When
Where
Public conversation - Free event
Thursday, April 23, 2026 - 6 PM
Sosa Carrillo House - 151 S Granada Ave, Tucson
Grammy Award-winning musician and community activist Quetzal Flores, founder of the celebrated East L.A. band Quetzal, is coming to Tucson this April for a week-long residency organized by Estevan Azcona. Emerging from the Chicana/o cultural arts scene of the 1990s, Flores and his bandmates have built a national and international reputation as arts activists rooted in deep community engagement.
During his residency, Flores will visit Louis Market of the Southwest Folklife Alliance's La Doce Project and connect with the local jaranero community through the Tucson Son Jarocho Collective. The week culminates in a public conversation, tentatively titled "En Comunidad: Community Work and the Arts and Culture Sector," bringing Flores together with Nelda Ruiz of the Southwest Folklife Alliance, Alisha Vasquez of the Mexican American Heritage and History Museum Tucson, and Marc Pinate of Borderlands Theater, with Dr. Azcona moderating.