2008 Conference and Concert Schedules
2008 Enero Febrero Marzo Abril Mayo Junio Julio Mas? Mas? Mas? Mas? Mas? Mas?
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Agosto
Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA
Featuring: TBD
Old Spanish Days Calendar: www.oldspanishdays-fiesta.org/calendar.htm
Website: http://www.santabarbara.com/events/fiesta/
Paramount's Great America, Santa Clara, CA
2401 Agnew Road, Santa Clara,CA 95054, 408.986.5861
More Info: Ramon Rivera 805.660.1742/Paramounts Great America 408.986.5861
Website: http://www3.paramountparks.com/greatamerica/events/events_schedule.cfm
Lynwood, California's PLAZA MEXICO
A Fandango will follow from 8:00pm to 10:00 pm
Website:
3pm Concert, Oceanside Pavilion, Port Hueneme Pier, Oxnard, CA
Featuring: Mariachi Las Adelitas, Mariachi Camarillo
Admission is Free; Mariachi Festival $15 General/$10 Seniors/$5 children under 10
Info: Rivera Productions 805.660.1742
Website: http://www.mariachievents.com/MariachiBeachFiesta.html
7pm, Irwindale Speedway, Irwindale, CA
Featuring: Mariachi Sol de Mexico, Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles, Arturo Sandoval, Jose Feliciano
Doors open 3pm; Info: 626.279.2064
Henry W. Meier Festival park, Milwaukee, WI
Featuring: Ramon Ayala
http://www.officialmilwaukee.com/
http://www.mexicanfiesta.org/ website
1030 W. Mitchell St, Milwaukee, WI 53204
More Info: (800) 554-1448; (414) 383-7066; Fax: (414) 383-6677
Tkts: $12; Children under 10 Free
Pan American Center, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
Featuring: Doc Severisen with Mariachi Cobre, & the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra
Host Hotel: Hotel Encanto, 505-522-4300
Concert Tickets on sale July 6 @ Pan American Center Ticket Office,
505-646-1420, or www.ticketmaster.com
Tickets: $40 reserved seating (lower bowl) and $20 general admission plus handling fees
http://www.lascrucessymphony.com/family.shtml
More Info: LCIMC office-505.525.1735
Camara Nacional de Comercio, Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
Featuring: TBD
Workshops, 10 nights of concerts, various groups from 70 different countries
10 Noches de Gala Premier en la Catedral de la Musica Mexicana, ? El Teatro Degollado !
Organiza: Canaco Av. Vallarta 4095, C.P. 45000 Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
Tel. 647-76-23, 122-90-20 EXT. 217, 227, 283 - Fax. (3) 122-86-26
More Info: www.mariachi-jalisco.com.mx
Email: informes@mariachi-jalisco.com.mx
Septiembre
Orlando, FL
Featuring: Mariachi Cobre, Orlando Symphony Orchestra
6:30pm-10pm, Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler, AZ
Sponsored by: The Chandler Republic
Featuring: Mariachi Los Arrieros, Mariachi Divas
Tkts: $25/$30 in advance, $30/$35 day of event, To order, call (480) 782-2680
Registration Mariachi/Folklorico Dance Workshops, Info:480.965.7568
For more details about this year's APS 2007 Chandler Hispanic Heritage Month,
call (480) 895-0440 or visit the City of Chandler Web site at www.chandleraz.gov/hhm
5pm Sep 12; 8pm Sep 13th, Lincoln Theatre, 100 California Drive, Yountville, California 94599
Featuring: Mariachi Cobre and the Napa Valley Symphony Orchestra
Visit: http://napavalleysymphony.org/homepage/index.html
8pm Theatre for the Performing Arts (Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino), Las Vegas, NV
Featuring: Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan, Mariachi Sol de Mexico, Aida Cuevas, Gilberto Glass
Tkts: 800.637.1006
Noon - 9M, Puyallup Fair, Washington
Featuring: Various Artists
Website: http://www.thefair.com/concerts/
Admission: Free
Free, Salt Lake Park, 3401 Florence, Ave., Huntington Park, CA
Parade, Entertainment, Fireworks
Free, City Hall, 200 N. Spring St. Downtown Los Angeles, CA
Free Concert begins 5:30pm; Civic Ceremony 8:30pm-9pm
El Grito, the shout for freedom, issued by Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla on Sept. 16, 1810.
