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June 29, 2020
We Make it Our Own
A conversation on Drag and Community with the Imperial Court of Los Angeles and Hollywood
June 26, 2020
Māhū: Transgender Healers of Hawai’i
Storytelling with Kumu Hula Patrick Makuakāne
June 26, 2020
A Conversation Between Two Spirits
Featuring Artists and Advocates L. Frank Manriquez and Sipu Whittle
June 24, 2020
“Con tu verdad sales adelante.”
Queering the Bolero with Musician Mary Alfaro Velasco
June 17, 2020
Profound Grief and Radical Joy
Exploring Queer Identity and a Sense of “Home”
June 17, 2020
Queering California Traditions
A Pride Series
June 3, 2020
In Solidarity with Black Lives Matter
ACTA Stands in Defense of Black Lives
December 21, 2019
The Gift of Music
Tunes from the Berkeley Old Time Music Convention for You!
December 12, 2019
Ghapama: Stuffed Pumpkin
A festive Armenian recipe for you!
November 23, 2019
Culture Under Pressure
Organizing to keep traditional arts spaces rooted in place
November 23, 2019
From the Field
Site Visits with ACTA's 2019 Apprenticeship Cohort
September 30, 2019
A Journey Home: Kulintang Music from San Diego to Mindanao
Through ACTA’s Apprenticeship Program, master artist Bernard Barros Ellorin has been working all year with his 2019 apprentice Kimberly (Kim) Kalanduyan in kulintang music from the Southern Philippines, which is played on a set of gongs that have different melodic…
