30th Ceremony of la Danza Mexi’cayotl
`The Mexi’cayotl Indio Cultural Center (MICC) brings together over 200 dancers from throughout the United States and Mexico to participate in dance in the San Diego Community. Two hundred dancers and their families will convene in the historic neighborhoods of Barrio Logan and San Ysidro to celebrate this tradition and the success of MICC’s programming.
These Events are FREE & Open to the Public:
Ensayo Real: Friday July 23, 2010 6:00pm-9pm, Casa Familiar Rec Center, San Ysdiro CA
Dinner, Velación, Y Presentacion de Los Estandartes: Saturday July 24, 2010 / Starting at 6:00pm, Casa Familiar Rec Center, San Ysdiro CA
Aztec Dance Ceremony: Sunday, July 25, 2010 / Starting at 11:00am-5:00pm, Chicano Park, San Diego, CA
Saenz to be featured at Edgeware Gallery
The Edgeware Gallery (http://www.edgewaregallery.com), located in San Diego’s Kensington District, is featuring the works of over 35 San Diego street artists, live street art performances. This Art Show has brought together street artists from the 1960s to the present for the first time in San Diego. The event is a fundraiser for the Autism Research Institute.
Ernest M. Saenz – an artist known for challenging the status quo and an icon of the East Los Angeles graffiti movement of the early 60s will be presenting a live show at the event’s opening. One of Saenz’ murals has be declared a historical landmark in Pasadena. Saenz was dubbed the Father of Chicano Minimalism by Gregg Stone, artist and curator of the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art. Stone has been featured in Low Rider Magazine for his works on the street life of La Coahuila, Tijuana’s Red Light District.
The opening date of the event is on July 24, 2010 from 5PM to 9PM at the Edgeware Gallery, 4186 Adams Ave. San Diego, 92116.
