Events-Calendars
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WNMU Fiesta Latina!
Thursday, June 15, 2023 |
The fiesta includes music and dance by both traditional and contemporary performers. The opening night concert at Fountain Stage at Regents Square features Mariachi Estrella de Mexico. Additional musical and dance performances will continue Friday night and throughout the weekend and will include the Villalobos Brothers, Jerry Dean, LADAMA, El Javi, Gonzalo, Mariachi Plata de WNMU, the Paso del Norte Folklόrico Dancers, Baile Encanto, Danza Azteca Nacuatli and Yvonne Montoya’s Stories from Home.
On Saturday, June 16, there will be a tequila tasting 4-6:30 p.m., with an opportunity to sample traditionally handcrafted tequilas from across Jalisco, Mexico. Tickets for this event are $45 for ten tastes and include a handcrafted copper tequilero. In addition, food vendors will be on campus throughout the festival.
The weekend will also include film screenings and discussion, including the independent film, Gods of Mexico. With visually stunning landscapes and immersive sound, Gods of Mexico is a poetic survey of the vast landscapes and rich diversity of rural Mexico. Other films will depict the creative process of artisans who are exhibiting their work at the fiesta. All the film screenings will take place in the Light Hall Theatre.
A dedicated children’s tent will have activities for children, coordinated by the Silver City Museum on both Saturday and Sunday. The children’s tent will feature an interactive, bilingual puppet show about the widely-known tale of La Llorona, along with an opportunity for children to make their own puppets.