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Outdoor Feria del Mariachi

Presented by Mexican Heritage Corporation at HP Pavilion

September 25, 2011

The HP Pavilion will play host to the family-friendly outdoor Feria on Autumn Street, next to the HP Pavilion Arena Green, with music, arts, crafts, and Mexican cuisine. Earlier that day, the Mariachi Mass will again be held at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph in downtown San Jose, starting at 10am.

Once Upon A Time, Erase Una Vez - A Mariachi Musical

Presented by Mexican Heritage Corporation at HP Pavilion

September 25, 2011

This world premiere original musical, directed by Dan Guerrero, celebrates the diversity of mariachi music and of Mexico. The production will feature Mexico’s folk tales and fables, and highlight the unique and mariachi musical genres and diverse dance traditions of Mexico. The legendary Vikki Carr and Los Lobos’ Cesar Rosas will lead the musical story. Also in their twentieth appearance at the San Jose Mariachi Festival, founders Mariachi Cobre will perform, as will the

The Harvest - VivaFest Screening of Eva Longoria’s Documentary

Presented by Mexican Heritage Corporation at The Tech Museum

September 24, 2011

The Harvest/La Cosecha is the story of the children who work as many as twelve hours a day, six months a year in the scorching hot sun, without the protection of child labor laws. These children are not toiling in the fields in some far away land. They are working here, in our back yard, in America.

More than 400,000 migrant child workers in the U.S. journey from their homes traveling from state to state, farm to farm, crop to crop, picking the produce we all eat. Many of

The Sound of East LA Meet the Kings of Latin Swing - VivaFest Concert

Presented by Mexican Heritage Corporation at San Jose State Event Center Arena

September 23, 2011

This concert features The Orchestra of Spanish Harlem, special guest Tito Puente, Jr., and mystery artists from East LA. The USPS, in conjunction with the issuance of five commemorative Forever stamps dedicated to Latino musicians and performers, is sponsoring the concert. The USPS’ stamps are a tribute to the music of Tejano, tango, samba, Latin jazz and salsa, and will include a special presentation to Tito Puente, Jr. at the concert.

Tickets are available at TicketMaster and

A Film and Community Conversation - VivaFest

Presented by Mexican Heritage Corporation at The Tech Museum

September 22, 2011

At the End of the Day, a short film by San Francisco filmmaker Dionisio Ceballos kicks off a panel discussion with members of Los Lobos, NPR reporter Richard Gonzales, Thomas Saenz, President and CEO of MALDEF and Olga Briseño, founder of the Association of Hispanic Journalists.

The topic is Music plus Civility = Sustainability – How the Arts and the Green Movement Impacts Migrant Farm Worker Conditions, Everyday Manners and Life After SB 1070 and the Tucson