Entertainment
Nightlife Calendar
August 10
The Yellowheads @ Club Here I Love You
Sept 13th
Grizzly Bear @ Tricky Falls
Sept 14th
Chaos Chaos @ Tricky Falls
Sept 20th
Lane 8 @ Lowbrow Palace
October 23rd
Bob Moses @ Lowbrow Palace
Calendar of Events | March 27 -April 2nd
Northeast/Central
Cesar Chavez Day at Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park
March 29th 12:00pm
15th Annual Jackrabbit Classic
March 28th 8:00am
Frankling Mountain State Park
Viva La Mujer
March 27th 5:00pm
Cafe Mayapan 2000 Texas Ave.
Eastside
Women’s Hall of Fame
March 28th
Wyndham El Paso Airport
Lower Valley
Sports and Get Fit Expo
Socorro Entertainment Center
March 29th 11:00am
Slaves Against the Machine
March 28th 8:30pm
Rage Against the Machine Tribute
Speaking Rock Entertainment Center
Multiple Sclerosis Walk
March 28th 9:00am
Ascarate Park
Westside/Downtown
Talib Kweli
March 29th 7:00pm
Tricky Falls
Dave Chappelle
March 31 7pm
Abraham Chavez Theatre
Scrambling for Eggs
March 28th 11:00pm
Ardovinos Desert Crossing
Price of Glory
March 28
Don Haskins Center
The Evolution Art Show
March 27th 7:00pm
Loft Light Studio
Calendar of Events – Feb 13- Feb 19th
Northeast/Central
UFO Discussion Group
February 14th 1:30pm-4:30pm at El Paso Public Library
Richard Burges Branch. All meetings are free and open to the public.
Lower Valley
The True Willie Band & Brandon Cash
Speaking Rock Entertainment Center
February 19th 7:00pm
Jerry Lee Lewis and Chubby Checker Dinner Concert
Socorro Entertainment Center
February 14th 5:00pm
Eastside
Steve Aoki
February 16th at Buchanans Entertainment Center
Downtown/Westside
Communion of Theives
February 13th 8pm at Tricky Falls
Digie Grand Opening
February 14th 11:00am-8pm at the
El Paso Museum of History
This event is promoting the art website Digie.org
El Paso Chihuahuas Job Fair
February 18th at the Southwest University Park
The Chihuahuas are looking for qualified, hardworking candidates with great guest service skills. Candidates must be 16 years of age to apply, must be able to pass a background check and must be able to work all home games and additional events as needed. Candidates must be able to stand for long periods of time and work outdoors.
Juan Gabriel
February 18th 8pm at the Don Haskins Center
Race for the Heart
February 15th 8:00am at Las Palmas Life Center
Heart Disease first annual walk/run/5k
Proceeds benefiting the American Heart Association
Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan
February 14th 8:00pm at the Plaza Theatre
Jazz Unlimited Big Band
Feb 13th 2015 Marks United Methodist Church
5005 Love Road The band will perform its valentines ensemble.
Friday the 13th Ghost Tour
9:00pm-11:00pm 108 E. San Antonio
This Downtown Ghost Tour features stories of old west legends and hauntings around downtown El Paso.
Southern New Mexico
Cupids Chase 5k
February 14th at Old Mesilla Plaza
Community Options Inc. will have its annual race on valentines day taking place in old mesilla. The proceeds of this race go towards people with disabilities
Summer Camps | Special Section
UTEP CAMPS
July 23-July 27th
Just Kickin’ It! (Entering Kindergarten)
This is a nonsensical, just for fun, freeform dance movement class with music, counts, colors, rhymes, animals and making nice as the focus. Require Elements: Imagination. Hours: 15.00
July 16th-July 20th
Bonjour French Camp for Kids Entering Kinder
In this introductory course, children will learn basic French elements, including the alphabet, numbers, every day greetings, colors, days of the week, and the vocabulary to identify family members and friends. Hours: 15.00
June 28th-July 1st
Miner Elite Volleyball Camp (Ages 15 to 18): Play Package
This fast-paced camp, open to any and all participants within the specified age range, is intended for experienced players who are looking to take their game to the next level. Our staff will teach the techniques used by the UTEP program with time allotted in each session for specialization by position (hitters, setters, etc.). These techniques will then be incorporated into advanced individual and team drills designed to increase each player’s knowledge of the game. Evening sessions will be devoted to team play and tournament. Improve your game and have a great time doing it!
UTEP Golddigger Dance Camp (Ages 5 to 18) Come join us for the 2012 Golddigger Dance Camp. Learn all new drill, novelty, kick, jazz and hip-hop routines designed for peak performances.
Benefits
The 2012 UTEP Golddigger Dance Camp is honored to supply each camper with a UTEP Golddiggers T-shirt as part of your registration.
For more camp information, contact Becky Salcido, UTEP Golddigger Coach at soobecky@aol.com
July 16th-July 19th
UTEP Miners’ Half Day Afternoon Soccer Academy: Boys and Girls (Ages 5 to 18)
Are you a true soccer player? Then come learn and play soccer all day! You will learn both outdoor and indoor techniques and strategies, all while having fun playing the game you love! Topics taught are ball control, dribbling, heading, passing, shooting, juggling, and defending. For more info call (915) 747-5142
July 12-July 14th
Miner Elite Volleyball Camp (Ages 15 to 18): Skills Package
This fast-paced camp, open to any and all participants..
within the specified age range, is intended for experienced players who are looking to take their game to the next level.
A student participation form must be completed (both sides) for each registrant. For more info call (915) 747-5142
July 12th- July 14th
Miner Elite Volleyball Camp (Ages 15 to 18): Total Package
This fast-paced camp, open to any and all participants within the specified age range, is intended for experienced players who are looking to take their game to the next level.
July 16th- July 19th
UTEP Miners’ Full Day Soccer Academy: Boys and Girls (Ages 5 to 18)
Are you a true soccer player? Then come learn and play soccer all day! You will learn both outdoor and indoor techniques and strategies, all while having fun playing the game you love! Topics taught are ball control, dribbling, heading, passing, shooting, juggling, and defending. BRING SACK LUNCH (LUNCH NOT INCLUDED).
For more info call (915) 747-5142
July 10th-July 13th
UTEP Cheer Camp: Squads of 3 or more (Ages 5 and Up)
UTEP offers the largest and best Cheerleading Camp in the El Paso area! Participants will demonstrate their team spirit while enhancing their dance skills; learn how to motivate a crowd and practice proper safety techniques; building self-esteem; and learning how to exercise self-discipline.
For more camp information, contact David Vasquez, UTEP Cheer Coach at vasdavid@utep.edu.
Registration Information
To register your team, contact Professional and Public Programs at (915) 747-5142 to ensure the best service possible!
June 11th- June 15th
Bonjour French Camp for Kids Entering Grades 6 to 8
In this introductory course, children will learn basic French elements, including the alphabet, numbers, every day greetings, colors, days of the week, and the vocabulary to identify family members and friends. Hours: 15.00.For more info call (915) 747-5142
June 25th- June 29th
Early College Admission Process (Entering Grades 7 to 9)
Research shows that raising awareness about college at an early age is a key factor in increasing the likelihood that your child will pursue a higher education. This interactive and engaging course guides participants through every step of the college admission process. Participants also will review the structure of the SAT and learn test-taking strategies necessary to perform well. This unique course is designed to map the admission process and provide the knowledge your child needs for a successful journey. Hours: 15.00. For more info call (915) 747-5142
Lynx Exhibits Camp Registration Open
Registration is underway for a summer full of themed, fun-filled camps for 6- to 12-year-olds at Lynx Exhibits, 300 W. San Antonio Downtown.
