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OUR MISSION

The mission of Tía Chucha’s Centro Cultural is to transform community in the Northeast San Fernando Valley and beyond through ancestral knowledge, the arts, literacy and creative engagement.

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LITERACY MATTERS

Tía Chucha's is the only independent bookstore in the Northeast San Fernando Valley that is dedicated to carrying books that resonate with native culture, history, stories and aspirations for healing and transformation.

ENGAGING IN CULTURAL ARTS

Throughout the year, we offer cultural arts, literacy, and ancestral knowledge workshops, classes, presentations, and events for youth, adults, and system-impacted families and individuals.

EXPLORE PROGRAMS

PLAN YOUR VISIT

Most events take place at:

12677 Glenoaks Blvd.

Sylmar, CA 91342

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ACCESSIBILITY

Need an accommodation to attend an event?

Contact Us:

info@tiachucha.org

(818) 939-3433

UPCOMING EVENTS

13 days to the event
Chancla by Leslie Priscilla - Author Event
Sep 05, 2026, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
A parenting guide that speaks directly to Latinx families with language, history, and lived experience that honors and celebrates our cultura—while helping readers unlearn violence and shame as tools of discipline.
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20 days to the event
Paint & Print Fair
Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Paint & Print Fair: Join us for our 4th annual Paint & Print Fair, for an artist vendor fair selling prints, original artwork, paintings, and more.
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It takes vision, heart and valuable contributions to sustain a unique space like Tía Chucha’s Centro Cultural. Our Dream Makers Circle is a way for anyone to invest in Tía Chucha’s cause of making transformative arts and literacy accessible as a human right.

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Artist, author, good sense of humor, she does it all! Get to know the colorful and whimsical world of @heidiroo_art on Saturday, September 12 for our 4th Annual Paint & Print Fair from 12pm-4pm!

We are thrilled to shop cats, bats, and all kinds of funny lads.

#printfair #sanfernandovalley #818 #losangeles #artfair

Thank you Maestro Chuy for teaching our Summer Cultural Arts Son Jarocho class. Our youth got to learn the basics of Son Jarocho music, where it comes from, about versos (lyrics), and zapateado (percussive dance).

Our Son Jarocho classes are sure to make a return next year! 💫

Kalli Arte Collective have distinguished themselves among Los Angeles as a printmaking and mixed media artist family who draws inspiration from Indigenous philosophy, Chicano culture, and their LA community. You can find their work all over our city, and in our home here at Tia Chucha’s.

Check out their work here @kalliarte and make sure you grab a print on Saturday, September 12th from 12pm-4pm during our 4th Annual Paint & Print Fair!

#printfair #artfair #sanfernandovalley #818 #printmaking

Cinema Conciencia presents a double feature of Filipine stories in the U.S. with “The Delano Manongs: Forgotten Heroes of the United Farm Workers Movement” (2014) and “The Fall of the I-Hotel” (1983), a free film screening at 6 p.m. on Saturday, August 29th at Tía Chucha’s.

In “The Delano Manongs,” Filipine farmworkers led by Larry Itliong help spark the 1965 Delano Grape Strike, helping forge a historic Filipine-Mexican labor alliance. The documentary brings attention to the Manongs’ overlooked contributions to the farmworker movement and their struggle to preserve their legacy.

In “The Fall of the I-Hotel,” Filipine and Chinese residents of San Francisco’s International Hotel fight to save their home and community from demolition, revealing the struggle against displacement and the erasure of Filipine history in the U.S.

We just KNOW no amount of tote bags is enough, so here’s more options for you 😜

We’re open today and tomorrow from 2pm-9pm, Saturday from 12pm-8pm! You can also find them online at www.tiachucha.org

#818 #sanfernandovalley #tote #bookstore

Welcoming Anaheim artist, Beverly Salas to Tia Chucha’s 4th Annual Paint & Print Fair! 💫 Beverly’s artwork can be described as surrealist, dreamy and colorful, taking natural elements such as flowers and plants and transforming them into a psychedelic entity.

Check out more of their work here @beverlysalas and make sure to stop by our Paint & Print Fair on Saturday, September 12 from 12pm-4pm.

#artfair #printfair #artmarket #sanfernandovalley #818

@ahjnetwork is turning TEN this year! Tia Chucha’s is one of 24 member organizations that make up the AHJN network! We have been a part of the network for 8 years and are proud of the work we have been able to accomplish through our partnership in that time. We are excited to see how the network continues to grow in the next 10 years!

Join us to celebrate a decade of healing and justice! We will commemorate the collaborations that have shaped our first ten years and foster the kind of meaningful connections that will sustain our work into the years ahead. With art at the center, AHJN’s birthday celebration will feature:

🕺🏽 Dancing

🎶 DJs AND Live Music

🖼️ Galleries

🎤 Performances

👨🏽‍🎨 Interactive Creative Experiences

📅August 22nd, 2026, 4-8PM
📍Inner-City Arts, 720 Kohler St

Be sure to join us at 4pm for our opening remarks and special recognitions.

Lunch and other refreshments provided! Limited edition art prints and merch from youth artists for the first 75 attendees!

Please note, this event is free and open to the public but registration is required for entry. You can register at tinyurl.com/tendinggarden

#AHJN #10thBirthdayCelebration #TENdingToTheGarden

Okay folks, you wanted another challenge, here it is! Iconic nostalgic children’s books edition. ❤️ Comment your scores below!

#bookchallenge #colorchallenge #bookish #childrensbook #thegivingtree

We’re thrilled to welcome Hood Van Gogh to our 4th Annual Paint & Print Fair, a visual arts vendor fair happening at Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural & Bookstore on Saturday, September 12 from 12pm-4pm.

Hood Van Gogh’s artwork is bold, colorful, detailed, and animated in a way that draws audiences in to make them think deeper or laugh louder. Check out more of their work here @reart_ed and find him at our Paint & Print fair next month!

#printfair #artfair #sanfernandovalley #818 #artmarket

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The mission of Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural is to transform community in the Northeast San Fernando Valley and beyond through ancestral knowledge, the arts, literacy and creative engagement.

VISIT & CONTACT

12677 Glenoaks Blvd.

Sylmar, CA 91342

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HOURS

Sunday–Monday: Closed

Tuesday–Friday: 2:00–9:00 PM

Saturday: 12:00–8:00 PM