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May 03. 2006
Waterfront Sizzlefor Cinco De Mayo
continued
the danceable Tex M ex C o n ju n to
o f Los Tex M aniacs, and the La tin
grooves o f Las 3 Divas. 24 o f the
re g io n ’ s fin e st restaurants w ill
prepare savory L a tin fla vo rs and
a va rie ty o f o ther o ptions, in ad­
d itio n to the e ve n t’ s tra d itio n a l
beer garden and te q u ila tent.
F or kids, the fiesta features the
fro m Front
A la n is R uiz, president o f sister
c ity association. "T h e renew al o f
our Sister C ity Agreem ent clearly
re a ffirm s the value both o f these
fin e cities place on the w o rk o f the
PGSCA and the im portance o f
sharing between M e x ic a n and
A n g lo cultures. We are proud to
host yet another C in c o de M a yo
Fiesta and we w elcom e the people
o f both citie s to jo in in the c e l­
e b ra tio n .”
The fiesta features tw o stages
o f o n g o in g entertainm ent, w ith
h e a d lin in g acts to in clu d e the
smooth pop o f R o g e lio Martinez.,
Plazade Ninos o r C h ild re n ’ s Plaza,
where chi Idren experience hands-
on cra fts and art o p p o rtu n itie s,
and entertainm ent by m agicians,
b a llo o n a rtis ts , c lo w n s , face
p a in te rs , and the tr a d itio n a l
Smooth pop singer Rogelio Martinez.
Dancers
Celebrate
Culture
breaking o f c a n d y -fille d piñatas.
A ls o back by p opular demand
are perform ances by the horses
o f M o l la l a ’ s R a n c h o T re s
P o trillo s , w h ich e xh ib its breeds
trained in M exican C harro and
Spanish " A lta Escuela” m ove­
ments.
O ther special events a include
the annual P G S C A -sponsored
n a tu ra liza tio n cerem ony, where
people o f a ll n a tio n a litie s are
sw orn in as new U n ite d States
c itiz e n s , and a T r a d it io n a l
M a ria ch i Mass, accom panied by
G uadalajara’ s G ru p o F o lk lo ric o ,
open on Sunday m o rn in g to all
d enom inations.
For more details and sp e cific
a c t iv it y tim e s and lo c a tio n s
throughout the Fiesta, attendees
are
e n c o u ra g e d
to
v is it
w w w .cin ctxle m a yo .o rg .
The P ortland G uadalajara S is­
ter C ity A sso cia tio n is a non­
p ro fit o rg a n iza tio n dedicated to
creating and strengthening p a rt­
nerships and fo ste rin g g o o d w ill
between the C ity o f Portland and
the C ity o f Guadalajara.
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The local dance group
Ballet Folklórico
Tenochtitlan performs at
the Portland Children's
Museum. The group will
perform again Thursday,
May 4 at 4:30 p.m.
during Portland’s Cinco
De Mayo Fiesta at Wa­
terfront Park.
Jefferson Dancers Celebrate 30 Years
Alumni invited
for anniversary
dancers. The program , operat­
d a n ce r and ch o re o g ra p h e r, Sa­
ing out o f Jefferson H ig h School
rah S lip p e r. G onzales has taken
in n o rth P o rtla n d , has placed
the co m p a n y to new h e ig h ts o f
dancers in m a jo r dance com pa­
p ro fe s s io n a lis m
C elebrating th e ir 30th A n n i­
nies throughout the nation, and in
He is d e te rm in e d to see the
versary, the Jefferson Dancers
m ajor dance program s and u n i­
p ro g ra m flo u ris h , and is d e d i­
b rin g th e ir special brand o f en­
versities.
The com pany has traveled e x­
c a te d
C enter fo r the P erform ing A rts,
tensively throughout the nation
in flu e n c e g e n e ra tio n s to com e.
N ew m ark Theater, fo r on M ay
and the w o rld im pressing crow ds
10, 11, 12 at 7:30 p.m. and on
w herever it perform s. M ore than
ergy and talent to the Portland
to
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T o m a rk the a n n iv e rs a ry
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The
Jefferson
Dancers are
celebrating
30 years o f
excellence
in dance.
c e le b r a t io n
w ill take place
F rid a y , M a y
12
fro m 9 :3 0 p.m . to
m id n ig h t. Invites are
out fo r a ll fo rm e r stu­
dents w h o danced w ith
the Jefferson Dancers fro m
1976 to 2006.
F o r th e u p c o m in g p e r fo r ­
ju s t
mances, the troupe w ill perform
s tu d e n ts,
w o rk s by in te rn a tio n a lly a c­
these
cla im e d ch o re o g ra p h e r, Sarah
year o ld danc­
S lipper: fo rm e r Jo ffre y B allet star
ers e x h ib it a p ro ­
15-18
and featured actor and dancer in
fessionalism w e ll be­
Robert A ltm a n ’ s film , "T h e C o m ­
yond th e ir years.
pany,” D avis Robertson; A rtis tic
T he success o f the Je ffe rso n
D ire c to r Steve G onzales: and
D ancers is due in no sm a ll part
fo rm e r Jefferson Dancers. T.J.
to th e ir a rtis tic d ire c to r, Steve
Yale and Durante Lam bert.
G o n z a le s . A
T icke ts are priced at $20, $ 16
p ro d u c t o f th e
Je ffe rso n Dance P rogram h im ­
and $11.50 and are available at
se lf, G onzales is a lso a g ra d u ­
the Portland C enter fo r the Per­
ate o f N e w Y o rk U n iv e rs ity ’ s
fo r m in g
T is c h S c h o o l o f the A rts , a
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T he Je ffe rs o n D a n ce rs are
fo r m e r m e m b e r o f M O M IX
M o d e rn D ance T h e a tre , and
c u rre n t c o -a rtis tic d ire c to r o f
proud o f its history and success
th e
in tra in in g and educating young
D ance
N o r th w e s t
P ro fe s s io n a l
P ro je c t w it h
f e llo w
Bridge Builders
to Honor Grads
In the S p irit o f Sankofa, the
Bridge Builders invite the com m u­
nity to congratulate A frican A m eri­
can graduates from Oregon and
southwest Washington at the IOth
Annual Black Baccalaureate. 7 p.m.
Sunday, M ay 21 at the U niversity
o f Portland C’hiles Center, 5(MX) N.
W illam ette Blvd.
The sacred service honors A fr i­
can Am erican achievement and
demonstrates to our youth that we
as a com m unity value education
and achievement.
The B ridge B u ild e rs program
aims to strengthen the A fric a n -
A m erican c o m m u n ity by a d m in ­
iste rin g A frica n -ce n te re d “ rites
o f passage" program s b u ilt on
s p iritu a lity , scholarship, e ntre­
p re n e u rs h ip , and c o m m u n ity
b u ild in g .
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