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May
Cajón – The Afro-Peruvian Pulse
May 28, 2004 - 8:30 p.m.
ODC Theater
3153 17th Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
Cajón features 20 players of this emblematic Peruvian percussion instrument on stage and is presented by ODC Theater and Associacion Cultural De Rompe y Raja. To learn more about the cajon see the Latin American Folk Institute website.
Lalo Izquierdo, a master artist in ACTA’s Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program, serves as the choreographer and artistic coordinator of this event.
General Admission: $15.00
For more information visit www.odctheater.org or call (415) 863-9834.
5th Annual Southern California Indian Storytelling Festival
May 28 – 29, 2004
Spa Resort & Casino
100 N. Indian Canyon
Palm Springs, CA
The festival features a symposium on Language and Oral Traditions. Friday’s schedule includes various presentations and an address by key note speaker Georgiana Sanchez (Chumash). Saturday will be a day full of storytelling. View the schedule on their website.
For more information please visit www.cistory.org or call (909) 849-4676.
June
Breath of Life Workshop for California Indian Languages
June 5-10, 2004
Hosted by The Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival and the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, Department of Linguistics, University of California at Berkeley.
The "Breath of Life— Silent no more" California Indian Language Restoration Workshop will be held this year on June 5-10, at the University of California at Berkeley . The participants are all California Indians whose languages have no speakers (or in some cases, just one or two very elderly speakers). The goal will be for the participants to learn how to access, understand, and do research on materials on their languages, and to use them for language revitalization. The participants will do language projects based on those materials, which they will report on publicly at the end of the week. There is only room for up to 40 participants. Applications arriving after May 1, 2004 might not be considered.
This year the Breath of Life will be immediately followed by the 11th Annual Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Conference, which will be held June 11-13 ( see flyer for SILC ). Presentation of Breath of Life participants’ projects will take place Friday morning June 11 and will be the first session of SILC. Breath of Life participants are welcome to stay for the whole conference.
The aims of the Breath of Life workshop are:
- to guide participants to the university resources available for their use;
- to help the participants identify and locate the published and unpublished notes and audiotapes made by linguists and anthropologists on their languages;
- for participants to learn the fundamentals of linguistic analysis, including how to read phonetic writing;
- for participants to learn ways they can use linguistic materials and publications to create materials for language restoration.
To apply, visit the Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival's website.
Mexico: Gateway to the Americas and the Second Performing Arts Encounter
June 3 – 6, 2004 in Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico: Gateway to the Americas is an annual cultural program, created by several public and private institutions from throughout the American continent, that have joined resources to establish an ongoing forum and dialogue, which fosters the definition of cultural policies and strategies. The Performing Arts Encounter, sponsored by Gateway to the Americas, provides opportunities for individuals, groups or institutions to connect by participating through purchasing a booth and/or attending the many showcases, the performing arts market, and a colloquium.
Read more about this opportunity, including the event goals, how to attend, how to purchase a booth, and who to contact for more information.
26th Annual Ethnic Dance Festival
June 12-13, 19-20, 26-27
San Francisco, CA
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre
The world takes the stage as 24 of the Bay Area and Northern California’s most exciting ethnic dance companies and musicians perform in three weekends of extraordinary dance and music beginning on June 12, 2004 at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre. There will be three performances each weekend: On Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. and on Sundays at 2 p.m.
For more information or to purchase tickets please visit the World Arts West website.
KlezCalifornia
June 20 – 25, 2004
Jewish Community High School
1835 Ellis Street - San Francisco, CA (Between Pierce and Scott)
KlezCalifornia is a week-long celebration of Klezmer music, Yiddish language, Dance, Theater and Folk Arts. The week features a series of classes, lectures, teen and children’s programs, and special evening events and concerts.
For more information or to register call (415) 789-7679 or visit the KlezCalifornia website.
Dances from the Roofs of the World – Tibetan Dance
June 25, 2004 - 7:00 p.m.
