Guadalupe
Cultural Arts Center 27th annual
Tejano Conjunto Festival en San Antonio 2008
May 6-10, 2008
Guadalupe
Theater • 1301 Guadalupe (Location)
Rosedale
Park • 303
Dartmouth (Location)
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Friday, May 2
Galeria
Tonantzin
7-9pm
Puro Conjunto Art Exhibit
with works by
Andy Benavidez
Courtney Enriquez
Roel Flores
Luis "Chispas" Guerrero
Joe Lopez
Mary Agnes Rodriguez
Ana Lilia Salinas
Teresa Ybañez
Tuesday, May 6
Guadalupe Theater/Free with Senior Ticket
9-11am
Senior Citizens Conjunto Dance
with Bene
Medina y el Conjunto Águila.
Wednesday, May 7
Guadalupe Theater/$10 per person, or $5 with
Festival Pass*
9:00am Schedule
Conjunto in Film & Videio Retrospective
(Screening schedule availabe
at GCAC)
12:00pm
Plática and presentation by Dr. Manuel Peña
on the History and Social,
Cultural and Symbolic Significance of Conjunto
Music.
1:30pm
Conjunto in Film and Video Retrospective (complete schedule
of films
and videos to be screened will be forthcoming).
6:30pm
Dr.
Manuel Peña reading from his new book,
Where The
Ox Does Not Plow/A Mexican American Ballad .
7:15pm
Special screening
of two conjunto classic documentary films:
“Songs
of the Homeland” and “Chulas Fronteras.” .
10:00pm
Special reception
with award-winning documentarian and the
Producer/Director of “Songs of the Homeland,” Hector Galán.
Conjunto Performance by Santiago Jiménez Jr. y su Conjunto.
Thursday,
May 8
Guadalupe Theater
10:00am -2:30 pm
Workshops
on Accordion and Bajo Sexto with Joel Guzmán and
Max Baca (see attached workshop schedule for times and
fees). Form
Thursday, May 8
Rosedale Park/$12 per person*
5:00pm
Opening Ceremonies & TCF Poster Contest Awards Presentation
Women
in Conjunto Music
5:15pm
La Estrellita de San Antonio y su Conjunto
6:00pm
El Conjunto Baraja
de Oro
6:55pm
Dueto Carta Blanca de George y Mague
7:50pm
Linda Escobar
con La Kreación
8:35pm
“Homenaje a Lydia Mendoza” music
featuring
performances by Joel Guzmán & Sarah Fox, Santiago
Jiménez Jr.,
Eva Ybarra, Linda Escobar, Dueto Carta Blanca
de George y Mague, Rebecca Valadez & Max Baca, El Conjunto Baraja
de Oro, Luna Nueva with Tara Linda & Gilbert
Reyes, Ann McKinney & Martin Martinez, and other special
guests.
9:10pm
Eva Ybarra y su Conjunto
10:10pm
Elida Reyna
Friday, May 9
Guadalupe Theater
9:00-10:30am
Workshop
on Accordion Maintenance, Tuning & Repair with Raúl
Moreno.
10:30am-4:00pm
Workshops on Accordion and Bajo Sexto with Joel Guzmán
and Max Baca (see attached workshop schedule for times
and fees). Form
Friday,
May 9
Rosedale Park/$12 per person*
Tribute to Tony De la Rosa:
His Style and Legacy
6:00pm
Los Tremendos Alacranes
7:00pm
Edgar Vásquez y sus Muchachos
8:00pm
Boni Mauricio
y los Máximos
9:00pm
Los D Boyz/Special presentation by Alfredo De la Rosa
10:00pm
Cuatro Rosas
11:00pm
Bernardo y sus Compadres
Saturday,
May 10
Rosedale Park/$15 per person*
Puro Conjunto Pesado: Así se
baila en San Anto
11:30am
Presentation
by Conjunto Palo Alto, student ensemble from the Palo Alto College
Conjunto Music Program, and students from the Conjunto Heritage
Taller and the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center.
12:40pm
Ariel
Johnson y la Klika
1:35pm
Los Conjunto Kings de Flavio Longoria
2:30pm
Lobo IV
3:25pm
Conjunto San Antonio (desde España)
4:10pm
Rubén
De la Cruz y su Conjunto
5:10pm
Los TexManiacs de Max Baca
6:10pm
Los Aguilares
7:10pm
Joel Guzmán y su Conjunto featuring
Sarah Fox
8:10pm
Mingo Saldívar
y sus Tremendos Cuatro Espadas
9:10pm
Los Dos Gilbertos
10:10pm
Los García Bros.
11:10pm
Flaco Jiménez y su Conjunto
*
A discounted three-day Festival Pass for Rosedale Park is $25
for Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center members and $30 for non-members.
They can be purchased at the Guadalupe by calling 210/271-3151.
