Tuesday, May 6 Guadalupe Theatre/Free with Senior Ticket 9-11am Senior Citizens Conjunto Dance with Bene Medina y el Conjunto Águila.
Wednesday, May 7 Guadalupe Theatre/$10 per person, or $5 with All Events Pass*
12:00pm Plática and presentation by Dr. Manuel Peña on the History and Social, Cultural and Symbolic Significance of Conjunto Music.
1:30pm Conjunto in Film and Video Retrospective (complete schedule of films and videos to be screened will be forthcoming).
6:30pm Dr. Manuel Peña reading from his new book, Where The Ox Does Not Plow/A Mexican American Ballad .
7:15pm Special screening of two conjunto classic documentary films: Songs of the Homeland and Chulas Fronteras. .
10:00pm Special reception with award-winning documentarian and the Producer/Director of Songs of the Homeland, Hector Galán. Conjunto Performance by Santiago Jiménez Jr. y su Conjunto.
Thursday, May 8 Guadalupe Theatre Workshops on Accordion and Bajo Sexto with Joel Guzmán and Max Baca (see attached workshop schedule for times and fees). Form
Women in Conjunto Music 5:15pm La Estrellita de San Antonio y su Conjunto
6:00pm El Conjunto Baraja de Oro
6:55pm Dueto Carta Blanca de George y Mague
7:50pm Linda Escobar y su Conjunto
8:35pm Homenaje a Lydia Mendoza featuring performances by Joel Guzmán & Sara Fox, Santiago Jiménez Jr., Eva Ybarra, Linda Escobar, Dueto Carta Blanca de George y Mague Luna Nueva with Tara Linda & Gilbert Reyes, and other special guests.
9:10pm Eva Ybarra y su Conjunto
10:10pm Elida y Avante
Friday, May 9 Guadalupe Theatre Workshop on Accordion Maintenance, Tuning & Repair with Raúl Moreno. Workshops on Accordion and Bajo Sexto with Joel Guzmán and Max Baca (see attached workshop schedule for times and fees). Form
Friday, May 9 Rosedale Park/$12 per person* Tribute to Tony De la Rosa: His Style and Legacy
6:00pm Los Tremendos Alacranes
7:00pm Edgar Vásquez y Los Muchachos
8:00pm Boni Mauricio y los Máximos
9:00pm Los D Boyz/Special presentation by Alfredo De la Rosa
10:00pm Cuatro Rosas
11:00pm Bernardo y sus Compadres
Saturday, May 10 Rosedale Park/$15 per person* Puro Conjunto Pesado: Así se baile en San Anto
11:30am Presentation by Conjunto Palo Alto, student ensemble from the Palo Alto College Conjunto Music Program, and students from the Conjunto Heritage Taller and the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center.
12:40pm Ariel Johnson y la Klika
1:35pm Los Conjunto Kings de Flavio Longoria
2:30pm Lobo IV
3:25pm Conjunto San Antonio (desde España)
4:10pm Rubén De la Cruz y su Conjunto
5:10pm Los TexManiacs de Max Baca 6:10pm Los Aguilares
7:10pm Joel Guzmán y su Conjunto featuring Sara Fox
8:10pm Mingo Saldívar y sus Tremendos Cuatro Espadas
9:10pm Los Dos Gilbertos
10:10pm Los García Bros.
11:10pm Flaco Jiménez y su Conjunto
* A discounted three-day All Events Pass for Rosedale Park is $25 for Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center members and $30 for non-members. They can be purchased at the Guadalupe by calling 210/271-3151.
Tejano Conjunto Festival en San Antonio Poster Winners
Overall Winner Ramiro Villanueva
Top Selection Open Category Susie M Becerra
Honorable Mention Open Category David Zamora Casas
Top Selection High School Ruben Sanchez Highlands H.S
Top Selection Middle School Kiersten Rodriguez Stevenson Middle School
Honorable Mention Middle School Yesica Hernandez White Middle School