The Mexican Heritage Plaza presents
The 15th Annual San José International Mariachi Festival and Conference
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October 3-6: Symposium and Education Workshops in Mariachi Music and Dance.
Friday, October 6, 7:00pm:
Saturday, October 7
Sunday, October 8 11:00am — 6 :00pm
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Tuesday, October 3, 11am
Mariachi Symposium: The Impact of Mariachi Music on American Culture
San José McEnery Convention Center
150 W. San Carlos Street, Downtown San José, CA 95112
Join a panel of experts as they discuss the impact of Mariachi on the US today. Panelists are Jonathon Clark; Chris Strachwitz, Arhoolie Records; Hugo Morales of Radio Bilingüe, Fresno; Russell Rodríguez and Dr. Olga Nájera-Ramírez, University of California at Santa Cruz; Dan Sheehy of Smithsonian Folkways
Recordings; Eugene Rodríguez, Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center; and Randy and Steve Carrillo, Mariachi Cobre. This panel presentation is open to the public and free admission.
Tuesday-Friday, October 3-6
Education Workshops:
Mariachi Music and Dance
San José McEnery Convention Center
150 W. San Carlos Street, Downtown San José, CA 95112
More than 400 students from all over the U.S. will attend master classes with professional mariachis including Mariachi Cobre, Mariachi Azteca, Jose Tena and Maria Luisa Colmenarez to perfect their technique and learn more about mariachi music and folkloric dance.
To register, download the following forms, fill them out and return to Mexican Heritage with your payment:
Registration Form
Conference Release Form
Photo Release Form
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Friday, October 6, 7:00pm
Gala Concert featuring Music Legend and Grammy Award Winner Juan Gabriel; Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán; and and including Mariachi Cobre, Mariachi Azteca and Los Lupeños de San José
HP Pavilion
525 Santa Clara Street, San José, CA 95113
Tickets go on sale May 22nd. Tickets are $125, $80, $65 and $40. To buy tickets visit www.ticketmaster.com or www.apeconcerts.com. Outlets include Wherehouse Music, Ritmo Latino and select FYE stores. Phone 510-444-TIXS, 415-421-TIXS, 408-998-TIXS, 209-485-TIXS and 707-528-TIXS.
Saturday, October 7
Mariachi Day at the Children’s Discovery Museum
Featuring Los Cenzontles, Grammy nominated Traditional Mariachi musicians
Children’s Discovery Museum
180 Woz Way, San José, CA 95110
Spend the day at the Children’s Discovery Museum (an action-packed museum adventure for children of all ages!) and enjoy mariachi/folklórico workshops for young children and their parents presented by the staff and guest arts instructors of the Mexican Heritage Plaza.These workshops are scheduled to occur at 11am, noon, and 1pm in the Museum’s indoor theatre.
In support of the festival and thanks to a generous grant from FIRST 5 Santa Clara County, the Museum will be open free of charge from 10am – 8pm. Special activities throughout the day include traditional Mexican arts and crafts workshops in the Museum’s Art Loft, special youth Mariachi and Folklorico performances in the outdoor Amphitheatre, and music and rhythm activities for toddlers and preschoolers in The Wonder Cabinet.
At 3pm, the headliner Los Cenzontles will perform in the outdoor Amphitheatre. This well-known and popular Bay Area touring group presents a variety of traditional styles of Mexican music, ranging from tropical Sones Jarochos of Veracruz with dance and percussion to upbeat rancheras sung in the ever popular dueto style.
For more information about the Children’s Discovery Museum, visit www.cdm.org
Sunday October 8 11:00am — 6 :00pm, (9:30am Mariachi Mass)
Feria del Mariachi and Mariachi Mass
Misa con Mariachi (Mariachi Mass) 9:30am at History Park followed by the Feria del Mariachi, a fun filled community festival for the entire family event with two stages of entertainment, food, arts and crafts and games in the 14 acres of the park.
History Park (at Kelley Park) Senter Road, San José, CA
FREE For directions to History Park, visit www.historysanjose.org
Information: For Mariachi Festival information call Mexican Heritage Plaza at 1-800-MHC-VIVA