From street art to Oaxacan cuisine, Visualizing Language: Oaxaca in L.A. presents free dynamic programming throughout the city of Los Angeles from September through January 2018. Check the map below to see what is happening locally and join us as we celebrate Oaxacan culture in a neighborhood library near you!

Central Library

  • September 23, 2017  3:00-5:00pm 
    Hands-on Screen Printing Workshop with Tlacolulokos
  • September 23, 2017  2:00pm 
    Talk on Pre-Columbian History with Xochitl Flores-Marcial
  • October 21, 2017  2:00pm 
    Film Screening of "Language Matters"
  • December 16, 2017  2:00pm
    Traditional Dye Workshop with Ashley Thayer
  • January 20, 2017  3:00pm 
    Creative Writing Workshop Víctor Terán
  • January 23, 2017  7:30pm 
    Haiku in Zapotec: From Oaxaca to Japan and Back

Angeles Mesa

  • September 16, 2017 2:00pm
    Oaxacan Traditional Weaving Workshop with Porfirio Gutierrez
  • September 18, 2017 2:30pm
    Hands-on Screen Printing Workshop with Tlacolulokos
  • September 23, 2017 2:00pm
    Oaxacan Regional Dances Performance with Grupo Foklórico Huaxyacac
  • October 18, 2017 6:30pm
    Oaxacan Food Talk with Bill Esparza
  • November 20, 2017 2-4pm
    Hands-On Screen Printing Workshop with Self Help Graphics

Arroyo Seco Branch Library

  • October 7, 2017 4:00pm                         
    Hands-On Screen Printing Workshop with Self Help Graphics
  • January 8, 2018 4:00pm                             
    Build-A-Lotería (bingo) Workshop in Zapotec with Pergentino José

Benjamin Franklin Branch Library

  • September 14, 2017  6:30pm                           
    Oaxacan Food Talk with Bill Esparza
  • September 20, 2017  3:30-5:30pm 
    Hands-On Screen Printing Workshop with Self Help Graphics
  • October 21, 2017  1:00pm 
    Traditional Dye Workshop with Ashley Thayer
  • October 26, 2017  6:00pm 
    Oaxacan Food Demonstration & Tasting with Gish Bac Restaurant (David Padilla & Maria Ramos)

Cypress Park Branch Library

  • September 28, 2017  4:00pm 
    Traditional Dye Workshop with Ashley Thayer
  • October 5, 2017 4:00pm 
    Oaxacan Food Talk with Bill Esparza
  • November 9, 2017 4:00pm
    Talk on Pre-Columbian History with Xochitl Flores-Marcial
  • November 30, 2017 4:00pm
    Oaxacan Traditional Weaving Workshop with Porfirio Gutierrez
  • December 7, 2017 4:00pm
    Hands-On Screen Printing Workshop with Self Help Graphics
  • January 25, 2018   4:00pm  
    Teen Hip Hop Workshop with DJ Survive and the Inner City Dwellers

Goldwyn Hollywood

  • January 21, 2018   2:00pm  
    Creative Writing Workshop Víctor Terán

Granada Hills Branch Library

  • September 21, 2017   4:00pm  
    Hands-on Screen Printing Workshop with Tlacolulokos
  • October 21, 2017   4:00pm  
    Oaxacan Regional Dances Performance with Grupo Foklórico Huaxyacac
  • October 28, 2017   2:30-4:30pm  
    Hands-On Screen Printing Workshop with Self Help Graphics

Junipero Serra Branch Library

  • October 10, 2017   5:30pm  
    Weaving workshop with Porfirio Gutierrez
  • October 24, 2017  5:30pm
    Traditional Dye Workshop with Ashley Thayer
  • November 7, 2017   5:30pm
    Oaxacan Food Talk with Bill Esparza
  • December 5, 2017   5:30pm
    Teen Hip Hop Workshop with DJ Survive and the Inner City Dwellers
  • December 12, 2017   5:30pm  
    Hands-On Screen Printing Workshop with Self Help Graphics

Palms Rancho Park Branch Library

  • September 30, 2017 3:00pm
    Oaxacan Regional Dances Performance with Grupo Foklórico Huaxyacac
  • October 17, 2017 5:30pm
    Oaxacan Food Demonstration & Tasting with Gish Bac Restaurant (David Padilla & Maria Ramos)

Sunland Tujunga Branch Library

  • October 21, 2017 12-2:00pm
    Hands-On Screen Printing Workshop with Self Help Graphics
  • January 10, 2018 3:30pm
    Build-A-Lotería (bingo) Workshop in Zapotec with Pergentino José

