Kalingafornia Laga

10/08/2025

Istay chiyoy to Many Moons Festival for having us for their inaugural festival! We had such a fun time with our Asian, South East Asian, and Pasifika cousins. From vending, to the indigenous attire fashion show, to singing and demoing — we had an absolute BLAST this past weekend. This was certainly one for the books. We are so proud to represent all that we have learned and shared over the years. Here’s to many more to come!

06/12/2025

05/31/2025

It’s time for our second round of weaving workshops with at !

Last week, we covered the foundational history of Kalinga weaving and made pitipit (thread balls) and demonstrated how to gelay (warp the loom).

This week, each student will help each other begin their own gelay! For those who are extra savvy, they may begin their sakyot (or the backstrap loom version of sleighing the reed).

This is perhaps one of the biggest undertakings for new learners - wish us luck!

05/25/2025

Our first workshop in the series was such a fund day of introductions and warm personal stories. We learned the basics of Kalinga weaving history and terms, we sang together, and today, we’ll be warping together!

There are still some spots left in the Kalinga series so please reach out and check the QR code!


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Please join us for our first Weaving Workshop Series at Sentro Filipino 🪡

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Traditional Philippine Weaving with a back strap loom with Kalinga Master Weave, Jenny Bawer-Young
• May 24
• May 25
• May 31
• June 1
• June 7
• June 8
From 11:00AM-4:00PM

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Traditional Philippine Weaving with a Jack/Table Loom with Balay Kreative/Kreative Growth Artist, Dana Sabaria
• August 30
• August 31
• September 27
• September 28
• October 25
• October 26
From 11:00AM-4:00PM

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To register, please see the QR code on our flyer or the link in our profile bio
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814 Mission Street
Level M
San Francisco CA 94103

04/18/2025

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We are excited to announce a sneak peak of our lineup of Dance Workshops! RSVP, Share and Donate ❤️ Link in Bio !
 
💃🏽Filipino Ancestral Dance 
💃🏽 Zumba 
💃🏽Salsa  
+ More to come! 
 
Sayawan 2025: Dance-a-Thon for Sama Sama Cooperative! 
🗓️ Sun, May 4 | 🕑 2–5 PM 
📍 The Lumpia Company @ Brooklyn Basin, Oakland 
 
💃🕺 Dance, eat, & celebrate kapwa love to raise $$ for Sama Sama Youth Camp! 
 
🍽️ Yummy food by The Lumpia Company 
🎁 Silent auction + youth-run sari-sari store 
🎨 Art, treats, & fun for all ages! 
 
Let’s move, groove & hit our $25K goal for scholarships & camp fun!  Bring the fam & your best moves!

10/10/2024

09/05/2024

We’re about a week away from  and we are so excited to share that we have been selected to be a vendor at the longest-running Filipino-American arts and culture festival! Meet us the Ancestral Arts Pavilion at  on Saturday, September 14 from 12 - 9pm.

FPAC is free and open to the public but it would be cool if you could register so you can be eligible to win some raffle prizes! https://bit.ly/fpac-2024-event

08/07/2024

Come na sa PISTAHAN!!!

06/18/2024

Check out our weaving sisters Porling Rabara and Brenda Bautista from earlier this month at Vallejo’s Pista Sa Nayon. Any day we get to weave is a good day to us! 🫶🏽 😻 🧶

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Thankful for these photos capturing precious moments at Vallejo Pista Sa Nayon 2024! ❤️Here’s a few highlights! Full gallery link in bio.

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06/10/2024

Over the years, the Alliance for California Traditional Arts has been a major supporter of the work that Kalingafornia Laga does. Tonight, we are proud to participate in the ACTA Round Table Artist Series happening from 6-8pm! If you haven’t RSVP’d already, we hope you’re able to snag a seat. We’ll be sharing about our experiences in the ACTA programs — from being Living Cultures awardees, to receiving Master-Apprenticeship intensives — each of these programs have been crucial to our development and impact as a circle. We’ll do some sharing about our experiences, followed by a short weaving demo. Manlaga Tako! We hope to see you there!


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Join us in San Francisco on Monday, June 10, 2024, from 6–8 PM for an evening of art sharing and conversation with ACTA’s Apprenticeship and Living Cultures awardees, including members of Kalingafornia Laga, a weaving collective of Pilipinx-American women, Chavalos de Aquí y Allá, an organization that will share about their work in Nicaraguan traditional dance, and Pezhham Akhavass, a master Iranian percussionist of Tombak (Persian Goblet Drum). We’ll also have an info session about our funding opportunities for 2024. Refreshments will be served. ⁠
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Traditional Arts Roundtable Series (TARS) in San Francisco⁠
🗓 Monday, June 10, 2024, from 6–8 PM⁠
📍 International Hotel - Manilatown Center⁠
868 Kearny St, San Francisco, CA 94108⁠
FREE!⁠
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RSVP at our link in bio!⁠

Photo: Kalingafornia Laga Weaving Circle Members. Courtesy of the organization
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