Eugene Rodriguez celebrates his new book published by Heyday, Bird of Four Hundred Voices, with special guests Davia Nelson (Kitchen Sisters), Robert Mailer Anderson (Boonville), Los Cenzontles Ensemble, and more TBA at City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco.

In-person event. 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA. This event will be held in Kerouac Alley between City Lights Bookstores and Kerouac Alley. Free and open to the public.

Eugene Rodriguez is founder and executive director of Los Cenzontles Cultural Arts Academy, a nonprofit based in San Pablo, California. He formed Los Cenzontles in 1989. Rodriguez has produced over thirty albums and numerous films for Los Cenzontles, and he has collaborated with Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, Los Lobos, Lalo Guerrero, Ry Cooder, the Chieftains, and Taj Mahal. His work has been featured in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and NPR. He is also the recipient of several awards and fellowships, including from the California Arts Council and United States Artists. He lives in Richmond, California.