by the El Reportero’s staff
The Organizing Committee of the Cultural Exchange Mexico USA 2015 invites you to enjoy the traditional Mexican Nights.
The singer and interpreter Laura San Pablo, will be the invited artist of the night. The event will be full of entertainment and dinner, while the Folkloric Mexican Ballet of Carlos Moreno performs his best repertoire.
It will take place at the Puerto Bello Mexican Restaurant, 14680 Washington Ave. San Leandro, Calif. On Sunday, March 22, from 4 to 8 p.m. Mexican nights is an every-Sunday event.
Carnaval San Francisco to name new royals at Carnaval King & Queen competition
Sequined and feathered dancers will test their sassiest Latin and Caribbean moves against each other in hopes of being voted Carnaval San Francisco royalty at the annual Carnaval San Francisco King & Queen Competition, to be held Saturday, March 28 at 7 p.m. at the Brava Theater in San Francisco. The winners will lead the 37th Annual Carnaval San Francisco Grand Parade on Sunday, May 24, 2015.
It is anticipated that more than 20 contestants will compete in the Carnaval King & Queen Competition, an exciting and tough competition judged by a 5-person panel of leaders and master artists from San Francisco’s dance community. Contestants will be scored on their costume, dance technique, overall performance, audience response and Carnaval spirit. The winning pair will receive a cash prize of $500 each, and will have several opportunities to showcase their talent at upcoming Carnaval SF related events. In addition, they will ride on the leading float in the Carnaval SF Grand Parade on Sunday, May 24, which will be broadcast live on KOFY TV.
The Brava Theater is located at 2781 24th Street in San Francisco; doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets to the competition, available at the door, are $17 each. Purchasing advance tickets online at www.carnavalsanfrancisco.org is recommended. Last year’s event sold out.
10thAnnual Bay Area Flamenco Festival
Festival Flamenco Gitano – The Bay Area Flamenco Festival will feature Spain’s top dancers and musicians for a week of special events this spring (March-22-29) in celebration of the Festival’s 10th Anniversary. Featured artists direct from Spain include dancers Concha Vargas, Pepe Torres and Gema Moneo and singers Esperanza Fernández and José Valencia.
Sunday, March 22, 7 p.m. at the Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon St., San Francisco.
Other Flemenco events:
Cante Jondo: Cante Gitano
Esperanza Fernández & Jose Valencia, on Friday, on March 27, 8 p.m., at the Brava Theater, 2781 24 St., St, San Francisco,
Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1224405
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5TguxEE_N0
Exotic music of the old and new world
Marin Baroque Chamber Choir and period instrument Orchestra, with renowned early brass ensemble The Whole Noyse and Music Director Daniel Canosa, present Birds of Paradise: Exotic Music of the Old & New Worlds. Janequin, Flecha & Fernandez, and music of the Latin American missions. Sixteen voices, percussion, vihuela, Baroque guitar, shawm, cornett, and early brass instruments are all featured.
On the program:
Le Chant des Oiseaux full of bird song by Clément Janequin; an ensalada, San Sabeya Gugurumbé, with a mixture of Castilian, Catalan, Portuguese, and African vernacular by Mateo Flecha; the plaintive Con Que La Lavare by Juan Vasquez, a popular poem and song in 16th-century Spain and a beautiful example of a villancico; and other music from the Latin American missions.
Sunday, March 29, 8 pm, La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley
$5-$25. Tel. 415-497-6634, email marinbaroque@gmail.com. Tickets http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1228865 (Berkeley).
