Monthly Archives: October 2013

Dia de los Muertos in Sacramento, Celebrate Tradition with Chicas Latinas

22 Tuesday Oct 2013

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Join Chicas Latinas de Sacramento at Noche de Muertos on Saturday, November 2, 2013 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM, at Zocalo in Midtown Sacramento for a Dia de los Muertos Fundraiser benefiting Calidanza Dance Company!

Tickets are only $20… or you can volunteer (with us)! We still need volunteers to assist Calidanza’s fundraiser and our Chicas craft booth. RSVP to volunteer on our site, or email Calidanza: calidanzaco@gmail.com (and tell them Chicas Latinas sent you).

Calidanza Dance Company in collaboration with Zocalos Mexican Restaurant in midtown Sacramento will present Noche de Muertos. This fundraiser event will include music, dance performances, day of the dead fashion show, storytelling, face painting, and a free drink and appetizer courtesy of Zocalos. Come mingle with members of Calidanza Dance Company, Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Chicas Latina of Sacramento and many others!

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Also, be sure to swing by, 20th and J in Midtown Sacramento for La Raza Galeria Posada’s El Panteon! Chicas Latinas de Sacramento are sponsoring an altar space for a local family – we’re excited to see their altar. Be sure to come out and support this beautiful cultural (free) Sacramento event.

 2013 DIA DE LOS MUERTOS
(DAY OF THE DEAD)
4TH ANNUAL EL PANTEON DE SACRAMENTO
MIDTOWN SACRAMENTO BETWEEN 20TH AND J STREET OUTSIDE
Event Schedule:
Saturday November 2, 2013 11am through 1am
Sunday, November 3, 2013 8am through 6pm

http://www.lrgp.org/dia-de-los-muertos.html

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The Historic Old Sacramento Foundation partnered with Sol Collective to provide a month of programs and activities in celebration of Dia de los Muertos. Workshops and events are held every Saturday in October from 11:00AM to 2:00PM in the Stanford Gallery at 111 I Street.

Sol Collective Dia de los Muertos  

Coming up from Sol Collective:

October 24th, 7pm — Community Lecture Series
Sacramento History Museum
101 I St. Old Sacramento. CA 95814
“Honoring Our Past” Join community members as they discuss the meaning and history of Dia De Los Muertos.

Nov. 1st, 6pm Dia De Los Muertos Celebration
In front of Sacramento History Museum
101 I St. Old Sacramento. CA 95814

Chicas Latinas de Sacramento’s Viewing Party: LATINAS THINK BIG™

07 Monday Oct 2013

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This Hispanic Heritage Month, let’s celebrate and learn from our Latina sisters!!! Attend….

ELLA LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE’S: LATINAS THINK BIG™ Event in Los Angeles – VIEWING PARTY IN SACRAMENTO!!! 

Celebrating Innovative Latina Thought Leaders

Join the Chicas Latinas de Sacramento at Thinkhouse Collective as we enjoy this great Latina Leadership event on Friday 10/11 at 6:00pm from the comfort of downtown Sacramento.

This will be a low-key Friday evening event. Come after work, wine will be provided, bring a snack to share, business cards, grab a seat and relax in the comfort of Thinkhouse Collective in Sacramento – while viewing and taking part in this fantastic Latina Leadership event!!! (Donation event, please give what you can.)

** Seating is limited at Thinkhouse, REGISTER: https://latinasthinkbigsac.eventbrite.com/

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What we’ll join in for:  

6:40 – 7:00PM    The “Latina Power Shift” Report:

One-on-One Interview with Monica Gil, Senior Vice President at Nielsen, by Dr. Angelica Perez-Litwin, Founder & CEO, ELLA Leadership Institute

7PM – 8:30PM    LATINAS THINK BIG™ Presentations: 

• Rocio Moreno, Celebrated Architectural Designer

• Nora Cadena is a first generation Mexican-American, three-time MIT graduate, engineering leader and community volunteer.

• Pamela Campos, Operations Intelligence Analyst, US Air Force

• Estefania Ortiz, Stanford University Electrical Engineer and Software Engineering College Student

• Veronica Villafañe, Emmy award-winning bilingual multimedia journalist and former President of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ)

** Please arrive early to allow time for introductions/snacking, we’ll join in at 6:30. 

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos with Chicas Latinas, Calidanza Dance Company & Zocalo Midtown

03 Thursday Oct 2013

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Celebrate Dia de los Muertos with Chicas Latinas, Calidanza Dance Company & Zocalo Midtown! November 2nd we’ll be part of a cultural celebration and fundraiser event – mark your calendar, more information to come.

Chicas, we need volunteers!!! Visit our calendar site for more information and to sign up.

Planning meeting from earlier this week:

Upcoming Chicas Latinas de Sacramento Events, Register Today!

03 Thursday Oct 2013

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— Coming up in Sacramento, REGISTER TODAY!  —

Spanish Conversation Group: hosted by Chicas Latinas and CASA de ESPAÑOL

Join Casa de Español and local nonprofit Chicas Latinas de Sacramento, as we merge our Spanish language practice groups in an effort to strengthen our conversational Spanish and the community! Hosted every 2nd Tuesday of the month.
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Chicas Latinas de Sacramento’s Exclusive VIEWING PARTY for… 

ELLA LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE’S: LATINAS THINK BIG™ Event in Los Angeles. “Celebrating Innovative Latina Thought Leaders”

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