by the El Reportero’s staff
Member of the Hermandad of Fremont, during the ocassion of the Novena that took place in October 2007, under the direction of Luz Bermúdez.
The Hermandad del Senor de Los Milagros de Fremont, a non profit organization will be celebrating its 11th Anniversary. The event is organized to raise funds for poor people in Perú. All proceeds will be donated to help families and children in need. The event will be held on July 18th 2009 from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Holy Spirit’s Great Hall in 37588 Fremont Blvd, Fremont California.
Tickets are sold at $30 a person, includes dinner, drink, desert, folkloric show, and live latin band. For reservations contact Andrés Bermúdez at 510-366-5801.
Syria Behind the Scenes: Screening and filmmaker discussion
“We are terrorists, we kill visitors with caffeine,” so joke Syrians in the new documentary film Tea on the Axis of Evil.
The American born and bred director and producer of the film, Jean Marie Offenbacher, will screen her film in its San Francisco premiere and offer her insider’s look into the life of this complex, post modern culture. In her documentary citizens from a wide range of social and religious backgrounds discuss family values, education, politics, and religion.
“Syria should be the model for change in the Middle East, but it becomes progressively less progressive as it is left in a diplomatic vacuum. The moderate voices are far more numerous and speak to the great possibility of peace in the region starting with Syria,” observes Offenbacher. “My film provides an intimate passage through Syria that gives voice to moderates as it seeks to build a bridge to greater understanding between our worlds.”
FREE for Members, $18 for Non-Members, and $7 for Students (with valid ID). To buy tickets call 415.597.6705 or register at www.commonwealthclub.org. On July 13, at Club office, 595 Market St., 2nd floor, San Francisco, California.
Mexican tall ship “Cuauhtemoc” arrives under Golden Gate Bridge
The Mexican Tall Ship “Cuauhtémoc”, will sail into San Francisco Bay under the Golden Gate Bridge, where local tall ship “Seaward” (callofthesea.org) and the San Francisco fireboat, “Phoenix”, will greet her to create a visual spectacle with over 27 sails, 259 crew and a water display.
It will sail in tandem with “Seaward” and “Phoenix”, along the waterfront, to her berth at Pier 27, and it will be arriving to San Francisco after a 30 day sail from Japan.
The ship will be open for free public tours on July 13 from 1:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and on July 14-17 from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., at Pier 27, San Francisco.
Bachata Festival
Club Roccapulco presents the SF International Bachata Festival Big Pre-Party, featuring Julio Bravo and His Band Live. Thursday July 16.