The summer sessions begin with Blast From the Past and Camp Cretaceous on June 11, 2012, and end with Blast From the Past and Craft-A-Palooza the week of August 13, 2012. Lynx also offers Earth Day Every Day four weeks throughout the summer. Lynx offers a variety of educational experiences all summer and is one of the few institutions in El Paso to offer camp on Mondays.
“We know parents need to plan for the full work-week so it made sense to extend our camps to five days. Each day offers a different challenge, craft and activity so children never have a chance to be bored,” said Deborah Chaney, Lynx Education Director.
Camps are $100 each, with discounts for multiple camps and multiple children. Military families get an additional discount. Pick from morning or afternoon sessions which alternate through the summer between the four camps. Earth Day Every Day investigates the environment and recycling featuring crafts of recycled materials and a solar oven. Blast From the Past includes the best activities from our most popular camps of the past, including gross-out biology, insects, pirates, ancient Egypt and world cultures.
In Camp Cretaceous, children will make erupting volcanoes and dino eggs, plus other crafty croc projects. Craft-A-Palooza is a beehive of activity with make and take tons of creative crafts with beads, sun catchers, Shrinky-Dinks, papier-maché and more!
More information and registration forms are available online at www.LynxExhibits.com or by calling 533-4330.
EL PASO MUSEUM
Museum School
Youth Art CAmps
$60 for members,
$75 for NoN-members
uNless otherwise Noted. Art supplies iNCluded.
One Arts Festival Plaza El Paso, TX 79901
www.ElPasoArtMuseum.org (915) 532-1707
Ages 6-8 Years Old
Colored Shadows,
June 12 -15, 9:30am-12:00pm
Examine shadows and light in this exciting drawing class.
Learn how to use shading and more! Instructor: Corina Bualle
Surrealist Painting,
June 12 -15, 1:00-3:30pm
Want to explore the unusual? Be like the Surrealists and paint
works inspired by dreams and your limitless imagination.
Instructor: Lisa Cuellar
Action Painting, June 19 – 22, 9:30am-12:00pm
Throw yourself into action painting! Using thick watercolor paint, be a modernist for four days!
Instructor: Michelle Murphy
I’m All Chalked Up,
June 19 – 22, 9:30am-12:00pm
Do you draw just about everything? This class introduces
you to the wonderful world of pastels. Create landscapes,
bug designs, and images from the El Paso area, such as the
Franklin Mountains! Instructor: Corina Bualle
Found Art Objects,
June 19 – 22, 1:00-3:30pm
Go green! Use natural things along with recycled items to
create expressive sculptures. Recycle and make art!
Instructor: Corina Buallle
Sculpture, June 26 – 29, 9:30am-12:00pm $68/$85
Explore clay and other materials while creating your own
sculptures. Learn the basics of design in the realm of 3D.
Instructor: Liz Monroy
Decoupage, June 26 – 29, 1:00-3:30pm
Use the age old technique of decoupage to make nostalgic
art forms using vintage pictures, paper tid bits, lace and
small drawings. Instructor: Lisa Cuelllar
Oil Pastels, July 17 – 20, 9:30am-12:00pm
Create a masterpiece using the medium of oil pastels. Explore
the techniques that make this medium so exciting!
Instructor: Lisa Cuella
Musical Instruments in Art, July 17 – 20, 9:30am-12:00pm
Have an ear for music? What’s your favorite instrument?
Explore musical instruments through painting and collage.
Instructor: Greg Decker
Crayon Batik, July 17 – 20, 1:00-3:30pm
Learn the art of batik using fabric dye and crayons. Play with
colors to make amazing designs, landscapes and more!
Instructor: Lisa Cuellar
Murals for All, July 24 – 27, 9:30am-12:00pm
Inspired to make BIG art that speaks to everyone? Try your
hand at mural making in this fun, collaborative class just for
beginners! Instructor: Dave Herrera
Self Portraits, July 24 – 27, 9:30am-12:00pm
Who are you? How do you see yourself? Use the mirror to
draw your own beautiful face during this exciting camp of
self exploration. Instructor: Greg Decker
Papier-mâché Tea Pots,
July 24 – 27, 1:00-3:30pm
Yesterday’s news becomes today’s treasure when you
use papier-mâché to create your own whimsical teapot.
Make headlines as you decorate the tea pot on the last
day! Instructor: Lisa Cuellar
Super Heroes, July 31 – August 3, 9:30am-12:00pm
Imagine you have secret powers! What would they be?
Design yourself as a super hero in this adventurous class
with paint, fabric, masks and more!
Instructor: Greg Decker
Oil Pastels, July 31 – August 3, 1:00-3:30pm
Create a masterpiece using the medium of oil pastels.
Explore the techniques that make this medium so exciting!
Instructor: Lisa Cuellar
Ages 9-12 Years Old
Play with Clay, June 12 – 15, 9:30am-12:00pm $68/$85
Have fun learning the basics of clay using coil, pinch pot
and slab construction. Instructor: Lisa Cuellar
Monoprints, June 12 – 15, 9:30am-12:00pm
No two are alike! Using simple materials like ink and paint,
make one-of-a-kind art. Instructor: Michelle Murphy
Pillow Portraits, June 12 – 15, 1:00-3:30pm
Create a one-of-a-kind soft sculpture portrait using cloth,
marker and various artist mediums. You will take home your own soft sculpture ready for exhibition!
Instructor: Monica Seymore
Wax Batik, June 12 – 15, 1:00-3:30pm $68/$85
Learn the art of batik using fabric dye and bees wax. Focus
on the still life, while learning to play with colors. Batik will
show you how to use contrast to make your best artworks
yet!
Instructor: Corina Bualle
I-Phone Art, June 19 – 22, 9:30am-12:00pm
Into your phone? Can’t seem to put it down? Do something
creative with technology! Learn how to make art with free drawing apps.
I-Phone or I-Pad is required for camp.
Instructor: Wendi Glick
Paper Pulp Painting,
June 19 – 22, 1:00-3:30pm
Rip drawing paper and whirl in a blender. It’s pulp! Paper
pulp will be applied just like paint to make highly textural and unique art forms. Instructor: Monica Seymore
Four Days of Clay, June 19 – 22, 1:00-3:30pm $68/$85
Learn the basics of creating clay figures using different
modeling techniques. Create your favorite animal,
character or who knows what? Instructor: Wendi Glick
3D Mixed Media, June 26 – 29, 9:30am-12:00pm $68/$85
Use your imagination by combining new techniques and
3D to create fun sculpture. Imagine the possibilities.
Instructor: Lisa Cuellar
T-Shirt Art, June 26 – 29, 9:30am-12:00pm
Use tie-dye, stencils and silkscreen techniques to
personalize a t-shirt. Brand yourself with your own logo!
Instructor: Michelle Murphy
Sculpture, June 26 – 29, 1:00-3:30pm $68/$85
Explore clay and other materials while creating your own
sculptures. Learn the basics of design in the realm of 3D.
Instructor: Liz Monroy
All Pastels, All the Time, June 26 – 29, 1:00-3:30pm
From dry pastels to oil pastels, explore drawing in the
museum setting. Look to the art on display for inspiration
as you learn about the basics of pastels!
