Exhibitors

Dear Exhibitors,

Here is the form that we are using. Please fill out and return via email or fax to 626 791 9418.

I have spoken to each of you individually regarding our costs. Those that need an one day business license, please do so as soon as possible.

If you have any questions please send as soon as possible.

Because our event is just around the corner, we are not accepting any new exhibitors. If you are interested in participating, leave us your information and we will contact you for our jamaica in 2011.

Entry information, detailed

Latino Heritage parade & jamaica entries

The formation will be the same as it has been in past years.

9 a.m. Group check in.

10 a.m. Entry representative meets with formation team.

11 a.m. Parade kicks off.

The more formal, easily copied version will be available for download this evening.

Thanks.

Kidspace Family Free Night

Free Family Night: Hispanic Heritage
Tuesday, October 5 from 4-8pm
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage month with cultural art activities by Lation Heritage from 5 to 7pm and a dance performance by Folklorico Nahuatzen at 6. This program is made possible in part by the Pasadena Art & Culture Commission and the City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs.

Please join us next week!

Grand Marshal is...

And the Grand Marshal is...Sonia Marie De León de Vega, conductor, founder of the Santa Cecilia Orchestra. This is the only orchestra in the nation with a specific mission to take classical music to the Latino Community. Through the Discovering Music program they bring music to the classroom.
We are thrilled that she will be out Grand Marshal.
To learn more about Sonia or about the SCO.
http://www.scorchestra.org/

VADA, Pasadena High School

The Visual Arts and Design Academy is an amazing program in the Pasadena Unified School District. The students who attend are some of the most talented students in the district area. We've been fortunate to partner with them in a variety of areas.

One of the ways we have worked together has been on their entry for the parade & jamaica. The year we highlighted the 1890s they had material focused on the move from agricultural to urbanized living. This year connecting with our theme "Our America" they began focused on Latino Culture, since it is a Latino focused event, and then went on to share something of their own culture or heritage. There will be 5 banners each about 12 feet in length.

If you look at the banner closely you can see where they are in sharing the multiple heritages that are part of the students background. The images chosen come from the research that is required of the students before they work on the project.

The purple fish is a koi, the warm colored creature farthest from camera is a bird, and the image closest to camera is Stonehenge. The idea that culture can be informative and valued has gone beyond a sort of mini-tourism to being meaningful. Appreciating one's own culture or heritage, often allows you to appreciate and value other cultures. That in itself can be one of the best qualities of our shared America.

Partial listing of parade participants

Center for community and Family Services Head Start, Ballet Folklorico Mexica, Visual Art and Design Academy, Pasadena High Sachool, Cleveland Elementary, Madison Elementayry, John Muir Mighty Mustang Marching Band, San Rafael Elementary, Washington Accelerated, Ballet Folklorico Sol y Luna, Elena Ole International Dance Troupe, Jefferson Elementary, Eliot Middle School, and more...

Please join us!