SON JAROCHO CONCERT

Los Cojolites are a collective of soneros who currently work and live together in Jaltipan, Veracruz, Mexico. They started in 1997 as a workshop studying their regional dance, a poetry and music known as Son Jarocho. Following the release of their first album “El Conejo” in 2001, they traveled throughout much of Spain, France and the United States playing at such places as the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C, and appearing on the soundtrack of the film “Frida.” Although no longer children, they continue to inspire a younger generation of soneros. By keeping respect for tradition and by having the courage and creativity to innovate based on those traditions, Los Cojolites will continue to contribute quality music to the 400 year old genre known as Son Jarocho.

The name “Los Cojolites” comes from a bird, a kind of pheasant that was venerated as a god of the trees by the ancient Nahuatl speaking people who lived around this area. The Cojolite Bird is especially known for the length of is song, a full uninterrupted five minutes of it, at the crack of dawn.

Among the hills and fields, villages and small cities in the southern part of Mexico’s Veracruz state, the lively string band music known as the “Son Jarocho” is the characteristic musical and dance expression of the region’s people. It is a genre that fuses the three great cultures that blended so flavorfully into today’s Mexico” Spanish (which is itself a blend of Christian Europe and Muslim North Africa), Black African and the indigenous. Around these parts community spirit is forged in the heart of its fandangos, fiestas, which amalgamate a strong social metal with its own special kind of spirituality and life style.

Son del Centro

Son del Centro is a group of companeros and camaradas who are students, musicians, activists, dancers, friends and organizers from various parts of Santa Ana, California.

The group was formed to create a space for youth to explore their traditions, creativity and consciousness, through son jarocho music. Inspired by the Jarocho groups from Mexico brought to Southern California by El Centro, this group of youth began attending son jarocho classes about two years ago, and fell in love with the music.

Soon they began performing at different events throughout Orange County.

Come enjoy a night of son jarocho music from the Veracruz region of Mexico!
Friday, November 2nd at the Yost Theater
Tickets availabe for sale at Calacas. Only $5!

Calacas, Inc.
3374 S. Bristol St.
Santa Ana, CA 92704
714.662.2002
www.calacasinc.com

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS

5th Annual Noche de Altares

Join Calacas and El Centro Cultural de Mexico as we host the 5th Annual Noche de Altares in downtown Santa Ana on Saturday, November 3rd, 2007, from 2 pm to 10 pm. This Dia de los Muertos celebration is centered around altars that pay homage to loved ones that have passed away or to bring awareness to a social issue. This is a FREE! FUN! family event that includes crafts, entertainment, vendors and food.

Entertainment Line-up for Noche de Altares

2:00 pm Ballet Folklorico del Centro
2:30 pm Danzon Salsa & Cumbia
2:45 pm Guajiro Lopez (Trova Musician)
3:00 pm Relampago del Cielo
4:00 pm Rumba Buena Salsa Band
4:30 pm Xela
4:45 pm Olmeca
5:15 pm Niños de Son del Centro
5:30 pm Procession Begins - Blessing of Ceremonies
by Danza Azteca Group: Chichimeca Xiuhcoatl
7:00 pm Son del Centro
8:00 pm Very Be Careful

Back to Natives for the Holidays

Here is a list of activities and events that Back to Natives will be involved in during the next few weeks:

Get Back to Natives for the Holidays!
There is NOTHING the staff at Back to Natives hates more than the commercialism and materialism associated with the holidays. One way to avoid the malls and make a difference with your holiday gift giving is to give gift memberships to your favorite environmental non-profits, and give “green” gifts! We plan to do all of our holiday shopping at our favorite store, the Road Less Traveled - where you can now buy Back to Natives label native plant seeds! They make an awesome stocking stuffer, or a great insert in your holiday cards (as long as they are being mailed locally, of course!). Back to Natives also offers gift memberships! For just a few dollars more than a regular membership, we will send the recipient a Back to Natives “Care Package” with native wildflower seeds, organic coffee or tea, and organic chocolate. Membership forms can be downloaded at www.backtonatives.org/Donations.htm

Very Important Planet Event
Saturday, November 3, 2007, 1 - 3 p.m.
Back to Natives will have a booth at the Very Important Planet Event at the Placentia Town Center. The event will feature activities to educate people about protecting our environment. The Placentia Town Center is located at Kraemer & Yorba Linda Blvd., in Placentia.