Instructor: Monica Seymore
Henna Art, July 17 – 20, 9:30am-12:00pm
Learn how to make intricate patterns with henna! You will
leave with temporary wearable art that you help design!
Instructor: Corina Bualle
Portraiture, July 17 – 20, 1:00-3:30pm
It’s all about you! Examine the art of portraiture using
many different mediums. Who are you? Learn about
yourself with painting and drawing.
Instructor: Corina Bualle
The City, July 17 – 20, 1:00-3:30pm
If you designed your own city, with recreation areas,
buildings, gardens, what would it look like? Explore 2D design in this team oriented class.
Instructor: Greg Decker
Mixed Media, July 24 – 27, 9:30am-12:00pm
Use your imagination by combining new techniques in
collage, stencils, paint and more! There’s no limit to what
you can do in this camp. Only your imagination can tell!
Instructor: Lisa Cuellar
Self Portraits, July 24 – 27, 1:00-3:30pm
Who are you? How do you see yourself? Use the mirror to
draw your own beautiful face during this exciting camp
of self exploration. Instructor: Greg Decker
Murals 101, July 24 – 27, 1:00-3:30pm
Inspired to make BIG art that speaks to everyone? Try
your hand at mural making in this fun, collaborative class
just for beginners! Instructor: Dave Herrera
Let’s be Witty, July 31 –
August 3, 9:30am-12:00pm
Art making doesn’t need to be serious all the time! Use
your own special brand of humor to create artworks that
focus on the funny, absurd and more. Instructor: Vanessa Torrez
Printmaking, July 31 – August 3, 9:30am-12:00pm
You can do so much with so little! Use everyday materials
and block printing to create unique multi dimensional
plant and animal prints. Instructor: Lisa Cuellar
Super Heroes, July 31 –
August 3, 1:00-3:30pm
Imagine you have secret powers! What would they be?
Design yourself as a super hero in this adventurous class
with paint, fabric, masks and more!
Instructor: Greg Decker
Scraps to Masterpieces, July 31 – August 3, 1:00-3:30pm
Recycled art is so cool! Use found objects to make 3D
sculptures, while also learning about being ‘green”.
If you love to collect things, bring your treasures and make them into your own artsy sculpture. Instructor: Vanessa Torrez
Art ClAsses for Adults
15 YeArs And older,
Saturdays
June 9 – July 14
Narrative Collage and Watercolor. 9:30am-12:00pm
$47 Members/$59 Non-Members
Work ‘thematically’ while working with direct materials: such as photography, collage and watercolor. The class is six sessions.
Instructor: Greg Decker
Introduction to Oil Painting
1:00-3:30pm
$47 Members/$59 Non-Members
Start painting now! Learn introductory oil painting techniques while examining still life. The class is six sessions. Instructor: Greg Decker
Saturdays
June 9 – July 28
Wheel-throwing with Clay
12:30-3:30pm
$75 Members/$95 Non-members. Learn basic wheel-throwing skills including centering, opening, pulling, shaping, forming vessels, and glazing. The class is eight sessions.
Instructor: Aryk Gardea
Sundays
June 10 – July 15
Working from Life
12:30-3:30pm
$47 Members/$59 Non-Members.Focus on drawing from the nude model using charcoal and pastel. Beginning, intermediate and advanced students are welcome. The class is six sessions.
Instructor: Calixto “Manny” Guerra
Sundays
June 10 – July 29
Wheel-throwing with Clay
12:30-3:30pm
$75 Members/$95 Non-members. Learn basic wheel-throwing skills including centering, opening, pulling, shaping, forming vessels, and glazing. The class is eight sessions.
Instructor: Aryk Gardea
INSIGHTS MUSEUM SUMMER CAMPS
Summer Discover
LEGO® Mania I –
June 12 – June 15
Build a city or space station with houses, skyscrapers, pyramids, bridges, tunnels, towers and more. Explore the many possibilities of LEGOS® building systems while learning basic architecture techniques and scientific principles.
Chemistry in the House – June 19 – June 22
Learn about the basics of chemistry through hands on experiments using common household materials. Use Kool Aid to tie-dye your own t-shirt. Test for acids and bases using red cabbage. Make a volcano and lava lamp, and use pop rocks and mentos in some explosive experiments! Create your own toothpaste and more… all while exploring the amazing aspects of chemistry.
Dino Track Lab – June 26 – June 29
Begin your adventure over 200 million years ago when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Step on the rocky path that dinosaurs once roamed. Become a paleontologist and uncover dinosaur tracks!
* This camp requires hiking or other forms of physical activity.
Reach for the Stars – July 10 – July 13
Search the heavens for all the wonders of the cosmos. Learn how astronomer’s search the farthest reaches of space, and see what they’re seeing.
NASA Space Exploration – July 17 – July 20
Learn all about space exploration, gravity and rocket power.
LEGO® Mania II – July 24 – July 27
This camp is a more challenging version of LEGO Mania I. Explore the many possibilities of LEGOS® building systems while learning basic architecture techniques and scientific principles.
KIDS ages 6+ to 12 years!
Each camp runs Tuesday – Friday. Morning sessions – 9am – 12pm
Afternoon sessions – 1 – 4pm
$75.00 per camper per session (Non-Members)
$68.00 per camper per session (Members) . Space limited to 15 kids per camp
VARIOUS CAMPS THROUGHOUT EL PASO AND LAS CRUCES
The YMCA day camps for 2012:
THEME CAMPS (K-5) are full day camps, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. It is a full day of activities, creativity and fun centered around the theme of the week. Themes include: Space in the Place, It is Possible, Blast Off!, Rock ‘N Space, Up and Going, Countdown, Exploring Resources, Meeting New Aliens, Intergalactic Sports, Master you Space Place, and Mission Accomplished. Y member rate – $105/week, and Program member rate -$140/week.
HALF DAY CAMPS (K-5) incorporate many of the same themed-based activities as the full-day camp, just between the hours of 9 a.m. – 12 noon or 1 – 4 p.m. Y member rate -$75/week, and program member rate – $100/week.
SPECIALTY CAMPS (ages vary) are half-day camps focusing on specific programs specialties for the entire week, including basketball, art, soccer, acting, bicycling, and many more.
TEEN LEADERSHIP CAMPS (6 grade and up) Open to highly motivated teens who want to develop spiritually, mentally, and physically. Registration is limited. Y member rate – $25/week, program member rate -$40/week.
Check with your neighborhood YMCA Branch or the YMCA website at www.elpasoymca.org.
“Saturday Art Fiesta” classes for ages 5-12 meet every Saturday.
May 27th, July 30th
Diablos camps — El Paso Diablos host the summer camps and clinics at Cohen Stadium. Call for cost: 755-2000 or diablos.com.
Diablos Baseball clinics are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Diablos camps ..Continued from page 17…Sunday, May 27 and Monday, July 30. Registration is 9 a.m.
Diamond Girl Dance camp is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 9 and July 21.
June 17th
‘What’s Up Zak?’ Kids Summer Musical Program — Western Hills United
Methodist Church, 524 Thunderbird, hosts amusic program for children entering pre-K through eight grade 11 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. Sundays June 10-July 29; plus Saturdays, July 21 and 28. Registration deadline is May 31; late registration through June 17, if space available. Participation is free. Information: 584-2133. Registration forms and permission slips available at the church office or online at westernhillsep.org.
