Henna AKA Mehndi is one of our most popular workshops at BCAL – Saturdays. Henna tattoos are a cool and temporary form of body art. Sehrish is our teaching artist who does an amazing job at creating these Henna tattoos.

Have you ever had an idea for the perfect piece of jewelry that you just couldn’t find at the mall? Come and join our teaching artist Shondel and create your masterpiece!

On January 8, 2010, R&B songstress Maya Azucena visited BCAL to give a concert and to share some empowering words with our students. Afterwards she led a vocal workshop which left us all singing for the rest of the day.

We couldn’t get enough of Maya’s contagious energy so she has joined BCAL Saturday for a weekly performance workshop. See you there!

Help save the environment while keeping the neighborhood clean with us at BCAL – Saturdays. We only have one earth so lets go GREEN!

Capoeira is a communal form of Brazilian martial arts that incorporates musical instruments such as the berimbau and the bandera.  Capoeira challenges your body to move in ways you never thought it could before. The teaching artist for Capoeira,  Mestre Alameo taught an intensive five week capoeira workshop at BCAL. Mestre Alameo is a Brazilian native who is very passionate about this martial art. Although Portuguese is his native tongue, he, along with his fellow capoeiristas, were able to deliver great instruction to our students on how to perform the proper techniques of this art form. Not only is it known for the physical aspect of bodily movement, capoeira also involves a musicality and gracefulness unlike most other martial arts that focus on offense and defense.