TRIBU (Tribe): Mexican indigenous music group to perform

El Teatro Mestizo, a community-based Chicano-theater group from Modesto, and Casa Cultural Tradiciones present: Ballet Folklórico Tradiciones and TRIBU, an indigenous music group from Mexico. Since its inception in 1970, Tribu has been one of the most active ensembles of the New Latin American Song Movement. Throughout the years, the group has gone through an evolutionary process that encompasses all styles and traditions of Latin American popular music. In the last ten years, the group has vigorously researched the music of Mesoamerica. With a variety of replicas of prehispanic instruments, Tribu has presents, with a fascinating and professional virtue, the music of our ancestors. Ballet Folkorico Tradiciones is a unique dance company from Modesto. The group performs traditional folkloric dances from different regions of Mexico.  Preview TRIBU on YouTube

Performances:

May 2, 2008- Westside Theatre, Newman, CA, 8:00 p.m.
May 3, 2008- Gallo Center for the Arts, Foster Family Theater, 7:30 p.m.

 Tickets:

Westside Theatre: General admission $15.00 Students/Seniors $10.00.
Gallo Center Ticket Office, 209-338-2100 online www.gallocenter.org/Tickets.  General Admission $20.00  

For information contact Marcos Contreras, 575 6186; Westside Theatre, 862-4490; Christina Martinez, 524-1054.

38th Cafe Shalom Sunday May 4

By TINA ARNOPOLE DRISKILL

Ethnic Jewish foods, entertainment, baked goods and Judaica cultural items will be featured at the 38th Annual Cafe Shalom Food and Cultural Festival Sunday May 4 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Congregation Beth Shalom, 1705 Sherwood Ave., Modesto.

The popular community event includes a brunch with bagels and lox, blintzes, kugel and fruit, plus games for kids, a raffle and ethnic bake shop.

ACTION: Advance adult tickets are $10 and can be purchased from any CBS member or by calling 571-6060. All children’s tickets are $8. Adult tickets are $12 at the door and take out brunches also will be available.

Third Thursdays feature local art

Downtown Modesto art galleries invite area residents to enjoy the talents of local artists and crafts people during Third Thursdays Gallery Walk from 5 to 8 p.m. each month.

Artists works are featured at The Chartreuse Muse, 1217 H St.; The Edge (next door); Richard's Custom Framing and the Anderson Gallery, 1323 J St.; Picasso Deli and Gallery,  10th/J St.; and the Mistlin Gallery, Tenth Street Place. Most galleries offer hors d’oeuvres and beverages.

Classic Films for 2008

The Modesto Film Society announces their 2008 lineup:

Sunday, May 18:  THE GRADUATE: (1967)  Nominated for seven Academy Awards®, this coming of age comedy launched Dustin Hoffman’s career.  Anne Bancroft stars as the seductive Mrs. Robinson and Simon and Garfunkel’s music still resonates. (106 min)

Sunday, July 20:  WEST SIDE STORY: (1961) Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim’s music drives this updating of “Romeo and Juliet,” set in the conflict between two rival New York street gangs. (155 Minutes).

Sunday, September 21:  WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION: (1957) Billy Wilder directs Agatha Christie’s courtroom drama in which Charles Laughton, ignoring the advice of his physician, defends a drifter accused of killing a wealthy widow.  Print courtesy of the UCLA Film and Television Archive.  WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION: Preservation Funded by the Film Foundation.  (116 Minutes)

Sunday, October 19:  ARSENIC AND OLD LACE:(1944)  Frank Capra’s black comedy about an odd Brooklyn family with a basement full of grisly secrets.  Memorable performances by Cary Grant, Raymond Massey, Peter Lorre, Priscilla Lane and Josephine Hull. (118 Minutes)

Sunday, November 16:  THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD: (1937) Errol Flynn steals from the rich to give to the poor, romances Olivia de Havilland and duels with Basil Rathbone and Claude Rains in this colorful classic, partially filmed in Chico.  (103 Minutes)