Students will help put on an upbeat, jazzy musical about Zacchaeus the Tax collector. Kids will learn to dance, sing, act, and build props and sets. The presentation will be at 11 a.m. Sunday, July 29. Pre-casting auditions are 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 2-3, for solos and major roles. Previous experience not necessary; participants need to be of Christian faith.
May 29th- June 29th
Las Cruces Summer Recreation Program — The City of Las Cruces Summer Recreation Program at Meerscheidt Recreation Center, 1600 E. Hadley Session I runs May 29-
June 29 and Session II runs from July 2-Aug.3. The program provides activities for youth such as swimming, arts and crafts, games and tournaments, as well as field trips for bowling, museums and movies. Information: (575) 541-
2563 or 541-2550.
All Summer
Creative Kids’ summer classes — Creative Kids will offer a variety of summer art
classes at the Olo Gallery, 504 San Francisco Street in Union Plaza. Pre-registration required,
space is limited. Information: 533-9575 or creativekidsart.org.
All Summer
Sacramento Summer Camps — Sacramento Methodist Assembly, 30 miles
southeast of Cloudcroft, N.M., is taking registration for its 2012 summer camps for children and teens during the summer months.
Information: 1-800-667-3414. Registration forms available online at sacramentoassembly.org.
New programs this year include programs paintball, ATV trail rides, challenge course with high and low ropes, giant swing, climbing wall, fly fishing, archery and more.
May 29th- July 27th
St. Mark’s ‘Great Summer Adventure’ Camps — St. Mark’s United Methodist
Church, 5005 Love Road, will host its 2012 children’s summer camps for ages 3-12 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, May 29-July 27. Special activities for two-year-olds already enrolled at St. marks. Before and after care may be offered 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. for additional fee. No camps July 4. Cost: $145 per week, plus onetime registration fee (includes t-shirt). “Space”
Adventure half-day camp: $75. Space is limited.
Information/registration: 581-4444, ext. 237 or loveroad.org.
Adventure themes are “Treasure” or “Potty Camp” (May 29-June 1); “Happy Feet” or
“Potty Camp” for age 2 and 3 (June 4-8);“Time Traveler’s” (June 11-15); “Safari” (June 18-22); “Lone Star” (June 25-29); “New Years” (July 2-3 and July 5-6), “Space” (noon to 3 p.m. July 16-20) and “Rolling” (July 9-13).
Christian Sports Camps “Beyond The Gold”and “Best of the Best” are July 23-27, for ages 4-12. Cost: $75 for Beyond the Gold; $70 for
Best of the Best. Teen and adult volunteers needed. A volunteer
meeting is 10 a.m. Saturday, June 2.
All Summer
YWCA Summer Camps — YWCA El Paso Del Norte Region camps are Monday
through Friday through the summer months.
Girls and boys ages 5 to 12 can enjoy indoor and outdoor sports and recreation, arts and crafts, swimming and field trips. A healthy breakfast, lunch and snack offered every day.
Cost: $100 per week; $22 per day. Additional siblings in same family receive 10 percent discount. Enrollment forms available online at ywcaelpaso.org and can be brought to the
nearest YWCA branch
June 2nd- July 28th
Library Kids Summer programs — The El Paso Public Library will host a series of programs for kids at all library branches, June 2-July 28. Information: 351-4435. For complete schedule, visit the Kids Zone at elpasolibrary.org.
This year’s programs/presenters include Asombro-Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park, Bob King, Chet Gecko, Chinese Calligraphy, Daisy the Party Clown, Desert Weeds’ Printmaking Workshop with Oscar Moya and Lydia Limas,
Doug Wilson’s Magic Show, “Draw Like A Maya” with Gabriel Gaytán, Jaime O’Hara: The Magic Guy, Karuna Warren and the New World Drummers, Mad Science, Martha’s Dinosaur Origami, Nancy Green, Randy Collins, Teresa and Monica Ortiz, Turtles, Turtles with Max Soto, Zakia (Belly Dancing) and Z-Z the Clown.
June 2nd- July 14th
Summer Reading Club — The El Paso Public Library’s free Summer Reading Club for
children completing grades 5 through age 12 runs June 2-July 14 at all public library facilities. The theme for this year is “Get A Clue…At the Library!/¡Investiga…En La Biblioteca!.” Youth 13 years and older (or younger if entering 7th grade) may participate in the Teen Summer Reading Club. Registration forms available at any public library, and kids can register anytime through July 7. Completed logs must be turned in by July 14. Information: Laurel Indalecio, 543-5470 or elpasolibrary.org
June 4th- July 20th
Summer Cre-Arte Academy — Teresa Fernandez will host bilingual art classes for ages 4-10 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or 4:30 to 7;30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, June 4-July 20, at her classrooms at 300 N. Resler, Suite A. Students learn drawing, painting, sculpture and more. Cost: $120 per week (materials included) Information: 613-7817 or elpasoartacademy.com.
All Summer
Summer Nature Camp — Las Cruces Museum of Natural History’s four different
summer Nature Camp for ages 5 to 12 June 4- 29 at the museum, Mesilla Valley Mall. Camps focus on engineering, forensic science, botany and dinosaurs. Information: (575) 522-3120 or Education Curator Kim Hansen, khanson@lascruces.org. Web: las-cruces.org/museums/natural-history.
• June 11-15 — “Crime Scene Detective” for ages 7-9. Each day covers a different aspect of forensics with Graduation Day on Friday.
Campers will gather and examine evidence from a crime scene. Cost: $125.
• June 18–22 — “Fantastic Flora!” for ages 7- 9. Each day covers a different aspect of botany including native plants, wildflowers, plants of the ancient world and carnivorous plants. Cost: $100.
• June 25–29 — “Junior Paleontologist” for ages 5-6. Campers learn about many kinds of dinosaurs through hands-on demonstrations and interactive activities Cost: $75.
NJTL Tennis Camp — National Junior Tennis League hosts summer camps for tennis players age 6 to 18 8 to 11 a.m. June 6-July 9, at schools throughout the city.
Information/locations: Robert Tapia, 820-6227 or rtapia02@sisd.net.
The USTA/National Junior Tennis League (NJTL) is a nationwide network of community tennis organizations seeking to develop the
character of young people through tennis and education. It offers a variety of on and off-court programming, emphasizing educational and lifeskill components to enhance overall development at little or no cost to the participant.
June 18th- Aug 17th
Summer Zoo Camp — The weeklong camps for ages 6 to 10 are 9 a.m. to noon
Monday through Friday June 18-Aug. 17, at the El Paso Zoo, 4001 E. Paisano. Campers will learn about conservation and experience live education animals, behind-the-scenes tours, crafts, games and more. Cost: $100 per week (includes t-shirt and snacks); $90 for zoo members. Advance reservations needed. Information: 532-8156 or elpasozoo.org.
This year’s two camps are “Kudus and Gazelles” or “Ostrich and Rheas.”
