02 Oct Arts and the Craft of Activism.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words….well, since I’m racing around today wrapping up this amazing month in the Coachella Valley I will let the photos do the heavy lifting from the last week of activities and just say a few quick words for each.
Suffice to say I leave area with a mix of sadness and joy — now that I’ve got a basic grip on the geography, and now that I’ve met so many wonderful people it is hard to drop the momentum…luckily there is a brilliant plan in place…read below!
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| Lisa Soccio, Ph.D. from the Marks Gallery at COD Palm Desert. We are standing in front of a piece by Nacho Becerra..provocative and beautiful. PS…I bought it! Stay tuned for exciting projects that we are cooking up, and hold the date of December 11th for a cool happening at the gallery. |
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| With the remarkable Gina Chapa, assistant to Congressman Dr. Ruiz. Gina is a super-connector, that is, a person who has cultivated and cared for lots of effective relationships throughout the valley, plus she is just generally brilliant and fun. |
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| Indio Performing Arts Center and the Crisalida car…a drab photo I know, but important because inside the building I was interviewing candidates for the Program Manager jobs that will keep the project bubbling along. |
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| TADA!!! Meet the new Crisalida Crew, pictured here with members of the McCallum Theatre staff. From left to right (with Crisalida team in CAPS): Kajsa Thurssen-Frary, Mitch Gershenfeld, Alan De Zon, LENIN SILVA, John Baicu, SOFIA ENRIQUES, Robert McConnaughey, JON BECERRA, yours truly. Missing from the photo is RICARDO SANTIAGO, and the ever-wonderful Jeff Norman. I am thrilled that these capable, talented young people have decided to join our efforts — LOTS MORE TO COME!! |
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| After a long day searching for the right beat-up trailer to convert into a mobile art van…options, options, options… |
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| The Rancho Tenochtitlan event on Sunday 9/28 in Coachella, sponsored by CULTURAS, was a blast! We had about 45 people for a long evening of music, stories, art work, hand-crafts, ceremonies, conversation and deep-hanging. BIG THANKS to YAYA ORTIZ and RUBEN GONZALEZ for organizing this great night. I met so many talented people! |
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| The ceremonial burying of the ashes that had been used in a Nahuatl Ritual to bless the day and the event. |
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| Hanging… |
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| Music makes a party and there was plenty with Riz and Mike, and other fabulous players and singers. |
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| The Rancho is packed with treasures in every nook and cranny. This is real. |
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| See what I mean…this piece is by Imari Nuyen-Kariotis. |
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It’s a wrap!
More to come soon.
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