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CALENDARMi Coche – My Culture: Livin’ the Lowrider LifestyleThrough June 30, 2008 This unique visual arts exhibition explores the art, design, and Chicano subculture of automobiles, beginning with the San Jose lowrider explosion of the 1970's and continuing through today's custom car industry and certified lifestyle. Admission: Free For more information visit the Mexican Heritage Plaza’s website.
Kumeyaay : Indigenous People of Southern California
Ongoing When Father Junipero Serra entered the San Diego area in 1769, he encountered a thriving population, peaceful and hospitable. After conscripting native people to build Mission San Diego de Alcalá, the Spanish called them Diegueños after the mission, but the people had their own name: Kumeyaay. Traditional Kumeyaay lifeways are presented in displays detailing food supplies, dress and adornment, games, and ceremonies. The Kumeyaay arts of pottery and basketry are highlighted, and the exhibit has been expanded with a new display of a traditional Kumeyaay house. Admission: $8 Museum Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. daily For more information visit the Museum of Man’s website. JuneTribute to Pedro InfanteFriday, June 6, 2008 – 8:00 pm Mariachi Tenochtitlán and guests pay tribute to Pedro Infante, a iconic actor and singer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, by performing the songs he made famous: Angelitos Negros, Amoricito Coarzón, Cien Años, El Gabilan Pollero, and more. Admission: $10 For more information visit Arte Américas’ website.
National DishesSaturday, June 6, 2008 – 10:30 am to 12:30 pm Oakland Asian Cultural Center During Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival in May 2008, a new program at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, “National Dishes,” will celebrate and preserve the culinary, social, and cultural traditions of national dishes representing Asian Pacific American communities. Workshops will feature Korean kim chi, vegetable carving from Thailand and Laos, and South Indian samosas, among others. This project has been made possible in part by a grant from the Alliance’s Living Cultures Grants Program, in partnership with the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the James Irvine Foundation. For more information call the Oakland Asian Cultural Center at (510) 637-0455.
30th Annual San Francisco Ethnic Dance FestivalWeekend 1 – June 7-8, 2008 Saturdays at 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm Palace of Fine Arts Weekend 1 featuring CPAA Arts Center, Miriam Peretz, Raices De Mi Terra, Charya Burt Cambodian Dance Company with Khmer Arts Academy, Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu, Abhinaya Dance Company of San Jose, OngDance Company, Theatre Flamenco, and Las Que Son Son. Weekend 2 featuring Dunsmuir Scottish Dancers, Sindhu Ravuri, La Fibi Flamenco Dance Company, De Rompe y Raja Cultural Association, Imani’s Dream, Chinese Performing Artists of America, Shabnam, Northern California Korean Dance Association, and Ensambles Ballet Folklorico de San Francisco. Weekend 3 featuring Esterlánc Hungarian Folk Ensemble, Vishwa Shanthi Dance Academy, Murphy Irish Dancers, Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Carlos Moreno, LIKHA-Pilipino Folk Ensemble, Niharika Mohanty, Bolivia Corazón de América, China Dance School and Theratre, and Ballet Lisanga II West African Performing Arts Company. Weekend 4 features Chhandam Youth Dance Company, Hiyas Philippine Folk Dance Company, YaoYong Dance, ABADÁ-Capoeira San Francisco Performance Troupe, Fuego Nuevo Ballet Folklorico Mexicano, Gadung Kasturi, CollageWest Dance Theatre, Halau’o Keikiali’i, and Alafia Dance Ensemble. For more information, and to purchase tickets, visit World Arts West’s website.
Chhandam School of Kathak Classes in Southern California8-Week Session – June 7, 2008 – July 26, 2008 An opportunity for Southern California residents to experience Chhandam's holistic teaching approach – students are not only technically trained, but also learn the history, philosophy, and culture from which the art of Kathak comes. Taught by Rina Mehta, disciple of Pandit Chitresh Das and member of the Chitresh Das Dance Company. Class Fee: $210, includes class reader For more information or to register contact Rina Mehta at (310) 686-4315 or via email.
2008 Fresh Meat FestivalThursday, June 19, 2008 – 8:00 pm Project Artuad Theater The 2008 Fresh Meat Festival will include performances in traditional Brazilian capoeira, Hawaiian hula, and Appalachian clogging. This project has been made possible in part by a grant from the Alliance’s Living Cultures Grants Program, in partnership with the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the James Irvine Foundation. For more information visit Fresh Meat’s website.
22nd Annual Japanese Cultural FairSaturday, June 21, 2008 The 22nd Annual Japanese Cultural Fair celebrates Japanese culture in Santa Cruz and includes performances featuring taiko drumming from some of the finest northern California groups, folk and traditional dance forms including those from the island of Okinawa, and music of the shamisen and koto (lutes), among others. Demonstrations of akido, karate, and kendo (martial arts); archery; origami (paper folding); ikebana (flower arranging); tea ceremony; kimono attire; and bonsai (miniature trees) are other highlights. This project has been made possible in part by a grant from the Alliance’s Living Cultures Grants Program, in partnership with the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the James Irvine Foundation. Admission: Free For more information visit the Japanese Cultural Fair’s website.
Festival of SolosSunday, June 22, 2008 – 4:00 pm The Rangoli Dance Company presents 'Festival of Solos', a showcase of Bharatanatyam dances. The festival will feature dancers from Rangoli Dance Company and guest artists from India. Dancers include Shaheen Sheik, Lakshmi Iyengar, Hema Iyer, & Karisma Nagarkatti. Directed and conducted by Malathi Iyengar, many of the solo performances are accompanied by musicians from India. In addition to presenting choreographic works of their mentor Malathi Iyengar, the soloists have also contributed their creative energies to choreograph their opening dances. Concerts also include choreographic works by renowned artist Bragha Bessel from India. Admission: $15 For more information contact the Rangoli Foundation via email.
