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Photo by Mario Perez, 2008 Tejano Conjunto Festival

Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center 28th
Annual
Tejano Conjunto Festival en San Antonio
May 5-9, 2009

Guadalupe Theater • 1301 Guadalupe (Location)
Rosedale Park • 303 Dartmouth (Location)


TENTATIVE SCHEDULE    

Tuesday, May 5
Guadalupe Theatre/9-11am
Free Admission for Senior Citizens  

Seniors Conjunto Dance
 

Featuring Conjunto Music Hall of Famers El Pavo Grande Salvador García and Eddie “Lalo” Torres y Anita Paíz y su Conjunto


Wednesday, May 6
Guadalupe Theatre
7-9pm/Free Admission

Best of the Tejano Conjunto Festival CD Release Party

20th Anniversary of The Best of the 8th Annual Tejano Conjunto Festival 1989
The Best of the 27th Annual Tejano Conjunto Festival 2008  

Thursday, May 7
Rosedale Park
5:30-11pm/$12 per person*


5:30 Opening Ceremonies & TCF Poster Contest Awards
6:00 Los Hermanos De León
7:00 Los Badd Boyz del Valle
8:00 Sunny Sauceda
9:00 Joel Guzmán & Sarah Fox
Special Tribute to Esteban Jordán

10:00 Esteban Jordán y su Rio Jordán

Friday, May 8
Rosedale Park
7pm-12am/$13 per person*
 
Puro Conjunto Pesado

7:00 Bene Medina y el Conjunto Águila
8:00 Los Monarcas de Pete y Mario Díaz
9:00 Ricky Naranjo y Los Gamblers
10:00 Cuatro Rosas
11:00 Los Dos Gilbertos


Saturday, May 9
Rosedale Park
2pm-12am/$15 per person*
 
Puro Conjunto Pesado

2:00 Conjunto Heritage Taller/Conjunto Palo Alto
3:00 Chano Cadena y su Conjunto
4:00 Ricardo Guzmán y Los Tres Aces
5:00 Conjunto Borrego de Jesse Borrego Sr. y Jr.
6:00 Johnny “El Brujo” Cruz and the Texas Chain Gang
7:00 Los Cuatro Vientos de Jimmy Bejarano
8:00 Eva Ybarra y su Conjunto
9:00 Oscar Hernández and the Tuff Band
10:00 Rubén Vela y su Conjunto
11:00 Mingo Saldívar y sus Tremendos Cuatro Espadas


May 7-9 (Thursday-Saturday)
Button Accordion and Bajo Sexto Workshops
with a special session On Accordion Tuning, Maintenance & Repair, will be offered at the Guadalupe Theatre. These workshops will be conducted by conjunto greats Oscar Hernández and Jesús “Chucho” Perales.
Workshop Schedule and Registration Form

* 3- Day Pass Pre-Sale: $25 for GCAC Members, $30 for Non-GCAC Members.
At the door: $30 GCAC Members, $35 Non-Members
.

For information: 210.271.3151


Congratulations!

The following are the
selections for the
28th Annual
Tejano Conjunto Festival
Poster Contest


Overall Winner
Rigoberto Luna
 
Open Category, Top Selection
Diana Gonzalez

Honorable Mention
Valentin Tristan Jr.

College Category, Top Selection
Adrian Unzueta
El Paso Community College

Honorable Mention
Christine Leigh Anderson
Trinity University

High School Top Selection
Eduardo Castillo
Highlands High School

Honorable Mention
Felicia Eischens
Southwest High School

Middle School Top Selection
Kimberley Musquiz
Brentwood Middle School

Honorable Mention
Jesse De los Reyes

Brentwood Middle School