Sylmar Branch Library

  • October 7, 2017 1:00pm
    Oaxacan Food Workshop and Tasting with Chef Rocio Camacho

Van Nuys Regional Branch Library

  • September 23, 2017 1:00pm 
    Oaxacan Traditional Weaving Workshop with Porfirio Gutierrez
  • October 7, 2017   2:30pm  
    Film Screening of "2501 Migrants: A Journey"
  • October 14, 2017   2:30pm  
    Film Screening of "Blossoms of Fire"
  • November 13, 2017   4:00pm  
    Zapotec Language and Culture Games with Natalia Toledo and Víctor Cata

Vernon Branch Library

  • September 30, 2017   12:00pm-2:00pm 
    Hands-On Screen Printing Workshop with Self Help Graphics
  • October 12, 2017  6:00pm
    Talk on Pre-Columbian History with Xochitl Flores-Marcial
  • November 9, 2017 6:00pm
    Oaxacan Food Talk with Bill Esparza
  • November 16 - Mid December
    AntenaMóvil Book Tricycle Residency
  • November 18, 2017   3:00pm
    Oaxacan Regional Dances Performance with Grupo Foklórico Huaxyacac

West LA Branch Library

  • September 17, 2017   2:00pm  
    Hands-on Screen Printing Workshop with Tlacolulokos
  • October 12, 2017   4:00-6:00pm  
    Hands-On Screen Printing Workshop with Self Help Graphics
  • November 18, 2017   12:00pm  
    Traditional Dye Workshop with Ashley Thayer
  • January 11, 2017 4:15pm
    Build-A-Lotería (bingo) Workshop in Zapotec with Pergentino José

West Valley Branch Library

  • October 7, 2017   1:00pm  
    Oaxacan Regional Dances Performance with Grupo Foklórico Huaxyacac

Wilshire Branch Library

  • October 19, 2017 4:00pm
    Hands-On Screen Printing Workshop with Self Help Graphics
  • Mid-December - Mid-January | Wilshire Library Hours
    AntenaMóvil Book Tricycle Residency

For more information call 213-228-7500 or visit your nearest library.

September 14, 2017 – 6:30 PM
Oaxacan Food Talk with Bill Esparza
Benjamin Franklin

September 16, 2017 – 2:00 PM
Oaxacan Traditional Weaving Workshop with Porfirio Gutierrez
Angeles Mesa

September 16, 2017 – 3-5:00 PM
Screen-Printing Workshop with Tlacolulokos
Central Library (Int’l.)

September 17, 2017 – 2:00 PM
Screen-Printing Workshop with Tlacolulokos
West LA

September 18, 2017 – 3:30 PM
Screen-Printing Workshop with Tlacolulokos
Angeles Mesa

September 19, 2017 – 7:15 PM
Rebellion! Public Art and Political Dissent: Oaxaca and L.A.
Central Library

September 20, 2017 – 3:30-5:30 pm
Screen-Printing Workshop with Self Help Graphics
Benjamin Franklin

September 21, 2017 – 4:00 PM
Screen-Printing Workshop with Tlacolulokos
Granada Hills

September 23, 2017 – 1:00 PM
Oaxacan Traditional Weaving Workshop with Porfirio Gutierrez
Van Nuys Branch Library

September 23, 2017 – 2:00 PM
Oaxacan Regional Dances Performance with Grupo Foklórico Huaxyacac
Angeles Mesa

September 23, 2017 – 2:00 PM
Talk on Pre-Columbian History with Xochitl Flores-Marcial
Central Library (Int’l.)

September 28, 2017 – 4:00 PM
Traditional Dye Workshop with Ashley Thayer
Cypress Park

September 30, 2017 – 12-2 PM
Screen-Printing Workshop with Self Help Graphics
Vernon

September 30, 2017 – 3:00 PM
Oaxacan Regional Dances Performance with Grupo Foklórico Huaxyacac
Palms-Rancho Park

October 5, 2017 – 4:00 PM
Oaxacan Food Talk with Bill Esparza
Cypress Park

October 7, 2017 – TBD
Hands-On Screen Printing Workshop with Self Help Graphics
Arroyo Seco

October 7, 2017 – 1:00 PM
Oaxacan Food Workshop and Tasting with Chef Rocio Camacho
Sylmar Branch

October 7, 2017 – 1:00 PM
Oaxacan Regional Dances Performance with Grupo Foklórico Huaxyacac
West Valley

October 7, 2017 – 2:30 PM
Film Screening of “2501 Migrants: A Journey”
Van Nuys

October 10, 2017 – 7:30 PM
An American Genocide: California Indians, Colonization, and Cultural Revival
Central Library

October 10, 2017 – 5:30 PM
Oaxacan Traditional Weaving Workshop with Porfirio Gutierrez
Junipero Serra

