by the El Reportero’s staff
La Moderna Tradición
Dance to classic and modern Cuban dance music such as cha, cha, cha, rumba & danzon.
From the first note, you’ll want to jump out of your seat! Orquesta La Moderna Tradición bursts with the sweet yet powerful sound of the Afro-Cuban charanga orchestra, which features violins and woodwinds interlocking with driving Afro-Cuban rhythms.
Since 1996, the 11-piece group has thrilled audiences across the country with a mix of contemporary timba-infused arrangements guaranteed to get you on your feet and traditional danzónes that transport you back to the Havana social clubs of the 1950s.
La Moderna Tradición has performed at Lincoln Center in New York, the Smithsonian Institution, The San Francisco Jazz Festival, the Telluride Jazz Festival, and many others — their tours have taken them from Alaska to El Paso and abroad.
On Saturday Aug. 13, 9.30 p.m. La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley. Tickets $12 advanced, $14 door.
“Create” at Berkeley Art Museum
Create is a major survey exhibition, the first to bring together work from three pioneering centers for artists with developmental disabilities, Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland, San Francisco’s Creativity Explored, and NIAD Art Center in Richmond. “Create” showcases twenty artists who work in a variety of media and styles and celebrates thirty years of phenomenal achievement that has been nourished in these small but influential artistic communities.
Though Sept. 25 at UC Berkeley Art Museum, 2625 Durant Avenue. $10 Adults; $7 Non-UC Berkeley students, senior citizens (65 & over) disabled persons and young adults (13-17). Further information: http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/.
Retrospective exhibition of Lewis Suzuki
La Peña is exhibiting a retrospecive of the work of artist & peace activist, Lewis Suzuki, and inducting him into La Peña’s Hall of Fame.
In conjunction with the ceremony, La Peña is pleased to exhibit a retrospective of his work. Lewis Suzuki’s bold and imaginative use of color has won him numerous awards, including two awards at the Society of Western Artists show at the De Young Museum. He is also a peace activist and was a delegate to the Asian Pacific Peace conference in Beijing, China and to the World Peace Conference in Vienna.
The event will take place from 3-5 p.m. on Sunday Aug. 14. La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley.
