Quantcast
breaking news

Viva Aztlan Festival Brings Mexican Culture to Lubbock

By: Christian Henson
Updated: March 8, 2013
watch video

The festival is a competition for Aztlan dance groups and also has a dance and music exposition.

Festival Director Zenaida Ojuero-Reyes said many people do not know how diverse Mexico is as a country.

"Mexico has 32 states and each state has its own culture. It has it's own dance, its own music, it has its own style, costumes, steps, music, everything."

Stephen Richey enrolled his daughter in Aztlan dance classes to help her learn about her heritage.

"To give her some cultural background, something different than she would normally see. Her mom is Hispanic so it kind of gives her a sight back into her culture and her history."

The Viva Aztlan Festival is from 5:00 to 9:00 pm at Cavazos Middle School Friday March 8th and from 12:30 to 9:30 pm Saturday March 9th at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. Friday tickets are 10 dollars and Saturday tickets are 12 dollars.

For additional information or to purchases tickets you can visit www.vivaaztlan.org.

Comments

Log in to comment on this article

Readers Feel...

hello
Related Content

When a devastating tornado touched down in Moore, Oklahoma on May 20, locals had 16 minutes to get to safety before the mile-wide EF4 hit. Even that seemingly short warning system is enough to save...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -Trey Masek threw his third complete game of the season and freshman Eric Gutierrez homered for the fourth consecutive game, but it wasn't enough as No. 15 Kansas State 4-3...

Wall Street may be in for a wild ride today after a sharp retreat for stocks in Japan. US stock futures dropped after the Nikkei index in Tokyo plunged 7.3 percent overnight, its worst one-day a...

A mystery illness has sickened seven people in southeastern Alabama, killing two of them, according to the state Health Department, but it's not clear whether the patients - or their symptoms -...

WASHINGTON -- New census estimates show most of the nation's largest cities have further enhanced their allure -- including several in Texas....

ARGLINGTON, Texas -- Long before the sun came up Thursday, Richard Kent was among the first to ride the Texas SkyScreamer at Six Flags Over Texas....

House Bill 950, by state Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, a measure designed to prevent pay discrimination against women, narrowly passed the upper chamber with a vote of 17-14 on...

Texas public universities awarded more than 50,000 bachelor's degrees in spring 2013, an increase of more than 5,000 from 2012, according to preliminary data from the Texas Higher Education...

Gov. Rick Perry hasn't yet said whether he's running for re-election -- but Attorney General Greg Abbott doesn't appear to be waiting for him to make up his mind. Abbott is ...

The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage says he wants to represent himself at his upcoming trial....

 
 
 
 
 
©1998 - 2013 Everythinglubbock.com
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.
All Rights Reserved