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Step into the sounds and stories of historic Manilatown with live jazz, archival images, family memories & community Talk Story. CLUB MANDALAY: MUSIC, MEMORY & MANILATOWN WHEN MANILATOWN SWUNG: THE MANILA SERENADERS What did Manilatown sound like when Kearny Street was alive with music? Step into the sounds and stories of historic Manilatown for a very special afternoon of live music, archival photographs, family memories, and community Talk Story at the International Hotel Manilatown Center. With When Manilatown Swung, Club Mandalay begins an exciting new chapter as Music, Memory & Manilatown—a gathering where live performance and the Manilatown Archives come together to bring the neighborhood's past and present to life. For this inaugural program, we remember the Manila Serenaders, an all-Filipino dance orchestra whose musicians were part of the vibrant social and musical world of an earlier Manilatown. The Manila Serenaders traveled across the United States in the 1930s. Their tours covered 26 states, and for many of their shows, they opened for popular swing and jazz bandleaders like Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey, Glen Miller, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Cab Calloway, Lawrence Welk, and Louis Armerrstrong. They also performed at the famous Coconut Ballroom in Salt Lake City, UT. At the heart of the afternoon is the story of Canuto Salaver—a drummer with the Manila Serenaders whose life was deeply connected to historic Manilatown and the I-Hotel. Members of the Salaver Family will join guest interviewer Sabrina Oliveros for an informal Talk Story, sharing family memories passed down about Canuto: the musician, the family man, and the young Filipino immigrant whose Manilatown years became part of their family story. We'll also explore another side of Canuto's Manilatown life through family memories of his connection to the Bataan Cafe and Poolhall near the I-Hotel, along with stories of his wife Estrella Echavez and her relationship with members of the Manilatown community. And the musical lineage continues. Raymond Calica Bambao, bassist with today's Manilatown Jazz Ensemble, joins the conversation to share the story of his own grandfather and grand-uncles, who were also musicians with the Manila Serenaders. Saxophonist Lorenzo Calica, moved to San Francisco in 1940 and later settled in Vallejo, California. Throughout the afternoon, the Manilatown Jazz Ensemble will bring these stories to life with live musical interludes inspired by the era—including “Cheek to Cheek,” a song the Salaver family remembers the Manila Serenaders performing. Historic photographs and materials from the Manilatown Archives and family collections will surround the stories, allowing us not simply to talk about this history, but to see it, hear it, and experience it together. And because history can be FUN... Feeling festive? Come dressed in your 1930s–40s finest! Period-inspired attire is completely optional—but we'd love to see the I-Hotel filled with a little vintage Manilatown style! Whether your own family has roots in Manilatown or you're discovering this history for the first time, there is a place for you in the story. Come for the music. Come for the memories. Come for the Talk Story. And perhaps bring a story of your own. Saturday, October 24, 2026 | 2:00–3:30 PM International Hotel Manilatown Center 868 Kearny Street, San Francisco LIVE MUSIC · MANILATOWN ARCHIVES · COMMUNITY TALK STORY All are welcome. Choose the ticket that works for you. Club Mandalay is free and open to everyone. Those who are able are invited to select a community-support ticket and receive a Manilatown thank-you gift. Every contribution helps sustain live music, archival storytelling, and community programs at the I-Hotel. Come as you are. Stay for the music. Leave a little more connected. Our Manilatown Arts program is supported in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency. Learn more at www.arts.ca.gov. Manilatown Arts is also made possible by the generous support of the Asian Pacific Fund and the San Francisco Arts Commission. For more information about Club Mandalay, the Manilatown Jazz Ensemble, the Manilatown Archives, or the Manilatown Heritage Foundation

Manghihilot Opening Night Manghihilot is a solo exhibition by Filipino immigrant nonbinary interdisciplinary artist Jethro Patalinghug, presented as the culmination of their Queerly Complex Artist-in-Residency at 465 Collective. Opening on Friday, October 23, 2026, the exhibition is funded by the San Francisco Arts Commission through its Artist Impact Endowment Grant. In Filipino culture, a manghihilot is a traditional healer who works through touch, intuition, body knowledge, and ancestral care. In this immersive installation, Patalinghug expands the idea of healing through drag, sculpture, projection, and community ritual. At the center of the exhibition is a tentacular drag “virus” that spreads through the entire room. Made from sequins, synthetic hair, stockings, jewels, corsetry, light, and projection, the installation overtakes the space like a living organism. Rather than imagining contagion as harm, Manghihilot reclaims it as a force of protection, glamour, humor, resistance, and liberation. The exhibition also features five life-sized sculptural works inspired by the otherworldly and expansive nature of the Babaylan: precolonial spiritual and cultural leaders in the Philippines, many of whom embodied gender-expansive and queer identities. Through these works, Patalinghug traces queer Filipino identity to ancestral lineages of healing, leadership, and sacred function. A video projection component honors the work of Filipino drag performers the Mabuhay Bitches, situating contemporary Filipino drag within a longer lineage of visibility, cultural memory, joy, and communal care. The opening reception will include performances by the Mabuhay Bitches, a Q&A with the artist, a DJ, food, drinks, and community gathering. Schedule Opening Reception: Friday, October 23 — 5 to 9 PM Gallery Hours: Saturday, October 24 — Noon to 4 PM Gallery Hours: Tuesday, October 27 — 6 to 9 PM Gallery Hours: Saturday, October 31 — 4 to 6 PM Closing Reception: Saturday, October 31 — 6 to 9 PM Short Public Blurb

Delve into the heart of the Ilokano worldview with Aurelio Agcaoili, PhD: Online Class Being-as-Becoming Among Ilokanos with Aurelio Agcaoili, PhD ONLINE CLASS Being-as-Becoming Among Ilokanos delves into the heart of the Ilokano worldview, examining Ilokano knowledge systems, relationalities, and ways of engaging with and making sense of the world. This level contextualizes and mobilizes the vocabulary learned in previous sections, situating it within the lived experiences and spiritual landscapes of the Ilocos region and the diaspora. Students will begin to see that the Ilokano language does not merely label the world—it shapes how one thinks, feels, and exists. This course is for those who wish not only to speak Ilokano but to manifest an Ilokano way of being-as-becoming. Course Details: Wednesdays from 7pm - 8:30pm PDT, October 21 - December 9, 2026 Week 1: October 21 Week 2: October 28 Week 3: November 4 Week 4: November 11 Week 5: November 18 Week 6: November 25 Week 7: December 2 Week 8: December 9 Format: Virtual (ZOOM) Cost: $200 for a 8-week course meeting once weekly Requirements: Computer or Tablet Notebook and Pen *No Ilokano language experience is necessary* Bridge cultures and join the celebration. Sign up today and continue your journey with Ilokano heritage! Meet Your Instructor: Aurelio Agcaoili, PhD Aurelio S. Agcaoili, PhD, serves as Chair of the Department of Indo-Pacific Languages and Literatures at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. A recipient of the United States Fulbright Scholarship, he taught and conducted field research in the Philippines. He writes and publishes in three languages. For more information about Manilatown Academy and/or the Manilatown Heritage Foundation, please email us.

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NAFCON is a national alliance of Filipino organizations, institutions, and individuals that responds to the concerns of Filipinos in the US and in the Philippines by creating an action-oriented platform that brings people together through culture & heritage, education, health & wellness, and advocacy.