Garcia Center for the Arts
OCTOBER
Center Courtyard Art Installation
Sheet Music
EMPIRE WIND ENSEMBLE
Wednesdays, 7-9PM
Rehearsals every Wednesday evening from 7 to 9pm at The Garcia Center for the Arts.

To join and for more information, please contact Ruben at (909) 709-1565.
Empire Wind Ensemble
Formed in 2016, the Empire Wind Ensemble is a community concert band open to new members wanting to hone their musical skills. Composed of some of the best musicians in the Inland Empire, the Empire Wind Ensemble plays a wide repertoire and holds regular concerts. We’re a San Bernardino-based concert band organized for the purpose of advancing the cultural, civic, music education, and general interest of the appreciation of performing arts within the Inland Empire and surrounding communities.
SYMPHONY RED TIE & DEB TRAINING
October 9, 9AM
Student Volunteers at the Symphony
The San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra is holding an additional training at the Garcia Center on October 9th at 9am for their next class of teen ambassadors, the award- winning Symphony Red Tie & Deb.

If you know of a high school age youth who may be interested in volunteering, please send a text to Tim Garcia at (909) 725-5838 to secure a place.
Creature Feature Pop Up Shop
POP-UP SHOP & COSTUME CONTEST
October 9, 1-8PM
Lash Killer is hosting a pop up with vendors, food, a costume contest and more! Come shop and support small businesses on October 9th at the Garcia Center.
Lash Killer Logo
Creature Feature Pop Up Shop Flyer
Precolonial Food Systems
PRECOLONIAL FOOD SYSTEMS
October 10 & 17, Noon
OG Foods and Indian Mental Health Services will be presenting a class on Pre Colonial Food Systems October 10th and 17th. Come learn of efforts working towards a regenerative economy and food sovereignty, through the practice of community ownership and governance
CALIFORNIA'S INLAND EMPIRE:
INFORMATION ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENT
We are very happy to have The Garcia Center for the Arts featured in the IE Information Ecosystem Assessment, put together by the Listening Post Collective. Please make some time to read through it yourself. A lot of familiar community faces and voices are featured throughout the report.
IE Information Ecosystem Assessment
GARDEN BUILD DAY
October 16, 8AM - Noon
Garcia Center Garden Build Day
The amazing team at Inland Empire Resource Conservation District is helping us build raised garden beds at The Garcia Center.

Come and learn with us. Now that we have had the first rain of the season, we are excited to start planting soon!
DOWNTOWN SB ART WALK
October 22, 6-10PM
Go out and support the artists and creatives in San Bernardino at the next art walk in Downtown. A good momentum is building in San Bernardino. We hope to see you there!
Downtown SB Artwalk Flyer
SBX Photo Exhibit Registration
PRESENTED BY SIGMA BETA XI
'YOUNG PERCEPTIONS' PHOTO EXHIBIT
October 23, 3-6PM
Mark your calendars for October 23rd. Young storytellers will be presenting their final projects to community members around the IE. We welcome you to attend and hear from the youth about how they see the community they are from, their culture, and their roots in the IE.

Register to attend at the link: bit.ly/YoungPSB
Life in SoCal San Bernardino Series
LIFE IN SOCAL SERIES
Garcia Center Garden
Back in July, we held an opening ceremony for the garden at The Garcia Center. We are thankful to have had John Shollenberger of Life In SoCal present that day to capture the event.
Watch the video recapping highlights of that day, featuring interviews with community members, including interviews with Dr. Ernie & Dr. Dotti Garcia, namesakes of the Garcia Center for the Arts.

Watch the video for yourself at the link below and make sure to subscribe to the YouTube channel, LifeInSoCalStudios:
THE TEENY TINY PUPPET SHOW FESTIVAL
The Teeny Tiny Puppet Show Festival
Keep an eye out for “The Teeny Tiny Puppet Show Festival,” from CSUSB Professor Johanna Smith. The Teeny Tiny Puppet Show Festival is a travelling puppet production, featuring a collection of short stories written and created by puppetry students, all told in the Brazilian “Teatro Lambe Lambe” style. Each puppet story takes place inside a miniature set box with puppets and sets designed by the creator of each tale.
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San Bernardino Valley Concert Association
To Sponsor, Promote and Sustain the Arts