The Art of Native American Basketry\: A Living Tradition is a comprehensive exhibition presented by the Autry National Center. Baskets from more than 100 cultures\, arranged in eleven geographic regions\, will be revealed in this selection of artworks from the world's largest collection of Native American baskets.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T054144Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100106T235400Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://www.actaonline.org/content/textiles-oaxaca URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.actaonline.org/content/textiles-oaxaca SUMMARY:Textiles From Oaxaca DESCRIPTION:The state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico has a noteworthy tradition of finely crafted textiles\, particularly handmade embroidery and woven goods that frequently utilize a back strap loom. Oaxaca is home to several different groups of indigenous peoples\, each of which has a distinctive textile tradition.
Oaxacan fibers may be hand spun from cotton or locally cultivated silk. Traditional dye sources include purpura pansa among the Huave\, Chontal\, and Mixtec people. The Chontal and Mazatec also utilize cochineal to attain bright red tones.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T054144Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100109T234600Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://www.actaonline.org/content/project-documenting-fading-traditions URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.actaonline.org/content/project-documenting-fading-traditions SUMMARY:\\"A Project Documenting Fading Traditions\\" DESCRIPTION:This exhibit captures those moments-in-time that visually express traditional clothing\, religious Ceremonies\, native foods\, and everday life as it has existed for hundreds of years in each of the four cultures included in this project. Artist Marianne Mangold artful use of the telephoto lens and her style of living with her host/subject during expeditions of up to three weeks duration have resulted in stuning images of native people in colorful dress as they go about thier daily routines.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T054144Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100218T191900Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://www.actaonline.org/content/cacs-creating-public-value URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.actaonline.org/content/cacs-creating-public-value SUMMARY:CAC's Creating Public Value DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T054144Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100220T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100220T223000Z UID:http://www.actaonline.org/content/oakland-asian-cultural-center-presents-lunar-new-year-celebration-2010-year-tiger URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.actaonline.org/content/oakland-asian-cultural-center-presents-lunar-new-year-celebration-2010-year-tiger SUMMARY:Oakland Asian Cultural Center Presents\: Lunar New Year Celebration 2010\: Year of the Tiger DESCRIPTION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center presents Lunar New Year Celebration 2010\, a day-long celebration of Pan-Asian Lunar New Year with cultural activities for families and performances.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T054144Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100221T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100221T060000Z UID:http://www.actaonline.org/content/contra-tiempos-5th-year-anniversary-gala URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.actaonline.org/content/contra-tiempos-5th-year-anniversary-gala SUMMARY:CONTRA-TIEMPO's 5th Year Anniversary Gala DESCRIPTION:CONTRA-TIEMPO is celebrating their 5th year with an Anniversary Gala at the Los Angeles Theater Complex in downtown Los Angeles. \; The Gala show include excerpts from their newest work \\"Routes Enredados.\\"
CONTRA-TIEMPO is a non-profit dance company which fuses \; Salsa\, Afro-Cuban\, Hip-Hop\, and abstract dance-theater. \; All of the proceeds from this event will go towards their arts education programming.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T054144Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100221T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100221T020000Z UID:http://www.actaonline.org/content/khmer-arts-salon-series-presents-dancing-nation-royal-ballet-cambodia URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.actaonline.org/content/khmer-arts-salon-series-presents-dancing-nation-royal-ballet-cambodia SUMMARY:Khmer Arts Salon Series Presents\: Dancing Nation\: The Royal Ballet of Cambodia DESCRIPTION:Following its independence from France\, Cambodia – like many other former colonies – sought ways of reintroducing itself to the world as a sovereign nation. \; This redefinition and declaration of identity proved significant in Cambodian arts\, providing an energetic surge of creation in the arenas of pop music\, architecture\, and classical dance amongst others. \; Robam Apsara and Robam Tep Monorom\, two of today’s most popular classical dance works\, were choreographed during this highly inventive “golden era” spanning from 1953 to 1970 – their frequent presentations o