October 12, 2017 – 6:00 PM
Talk on Pre-Columbian History with Xochitl Flores-Marcial
Vernon

October 12, 2017 – 4-6:00 PM
Hands-On Screen Printing Workshop with Self Help Graphics
West LA

October 14, 2017 – 2:30 PM
Film Screening of Blossoms of Fire
Van Nuys

October 17, 2017 – 5:30 PM
Oaxacan Food Demo and Tasting with Gish Bac Restaurant (David Padilla and Maria Ramos)
Palms-Rancho Park

October 18, 2017 – 6:30 PM
Oaxacan Food Talk with Bill Esparza
Angeles Mesa

October 19, 2017 – 4:00 PM
Hands-On Screen Printing Workshop with Self Help Graphics
Wilshire

October 21, 2017 – 3:00 PM
Threat of Extinction: Language Activism and Preservation
Central Library

October 21, 2017 – All Day
Dia de los Muertos Celebration
Sunland-Tujunga

October 21, 2017 – 12-2:00 PM
Hands-On Screen Printing Workshop with Self Help Graphics
Sunland-Tujunga

October 21, 2017 – 1:00 PM
Hands-On Traditional Dye Workshop with Ashley Thayer
Benjamin Franklin

October 21, 2017 – 2:00 PM
Film Screening of Language Matters
Central Library (Int’l.)

October 21, 2017 – 4:00 PM
Oaxacan Regional Dances Performance with Grupo Foklórico Huaxyacac
Granada Hills

October 24, 2017 – 5:30 PM
Hands-On Traditional Dye Workshop with Ashley Thayer
Junipero Serra

October 26, 2017 – 6:00 PM
Oaxacan Food Demo and Tasting with Gish Bac Restaurant (David Padilla and Maria Ramos)
Benjamin Franklin

October 28, 2017 – 2:30-4:30 PM
Hands-On Screen Printing Workshop with Self Help Graphics
Granada Hills

November 7, 2017 – 5:30 PM
Oaxacan Food Talk with Bill Esparza
Junipero Serra

November 9, 2017 – 4:00 PM
Talk on Pre-Columbian History with Xochitl Flores-Marcial
Cypress Park

November 9, 2017 – 6:00 PM
Oaxacan Food Talk with Bill Esparza
Vernon

November 9, 2017 – 7:30 PM
Technicians of the Sacred: Indigenous Poetry of the Americas
Central Library

November 13, 2017 – 4:00 PM
Zapotec Language and Culture Games with Natalia Toledo and Víctor Cata
Van Nuys

November 14, 2017 – 7:30 PM
Third Gender: Man, Woman, Muxe
Central Library

Nov 15 – Mid December – Vernon Library Hours
AntenaMóvil Book Tricycle Residency
Vernon

November 18, 2017 – 12:00 PM
Traditional Dye Workshop with Ashley Thayer
West LA

November 18, 2017 – 3:00 PM
Oaxacan Regional Dances Performance with Grupo Foklórico Huaxyacac
Vernon

November 20, 2017 – 2-4:00 PM
Hands-On Screen Printing Workshop with Self Help Graphics
Angeles Mesa

November 30, 2017 – 4:00 PM
Oaxacan Traditional Weaving Workshop with Porfirio Gutierrez
Cypress Park

December 5, 2017 – 5:30 PM
Teen Hip Hop Workshop with DJ Survive and the Inner City Dwellers
Junipero Serra

December 7, 2017 – 4:00 PM
Hands-On Screen Printing Workshop with Self Help Graphics
Cypress Park

December 12, 2017 – 5:30-7:30 PM
Hands-On Screen Printing Workshop with Self Help Graphics
Junipero Serra

Mid December – Mid January – Wilshire Library Hours
AntenaMóvil Book Tricycle Residency
Wilshire

January 8, 2018 – 4:00 PM
Build-A-Lotería (bingo) Workshop in Zapotec with Pergentino José
Arroyo Seco

January 10, 2018 – 3:30 PM
Build-A-Lotería (bingo) Workshop in Zapotec with Pergentino José
Sunland-Tujunga

January 11, 2018 – 4:15 PM
Build-A-Lotería (bingo) Workshop in Zapotec with Pergentino José
West LA

January 20, 2018 – 3:00 PM
Creative Writing Workshop Víctor Terán
Central Library (Int’l.)

January 21, 2018 – 2:00 PM
Creative Writing Workshop Víctor Terán
Goldwyn-Hollywood

January 25, 2018 – 4:00 PM
Teen Hip Hop Workshop with DJ Survive and the Inner City Dwellers
Cypress Park