Edwin Colon Zayas today at 3-4PM PST Live in Concert at Kennedy Center-Millenium Stage Theater

Mi Gente!
Edwin Colon Zayas was the recipient of a 2009 NEA National Heritage Fellowship. I had the wonderful opportunity to share with him this week in DC and see him live in concert last night in the Strathmore Theater in Bethesda Maryland. This award is a great honor and huge deal for all of us that feel so strong about our cultural and traditional roots.

Take some time today from 3-4PM PST, to see Edwin and Bill Colon Zayas live in Concert at the Kennedy Center- Millenium Theater. This concert will be aired live over the internet.

Go here to see more: http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/
Dont forget to follow the link that takes you to the live performance. If you miss it live, you can still watch it on the archives.

Show your love for our culture and show your love to Edwin by watching this wonderful FREE performance.

Also as a reminder, don't forget that The 4th Annual Festival Del Cuatro, Hosted by The Festival Del Cuatro organization will be on November 14th, 2009 at Garrison Theater- Scripps College in Claremont California, Doors open at 5:30PM We will keep you updated regarding tickets for the event, scheduled to go live next week!

Best Regards, Festival Del Cuatro www.festivaldelcuatro.org

The Festival Del Cuatro organization is a non-profit 501C3 organization. Tax EIN 20-5552075 (certificate will be provided upon request)

Updates on Festival Del Cuatro 2009

Mi Gente!

Get ready for this years Festival Del Cuatro where Yomi Matos, 2006 NEA National Heritage Fellowship Recipient; Yezenia Cruz, One of Puerto Rico's top Trovadoras, and Alvin Medina y la Sonora Borinqueña will delight you with some of Puerto Rico's most heart felt and traditional genres of Puerto Rican music. Come experience the magic, as we anticipate their performances will stimulate your senses and immerse you in a magic journey through time and tradition.

We will have the tickets ready for online sale by next week. Please note that we’ve listened to your request. This is reserved seating, therefore you will be able to select your seats online. You will be able to do this next week by going to the Festival Del Cuatro webpage (www.festivaldelcuatro.org), click on the link to buy tickets and this will take you to the specifics of the event as well as a seating map showing you available seats. We will continue to communicate regarding the seats. Please note that Garrison Theater seating is limited therefore you should get your tickets as soon as they become available. Once you purchase your ticket, you will be able to print it at home and bring it over on the evening of the festival.

To make this a fair chance to everyone, we will provide the date and time the ticket sales will go live to ensure your success at selecting the actual seats you want!!

Con Mucho Cariño,
The Festival Del Cuatro
www.festivaldelcuatro.org


The Festival Del Cuatro organization is a non-profit 501C3 organization. Tax EIN 20-5552075 (certificate will be provided upon request)

Festival Del Cuatro 2009

Bueno mi Gente,

Here we go! It's been a long time since the last communication you received from the Festival Del Cuatro organization. Many things have passed this year and we wanted to share them with you. The Festival Del Cuatro organization has officially received its 501C3 appointment by the IRS! Weeeee! That was a long time coming, but we got it!

We have also been working on developing programs that will ensure year round activity by the Festival Del Cuatro. We know that most of you go all year living off last years memories of the Festival and can't wait for the next one to come around.

Wait no longer, this year the Festival Del Cuatro is coming to you stronger than ever. We’ve worked very hard at finding the best talent that will expose our beautiful folklore and traditional culture via Puerto Rico's National Icon, the Puerto Rican Cuatro.

Look out for the full page add in Latin Beat Magazine (October Issue) where we feature this years Festival and its locations.

The Festival Del Cuatro organization along with House of Puerto Rico San Diego and Club Puertorriqueño de San Francisco have come together again this year to ensure that three major cities in California get to see this wonderful event showcasing one of Puerto Rico's best Trovadoras, Yezenia Cruz and great cuatristas like Yomi Matos and Alvin Medina.

Visit the following sites for information additional information for that location:
November 13, 2009 in San Diego Area: www.houseofpuertorico.com
November 14, 2009 in Los Angeles Area: www.festivaldelcuatro.org
November 15, 2009 in San Francisco Area: www.clubpuertorriquenosf.com

Please note that Flyers for this event as well as the availability of tickets is currently in-progress and each organization is working as fast as possible towards updating their websites to provide the events information. If you have any questions regarding the event at any of the sites please go to each respective site and use the contact info. If not you are welcome to communicate with us and we will direct you to the source of the information.

See You At The Festival!!

Best Regards,
Roberto Rivera
Festival Del Cuatro
President
www.festivaldelcuatro.org

The Festival Del Cuatro organization is a non-profit 501C3 organization.
Tax EIN 20-5552075 (certificate will be provided upon request)