18th Annual California Indian Basketweavers Association GatheringJune 27-29, 2008 Friday, June 27, 2008, is reserved for California Indian basketweavers family and friends. Introduction to basektweaving workshops and teaching/learning circles are available to Native CIBA members. Saturday, June 28, 2008, and Sunday, June 29, 2008, is open to the public. Demonstrations, showcases, panel discussions, and a film festival are available. For more information visit the California Indian Basketweavers Association website. JulyCamp FaretaJuly 6-13, 2008 Camp Fareta is a weeklong residential workshop hosted by Youssouf Koumbassa, a master dancer, choreographer, and teacher from Guinea, West Africa, and featuring many other master dancers and drummers from Guinea, Mali, and Senegal. It is an immersion in West African drum and dance, held in the southern Sierras. Master dancers invited to this year’s Camp Fareta include Youssouf Koumbassa, Abdoulaye Sylla, Moustapha Bangoura, Babacar M'Baye, Mariama Camara, Mariama Basse, Alseny Soumah, Marietou Sano, M'mah Toure, and Djeneba Sako. Master drummers invited to this year’s Camp Fareta include Fode Bangoura, Karamba Dioubate, M'Bemba Bangoura, Mangue Sylla, Bolokada Conde, Wadaba Kourouma, Lansana Kouyate (balafon), Amadou Camara, Karim Koumbassa, Moussa Traore, and Cheikh M'Baye. This project has been made possible in part by a grant from the Alliance’s Living Cultures Grants Program, in partnership with the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the James Irvine Foundation. For more information visit Dancing Village Productions’ website.
Haitian Arts and Cultural FestivalJuly 11-14, 2008 Karibbean City Redwood Heights Community Center The Haitian Arts and Cultural Festival will showcase Haitian music, dance, cuisine, crafts and other traditions. The event will bring Haitian artists to the Bay Area to engage with dancers, musicians, vocalists, students, community leaders, cultural enthusiasts, dance and music educators, and supporters of Haiti. Specific activities will include master classes on cultural history, dance, song and drum technique; lectures by key note speakers; a film series and showcase performances. This project has been made possible in part by a grant from the Alliance’s Living Cultures Grants Program, in partnership with the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the James Irvine Foundation. For more information visit the Haitian Arts and Cultural Festival’s website or contact them via email.
Festival of SolosSaturday, July 12, 2008 – 7:00 pm The Rangoli Dance Company presents "Festival of Solos", a showcase of Bharatanatyam dances. The festival will feature dancers from Rangoli Dance Company and guest artists from India. Dancers include Shaheen Sheik, Lakshmi Iyengar, Hema Iyer, & Karisma Nagarkatti. Directed and conducted by Malathi Iyengar, many of the solo performances are accompanied by musicians from India. In addition to presenting choreographic works of their mentor Malathi Iyengar, the soloists have also contributed their creative energies to choreograph their opening dances. Concerts also include choreographic works by renowned artist Bragha Bessel from India. Admission: $15 For more information contact the Rangoli Foundation via email.
Rhythmic Relations 2008Saturday, July 12, 2008 – 8:00 pm TAIKOPROJECT and sister taiko groups, Bombu Taiko, UCLA Yukai Daiko and Kitsune Taiko, as well as featured guest artist Grand Master Seiichi Tanaka and the San Francisco Taiko Dojo, will share the stage as 100 taiko drummers come together to celebrate 40 years of taiko in America. Admission: $35, $30 general, $12 students and children For more information visit TAIKOPROJECT’s website.
Ho’ailona: Forces of NatureSaturday, July 26, 2008 – 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm Hâlau o Keikiali'I, a Hawaiian cultural group based in South San Francisco, is pleased to announce its upcoming Ho'ike (Hula performance), entitled, Ho'ailona: Forces of Nature. The Hawaiian concept of Ho'ailona is based on the idea that our natural world constantly reflects what we need to know and understand – that is if we choose to pay close attention. Ho'ailona can take many forms, direct communication from a higher spirit or an ancestor warning us of impending danger. The world, in its constant flux, speaks to us through the language of nature. Through poetry, dance, and music, Hâlau o Keikiali'i will reveal through the art of Hula how these Ho'ailona – omens found in nature – guide and shape our lives. Admission: $15-$25 For more information visit Hâlau o Keikiali’i’s website or call (650) 588-1091.
Tercera RaizSaturday, July 26, 2008 – 8:00 pm Grandeza Mexicana Folk Ballet Company (GMFBC) proudly presents its newest concert production, Tercera Raiz. The evening features a historic perspective of the modern influence of African cultures in present day Mexican folk. Tercera Raiz, or Third Root, is the term used to reflect the third component (African descendents) of the historical ethnic make up of Mexicans, more commonly perceived of as a mixture of only Spanish and Indigenous descendents. The Mexican government in the 1990s officially recognized the existence of Afro-Mexicans. Thus for more than 500 years, the presence and influence of Afro-Mexicans have been marginalized despite their innumerable contributions to Mexican cultural life. Live music will be provided by the Grupo Cuicatlan ensemble, directed by Geraldo Palma and Sergio Alonso, dedicated to preserving Mexico’s rich musical traditions. Admission: $35, $25, $5 students and children. For more information visit the Ford Amphitheatre’s website.
County & Regional CalendarsA calendar of Festivals and Celebrations in San Diego is available from the San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture.
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