San Diego Native Lakshmi Basile presents “Flamencalicious,” Direct from Spain
Lakshmi Basile “La Chimi,” a native of San Diego who now lives and performs in the homeland of Flamenco—Sevilla, Spain—presents an authentic Flamenco show with a twist on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at 6pm.
“Flamencalicious” will feature Flamenco artists from Spain and San Diego and will take place at Maida Torres-Stanovik Performing Arts Center at San Ysidro High School, 5353 Air Way Rd., San Diego.
Guest artists include Miguel Angel Vargas “El Poeta,” Antonio Flores “El Rubio de Pruna,” Israel Fernandez, and Pedro Cortez from Sevilla, and Jeff Basile and Gabriel Osuna from San Diego, among others.
Family Movie Matinee Presents: “Despicable Me”
Want to see free movies? Then come on down to the Family Movie Matinee at the East Valley Branch Library! The movie will begin at 3:30 PM at the East Valley Community Center located at 2245 E. Valley Parkway, Escondido, CA 92027. Wednesday, February 16, @ 3:30 PM.
Seminal Los Angeles Punk Group, Los Illegals to Perform at North Park’s El Comal
Un reventón cuarentón: a gift to the community with Musical Performance by Los Illegals
Poetry Reading by San Diego’s Taco Shop Poets
When: March 12, 2011 8pm
Where: 3946 Illinois Street, San Diego, CA 92104-3007
Los Illegals are scheduled for a one-night performance at North Park’s El Comal restaurant and bar. Widely credited with bridging the burgeoning punk scene in West Los Angeles and the nascent punk scene in East Los Angeles during the early 1980s, Los Illegals have put out a variety of albums and collaborations with groups ranging from punk bands such as Concrete Blonde to Chicano supergroup Los Lobos and róc en español mainstays Maldita Vecindad and Jaguares. This will be Los Illegals first performance in San Diego in nearly twenty years.
Los Illegals will perform an acoustic set and then will be joined by San Diego’s own Taco Shop Poets. The San Diego group has not performed together in over eight years. Widely credited with both laying the foundations for San Diego’s spoken word scene and reviving Chicano poetry across the nation, the Taco Shop Poets have published an anthology titled Chorizo Tonguefire: The Taco Shop Poets Anthology and have released two albums, the first is the similarly titled Chorizo Tonguefire: Taco Shop Poets and their next release, Intersection.
There is no charge though donations are always accepted to help musicians and poets get back to their destinations with plenty of gas! We ask that attendees help out the local restaurant that has supported Chicano/Latino artists like the Taco Shop Poets for over twelve years. ¡Que viva El Comal!