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DESCRIPTION:Salon HALA – The Local Queer Art Salon\nSaturday, July 19 at 
 6:30-9:30pm\nAt Dance Mission Theater\n\nTickets:  Sliding scale $0 
 (Indigenous or can’t afford it), $10 (students, elders), $20 (general 
 admission), $40 (sponsors)\nBuy now: 
 https://www.tickettailor.com/events/heritageactivistsliberationartists/1740028\n\nAccessibility:\n* 
 ASL interpretation offered.\n* Dance Mission Theater is on the second floor 
 and is accessible by both stairs and an elevator. Seating is general 
 admission and not assigned. If you would like to reserve wheelchair / 
 limited mobility /limited sight seating, please email 
 stella@dancemission.com at least 24 hrs prior to the show.\n* Please email 
 stella@dancemisison.com if you have other accessibility needs.\n\nJoin us 
 for Salon Hala, a queer art salon in the spirit of the Parisian art salons 
 of the past. Organized by the Hala Collective, this unique event blends 
 community recognition, live performances, and interactive games in an 
 immersive, celebratory format. Salon Hala is a space to uplift queer 
 voices, celebrate community elders and activists, and engage in radical joy 
 through art, music, and movement. Special guests Tlahuizpapalotl. Special 
 performances by Xochipilli Dance Company (Héctor Jaime and Brandon 
 Grahms), Liz Duran Boubion, Mama Ganuush. In partnership with FLACC, Dance 
 Mission Theater, BAAITS. Food provided by Bay2Gaza.\n\n\nMore information 
 about event: \n\nThis Summer, Salon Hala is honoring the powerful voices of 
 Indigenous, Latinx & Palestinian artists in our sun-drenched Summer Salon. 
 A space for creation, connection & courage.  FLACC is honored to co-present 
 this rendition. The evening will include contemporary dance, drag 
 performance, live music, discussion and games with audience 
 participation.\n\nSalon HALA is a queer art salon inspired by the Parisian 
 salons of the past. The host, Mama Ganuush, is a Palestinian Muslim trans 
 activist, drag artist, and co-founder of The Hala Collective. They are: 
 “Abolitionists, transparent, compassionate, and hella queer. Their 
 mission is to decolonize art and uplift the voices of activist artists, 
 centering queer, Indigenous, Global South, and Palestinian 
 creators”.\n\nMore than an event – it’s your local queer art salon, 
 reimagined. Parisian inspiration, rooted in our vibrant now.\n\n\nThe 
 evening consists of:\n\n    Food, performances, discussion, and games led 
 by Mamaganuush.\n    Panel discussion asking, “what’s your imagination 
 of a future with laidback?” This will be a conversation with Mamaganuush 
 and Lolis -Angel C. Fabian (he/she/they) in ceremonial spaces is known as 
 Tlahuizpapalotl (Butterfly of Light).  They are a person in recovery, an 
 immigrant, a curanderx, Two-Spirit/Queer, Ben’Zaa(Zapotecx)/Xicanx 
 manager/administrator and cultural bearer.\n    FLACC dance performances 
 – Duet by Hector Jaime and Brandon Graham of Xochipilli Dance Company and 
 a solo Liz Duran Boubion\n    Drag performance Mamaganuush\n    Live Music 
 by Ari Salim\n\nExperience:\n\n    Soul-stirring performances\n    
 Heart-opening dialogue\n    Radical queer community\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/07/12/18877960.php
SUMMARY:Salon HALA – The Local Queer Art Salon: A Future with Landback
LOCATION:Dance Mission Theater\n3316 24th St\nSan Francisco, CA\n94110
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/07/12/18877960.php
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