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T054144Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100226T234300Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://www.actaonline.org/content/congolese-dance-drum-workshop-maui URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.actaonline.org/content/congolese-dance-drum-workshop-maui SUMMARY:Congolese Dance & Drum Workshop in Maui DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T054144Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100227T223000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100227T223000Z UID:http://www.actaonline.org/content/pride-erin-ceili-dancers-presents-sean-nos-dance-workshop-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.actaonline.org/content/pride-erin-ceili-dancers-presents-sean-nos-dance-workshop-0 SUMMARY:Pride of Erin Ceili Dancers Presents\: Sean-Nos Dance Workshop DESCRIPTION:Sean-nós\, a percussive style of dance performed to Irish traditional music\, is a form of dance that is much older than the type of Irish dancing more commonly seen today and has a number of characteristics that make it significantly different from its modern cousin. Whether you're new to Irish dance or a seasoned professional\, this will be a great opportunity to learn sean-nós dance.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T054144Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100228T050000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100228T050000Z UID:http://www.actaonline.org/content/chinese-lantern-festival URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.actaonline.org/content/chinese-lantern-festival SUMMARY:Chinese Lantern Festival DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with the exhibition FIFTY-SIX CHINESE HAT BOXES — and one hat! and in partnership with the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum\, the Mingei International Museum presents the Lantern Festival. \; The festival will engage participants of all ages in this 2\,000 year old celebration of Chinese history and culture. Discover the festival's origins and traditions\, make your own paper lantern\, participate in mythological and cultural dramatizations and join in a parade of beautiful lanterns.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T054144Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100228T222400Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://www.actaonline.org/content/viva-m%C3%A9xico-heroes-and-artisans-mingei-museum URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.actaonline.org/content/viva-m%C3%A9xico-heroes-and-artisans-mingei-museum SUMMARY:Viva México! Heroes and Artisans at the Mingei Museum DESCRIPTION:Heroes and Artisans\, an exhibit at Mingei International Museum in Balboa Park\, celebrates the 200th anniversary of Mexican Independence (1810)\, the 100th of the Mexican Revolution (1910) and the folk art that colorfully and vitally expresses the nation’s spirit. Just as the heroes of independence and the revolution were great artisans in crafting the nation’s constitution\, laws and institutions\, so are its many artisans also cultural heroes\, vibrantly perpetuating Mexico’s historical memory and its distinctive\, exuberant and vital artistic tradition.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T054144Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100304T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100304T020000Z UID:http://www.actaonline.org/content/pride-erin-ceili-dancers-presents-sean-nos-dance-workshop-1 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.actaonline.org/content/pride-erin-ceili-dancers-presents-sean-nos-dance-workshop-1 SUMMARY:Pride of Erin Ceili Dancers Presents\: Sean-Nos Dance Workshop DESCRIPTION:Sean-nós\, a percussive style of dance performed to Irish traditional music\, is a form of dance that is much older than the type of Irish dancing more commonly seen today and has a number of characteristics that make it significantly different from its modern cousin. Whether you're new to Irish dance or a seasoned professional\, this will be a great opportunity to learn sean-nós dance.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T054144Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100305T183600Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://www.actaonline.org/content/regeneracion-ricardo-flores-magon-and-mexican-revolution-1910 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.actaonline.org/content/regeneracion-ricardo-flores-magon-and-mexican-revolution-1910 SUMMARY:REgeneracion\: Ricardo Flores-Magon and the Mexican Revolution of 1910 DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T054144Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100306T030000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100306T030000Z UID:http://www.actaonline.org/content/cal-poly-arab-music-ensemble URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.actaonline.org/content/cal-poly-arab-music-ensemble SUMMARY:Cal Poly Arab Music Ensemble DESCRIPTION:The Cal Poly Arab Music Ensemble will perform traditional and contemporary music and dance from the Eastern Mediterranean and larger Middle East.
The ensemble will perform vocal and instrumental selections by some of the most renowned composers and performers of Arab art music including the legendary Sayyid Darwish of Egypt and the iconic Fairouz of Lebanon.
