Also, the Conjunto Festival in San Antonio has released its schedule. As usual, it promises to be an ideal weekend.

GUADALUPE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER
28TH ANNUAL
TEJANO CONJUNTO FESTIVAL EN SAN ANTONIO 2009
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE


Tuesday, May 5/Guadalupe Theatre/9-11am/Free Admission for Senior Citizens

Seniors Conjunto Dance

Featuring Conjunto Music Hall of Famers
El Pavo Grande Salvador García and
Eddie “Lalo” Torres y Anita Paíz y su Conjunto


Wednesday, May 6/Guadalupe Theatre/7-9pm/Free Admission

Best of the Tejano Conjunto Festival CD Release Party

20th Anniversary of
The Best of the 8th Annual Tejano Conjunto Festival 1989

The Best of the 27th Annual Tejano Conjunto Festival 2008


Thursday, May 7/Rosedale Park/6-11pm/$12 per person*

6:00 Los Hermanos De León
7:00 Los Badd Boyz del Valle
8:00 Sunny Sauceda
9:00 Joel Guzmán & Sarah Fox
Special Tribute to Esteban Jordán
10:00 Esteban Jordán y su Rio Jordán


Friday, May 8/Rosedale Park/7pm-12am/$13 per person*

Puro Conjunto Pesado

7:00 Bene Medina y el Conjunto Águila
8:00 Los Monarcas de Pete y Mario Díaz
9:00 Ricky Naranjo y Los Gamblers
10:00 Cuatro Rosas
11:00 Los Dos Gilbertos


Saturday, May 9/Rosedale Park/2pm-12am/$15 per person*

Puro Conjunto Pesado

2:00 Conjunto Heritage Taller/Conjunto Palo Alto
3:00 Chano Cadena y su Conjunto
4:00 Ricardo Guzmán y Los Tres Aces
5:00 Conjunto Borrego de Jesse Borrego Sr. y Jr.
6:00 Johnny “El Brujo” Cruz and the Texas Chain Gang
7:00 Los Cuatro Vientos de Jimmy Bejarano
8:00 Eva Ybarra y su Conjunto
9:00 Oscar Hernández and the Tuff Band
10:00 Rubén Vela y su Conjunto
11:00 Mingo Saldívar y sus Tremendos Cuatro Espadas



* 3-Day Pass Pre-Sale: $25 for GCAC Members, $30 for Non-GCAC Members
At the door: $30 GCAC Members, $35 Non-Members



Workshops in the Button Accordion and Bajo Sexto, with a special session
On Accordion Tuning, Maintenance & Repair, will be offered on May 7-9
(Thursday-Saturday) at the Guadalupe Theatre. These workshops will be
conducted by conjunto greats Oscar Hernández and Jesús “Chucho” Perales.
For registration information (days, times, prices, etc.), call 210.271.3151 or visit
www.guadalupeculturalarts.org