June 18-June 22nd
Viva El Paso Kids Camp — Viva El Paso’s annual performance camp for youth is 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday, June 18-22 in the McKelligon Canyon Amphitheatre. Cost: $125 (includes t-shirt and snacks). Information: 433-3684 or viva-ep.org. Participants will be showcased at the Viva! El Paso performance at 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 22
Space Camp 30th Anniversary Celebration
June 14 – 16, 2012
Space Camp will celebrate 30 years of being the premier science destination for adventure and excitement! For more info www.spacecamp.com
The El Paso Museum of Archaeology Summer Camps Still Open
9 am to Noon, Tuesdays through Fridays on the following dates:
For ages 7 to 9 years/Entering Grades 2-4: June 12 to 15 and July 10 to 13
For ages 10 to 12 years/Entering Grades 5-7: June 26 to 29 and July 24 to 27
The El Paso Museum of Archaeology still has space available in all archaeology camps. These camps are popular with children, as shown by the children who have taken the camps a second time as they get older. Yet this year the museum finds it difficult to reach potentially interested families. The expense of large ads exceeds our budget. Thus we are asking the public to pass the word to families with children ages 7 to 12 who are interested in the 14,000 years of prehistory in El Paso and learning about the archaeological techniques that help us find out about the ancient past. The camp registration fee is $55 for El Paso Museum of Archaeology members and $70 for non-members. Registration is accepted on a first-come first-served basis as attendance is limited to twelve students per camp. For information and the camp registration form contact the museum at 915-755-4332 orguidamr@elpasotexas.gov.
El Paso Parks and Recreation Learn to Swim Program
Class the entire summer.
(Session 1) June 11 – June 21
(Session 2) June 25 – July 6
(Session 3) July 9 – July 19
(Session 4) July 23– August 2
(Session 5) August 6 – Aug. 16
* Classes will run Monday – Thursday
PRESCHOOL (4-5 years)
Students in this class will learn basic water adjustment skills with an emphasis on play to prepare them for comfort in the water for Level 1 & 2. It is designed to teach swimmer independence without the involvement of parents, initial play in the wading pool and progression to the main pool when students are ready.
Completion Requirements: Enter the water independently, travel at least 5 yards, bob 3 times then safely exit the water. Glide on front at least 2 body lengths, roll to a back float for 3 seconds and recover to a vertical position. (This can be done with support)
Advanced Preschool (4-5 years) (Students must have taken the preschool class to enroll)
The advanced preschool is like the preschool class, but will have students start to work on level 1 material at an earlier age.
Completion Requirements: Step from side into chest deep water, move into a front for 5 seconds, roll to back, float for 5 seconds then return to a vertical position. Move into a back float for 5 seconds, roll to front float then recover to a vertical position. Push off and swim using combined arm and leg actions on front for 5 body lengths, roll to back, float for 15 seconds, roll to front then continue swimming for 5 body lengths. (Children can be assisted when taking a breath)
LEVEL 1 (6-13 years)
Swimmers will start to learn basic water exploration and swimming skills. This class covers submersion under the water, floating & gliding on front & back, rhythmic breathing, safety & survival skills, and front & back crawls at a beginner level. Students receive certification after passing the required skills test. Class ratio is 1:6.
Completion Requirements: Enter the water independently, travel at least 5 yards, bob 3 times then safely exit the water. Glide on front at least 2 body lengths, roll to a back float for 3 seconds and recover to a vertical position. (This can be done with support)
LEVEL 2 (6-13 years)
Swimmers will start to learn basic water exploration and swimming skills. This class covers submersion under the water, floating & gliding on front & back, rhythmic breathing, safety & survival skills and front & back crawls at a beginner level. Students receive certification after passing the required skills test.
Completion Requirements: Step from side into chest-deep water, move into a front float for 5 seconds, roll to back, float for 5 seconds then return to a vertical position. Move into a back float for 5 seconds, roll to front then recover to a vertical position. Push off and swim using combined arm and leg actions for 5 body lengths. (You can assist with taking a breath)
LEVEL 3
(Must have completed level 2 or equivalent skills)
This class is designed to build upon skills learned at Levels 1 & 2. The back crawl will be introduced and the front & back crawls will be perfected. Students will learn to tread water. Safety & survival skills will be expanded. Students can receive certification after passing the required skills test.
Completion Requirements: Jump into deep water, swim front crawl for 15 yards, maintain position by treading or floating for 30 seconds and swim elementary backstroke for 15 yards.
Parent and Child Aquatics
INFANT (6-18 months) & TODDLER (18-48 months)
This class for parent and child is designed to teach parents how to work safely and effectively with their infant to provide a safe environment, so that, he or she can develop water adjustment skills and have fun in the water.
Skill level and times are subject to change based on enrollment
Midnight Basketball .This summer, the City of El Paso Parks and Recreation Department will offer a free Midnight Basketball League to boys and girls ages 12-17. The program begins on June 14th and will end on August 17th. Registration is now open and Volunteer Coaches are also needed. Games will be played on Friday nights from 9:00 p.m. – Midnight.
Trailblazers Summer Camps
Outdoor Recreation Program for Youth. The Trailblazers Outdoor Recreation Program will offer two free camps this summer for children ages 8-17. Summer Session I will be from 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (Monday and Wednesday) from June 11th – July 6th at the El Paso Garden Center,
Dj Metric: Straight from Los Angeles to El Paso – Black Friday at Rockstar
Since the late 90’s & way before legal age DJ Metric has been captivating audiences & clubheads
with his wide-ranging electic blend of party rocking tracks, versitile DJ skills & flawless mixing
abilities. Doubling as both a Club DJ & Producer/Remixer DJ Metric spends half of his time in the
studio & the other half in the clubs. Over the last 13 years thru consistency & hard work DJ Metric
has built a widely respected club following in Southern California and has cemented his position as
one of Hollywood’s premiere music selectors. For years Los Angeles’s highest grossing, most
sought after & needless to say “least accessable” party destinations have called upon DJ Metric
nightly to set the mood for they’re special events & night after night he delivers.
Among these are Victor Drai’s “Drai’s Hollywood” at the W Hotel Hollywood, Spare Room,
Teddy’s & Tropicana Bar at The Hollywood Roosevelt, Vinny Leresca’s Premiere, David
Judaken’s My Studio, the all new Rolling Stone Lounge, STK’s Coco De Ville & Boudoir,
Chuck Pacheco & Reza Roohi’s Villa Lounge, Adolfo Suaya’s Delux, & The Dolce Group’s
Les Duex just to name a few. To add to that over the years DJ Metric has entertained a wide
variety of high profile clients, including but not limited to Academy Award winning actors, world
famous singers & musicians, Internationally recognized professional atheletes & Hollywood
socialite types alike, some of which include: Kim Kardashian, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie
Foxx, Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel, Joe Pesci, Rashida
Jones, John Mayer, P. Diddy, Ludacris, Drew Barrymore, Bar Rafaeli, Lindsay Lohan,
Paris Hilton, Adrian Grenier, Christina Aguilera, Natalie Portman, Benicio Del Toro,
Jennifer Connelly, Luis Miguel & more.
DJ Metric has already garnered a great deal of attention within the entertainment industry. Yet, the
hollywood spotlight has not jaded this young professional, who still focuses on the fundamentals of
good DJing including; beat matching, scratching & most importantly song selection. An avid music
enthusiest and vinyl record collector since the age of ten, DJ Metric by his admission stated that
his best strength still lies in his ability to read any crowd & therefore, rock any crowd.
El Paso will get a dose of DJ Metric as he brings his beats on Black Friday to Rockstar Fusion Lounge. This will be an event you don’t want to miss!
Rockstar Presents Dim
Mak Records artist DJ Metric
Black Friday
Nov 25th
9pm
with resident Dj Joseph G
at Rockstar Sushi Fusion Lounge
1700 Zaragoza Ste. 153
El Paso, TX 79936
Drink Specials and $99 Bottles
No Cover before 11pm
Border Aids Partnership Presents an Evening of Art & Fashion
On Thursday December 1, 2011 (World Aids Day), Plum City Lounge will turn (RED) for the evening! The Border AIDS Partnership, MOD Creative Group and Plum City Lounge have teamed together for a phenomenal event to celebrate World AIDS Day through art, fashion and music! Art & Fashion for Life is a 1st annual event and is expecting attendance from 400-600 supporters throughout the evening.