The program will also feature folkdances directed especially for this performance by San Luis Obispo dance instructors Saundra Sarrouf and Jenna Mitchell.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T054144Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100306T072300Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://www.actaonline.org/content/annual-conference-%E2%80%93-society-ethnomusicology-northern-california-chapter URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.actaonline.org/content/annual-conference-%E2%80%93-society-ethnomusicology-northern-california-chapter SUMMARY:Annual Conference – Society for Ethnomusicology\, Northern California Chapter DESCRIPTION:The Northern California Chapter Society for Ethnomusicology\, or NCCSEM\, a member chapter of The Society for Ethnomusicology\, promotes the research\, study and performance of music in all historical periods and cultural contexts. NCCSEM welcomez the participation of students\, faculty\, performers\, independent researchers\, and anyone interested in promoting ethnomusicology.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T054144Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100307T030000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100307T030000Z UID:http://www.actaonline.org/content/nevenka-presents-concert-international-women%E2%80%99s-day URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.actaonline.org/content/nevenka-presents-concert-international-women%E2%80%99s-day SUMMARY:Nevenka presents A Concert for International Women’s Day DESCRIPTION:This presentation of Eastern European music tells stories\, from a woman’s point of view\, of life cycle events – courtship\, marriage\, childbearing\, loss\, and the universal desire for peace – in ways that are poignant\, joyful and humorous. The program will include songs from Bulgaria\, Greece\, Russia\, Ukraine\, Croatia\, Bosnia\, Georgia\, Albania and the Rom (“Gypsy”) and Sephardic traditions. \; Join Nevenka and celebrate International Women’s Day 2010 and its theme of opportunity\, progress and peace.
Admission is $13.00 in advance (before Feb. 28) or $15 at the door
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T054144Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100311T174900Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://www.actaonline.org/content/diamano-coura-west-african-dance-company-presents-its-15th-collage-des-cultures-africaines-%E2%80%93 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.actaonline.org/content/diamano-coura-west-african-dance-company-presents-its-15th-collage-des-cultures-africaines-%E2%80%93 SUMMARY:Diamano Coura West African Dance Company presents its 15th Collage des Cultures Africaines – “Mwangaza - Illumination” DESCRIPTION:Diamano Coura West African Dance Company presents its 15th annual “Collage des Cultures Africaines” Festival\, \; a 4-day conference including a gala performance with international guest dance and drum artists\, numerous dance companies\, 20 dance and drum workshops with international artists\, and other community activities.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T054144Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100314T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100314T020000Z UID:http://www.actaonline.org/content/khmer-arts-salon-series-tenth-dancer URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.actaonline.org/content/khmer-arts-salon-series-tenth-dancer SUMMARY:Khmer Arts Salon Series\: The Tenth Dancer DESCRIPTION:Join Prumsodun Ok and the Khmer Arts Academy community for Sally Ingleton's \\"The Tenth Dancer\\"\, an intimate portrait of the relationship between a teacher and her student as they work to revive the art of Cambodian classical dance. \; Set in war-torn Cambodia\, it follows Em Theay\, then director of the National Dance Company of Cambodia\, and her student Pen Sok Chea through their memories and homes\, rehearsals and performances to make visible the devastating realities of war - offering a glimpse of the rebirth of Cambodia's arts and the revival of the spirits of its land and people. \;
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T054144Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100314T233700Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://www.actaonline.org/content/25th-annual-jewish-music-festivals-march-concerts URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.actaonline.org/content/25th-annual-jewish-music-festivals-march-concerts SUMMARY:25th Annual Jewish Music Festival's March Concerts DESCRIPTION:March 2010 marks the \; 25th anniversary of the Jewish Music Festival\, highlighting Jewish music and cultures. \; This year the festival takes place March 14-29\, 2010 and July 2010.
This year\, the festival presents a mix of the sacred and secular. The schedule includes\:
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T054144Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100318T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100318T010000Z UID:http://www.actaonline.org/content/acta-presents-traditional-arts-funding-opportunities-meeting URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.actaonline.org/content/acta-presents-traditional-arts-funding-opportunities-meeting SUMMARY:ACTA Presents a Traditional Arts Funding Opportunities Meeting DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T054144Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100320T045600Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://www.actaonline.org/content/new-public-arts-registries URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.actaonline.org/content/new-public-arts-registries SUMMARY:New Public Arts Registries DESCRIPTION:Many of Alameda County's capital improvement projects include a Percent-for-Art Program in which professional artists are commissioned to make artwork for each site. Due to the upcoming schedule of construction projects\, many of the artists commissioned for these public art projects will be selected from two registries of pre-qualified artists (Artist Registries).
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