Ana International Music Festival set for this weekend

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 [...]

Calacas “Dia de los Muertos” exhibit opens tonight!

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 [...]

Enjoy the Santa Ana Artists Village Art Walk this Saturday night!

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, [...]

Enter your Dia de los Muertos altars in an art exhibit

“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 [...]

Calacas to hold Sugar Skull Workshops starting on Sep. 14

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 [...]

7th Annual Día de los Muertos Celebration to be held in downtown Santa Ana

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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