Work-in-Progress: What If She Could Walk? by Cristal González Avila

October 16, 2026
Doors 7:30PM | Show 8PM

Join Cristal González Avila as she performs a work-in-progress of her upcoming show, What If She Could Walk, followed by a Q&A, at MACLA.

Anchored in González Avila’s lived experience as the daughter of a mother with multiple sclerosis, What If She Could Walk? reimagines the constrained lives of campesina women, mothers, daughters, and caregivers who have been expected to endure without rest or recognition.

With the audience feedback from this work-in-progress viewing, González Avila will premiere her full production of What If She Could Walk? at MACLA February 25-27, 2027.

Photo Credit: Alfredo Avila

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MACLA Presents

Volver a la Luz: Diana Gameros in Concert Featuring Magik*Magik String Quartet

October 23, 2026
Doors 7:30PM | Show 8PM

What does it mean to choose joy when life breaks open? Volver a la Luz is Diana Gameros’ answer: a musical journey through memory, migration, love, longing, and the many ways we find our way back to the light. Joined by her band and Magik*Magik String Quartet, Gameros invites us into an evening of lush, moving music to celebrate the courage, connection, and joy that keep us going.

Photo Credit: Fred Aube

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VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITION

Poetic Utterances: Work by Viviana Paredes

September 4 – November 15, 2026
Wednesdays – Sundays, 12-5PM

Supported by MACLA and the Creative Work Fund, this solo exhibition features a new site-specific, immersive installation by San Francisco–based mixed-media artist Viviana Paredes. The multi-sensory exhibition expands her mixed-media sculptural practice by incorporating suspended glass artwork with sound and video projections. Through these interdisciplinary elements, Paredes explores themes of indigenous practices, language, and climate change.

Related Programming:

Artist Talk: MACLA | October 2, 2026 | 6:30-7:15 PM

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Sep 04 2026 - Nov 15 2026

Poetic Utterances: Work by Viviana Paredes

MACLA Gallery

Oct 16 2026

Work-in-Progress: What If She Could Walk? by Cristal González Avila

MACLA Castellano Playhouse

Oct 23 2026

MACLA Presents: Diana Gameros in Concert Ft. Magik*Magik

MACLA Castellano Playhouse

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