by the El Reportero’s staff
Note Ensamble de Venezuela
Celebrates Latin American and Celtic cultures. Followed by two sold-out concerts “Celtic & fl amenco Nights” Port Rican singer/ composer Meli Rivera returns from Puerto Rico to the Bay Area to bring her extraordinary mixture of Celtic & Latin American music, baptized in Berkeley as “Celtorican.”
Together with the praised Celtic trio of harp Triskela, the multicultural percussion of Teed Rockwell and the Celtic violin of Teed White, the night will breathe an air of mysticism where the Latin American rhythms and Celtic melodies are mixed in an exceptional fusion of cultures that will make the audience travel in the wheel of time. Friday May 6, 2011. $18 adv., $20 at the door. At 8:30 p.m., La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. For more information call 510-849-2568. http://www.lapena.org/event/1755.
Note Ensemble from Venezuela
Audiences of all ages are invited to a FREE concert by The VNote Ensemble. This Venezuelan jazz and world music quartet is hailed for its spirited performances and fascinating fusion of Latin and folk rhythms with adventurous jazz explorations, exquisite arrangements, unique compositions, colors and rhythms that blend together to deliver a unique musical profi le. Dazzling multi-instrumentalists, members of the VNote Ensemble defi antly ignore musical boundaries to create a journey through the infectious rhythms of joropo and swing, gaita and soul, be-bop and calypso among many others.
V is for Venezuela, virtuosity, and viva! You’ll want to dance. Don’t miss it. At Oak Room at the San Mateo Public Library 55 West 3rd Avenue, San Mateo. FREE admission and parking. Saturday May 7 at 3pm – San Mateo Public Library No tickets are required. For more information, call (650) 762-1130.
Edgardo & Candela at Island Arts Festival II
In celebration of Cinco de Mayo, Conga drummerlead singer Edgardo Cambon and his Salsa Band “Edgardo & Candela,” will present a lively evening of Salsa dance music as the second concert of the Rhythmix Island to Island Arts Festival series, “Edgardo & Candela” bring the music of Cuba and Puerto Rico in combination with Edgardo’s original tunes and Salsa hits of the 70s and 80s to the island of Alameda. Saturday, May 7, 2011, at the RhythMix Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding Avenue, Alameda, California. Dance Lesson & Concert: 8:00 pm, Workshop: 2-4 p.m. $15 in advance, $20 at the door (includes dance class).
Dance Class with Anthony Littlebear, Candela Show and Percussion Workshop: $25. Ticket Info: http://www.rhythmix.org.
The Magna Carta: A once-in-a-lifetime presentation in San Francisco Legion of Honor
The Magna Carta (or Great Charter of English Liberties), one of the most important legal documents in the history of democracy. You are invited to join curator Jim Ganz for an informal viewing of the Magna Carta in Gallery 3 at the Legion of Honor. Please enter the Legion through the side terrace on the north side of the building.
Since the museum is closed to the public, the front entrance gate will be closed and we regret that refreshments will not be available.https://picasaweb.google.com/fineartsmuseums/MagnaCarta?authkey=Gv1sRgCL3v1ZD3xp2gaQ#5566576752466514322.
RSVP by Wednesday, May 4, to Cheryl Mc-Cain at cmccain@famsf.org or 415.750.3554. On Monday, May 9, at 10 a.m. , at the Legion of Honor Lincoln Park, San Francisco, California.
