41st Annual Chicano Park Day Celebration
Saturday, April 23, 2011 – 10am to 5pm
The 41st annual Chicano Park Day celebration is this Saturday, April 23, 2011, in historic Chicano Park, located in the Barrio Logan community, south of downtown San Diego, under the San Diego-Coronado bridge. This family event is always free and open to the public.
The theme for the 41st anniversary celebration is “Education and Knowledge: Our Key to a Better Future.”
The celebration will feature traditional music and dance, including one of the most beautiful performances of Aztec Indigenous dance, coordinated by Toltecas en Aztlán. Live bands performing this year include Agua Dulce, Savor, Cafe Moliendo, Rapper Big J from Indio, Band 2012 from Denver Colorado, Halo-N-Fern Tee, Back N Time from Riverside, Mariachi Juvenil de San Diego and Mariachi Imperial de San Diego.
Educational keynote speakers will be Maria Figueroa-Chacon, Gail Perez, Aremi Lopez, Consuelo Manriquez and presentation organizer Alberto Pulido. Other speakers include Elizabeth Corona Bonnett (teacher), and representatives from the Brown Berets de Aztlán, Amigos Car Club, Chicano Park Steering Committee (mural restoration update) and the Crusade for Justice.
In addition, there will be more than 350 classic low-rider cars on display (presented by Amigos Car Club) and children’s art workshop led by muralist Victor Ochoa with numerous volunteers. Food, arts and crafts vendors sell their specialties throughout Chicano Park.
Chicano Park is located off Interstate 5, Cesar Chavez Pkwy exit, under the San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge.
It’s How We Live! Festival Makes Health Fun
Family Day in the Park Set for Spring Valley Park on April 30
Families are encouraged to stretch their legs in a day of fitness and fun at the sixth-annual It’s How We Live! Family Day in the Park health festival in Spring Valley.
This year’s event promises an invigorating line-up of activities, entertainment and giveaways. Besides sampling nutritious food and taking in healthy cooking demos, participants can get free health screenings, including body fat analyses and dental screenings. Experts will offer exercise and injury prevention tips, while a DJ and dance performances build positive vibes.
Prizes and giveaways will include pedometers and cookbooks. A climbing wall, crafts, games and inflatable jumps will engage and energize kids.
New this year: a “Green Zone” with hands-on activities and a focus on topics like recycling and energy efficiency to keep our environment healthy as well.
And for the first time, the event kicks off with a one-mile Family Fun Walk in support of Child Abuse Prevention Month. In 2010 there were over 74,000 calls to the County’s child abuse hotline, and the walk is intended to raise awareness of the issue while families enjoy a healthy activity together.
Participants can register for the walk online at http://8196.bbnc.bbcust.com/page.aspx?pid=358 or at 9 a.m. on day of the event.
The festival is from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, at Spring Valley Park, 8735 Jamacha Boulevard.
The event is hosted by the San Diego County Department of Parks and Recreation, the County Health and Human Services Agency, the County Commission on Children, Youth and Families and the Promises2Kids Foundation.
Parking and admission are free. For more information, please visit www.sdparks.org.
COUNTY REDISTRICTING WEBSITE NOW IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES
Alternate Language Websites, Evening Meetings Aid Public Participation
The County this week launched Spanish and Filipino-language versions of its redistricting website, a comprehensive resource designed to aid and encourage public participation in the County’s 2011 redistricting process. The launch of a Vietnamese-language site is scheduled for later this week.
Like the English-language site, the new sites include answers to frequently-asked questions about redistricting, the Redistricting Advisory Committee meeting schedule and information on how the public can submit redistricting plans and suggestions to the committee.
In addition to visiting the redistricting website, residents are encouraged to attend one of the evening Redistricting Advisory Committee meetings scheduled around the region over the next two weeks.
District Meeting Schedule
April 25, 6 p.m. La Mesa City Council Chambers 8130 Allison Avenue, La Mesa
April 27, 6 p.m. San Marcos City Council Chambers1 Civic Center Drive, San Marcos
April 28, 6 p.m. Solana Beach Council Chambers 635 S. Highway 101, Solana Beach
May 3, 6 p.m. County Operations Center Annex, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 5201 Ruffin Road, San Diego
Please visit the County’s redistricting website at http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/redistricting for more information and links to the alternate-language sites.