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 19, 2017 7:30pm
Rebellion! Public Art and Political Dissent: Oaxaca and L.A.
Chaz Bojórquez and artist collective Tlacolulokos
- September 23, 2017 2:00pm
Talk on Pre-Columbian History with Xochitl Flores-Marcial
- October 10, 2017 7:30pm
An American Genocide: California Indians, Colonization, and Cultural Revival
Benjamin Madley and Greg Sarris
- October 21, 2017 2:00pm
Film Screening of "Language Matters"
- October 21, 2017 3:00pm
Threat of Extinction: Language Activism and Preservation
Bob Holman, Vincent Medina, Odilia Romero Hernández
- November 9, 2017 7:30pm
Technicians of the Sacred: Indigenous Poetry of the Americas
Natalie Diaz, Layli Long Soldier, Jerome Rothenberg, Natalia Toledo
- November 14, 2017 7:30pm
Third Gender: Man, Woman, Muxe
Víctor Cata, Zackary Drucker, Maritza Sanchez
- 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
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