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SEPTEMBER 25th |
2011 GRAMMY WINNER SPANISH HARLEM ORCHESTRA TO PERFORM FOR VENTURA MUSIC FESTIVAL'S ANNUAL LATIN JAZZ
Midtown Ventura Posted: 02/02/12 Directed and founded by world-renowned pianist, arranger and producer Oscar Hernández, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, now in its tenth year combines Latin music traditions with original compositions for an effervescent, contemporary sound. "This group is one of the hottest salsa orchestras on the Latin jazz scene today. Their music is bold and sassy, masterfully arranged by Hernández. There's nothing formulaic about it, yet it's true to classic salsa rhythms. The effect is infectious and irresistibly danceable - really not to be missed for salsa lovers," says Nuvi Mehta, Ventura Music Festival's artistic director. Date: February 18, 2012 Time: 8:00 p.m. Location: Ventura High Auditorium, 2 North Catalina Street Ventura Music Festival 472 E. Santa Clara Street Phone: (805) 648-3146
| 2ND VENTURA LOCAL ROCK PICNIC
By: Brian Parra Event Date: February 18, 2011 Time: 11a.m.- 6 p.m. Locations: Plaza Park Downtown Ventura, CA The Local Rock Picnic is a free all-ages music and community event produced by Saturday Night Sound in conjunction with Ventura Music Week, February 15-19, 2012. The event consists of high school and college age local bands performing during the day in the gazebo in Downtown Ventura's Plaza Park. This will be a safe environment for people of all ages to enjoy live music, local community and participate in Ventura's Local Music Week. Local artists, organizations, and businesses will set up booths to promote themselves while showing their support for all-ages music. 
In the first year, the Local Rock Picnic drew an estimated 1000 people over the course of the day who enjoyed a wonderful day in the park, listened to talented local musicians while kids played on the playground and bounced in an inflatable jump house. Rock music lovers lounged in lawn chairs and danced to great tunes. Buzz in the local media and the coverage afterward let us know that people are excited by local music and are willing to support it! Saturday Night Sound's proprietor, Brian Parra, is a long-time local promoter and all-ages music advocate. He believes that developing a vital local music scene in the city must include opportunities for young people to create music and perform locally in legitimate venues where they can be appreciated by their peers. The City of Ventura's willingness to support this type of event along with other local businesses and organizations sponsoring this event is a great show of support for young musicians and will translate into young talent becoming serious musicians and music professionals in the future. Amoung the groups playing throughout the day are: SkaDaddyz, We Govern We, La Vonettes, D.on Darox & The Melody Joy Bakers, LaRusso. Skick, Shaky Feelin', Zachary James & The All Seeing Eyes, The Grittys. Eyes on the Skyline, Valpurgis, and Red Terrain Kismet. For more information: Brian Parra (805) 794-4714 http://saturdaynightsound.com http://localrockpicnic.com Column Photography Above By: Brandy Hall Fine Focus Photography Phone: (805) 407-2380
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Town Biz 101 is looking forward to informing you, the public, about more of Ventura's events. The City of Ventura
maintains an active Department of Culture Affairs which produces several events annually including two "Artwalks"
and two Street Fairs. Historically, the Street Fairs are held on the 4th of July and the 1st Sunday of December. There is noise about cancelling the December Street Festival due to lack of funding. |
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