The Border AIDS Partnership (BAP) is one of more than 30 community partnerships in the U.S. affiliated with the National AIDS Fund, an organization that promotes leadership and generates resources for effective community responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Since 1996, the Border AIDS partnership has distributed, in the form of effective grants, more than $1.5 million to support innovative HIV prevention programs. Belvedere Vodka Product RED donates 50% of sales to support Aids awareness in Africa, with the support of celebrities like Usher Raymond, and will be supporting this event in the Sun City. Local artists have donated pieces for the silent art auction that will be held from 6-8pm. MOD Creative Group and Plum City Lounge are proud to be hosting this event and have high hopes that a new awareness of AIDS will arise between our young professional community here on the border. Crystal Bocanegra of MOD Creative Group knows that in order to get our young professional community involved in philanthropy and awareness is by making events fun and entertaining, which is exactly what this event will be.
Hors des houvres catered by Carnitas Queretero will be served along with complimentary signature (RED) Belvedere Vodka cocktails from 6:00 – 8:00 pm while supporters browse the art that is up for auction. 100% of proceeds from the silent art auction will be donated to the Border Aids Partnership. The fashion runway will light-up at 8:30 and again at midnight by stores: Ella Blu, Hommework Boutique & Dillard’s Sunland Park. The evening will be full of entertainment starting off with the humorous Joey Cradio from 104.3 FM hosting with live performances by Desert Eagle Productions dance studio & the very popular Diamond will have a special live performance as well! The 1st 100 guests will be greeted with a silver quilted re-usable gift bag filled with goodies, and these will be at a first come, first serve basis. Tab-Care will be setting up shop outside of Plum City Lounge offering free HIV testing, a $60.00 savings.
The event tickets are being sold in advance starting November 1, 2011 at all Carnitas Queretero locations, Ella Blu and Hommework for a donated amount of $15.00. All proceeds will be benefiting The Border AIDS Partnership.
For more information regarding this event, please contact:
Crystal Bocanegra
915-603-1044
crystal@modcreativegrp.com
18th Annual Las Cruces international Mariachi conference featuring Vikki Carr
Vikki Carr is one of the bestloved and most accomplished entertainers in the United States, Latin America and Europe. This year marks the fifth decade of a career in which she has won three Grammy Awards and has released over 60 bestselling recordings. She has performed for the Queen of England, five United States Presidents, wartime soldiers in Vietnam and soldout audiences around the world. She has worked in radio, television, film and theater. Her music embraces two languages and she is among the first artists to bridge the cultures of the United States and Latin America, paving the way for many performers today.
Born in El Paso, Texas, and raised in Southern California, Vikki Carr, the eldest of seven children, began performing at the tender age of four singing Adeste Fidelis in Latin at a Christmas program. She was signed to a contract with Liberty Records in 1961. She recorded He ‘s A Rebel, which first became a hit in Australia. That title was soon followed by the unforgettable release, It Must Be Him, which charged up the charts in England. One year later, the single was released in the United States and earned Carr three Grammy Award nominations. The international hit emerged again when she and the song were featured in the storyline of the Academy Award winning movie Moonstruck. After It Must Be Him came a string of hits including With Pen In Hand, for which she received her fourth Grammy Award nomination,
The Lesson, Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You and For Once in My Life. In 2008 she was awarded Lifetime Achievement Honors by the Latin American Grammy Foundation.
The diversity of her rich voice is impressive. She can belt out the blues or touch the heart with a soft romantic ballad. Frank Sinatra said, “She possesses my kind of voice”, Dean Martin called her “the best girl singer in the business” and Bing Crosby and Ella Fitzgerald named her among their three favorite female singers of all time. Elvis Presley was also very fond of her and even remarked on stage in Las Vegas many times that Vikki Carr was one of his favorite singers and that he liked her because ”she sang from the gut” and introduced her at many of his personal appearances in which she attended.
Vikki Carr has received too many prestigious awards to list. In addition to the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, these honors include the 2005 National Hispanic Media Coalition Impact Lifetime Achievement Award, 2003 Latino Spirit Award, 2003 Tito Guizar Award, 2002 Trefoil Award, 2000 Inductee, Latino Legends Hall of Fame, 1998 Imagen Foundation “Humanitarian Award, 1996 Hispanic Heritage Award, 1988 Nosotros Golden Eagle Award, 1984 Hispanic Woman of the Year, 1981 Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1974 Doctorate in Law from San Diego University and Doctorate in Fine Arts from St. Edwards University, 1972 American Guild of Variety Artist’s “Entertainer of the Year”, and the Los Angeles Times’ highly respected “Woman of the Year” for 1970. She has earned the career achievement award of the Association of Hispanic Critics, Chicago’s Ovation Award, the YWCA Silver Achievement Award and was honored in 1990 by the City of Hope with the Founder of Hope Award. In 1991, she was presented the Girl Scouts of America Award.
Respected as both an artist and a humanitarian, she devotes time to many charities including The United Way, The American Lung Association, Cancer Therapy and Research Center, The Muscular Dystrophy Association and St Jude’s Hospital. For 22 years she held benefit concerts to support Holy Cross High School in San Antonio. In 1971 Vikki established the Vikki Carr Scholarship Foundation, dedicated to offering college scholarships to Latino students in California and Texas. To date, the Foundation has awarded more than 280 scholarships totaling over a quarter of a million dollars. “My voice is a gift and a gift is nothing unless you can share it. The Foundation is one of the ways that I am able to share my gift,” said Carr. “The Foundation seeks to help young Mexican-American students achieve their goals through a college education, something I myself was never able to do.”
2010 marks the fifth decade of this highly successful and multi-faceted career. To mark this accomplishment she has teamed with mariachi master Mr. Jose Hernandez and his Mariachi Sol De Mexico (www.soldemexicoonline.com) to produce a 50th Anniversary Album. The recording includes new songs as well as recognizable standards featuring lush string and vocal arrangements by Mr. Hernandez.
“IS HE THE ONE?”
DAVID HANDEL, CONDUCTOR CANDIDATE #2,
LEADS EL PASO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND EL PASO AUDIENCE FAVORITE, CLASSICAL GUITARIST PEPE ROMERO, IN LATIN PROGRAM
El Paso, Texas – David Handel, EPSO Conductor Candidate #2, will take the baton on October 21 and 22, 2011, 7:30pm at the Plaza Theatre and lead the El Paso Symphony Orchestra and guest soloist Pepe Romero, guitar, in a Latin program including: Lopez-Buchardo’s Escenas Argentinas, Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez with Pepe Romero, and Berlioz’ Fantastic Symphony: An Episode in the Life of an Artist. Handel is currently the music director of the National Symphony Orchestra of Bolivia. His achievements with the National Symphony of Bolivia have made that organization a model for orchestra-building in Latin America. Meanwhile, Handel’s energy and critical acclaim have made him one of the busiest guest conductors with many of the region’s most important orchestras.