Volunteer Restoration Training Program
Saturday, November 10, 8AM - 12PM
The United States Forest Service & Back to NativesRESTORATION presents a Volunteer Restoration Training Program on 9 Saturdays in 2007 & 2008. If you were unable to attend the first Restoration Volunteer Training Class on September 15, it’s not too late! The introductory class will be repeated in the future on a date to be determined. You can still join us at the second class, scheduled for 11-10-07 in Casper’s Park (the October class was cancelled due to the fire). Feel free to invite others, as well. Our next class will focus on restoration methodology and some of the invasive species we will be encountering. Then we hope to spend a couple of hours removing small herbaceous weeds.

The url of the Biodiversity presentation we viewed in class is http://www.backtonatives.org/btn_biodiversity.pdf
To view photos of the first class, visit http://backtonatives.blogspot.com For more information or to RSVP call 949-509-4787 or restoration@backtonatives.org This training is free.

Jeronimo Creek Restoration Day! - VOLUNTEER!
Saturday, November 17, 2007, 9AM - 12PM
Join Back to Natives in assisting the Earth Resource Foundation to restore native habitat at Jeronimo Creek, in Mission Viejo. Everyone is invited - children below high school should be accompanied by a parent. We will be weeding. Bring gloves, sunscreen, water, snacks, hat, and closed toe shoes. Where to Park: Park at Pavion Park, 24051 Pavion, Mission Viejo, CA, located off of Jeronimo. From Marguerite Pkwy turn east onto Jeronimo, go almost 2 miles and take a right into Pavion Park. Walk south along the trail to the restoration site. For more information or to RSVP: 949-509-4787 or restoration@backtonatives.org

Buy Nothing Day Hike in the National Forest
Friday, November 23, 9AM
Join Back to Natives for a walk up Silverado Motorway in the Cleveland National Forest in celebration of Buy Nothing Day — an informal day of protest against consumerism on the day after American Thanksgiving. This day, often called “Black Friday,” is one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Participants will wear off their Thanksgiving meals when they climb two thousand feet in three miles. The Silverado Motorway runs its narrow course up the north wall of Silverado Canyon. The path twists past fascinating strata until it arrives at Bedford Peak where we will enjoy panoramic views extending to Catalina Island and Mount Baldy if it’s clear.

Bring plenty of water, energy food, and a hat. Be prepared for narrow sections and rocky slopes. A Forest Adventure Pass is required in this area and can be obtained at the Silverado Canyon Market at 28192 Silverado Canyon Rd. Call 949-509-4787 or email education@backtonatives.org to RSVP. Meet at the Maple Springs Parking Area. This event is free.

Full Moon Walk at Crystal Cove
Saturday, November 24, 4:00PM
Join us for a quiet, slow paced walk to enjoy the “Beaver Moon.” We’ll stroll through the backcountry listening for the song of tree frogs and nocturnal insects. As the sky fades to black, we’ll search for the darker silhouettes of bats and owls, as they soar across fields of stars. Call 949-509-4787 or email info@backtonatives.org to RSVP. Meet at the CCSP Ranger Station. This event is free.

And here is a cool event that we hope to attend:

Patchwork Art & Craft Show at the Road Less Traveled!
November 4, 10AM - 4PM
This is your chance to get started on holiday shopping while supporting local, independent artists! Some of the products for sale include: amazing clothing for men, women & kids, letterpress stationary, jewelry, rock’n'roll belt buckles, edgy dolls, artsy purses, green & sustainable goods, aprons, refashioned vintage clothing, art & so much more.
www.roadlesstraveledstore.com

Back to Natives RESTORATION
(949) 509-4787 voice/fax
(949) 335-8656 cell
Saving Habitat One Person at a Time
www.backtonatives.org

