{"id":363,"date":"2016-05-23T16:59:48","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T16:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/community-relations\/2016\/05\/23\/culture-of-mexico-to-be-celebrated-at-musco-centers-first-world-cafe\/"},"modified":"2016-05-23T16:59:48","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T16:59:48","slug":"culture-of-mexico-to-be-celebrated-at-musco-centers-first-world-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/community-relations\/2016\/05\/23\/culture-of-mexico-to-be-celebrated-at-musco-centers-first-world-cafe\/","title":{"rendered":"Culture of Mexico to be Celebrated at Musco Center\u2019s First World CAFE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Musco Center for the Arts presents the first of its ongoing series of World CAFEs (Cultural Arts Festivals and Events) on Sunday, May 29, 1-8 p.m. with \u201cThe Heartbeat of Mexico,\u201d a salute to the rich music and culture of Mexico. The day-long festival includes a free fiesta featuring 16 performing companies on three stages \u2013 inside and out \u2013 with hundreds of artists, an art exhibition, a presentation on the history of women in mariachi, children\u2019s activities, food, and fun. An evening ticketed concert at 6 p.m. will showcase two of the top mariachi ensembles in the world: Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano and Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

This spectacular day of culture and events is presented by Musco Center in association with the Chapman University Latino Staff & Faculty Forum, co-chaired by Maria F. Contreras of the Chapman Admissions Office and Chapman Presidential Fellow Rueb\u00e9n Mart\u00ednez.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the heels of our successful Community Open House & Arts Festival last month, our World CAFE programs are central to our goal of becoming completely entangled with our surrounding communities,\u201d said Richard T. Bryant, Musco Center\u2019s interim executive director. \u201cWe are deeply grateful to the Latino Faculty & Staff Forum for helping lead the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

The festival kicks off at 1pm inside the Musco Center with a free presentation by The Mariachi Women\u2019s Foundation, followed by an audience procession to the nearby Leatherby Libraries for the ceremonial opening of \u201c\u00a1Viva Mariachi Femenil!,\u201d a free exhibition of memorabilia and costumes celebrating the history of women in mariachi.<\/p>\n

At 2 p.m. the fiesta will be in full swing with the activation of two outdoor stages \u2013 the Lawn Stage on the Aitken Arts Plaza and the Wells Fargo Stage in front of the Leatherby Libraries. Featured are some of the region\u2019s top Mexican music, dance and folklorico ensembles, plus a crafts, culture and food fair open to all.<\/p>\n

The ticketed concert inside Musco Center at 6 p.m. features two nationally acclaimed ensembles: Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano, with dancers from Folklor Pasion Mexicana; and the all-women Mariachi Reyna de los Angeles, with dancers from DanzaArts \u2013 Sabor Mexico Dance Company. Tickets for the 6 p.m. concert are $20-$35 and are available in advance at www.muscocenter.org or by calling 844-OC-MUSCO (844-626-8726).<\/p>\n

This is the first in a series of World CAFEs Musco Center plans to offer in the coming months and years, each saluting a different country or part of the world that connects back to our surrounding region, to showcase both the traditional art forms and how those forms have evolved here in California.<\/p>\n

MUSCO WORLD CAFE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Heartbeat of Mexico\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday, May 29, 2016 \u2013 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

1-5 p.m. \u2013 FREE Mexican Arts and Culture Fiesta<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 including performances, crafts booths, food, local information and much more.<\/p>\n

M.C.: Hector Rivera. FREE and open to everyone!<\/p>\n

1 p.m. \u2013 Presentation and panel discussion: \u201c\u00a1Viva el Mariachi Femenil!\u201d \u2013 <\/strong>Ties in to the exhibition of the same name depicting the history of women in mariachi, opening in one hour in Chapman\u2019s Leatherby Libraries, first floor. Presentation by Dr. Leonor Xochitl Perez of The Mariachi Women\u2019s Foundation will take place inside Musco Center, followed by a mariachi-led audience procession to Leatherby Libraries for the ceremonial opening of the exhibition.<\/p>\n

2 p.m. \u2013 <\/strong>Follow the mariachi band from the front of Musco Center to the Ribbon-cutting ceremony opening the exhibition in Leatherby Libraries: \u201c\u00a1Viva el Mariachi Femenil!,\u201d presented by the Mariachi Women\u2019s Foundation, showcases photos and artifacts depicting the history of women in mariachi from 1903-2016. The trials and tribulations of the pioneers of women in mariachi and the evolution of all-female groups into the present day will be demonstrated through historic photographs, documents, artifacts and displays of mariachi suits.<\/p>\n

2:30 p.m.<\/strong> \u2013 Mariachi Presentations \u2013 Join us in the Leatherby Libraries for two more short presentations exploring the world of mariachi:<\/p>\n