“I am really delighted to have the opportunity to work with the El Paso Symphony Orchestra on so wonderful a program and with the renowned Pepe Romero, surely the definitive soloist for the Concierto de Aranjuez. As an American conductor, and having spent so much of my professional life working in Latin America, I suspect I will feel right at home in the unique cultural mix that is the region’s signature. I have heard marvelous things about the Orchestra and the community and I am very much looking forward to our collaboration.” – David Handel
In March 2011, Handel was named principal guest conductor of the highly acclaimed Russian Philharmonic — Moscow City Symphony at the Moscow Music Center’s Svetlanov Hall, where he will lead numerous programs, recordings and concert tours. Handel is a graduate of the University of Michigan and twice a Fulbright Senior Scholar.
SOLOIST: There are very few true living legends in the world of classical music, few who have sustained greatness and grown throughout their lives. Pepe Romero is such an artist. He has been honored by kings, heads of state, and major institutions – the accolades continue to pour in. But to Romero, his most important contribution has been reaching the common man. He has communicated the richness and beauty of the classical guitar to millions of people throughout the world, becoming an ambassador of classical music and of the classical guitar. Visit www.peperomero.com for more information on Pepe Romero.
VOTE: Audience members can vote on their favorite conductor via Facebook or Twitter. In addition, guests who miss a performance can still be a part of the show through our YouTube channel. Each vote counts and will help assist the Search Committee in naming the new leader of the El Paso Symphony Orchestra.
OPENING NOTES: Conductor David Handel and Guitarist Pepe Romero will join Assistant Conductor Andres Moran in a discussion of the evening’s program 6:30 p.m. prior to both performances in the Philanthropy Theatre.
SUBSCRIBERS: Symphony subscribers will have an opportunity to meet the Conductor, David Handel, on Thursday, October 20 at a pre-dress rehearsal reception from 5:30pm to 6:45pm in the Plaza Theatre lobby. In addition, subscribers can stay for the dress rehearsal, which starts at 7:00pm, and observe the interactions between the musicians and conductor.
TICKET PRICES: $40, $35, $30, $20 and $15 plus applicable fees. Student prices are $10 and $8 plus applicable fees. Tickets are available through the El Paso Symphony Office (915) 532-3776, on-line www.epso.org or at www.ticketmaster.com.
The October concerts are generously sponsored by Helen of Troy. Mr. Romero is generously underwritten by Rocky Mountain Mortgage. The El Paso Symphony’s 2011-2012 Season is presented with the support of the City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department and the Texas Commission on the Arts.
RECAP:
Thursday, October 20, 5:30pm Plaza Theatre Lobby
“Pre-Dress Rehearsal Reception – Meet the Conductor”
Free: For subscribers only
Friday, October 21 & Saturday, October 22, 6:30pm, Philanthropy Theatre @ the Plaza Theatre
“Opening Notes” Pre-concert talk
Free: Open to public
Friday, October 21 & Saturday, October 22, 2011, 7:30pm Plaza Theatre
El Paso Symphony Orchestra
David Handel, Conductor
Pepe Romero, Guitar
Lopez-Buchardo Escenas Argentinas
Rodrigio Concierto de Aranjuez
Berlioz Fantastic Symphony: An Episode in the Life of an Artist
Single ticket prices: $40, $35, $30, $20, $15; Student prices are $10 and 8 plus applicable fees. Available at (915) 532-3776, www.epso.org or www.ticketmaster.com
NOTE TO EDITORS: For further information and photos contact Rosemary Flores at (915) 532-3776 or rosemary@epso.org.
El Paso Symphony Orchestra
P.O. Box 180
El Paso, Texas 79942
(915) 532-3776
(915) 533-8162 fax
www.epso.org
Sun City Music Festival Turns Cohen Stadium Into House Music Utopia
By Aaron Martinez
High-energy crowds covered in neon glowing outfits packed the Sun City Music Festival to experience the loud thumping and pulsating beats of local and international DJs Sept. 3-4 at Cohen Stadium.
“It was great music festival. It was fun and we had world class Dj’s come to us,” said, Charles Liming, who was one of the first people to enter the event. “El Paso showed up to support the festival and to help bring many more like this. It was a massively successful event.”
The two-day event featured more than 30 artists with the performances starting at 6 p.m. and lasting until 2 a.m. with three stages set up around Cohen Stadium with non-stop performances on each stage throughout the night. While the official attendances numbers have yet to be released, thousands of El Pasoans turned up to take in the sights and sounds.
The opening day of the festival was highlighted by performance by Armin Van Buuren, Gabriel & Dresden and Afrojack. Armin Van Buuren closed out the night on the main stage with his performance making the crowd go wild with them jumping and dancing to his sounds throughout his set.
“My favorite performance had to be Armin Van Buren, the man is a genius,” said HYPERLINK “http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=576616262” Julio Vargas, an aspiring DJ who took the opportunity to listen and learn from some of the best DJs around the world. “Great music and great feel for the crowd. A perfect way to end the first night.”
Afrojack’s performance garnished one of the biggest crowds of the festival with the artist tapping in to material from his yet-to-be-released new album. The duo from San Francisco, Gabriel and Dresden, put on the most energetic and crowd pleasing session of the first night.
“Gabriel and Dresden were just amazing,” Liming said. “They had me dancing and jumping the whole time. The whole crowd was very in to them. It was electric.”
The second day of the festival was highlighted by performances by Crystal Castles, Paul Van Dyk and Sander Van Doorn.
“Sunday was awesome. It was a beautiful cloudy night filled with great music. Crystal Castles was one of my favorites,” said Krystal Rivera, who danced the night away. “Everyone went crazy trying to get a good spot. It was definitely energetic, I couldn’t stop dancing.”
Some of the local artists that got a chance to showcase their talents were Esteban Carrasco, Jay Hernandez, Midnight Response Saturday and Bulletproof Tiger.
“We not only got to see great internationally famous DJs, but the concert showcased some of the rising talent in our local house music scene,” said Irma Almanza, who saw Carrasco perform at both Sun City Music Festival and Minerpalooza. “So this concert was great for young artist here in El Paso.”
After the success of the Sun City Music Festival, El Pasoans are hoping this event will become a staple of the city and will encourage other big house music concerts to come to the Sun City.
“With the way we showed up to this event, I was proud to be an El Pasoan,” Liming said. “We showed we can handle festivals like this and will support them. Bring them on.”
SANTANA Soul Of Collective Consciousness Tour
El Paso, TX, August 9, 2011: Carlos Santana and the Santana Band will return to El Paso, September 16 at the Don Haskins Center with their (SOCC) Sound of Collective Consciousness Tour. The concert will feature special guest Michael Franti & Spearhead.
Carlos Santana has been performing in El Paso since 1996, and this will be his first appearance in three years. Carlos and the Santana Band will perform classics from the group’s four-decades-long career, and spotlight songs from Santana’s latest album, Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time¬ (2010, Arista Records). Carlos Santana has had a long and prosperous career culminating with his latest release – Guitar Heaven. Santana’s— Guitar Heaven is Santana’s 29th Billboard Top 200-charting release, 12th Top Ten album debut, and third Top 10 debut in the past five years.
Michael Franti is the creator and lead singer of Michael Franti & Spearhead. For more than two decades, the Bay Area-born Franti has built a diverse and inspiring repertoire of music, including his most recent release, The Sound of Sunshine—the highest Billboard 200 chart debut of his career.
