La Bomba: A Midsummer Night's Benefit for the Galeria de la Raza July 21, 2007

Galeria de la Raza/Studio 24 is proud to present an event of epic proportions - LA BOMBA: A Midsummer Night's Benefit for Galeria de la Raza. LA BOMBA promises to be the premiere Chicano performance event of the summer, featuring 20 literary/spoken word, theatre and musical acts that cover the stylistic wit and generational ethos of Chicano performance and literature.

* Legendary Chicano poets (los veteranos) that were there at Galeria's inception: Jose Montoya, Juan Felipe Herrera and Margarita Luna Robles.
* McArthur Genius and internationally renowned performance artist Guillermo Gomez-Pena.
* San Francisco poet laureate and special guest Jack Hirschman.
* The new-school spoken word powerhouses: Leticia Hernandez, Paul Flores, Meliza Banales, Norman Zelaya, Jaime Cortez and Las Manas.
* Performance artists Praba Pilar and Rene Garcia.
* Direct from Mexico City, performance artist Violeta Luna.
* Theatre performances by Campo Santo, headRush and Maceo Cabrera.
* Video sketches by San Antonio's madMedia Collective.
* Music by SF Latin fusion band Manicato and KPFA's DJ Aztec Parrot.

Galeria de la Raza has garnered both national and international acclaim as one of the leading Chicano/Latino visual art centers. LA BOMBA offers just a small sampling of the 37 years of ground breaking Chicano performance that has taken place at Galeria de la Raza.

All proceeds from LA BOMBA go towards funding the latest phase of Galeria's artistic programs including visual art exhibitions; the Digital Mural project, a rotating public art series; the ReGeneration Project, a career development program serving emerging Latino artists, and the award winning Youth Media Project, an innovative youth arts education program which teaches digital art and new media classes in Spanish and English to Mission District immigrant youth.

About Galeria de la Raza:
Galeria de la Raza's mission is to assertively self-define the evolving values, aesthetics, and history of Latino art and culture. Galeria supports Latino artists in the visual, literary, media and performing art fields whose works explore new aesthetic possibilities for socially engaged art.

Advance $25, Door $30, V.I.P. $50 (Incl. drinks, food and after party live music with Manicato).

Official Website: http://www.galeriadelaraza.org