Conchas y Café–Bilingual Creative Writing Class

Council District

City Council District 1

Event Series Dates

Tuesdays, September 2 to December 16, 2025

Event Schedule

DCA grantee, Develop Skills and Transcend Limits the Arts (DSTL), presents Conchas y Café bilingual community writing workshop series. The 15-week virtual course is offered twice a year (spring and fall) and explores skills in poetry and other forms of creative writing. 

Adult writers of all skill levels are welcome to join. This season’s theme is "Birds and Galaxies / Pájaros y galaxias." The Fall 2025 semester will contribute to the publishing of Conchas y Café Zine, Vol. 11, in summer 2026.

FALL Class Dates: September 2, to December 16, 2025 [*No class on November 11, 2025 (Veteran's Day) and November 25, 2025 (Thanksgiving Break)]

Days and Times: Tuesdays (weekly); 6:30 PM–8:00 PM

Enrollment is FREE, visit https://DSTLArts.org/calendar

Upcoming Events

January 22 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm -
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$0.00 - $7.00

Hollyhock House Tours

Experience the interior of Hollyhock House at your own pace with a self-guided tour. Docents are on hand to provide information and answer questions.

January 21 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm -
Check the website for ticket price

Noé Montes: Regional History

Photographer Noé Montes presents Regional History, a body of work documenting the landscapes, people, and cultural narratives of the Inland Empire. The exhibition reflects on identity, migration, and the layered histories that shape Southern California.

January 21 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm -
Adults - $5, Seniors and Students - $3, Members and Children under 12 - Free

Our Bodies Are Memories of Our Bodies: Siapo ma Solo

siapo—indigenous Samoan barkcloth abstraction—and solo—poetry in the Samoan genre and worldview, here composed in English—by Fa’afafine, non-binary Samoan artist Dan Taulapapa McMullin. Printed on cloth with ink painting, these works embody the fa’asamoa understanding that the body itself is an archive, carrying ancestral and personal memory through the mana of social and environmental relationships.