Santana has been electrifying audiences for more than 40 years, from Woodstock in 1969 to the return to El Paso on September 16. Santana has never ceased to mesmerize audiences with his searing guitar work and rich guitar tones intertwined with his signature combination of multi cultural and multi genre styled penned songs. The group has sold more than 100 million records and reached more than 100 million fans at concerts worldwide. To date, Santana has won ten GRAMMY® Awards, including a record-tying nine for a single project, 1999’s Supernatural (including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for “Smooth”).
Carlos Santana is also involved with the Milagro Foundation which he and his family founded in 1998. The Milagro Foundation benefits undeserved and vulnerable children around the world by making grants to community based tax exempt organizations that work with children in the areas of education, health and the arts. The Milagro Foundation is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of children. Fifty cents ($.50) from each ticket sold from the El Paso concert will benefit the Milagro Foundation.
Do not miss the return of Santana to
El Paso – Friday night, September 16 7:30 PM.
Tickets ON SALE at
www.ticketmaster.com and www.stonecityattractions.com
For more information: www.santana.com or
www.stonecityattractions.com
Organizers Release Official Set Times for Sun City Music Festival
The Saturday set times for the Sun City Music Festival have been released. All the artist will be dropping the beats between 6pm and 2am.
Here are the times:
SUN CITY STAGE
12:00 – 2:00 // Armin Van Buuren
10:30 – 12:00 // Gabriel & Dresden
9:00 – 1030 // Afrojack
8:00 – 0900 // Funkagenda
7:00 – 8:00 // DJ Rich
6:00 – 7:00 // Esteban Carrasco
ELECTRO CACTUS STAGE
12:30 – 2:00 // Wolfgang Gartner
11:00 – 12:30 // SJ & RM
9:30 – 11:00 // La Riots
8:00 – 9:30 // Andrew Parsons
7:00 – 8:00 // Alftron
6:00 – 7:00 // Jay Hernandez
BASS DUNES STAGE
12:00 – 2:00 // Andy C
10:30 – 12:00 // Feed Me
9:00 – 10:30 // Flinch
8:00 – 9:00 // Exceed
7:00 – 8:00 // Bulletproof Tiger
6:30 – 7:00 // Amer
6:00 – 6:30 // Midnight Response Saturday
Visit http://www.suncitymusicfestival.com for more info and visit: http://www.groovetickets.com for tickets.
Are you Ready? Sun City Music Festival Hits El Paso
For the first time in history, El Paso will host a large-scale music festival boasting over 30 of the world’s most famous electronic music artists on three stages this Labor Day weekend. The festival will be held at Cohen Stadium on September 3rd and 4th.
The line up is almost a who’s who of electronic music artists with the likes of Dutch producer and DJ Armin Van Buuren, who’s been voted the #1 DJ in the world 4 times in a row and has played in some of the world’s largest events including in Amsterdam where he preformed for 200,000 people. Paul Van Dyk, who is a Grammy nominated DJ and producer and was also ranked as the #1 DJ in the world twice before. Afrojack, a current in demand DJ and producer working with the artists such as Lady Gaga, Madonna, Kid Cudi, David Guetta, Black Eyed Peas, Pitbull and many more. Some of the other artists at this years Sun City Music Festival include; Chuckie, Crystal Castles, Cosmic Gate, Gabriel & Dresden, Sidney Samson, Chris Lake and more. One of the big attractions happening on Sunday will be the DayGlow Blu, a show billed as the “World’s Largest Paint Party”.
The festival also wanted to showcase El Paso’s local talent and will be giving the spotlight to; Bulletproof Tiger, Johnny Kage, DJ Rich, Alftron Blkmth, Esteban Carrasco, The DA, Jay Hernandez, DJ Panda and Astrodudes.
Promoters for the festival (SMG Events) are well known regionally for brining some of the top electronic music artists in the world to El Paso on a regular basis, selling out local venues each time. This past May SMG Events hosted the Tiesto Live event at Cohen Stadium, which drew a crowd of nearly 10,000 fans. The Sun City Music Festival hopes to ride on the coat tails of this success as promoters are expecting 10,000 – 15,000 each day. “Our focus is to bring something this massive to El Paso not just for the music lovers and to ensure the event is a success, but to entice people in other cities to come get a taste of our city and see what a great place it is to visit. There is so much culture and history in El Paso and the only way people from elsewhere will see that, is if we draw them in with things that they can’t get in their own city. Once we have them here, they won’t be able to help but fall in love with the Sun City. We expect attendees to support our local economy Labor Day weekend and come back to visit us every year.” stated Alby Bocanegra, Business and Media Relations Representative for SCMF.
As if that’s not enough SMG Events (SCMF) has aligned with The El Paso Police Foundation and will donate a portion of each ticket sold to the EPPF. “We (SCMF Organizers) appreciate and fully support our uniformed officers that are out risking their lives protecting out streets. If through this festival we can assist by donating funds that would provide a vest that could potentially save even one officer’s life then it’s worth our efforts. We’re proud of our city’s ranking as the safest city in the nation and if we can make a small impact on the officer’s quality of life that helped us earn that ranking then we are all for it.” stated Bocanegra. Another alliance is with The City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department where a percentage of ticket sales will be donated to programs geared toward bringing music and arts to the children of our community.
Tickets for SCMF can be purchased at www.groovetickets.com or locally at The Headstand and All That Music.
Visit www.suncitymusicfestival.com for more info.
Sun City Music Festival
Saturday & Sunday Cohen Stadium 9700 Gateway North Blvd. El Paso, TX 6pm – 2amMinerpalooza, UTEP’s largest and loudest pep rally!
The University of Texas at El Paso will celebrate its 21st annual Minerpalooza, the campus’ largest and loudest pep rally, on Sept. 2.
Minerpalooza will take place from 6 p.m. to midnight in the center of campus, near University Avenue and Hawthorne Street. The kick-off bash celebrates the beginning of the school year and all UTEP athletic programs, including the start of the new football season.
On Sept. 3, the Miner football team faces off against the Seawolves of Stony Brook University, located in Stony Brook, N.Y. It will be the first time the teams meet on the field.
“We celebrate all athletics; we celebrate all students coming back to campus,” said Charlie Gibbens, director of residence life at UTEP and chair of the Minerpalooza committee. “This is a chance for us to say welcome back to the entire University and El Paso community.”
For 21 years, the annual back-to-school tradition has welcomed the community with one of the biggest fundraising events for student organizations on campus. Admission is free and open to the public. Tickets for games and food will be available for purchase.
The event offers live entertainment, inflatables for children, a kids’ zone, a carnival and a pep rally with Coach Mike Price, President Diana Natalicio, Paydirt Pete, the UTEP Cheerleaders and the Golddiggers. Entertainment will be provided by bands Del Rio, Red City Blue, Frontera Bugalú, and DJs Esteban Carrasco and Johnny Kage.
“It’s an exciting opportunity to come out. You get to be up and close with the football team. You get to be up close and meet the president,” Gibbens said. “This event really helps students get a really good understanding of what the University is about.”
This is an opportunity for students to bring their families to campus to show them where they spend most of their time, said Erika Portillo, a student development coordinator and one of the organizers of Minerpalooza.
Excitement for Minerpalooza starts during welcome back week, said Portillo, who has been involved with organizing the event for five years.
“The football season is about to start; for freshman, they don’t know what to expect,” she said. “I think the anticipation of a new season, new school year and new event (Minerpalooza) is exciting for them. We have returning students that have been to it in years past and they come back because they know there are so many people, so much activity, music and food.”
For more information, visit www.utep.edu/minerpalooza.
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