Posts Tagged ‘Cultural Coalition’
Celebrating the Arts in New Ways with Our Community
The year 2020 has been an opportunity for Cultural Coalition to turn obstacles into opportunities and serve our community in new and innovative ways. Although we’ve missed seeing everyone at our festivals this year, we adapted and evolved to find a new path to keep bringing free arts and culture programs and events to our…
Read MoreVolver 2018 ~ A Successful Fundraiser!
This year’s Volver lunch was a success! We held this very special event at the historical Serenity House on Sunday, April 22nd to celebrate Earth Day. We were accompanied by a wonderful group of people who care about Mother Earth and the communities they are a part of. Chef Zarco Guerrero put together a meal…
Read MoreVolver II: Gratitude with Curandera Patricia Federico-Ruiz
In a world that is constantly moving at a fast pace, it is easy to lose ourselves. This is why it is so important to be grounded through what we eat, what we practice and what we expose ourselves to. Curandera Patricia Federico-Ruiz, the creator of Volver, envisioned an Earth Day gathering that would help…
Read MoreVolver II with Chef Zarco Guerrero
Cultural Coalition is preparing for its Second Annual Volver II brunch fundraiser! This is a special event, celebrating the culinary arts, healing arts and performing arts thanks to three incredible artists and healers; sculptor Zarco Guerrero, healer Patricia Federico and musician Gustavo Angeles. Volver is about returning to our roots through our cultural practices. Last…
Read MoreMikiztli in Mesa – A Dia de Los Muertos Celebration!
Mikiztli [mee-keesh-tleeh] and its history can be found tracing far back into Anáhuac, the original name of pre-colonial Meso America. Before the arrival of the Europeans, the indigenous peoples had no word for death in the Náhuatl language. We viewed death as a transition from this life to the next, called Mikiztli, a transformation or…
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