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February
22nd Annual ¡Viva el Mariachi! Festival and Workshops
February 21-22, 2004, Fresno
Radio Bilingue: 559- 455-5763
The longest running mariachi festival in California is back! This year the legendary Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán and Nati Cano y Mariachi Los Camperos headline the show on Sunday, February 22 at the Fresno Convention Center. Mariachi Workshops led by Maestro Nati Cano are on Saturday, February 21, 2004. Visit the Radio Bilingue website for ticket and festival information.
Director's Dialogue - A Project of Festival Danzantes Unidos
Upcoming Director Dialogues:
Central Coast in Salinas on Saturday, February 21 at 2pm
SF Bay in San Francisco early March, details TBA
Central Valley in Fresno on Saturday, March 20 at 2pm
A series of dialogues between folklorico dance directors to discuss issues of importance to the folklorico dance community of California is underway. The mission of the project is to provide a forum for communication between folklorico dance directors to create stronger bonds and to give the movement a statewide voice—both in the artistic and political arena.
Upcoming Director's Dialogues will be held in Salinas, San Francisco, and Fresno. Some of the project goals are:
- To bring together folklorico dance leaders for a session of dialogue
- To develop a survey to assess the current state and needs of the folklorico dance community of California
- To devise and implement a plan that will begin to meet those needs
A few of the many topics discussed at previous D-Dialogues in San Diego and Los Angeles have included: clarity on tradition, our mission as instructors/directors, cultural fusion, preservation of culture/artistic liberties, facilities (rehearsal, performance), insurance policies, and funding.
For more information, contact Maria Luisa Colmenarez at danzantes@aol.com or call (510) 477-0595. Please bring your experience, challenges and ideas and join the Director's Dialogue nearest you.
16th Annual International Folk Alliance Conference
February 26-29, 2004
Town and Country Resort and Convention Center
San Diego , CA
(301) 588-8185
This year the Folk Alliance comes to California for its annual booking conference. The conference features:
- Leaders in the folk field discussing elements of folk music and dance history
- Folk Alliance 's Tenth Annual Lifetime Achievement Awards
- The world's only "all folk" Exhibit Hall
- Leaders in the business of folk performance discussing the tools of the trade
- Emerging artists and established performers in a variety of showcase settings
For more information, visit their website.
Grammy Award Winners Los Tigres Del Norte with opening act, Los Cenzontles and Julian Gonzalez
Thursday, February 26, 2004
7:30 p.m.
Fox Theatre, Redwood City
This is a unique opportunity to enjoy this legendary group up close and personal. Only 1200 tickets are available. Tickets range from $50—$85. Small business sponsorships (which include a “meet and greet”/photo opportunity with the band) as well as group sales are available.
For tickets or more information visit the Fox Theatre website.
Los Cenzontles is a participant in ACTA's Traditional Arts Development Program.
16th Annual International Folk Alliance Conference
February 26-29, 2004
Town and Country Resort and Convention Center
San Diego , CA
(301) 588-8185
This year the Folk Alliance comes to California for its annual booking conference. The conference features:
- Leaders in the folk field discussing elements of folk music and dance history
- Folk Alliance 's Tenth Annual Lifetime Achievement Awards
- The world's only "all folk" Exhibit Hall
- Leaders in the business of folk performance discussing the tools of the trade
- Emerging artists and established performers in a variety of showcase settings
For more information, visit their website.
Make A Joyful Noise XV Gospel Concert
Saturday, Feb. 28— 7:00 p.m.
Smithwick Theater
Foothill College
12345 El Monte Road
Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Take a walk through history from African American spirituals to Gospel. Emmanuel Baptist Church 100 Voice Mass Choir returns to Foothill College in Los Altos Hills to accompany Spiritual Suite. A reception follows the performance in the Campus Center.
Tickets: $10, general; $7 students with OwlCard.
Tickets will be available at the door or to purchase tickets in advance, call (650) 949-7360.
For more information call (650) 949-7282
March
Collage de la Cultures Africaines
Presented by the Diamano Coura West African Dance Company
March 4-7, 2004
Oakland, CA
Featuring an evening of dynamic performances and a host of workshops with international dance companies & teachers of the African Diaspora. Workshops will take place at the Diamano Coura West African Dance Company, 1428 Alice Street, Oakland, CA 94612.
Concert will take place Saturday, March 6, 8:00 p.m. at the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center/Calvin Simmons Theater. 10 Tenth Street, Downtown Oakland.
For more information call (510) 278-2681
email: DiamanoC@aol.com
or visit Diamano Coura's website
Diamano Coura West African Dance Company is a participant in ACTA's Traditional Arts Development Program.
Shamisen Workshops with Grand Master Kineya Yakichi VIII
March 5-7, 2004
Japanese Cultural and Community Center
Suite 505 244 South San Pedro Street (between 2nd and 3rd Streets)
Los Angeles (Little Tokyo ), CA 90012
$100 for three days
In a rare opportunity, Grand Master Kineya Yakichi VIII, a well-known master shamisen musician from Japan, will conduct educational workshops for the public to learn the basics of the shamisen, a traditional three-stringed instrument integral to Kabuki and other Japanese musical arts since the 1600s.
Novice Class (3-day workshop): For people who have never played shamisen. Shamisen will be provided and rental will be included in tuition.
Intermediate Class (3-day workshop): For people who have experience playing Shamisen .
Master Class (3-day workshop): For experienced players only. The emphasis of this class will be on improving technique.
Presented by the Japanese Traditional Performing Arts Organization
(JTPAO) a participant in ACTA's Traditional Arts Development Program.
For more information and to register, call Mikko Haggott at JTPAO (310) 378-3550 or email: mikko@jtpao.org.
Each class will be limited to 10 participants on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Bam Earthquake Benefit Concert
"An Evening with Lian Ensemble"
Sunday, March 7, 2004 (changed as of 1/28/2004)
7:00 p.m.
Scottish Rite Theater
4357 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles CA 90010
Presented by the Persian American Cultural Center
Lian Ensemble; Houman Pourmehdi, Percussion; Mahshid Mirzadeh, Santur; Soleyman Vaseghi, Vocal; Behzad Behzadpour, Vocal; Randy Gloss, Percussion; and Pirayeh Pourafar, Tar.
Tickets: $100, $75, $50, $40, $30, $20
To purchase tickets, call:
Music Box (310) 473-3466, Ketab Corp. (310) 477-7477,
Q Market (818) 758-9995, or Super Irvine (949) 552-8844
General information: (310) 477-8617
27th Annual Society of Ethnobiology Conference
Living Landscapes: Linking Ethnobiology and Restoration Ecology in the Revival of Native Systems
March 24-27, 2004
University of California, Davis
The Society of Ethnobiology invites you to attend its three-day conference to discuss the enduring stewardship legacy of the Native peoples of the United States, Canada, and Mexico, as well as other Native peoples around the world.
Ethnobiologists, restoration practitioners, environmentalists, watershed planners, and others, will come together to share their research findings and project successes at Wright Theater (Hall) on the University of California, Davis campus.
For more information please visit the Society of Ethnobiology website.
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.
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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