Chris Burton Jácome’s new CD, LEVANTO, Grammy Bound!
October 21, 2010
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Sun Star Magazine: University of Alaska, Fairbanks
October 21, 2010
Spanish dancers liven up UAF Pub
By Jamie Hazlett
Sun Star Reporter
A $20 cover charge was not enough to keep people from packing the UAF Pub, Friday, Oct. 8 for the Spanish dance group Calo Flamenco. Urged on by many ‘olé!’s, ‘bravo!’s, and the occasional cry of ‘agua!’, Calo Flamenco pounded across the stage for two hours, each footfall amplified by floor-level microphones. The event was the first ever put on by the Fairbanks Concert Association (FCA) at the UAF Pub, and the turnout was described as “great” by Cori Anthony, FCA Vice President, and “good” by Kris Hill, Cajon (drum) player.
Larry Lowe, webmaster for the FCA, saw his first flamenco performance by Calo Flamenco at the Blue Loon earlier in the week. “I didn’t know this was on my bucket list until I saw it for the first time,” he said. “It was off the radar. You didn’t know…These guys are incredible.” Speaking about the Pub itself, Lowe added that “this is the best stage they’ve had. This is a hot crowd…they’re gonna burn the house down tonight.”
When asked how he was enjoying Fairbanks, Hill said it was “beautiful…I’d love to come in the summer.”
Guitarist Chris Burton Jácome told the crowd that if “you guys all show up like this, we’ll be back,” a statement that was met by cheers.
“We take your time seriously,” Jácome told the audience later on. “That’s why we work so hard.”
It’s time for TEDxPhoenix 2010!
October 18, 2010
This year’s event is building off the theme for TED2010 – “What the World Needs Now” – and what we feel the world and Phoenix needs now are more Optimists & Catalysts. That’s why this year, we’re bringing you a full day of thought provoking talks by some of the Valley’s most inspirational and innovative thinkers and doers — individuals who have spoken at PopTech, survived civil war, made the list of the Valley’s most intriguing individuals, championed local movements, represented the Navajo Nation, made regular appearances on The Science Channel, have spoken at the Googleplex, and authored books on science, entrepreneurship, and design.
For a full list of TEDxPhoenix 2010 speakers, please visit our speaker page:
http://www.tedxphoenix.com/speakers/
In addition to witnessing these great talks, attendees will also be treated to the most TED-like event that Arizona has witnessed thus far. We’ve been working around the clock to ensure that attendees get to experience the electric atmosphere of TED from the TED-like badges all the way down to the free coffee, snacks, drinks, and gift bags. In addition, attendees will get to enjoy a free catered lunch in the Civic Space Park.
All of this is not being done to simply pamper attendees, but instead is being done to promote collaboration and the exchange of ideas as we want this to be an event focused on ideas worth sharing, spreading, AND doing!
Tickets for the event run $50 and are first come, first served so once they run out, they’re gone! In addition, all proceeds go toward paying for our event costs as TEDxPhoenix is a not-for-profit event run by unpaid volunteers. If $50 seems high, consider that it’s less than 1% of the cost of the TED Conference and less than half the cost of most local conferences.
We hope you will join us for TEDxPhoenix 2010 — if you’ve already bought a ticket, then please let us know you’re coming via our event’s wall — and if you’re on the fence, please take a chance on an event that is quickly becoming part of a global revolution in education as well as becoming a global laboratory for the spreading of ideas.
Sincerely,
Tomas Carrillo
TEDxPhoenix Curator
Flamenco Dance Workshop in October!
October 15, 2010
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