our story
The inspiration for Casa del Xoloitzcuintle ("Xolo" for short) came from our experience at CECUT (Centro Cultural de Tijuana) and Casa de Cultura, places that serve as a multi-purpose arts centers; from dance, music, and painting — to film and architecture.
Xoloitzcuintle is the national dog of Mexico, where our founding members are from. Xoloitzcuintle is a word in Nahuatl, which brings the word itzcuÄ«ntli, meaning “dog” together with Xolotl, the Aztec god of fire and lightning.
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Casa del Xolo is an event space created alongside the vegan cafe, Lazy Cow Bakery. We host free and vegan community dinners every Wednesday at 7pm inside the bakery. We run a free food pantry, fridge and public microwave from 7:30a-5p, Wed-Saturday and Sunday 7:30a-4pm. Donations for the pantry are accepted during these hours. Please stop by!
We take bookings for private events through our email, houseofxolo@gmail.com. Follow our Instagram to get reminders about our shows!
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