It began a revolution which eventually freed Mexico from Spain's rule.
Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas
Featuring: Mariachi Champa–a Nev’n
Millennium Park, Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois
This annual multi-venue festival showcases the traditional and contemporary music of cultures from around the world.
9/24 Son de Madera; 9/25 Mariachi Luz de Luna; Calexico;
http://www.cityofchicago.org/ - select Events at the top [kinda hard to find]
Home Ê>ÊYour Government Ê>ÊCity Departments Ê>ÊCultural Affairs Ê>ÊWorld Music Festival
Try this too: www.cityofchicago.org/WorldMusic/
of page
Chicago Special Events Hotline (312) 744-3370
On Broadway, NY
Featuring: Mariachi Sol de Mexico performing The Passion of Mariachi: A tribute to the passionate history of mariachi music and it's composers Jose Alfredo Jimenez, Agustin Lara, and Tomas Mendez, to name a few.
8pm LA County Fairgrounds, Pomona, CA
Featuring: Mariachi USA All Starz
Website: http://www.rodri.com/featured_section/mariachi_fiesta/index.htm
San Jose University Event Center, 290 S. 7th St, Downtown San Jose, CA 95192 [www.union.sjsu.edu]
Sat 9.27-8pm; Noche de Serenata Gala Concert: Linda Ronstadt, Lila Downs & Aida Cuevas perform with
Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano, Mariachi Cobre and Los Lupenos de San Jose
Tkts for Sat: Ticketmaster 408.998.TIXS/415.421.TIXS or by visiting www.ticketmaster.com
Website: http://sanjosemariachifestival.com/
Sun 9.28-11am-7pm; Feria de Mariachi @ San Jose's Plaza de Cesar Chavez
Admission is $10 per day; children under 12 FREE; and can be purchased on site.
Various Mariachi Performing Download Mariachi Festival Schedule ==> http://sanjosemariachifestival.com/schedule.php
Mariachi Workshops http://sanjosemariachifestival.com/workshops.php begin 9.26-9.29; Taught by Mariachi Cobre, Mariachi Azteca
Folklorico dance workshops; Taught by maestros Jose Tena from Las Cruces NM, &
Maria Luisa Colmenarez, from the San Francisco Bay Area.
More info: 800.MHC-VIVA;
Various venues, San Jose, CA
San Jose Marriott, 301 South Market Street, San Jose, California 95113
11:00am-Mariachi Colima
12:30pm-Mariachi San Jose
01:00pm-Mariachi Alma
02:00pm-Mariachi Alma
Crowne Plaza, 282 Almaden Blvd.San Jose, CA 95113
05:00pm-Mariachi Azteca
06:00pm-Mariachi Azteca
Gordon Biersch, 33 East San Fernando Street, San Jose, CA 95113
12:00pm-Mariachi Colima
01:30pm-Mariachi San Jose
Smoke Tiki Lounge, 152 Post Street, San Jose, CA 95113
12:00pm-Mariachi Alma
01:00pm-Mariachi Colima
02:30pm-Mariachi San Jose
04:00pm-Mariachi Azteca
noon - 6pm; Downtown Chandler Library, Chandler, AZ
12:00 - S’ Se Puede Mexican Folk Dance/Baile Folkl—rico S’ Se Puede
01:30Ê- S’ Se Puede Mexican Folk Dance/Baile Folkl—rico S’ Se PuedeÊ
3:00Ê- Mariachi Juvenil de GuadalupeÊÊ
4:30Ê- Mariachi Herencia HispanaÊÊ
Various Authors, Folklorico dancers, Mariachis & crafts!