Don’t ever become a pessimist… a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events. - Robert A. Heinlein

SECOND USE

Los Angeles Assemblage Group at Orange County Center for Contemporary Art

Thursday, November 15, 2007 through Saturday, December 15, 2007

Opening reception: Saturday, December 1, 2007, 6:30 to 10 PM

FREE ADMISSION

Gallery hours: Thursday – Sunday noon to 5PM, Friday- Saturday until 9PM

Orange County Center for Contemporary Art is located at 117 N. Sycamore, Santa Ana, CA 92701.
Directions and more information: www.occca.org

The 15 member Los Angeles Assemblage Group addresses private and public matters in this alternative art form—an art form of reference, psychological association and narration.

LAAG is a multicultural, multiethnic group. They come from diverse disciplines such as collage, painting, photography, construction, printmaking, and ceramics.

Members:
Leslie Caldera
Pat Cox
Dale Davis
Jari Havlena
Ursula M. Kammer-Fox
Eva Kolosvary-Stupler
Barbara Baker McIntyre
Lois Ramirez
Annemarie Rawlinson
Joseph Sims
Diane Stovall
Mauricio Vallejo
Joan Vaupen
Sandy Brown Wyeth
Mel Andrews

Orange County Center For Contemporary Art
117 N Sycamore. Santa Ana, CA 92701 www.occca.org
714 667 1517 • Th-Fri 12-5pm, Fri-Sat 12-9
1st Sat receptions: 7-10pm • First Friday Films: 8pm

OCCCA is located
at the corner of 2nd and Sycamore in the Santa Ana Artists Village.
There is no entrance fee. Please see the web site for more
information, www.occca.org , or call the gallery during regular operating hours.

Halloween Bash with ETEREUM

ETEREUM is the brainchild project of Choreographer & Flamenco Dancer Claudia de la Cruz and Mixed Media Artist & Graphic Designer Josue Meneses aka XOSU3. CORROSION Art Show was their first formal live appearance together with this experimental music project introducing an extreme fusion of flamenco performance and junk percussions.

INKSURGENT a multimedia event that includes an array of different themes, poetry reading, installations and ground-breaking performances such as “Beautifully Rebellious” and “Circusmtance” it’s an ongoing project that back in 2003 started this odyssey of unknown fate that in one way or another had shaped ETEREUM as is today: a continuous metamorphosis act.

Claudia de la Cruz established her own FLAMENCO INSTITUTE at the heart of the Artist Village in the City of Santa Ana, California where she teaches since 2000. Around the same year Josue Meneses, (Graphic Designer) along with his brother, Israel Meneses (Web Master), started APARATVS web medics + graphic surgeons and CIRUJANOS GRAFICOS, their own Graphic Design and Web Development Lab in Orange California and have created dozens of sites for artists, businesses and so forth.

XOSU3 graduated as professional graphic designer in 1995 from Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico City with a Visual Arts Master Degree in 2002 from Coastline Community College is also founder, publisher, editor, writer and designer of ESPACIOALTERNATIVO an underground bilingual magazine since 1997.

myspace.com/etereum_noises

The Eclectic Company and OCCCA present

Experimental Music Concerts #15
Special Halloween Bash!!

An Evening of Art, Crafts, Music & Dance:

Sat OCT 27: doors 8pm

*e t e r e u m Gothic Flamenco Dance Performance with Claudia de la Cruz
*Shiloe
*Joy Shannon & the Beauty Marks
*Mystery Hangup

FREE admission

Call for spooky Art & Crafts:
Halloween show Oct 27th
Bring your creations on a first come first hung evening!
Limited Space.

*Drop off 5-7pm
*Take down same night 11-midnght
*Max size 11″x14″ inches
*No entry Fee.
*20% sales commission
dowload entry form at, www.theeclecticcompany.com

Great Art on the walls: last day of.
Dana Lovell - Legacy A Retrospective

Orange County Center for Contemporary Art
117 N. Sycamore
Santa Ana, Ca 92701
Telephone: 714-667-1517

www.theeclecticcompany.com
www.myspace.com/theeclecticcompany
www.occca.org