Berkeley Community Theatre
1930 Allston Way
Berkeley , CA 94702
The Tibetan Association of Northern California sponsors the event featuring the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts from Dharamsala, India. The show is open to the general public. Seating is limited.
Admission: $15, $25, and $35.
To purchase tickets or for more information visit www.tanc.org or call (510) 647-3423.
2004 Basketweavers Gathering
California Indian Basketweavers Association
June 25 – 27, 2004
The California Indian Basketweavers Association is having their 14 th annual Basketweavers Gathering from Friday, June 25 through Sunday, June 27. The public is invited to attend Saturday and Sunday June 26-27 th for demonstrations and other programs. It will be the second year in the north on Yurok tribal lands, with use of a beautiful new tribal building and outdoor meeting space. The site is located on Highway 101 and there are numerous campgrounds in the area.
For more information call (530) 272-5500 or visit the California Indian Basketweaver's Association website.
Precious Cargo: Childbirth and Cradle Baskets in California Indian Culture
Through June 30, 2004
Marin Museum of the American Indian
2200 Novato Blvd.
Novato, CA
Precious Cargo is an exhibit examining the traditional beliefs and practices surrounding the use of cradle baskets and other aspects of birth and childhood.
Tuesday – Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday: 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Admission: $5.00 for adults, Children under 12 are free
For more information call: (415) 897-4064
July
Idyllwild Arts Summer Program
July 2004
San Jacinto Mountains
The Idyllwild Arts Summer Program is pleased to announce the following workshops for adults offered in the Native American Arts Program, as well as several new workshops in traditional and folk arts. Workshops run from two days to one week long. Idyllwild is located in the San Jacinto Mountains (2 hours east of Los Angeles, or 1 hour from Palm Springs or Riverside).
Traditional and Folk Arts Workshops
Block Printing of India (July 5 & 6), Chetna Mehta
Papel Picado (July 7 & 8), Rosemary Sosa
Oaxacan Wood Carving/Painting (July 12 – 16), Jacobo Angeles Ojeda
A Taste of Folk Music (July 16 – 18), Sandii Castleberry and Ron Daigh
Vietnamese Watercolor on Silk (July 19 – 23), Ming Quang Phan
Native American Arts Program Workshops
July 5 – July 9
Hopi Silversmithing, Michael Kabotie, Lawrence Saufkie
Hopi Coiled Basketry, Griselda Saufkie
Bronze Casting (thru 7/10), Gerald Clarke
Zuni Pottery (thru 7/10), Milford and Randy Nahohai
July 12 – 16
Tufa Casting, Connie Tsosie Gaussoin, David Gaussoin
Navajo Weaving I, Barbara Teller Ornelas/Lynda Pete
Hopi Pottery (thru 7/17), Mark Tahbo
Stone Sculpture, Don Chunestudey
Native American Arts and Archaeology Festival-see website for details (7/11 – 7/16)
Flutemaking (July 15 – 18), Marvin Yazzie, Ernest Siva
July 19 – 23
Navajo Weaving II, Ornelas/Pete
Santa Clara Pottery (thru 7/24), Rosemary Lonewolf
Navajo Inlay Jewelry, Richard Tsosie
Cahuilla Basketry, Donna Largo
Native Plants – Instruments & Games (July 24 – 25), Barbara Drake, Lorene Sisquoc, Katherine Saubel, Daniel McCarthy
For more information call (909) 659-2171 ext. 365 or visit the Idyllwild Arts website.
County & Regional Calendars
For weekly public programs and a calendar of ethnic events in Northern California, see the Traditional Arts Program at the California Academy of Science, Golden Gate Park, in San Francisco.
A calendar of Festivals and Celebrations in San Diego is available from the San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture.
Let us know if you have special information that should be posted here.
To update information or submit an event for the calendar,
please email ACTA.
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