CSU - Pueblo Music Fest XII offers Camps, Mariachi Fest, July 4th Extravaganza

Pueblo- Community and diversity are the themes of Colorado Music Fest XII, presented by Colorado State University-Pueblo, which will feature concerts in on-campus and off-campus venues along with the popular July 4th Extravaganza. Colorado Music Fest XII is a summer long series (June 11-August 5) of music camps and concerts coordinated by the CSU-Pueblo Department of Music.
 
Music Fest XII events begin at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 11 with performances by Grupo Folklórico del Pueblo and Ballet Folklórico Semblanzas de New Mexico in CSU-Pueblo’s Hoag Hall. The dancers will perform traditional Mexican folk dances to live music performed by Voces Veracruzanas de Xalapa, Veracruz Mexico. Tickets are $10 per person.
 
Grupo Folklorico del Pueblo, the Peoples’ Folk Group, is a folk arts organization that was originally founded in 1996 as the Ballet Folklórico de Pueblo and throughout its changes remains committed to the preservation of the community’s folk culture. Its shows and classes include Mexican and Spanish dance but soon will expand to include music and other areas of folk dance from around the world, such as Middle East, Italy, Germany, and the Slavic States. Ballet Folklorico Semblanzas de New Mexico was formed in May, 2004, with the idea of merging and preserving Mexican Folklore. This group is committed with the idea of not solely presenting dances, but also representing the celebrations and customs of Mexican pueblos.
 
This year’s Music Fest will increase its focus on community involvement and diversity by celebrating Pueblo and Southern Colorado’s multi-cultural heritage with performances in various neighborhoods. To showcase the widely varied, cross-cultural talent of the area, Music Fest will host a series of workshops and events highlighting specific ethnic heritages, such as Hispanic, Native American, and African American. Teams of CSU-Pueblo music faculty and students also will perform at community and recreation centers throughout the region.
 
More than 150 children will receive educational instruction and performance opportunities during the Jazz, String, Guitar, Keyboard, and Vocal camps and an estimated 30,000 community members will have an opportunity to attend numerous concerts (schedule follows). In addition to camp concerts, Music Fest XII will bring back the Southern Colorado Mariachi Fest, a gathering of the region’s best mariachi bands for a full-day clinic and concert, and will offer a Children’s Concert along with its July 4th Extravaganza.
 
On June 24, the Mariachi Fest will include a one-day mariachi clinic to students of all ages and musical backgrounds. The clinics will be offered to musicians who have an interest in learning or expanding their individual mariachi musicianship utilizing trumpet, violin, guitar, vihuela, guitarron, and voice. The day-long clinic will be held at CSU-Pueblo. An evening performance featuring clinicians and students will be at the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center. Last year’s event drew a standing room only crowd, so arrive early! The featured clinicians and performers will be Mariachi Tenampa from Albuquerque and Mariachi Acoiris.
 
The 101st Army Band will set a patriotic tone at the popular July 4th Extravaganza before an hour-long fireworks show sponsored by the local Sertoma Club, while the University will coordinate food and beverage vendors for attendees. More than 17,000 people attended last year’s Independence Day activities, and it remains the only fireworks show in town on this national holiday. A free Children’s Concert by Bonnie Phipps will begin in Hoag Hall at 5 p.m. before the outdoor concert at 7 p.m. Parking is $5 per carload, which benefits Sertoma charities.
.Complete details on concerts and camps may be obtained by visiting the Music Fest web site at http://chass.colostate-pueblo.edu/music/music_fest.htm or by calling 719-549-2126. Tickets may be purchased by calling 719-295-7222.

Colorado Music Fest XII, June 11 – August 5

June 11 Grupo Folklorico del Pueblo and Ballet Folklorico Semblanzas de
New Mexico, 7 p.m., CSU-Pueblo Hoag Hall, $10 per person

Juneteenth Fashion Show, 7 p.m., Sangre de Cristo Arts Center,
$5 per person, for tickets call 543-6569.

June 14 CSU-Pueblo plays Hyde Park Community Center, 3125 W. 16th St., Flag Day Activities, 1 p.m., Free, bring potluck dish

June 16 Jazz Camp Concerts, 5 and 6 p.m., HARP Riverwalk, Free

June 18 Juneteenth Hail to 2005 Seniors Dinner and Dance, Concha Hall, 102 S. Oneida, 6 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. dance, reservations only for dinner, $5 per person for the dance, 543-6569, see www.juneteenth.com for details

June 21 CSU-Pueblo plays Fulton Heights Recreation Center and Salt Creek Community Picnic, 1331 Santa Rosa, 3 p.m., Free, bring potluck dish

June 24 Mariachi Fest featuring Mariachi Tenampa and Mariachi Acoiris, Workshop,
9 a.m., CSU-Pueblo Hoag Hall, performance, 7 p.m., Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, $10 for Senior Citizens, $12 reserved seating

June 29 Piano Camp Concert, 6 p.m., CSU-Pueblo Hoag Hall, Free

June 30 Guitar Camp Concert, 6 p.m., CSU-Pueblo Hoag Hall, Free

July 1 Camp concerts, String, 3 p.m., Guitar and Keyboard, 6 p.m. Hoag Hall, Free

July 4 4th of July Celebration & Fireworks featuring the 101st Army Band with a tribute to veterans, CSU-Pueblo campus, $5 per carload, parking open at 3 p.m., vendors open at 5 p.m., performance at 7 p.m., fireworks, 9:15 p.m.

Children’s Concert with Bonnie Phipps, 5 p.m., Hoag Hall, Free.

July 7 101st Army Band w/ the Rough Riders Dixieland Band, 7 p.m.,
Hoag Hall, Free

July 16 Native American Drummers & Pueblo Pow Wow Friendship Association,
10 a.m., HARP Riverwalk, Free

July 26 CSU-Pueblo plays NeighborWorks and Bessemer Association for Neighborhood Development, 1241 E. Routt, 6 p.m., Free

July 27 Vocal Camp Concert, 7 p.m., Hoag Hall, Free

August 5 CSU-Pueblo plays El Centro Del Quinto Sol, 6th & Erie Ave, 5 p.m., Free, bring potluck dish

For more information about Colorado Music Fest, call 719-549-2126, e-mail musicfest@colostate-pueblo.edu, or visit http://chass.colostate-pueblo.edu/music/music_fest.htm. Tickets may be purchased by calling 719-295-7222.

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