The 41st annual Chicano Park Day celebration will include traditional music and dance, including one of the most beautiful performances of Aztec Indigenous dance, coordinated by Toltecas en Aztl?. Other dance groups scheduled to perform include Grupo Folkl?rico Cuetlaxochitl de North County, Ballet Folkl?rico Mi Tierra de Bakersfield, Ballet Folkl?rico Aquetzalli de Lemon Grove, Ballet Folkl?rico Esperanza de Fallbrook, and danza Zapateado rebelde by Mujeres en Resistencia. Live bands performing this year include Agua Dulce, Savor, Cafe Moliendo, Rapper Big J from Indio, Band 2012 from Denver Colorado, Halo-N-Fern Tee, Back N Time from Riverside, Mariachi Juvenil de San Diego and Mariachi Imperial de San Diego. The event will open with a blessing by Tim Red Bird and the Red Warriors. The educational keynote speakers will be Maria Figueroa-Chacon, Gail Perez, Aremi Lopez, Consuelo Manriquez and presentation organizer Alberto Pulido. Other speakers include Elizabeth Corona Bonnett (teacher), and representatives from the Brown Berets de Aztl?n, Amigos Car Club, Chicano Park Steering Committee (mural restoration update) and the Crusade for Justice.
To learn more about the history and importance of Chicano Park, read our article which can be found
Saturday, April 23 - 10 AM to 5:00 PM
For more information, Please call:(619) 563-4661 or visit: www.chicano-park.org
To learn more about the history and importance of Chicano Park, read our article which can be found
Saturday, April 23 - 10 AM to 5:00 PM
For more information, Please call:(619) 563-4661 or visit: www.chicano-park.org