Octubre
Pasadena Symphony, Pasadena, CA
Featuring: Mariachi Champa–a Nev’n
Website: http://www.pasadenasymphony.org/concerts.htm
HP Pavilion, San Jose, CA
Featuring: Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan
"Mexico Vive" Concert, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO
Featuring: TBD
See details: http://www.mariachivasquez.com/
More info: email: mariachi@verizon.net 303-463-1770, 800-883-1980
Tkts: $35 Genl Admin, 12/under-$10, 2/under-free
Noviembre
7:30pm Sat - California Theatre of Performing Arts, 562 W. 4th Street, San Bernardino. CA
Featuring: Featuring Maestro Jeff NevinÕs Symphonic Mariachi Champana with special guest vocalist Mexican tenor Jorge Lopez Yanez
and Ballet Folkl—rico del Desierto
Presenting the music of: Agustin Lara, Jose Alfredo Jimenez and Maria Grever honoring the legacy (herencia) of Jorge Negrete, Pedro Infante, Miguel Aceves Mejia, Javier Solis, Lola Beltran, Lucha Reyes y Los Tres Ases.
Website: http://www.sinfoniamexicana.com/coming.htm
Tickets: $66/55/45/35 + $3 handling fee; Call Sinfonia Mexicana at (909) 884-3228 or toll free 1-866-687-4284
Civic Center, McAllen, TX
Featuring: Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan
7:30pm, A Winter Pops Special Concert, Copley Symphony Hall, San Diego, CA
Featuring: Mariachi Champa–a NŽvin, Jorge Lopez-Ya–ez, tenor, M—nica çbrego, soprano
Website: http://sandiegosymphony.com/concert_detail.php?indexid=280
Pan Am Center, NMSU Campus, Las Cruces, NM
Featuring: Mariachi Cobre, Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles, Pedro Fernandez
11/7-Showcase; 11/09 Parque Festival
Website: www.lascrucesmariachi.org
Tickets: Pan Am Ticket office 915.544.8444; Ticketmaster 575.532.2060
La Plaza del Mariachi, Boyle St. and 1st, East Los Angeles, CA
Street Scene - Various Mariachis
Local groups contact: Juan Carlos 213.267.1197
Mananitas at 5am, Processional begins at 11am, Mass noon, Festivities through the afternoon/evening
See HERE
for 2002 Santa Cecelia Photos
Diciembre
Sep 6, 7; 8pm - Cerritos Center for Performing Arts, 12700 Center Court Drive, Cerritos, CA
Featuring: Mariachi Sol De Mexico, Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles, Ballet Folklorico Pacifico
Directions visit: http://www.cerritoscenter.com/ ; email: Ticketoffice@cerritoscenter.com
Website: http://www.cerritoscenter.com/
Tkts: $76/66/50/40 - 2 nights this year!
Info: (562) 916-8501; (562) 467-8831
Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, TX
Featuring: Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan
7:30pm Civic Auditorium, 450 A St, Idaho Falls, ID 85304
Featuring: Mariachi Campana Nevin
Websites: http://www.idahofallssymphony.com/
http://www.idahofallssymphony.com/2008stuff/c3.jpg
Contact: 208.529.1080; Email: office@ifsymphony.org
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
http://www.mariachiusa.com/tickets/musa_xmas.htm
7:30pm Sat - California Theatre of Performing Arts, 562 W. 4th Street, San Bernardino. CA
Featuring: Mariachi Divas, Ballet Folklorico Ollin
Tickets: $66/55/45/35 + $3 handling fee; Call Sinfonia Mexicana at (909) 884-3228 or toll free 1-866-687-4284
http://www.sinfoniamexicana.com/coming.htm
American Airlines Center, Phoenix, AZ
Featuring: Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan
2008 - Special Events
TBD - UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology
World Music Summer Institute
Los Angeles is an exciting international city with many vibrant and diverse musical cultures. This summer, UCLA's renowned Department of Ethnomusicology is offering a one-week World Music Summer Institute which will allow young musicians the opportunity to experience some of L.A.'s finest musical cultures firsthand.
Website: http://www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/WorldMusic/overview.htm
Music of Mexico Curriculum: http://www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/WorldMusic/curriculum.htm#MM
2009
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