Fire & Soul: Tia Chucha's Celebration of Community and Culture at the Ford Amphitheatre
Ford Amphitheatre (2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East Hollywood, CA 90068)
- Full Price:
- $25.00
- Our Price:
- $12.50*
* Additional fees apply.
All offers for Fire and Soul: Perla Batalla and Ceci Bastida in Concert have expired.
The last date listed for Fire and Soul: Perla Batalla and Ceci Bastida in Concert was Sunday August 1, 2010 / 7:00pm.
Goldstar Member Tips
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MamaJ on Where to Park
Take advantage of the free shuttle/lot if you need to leave before the show ends (it might run late)
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MamaJ on What to Wear
Bring a wrap or coat, even if it's a warm night
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Goldstar Member on Where to Park
DEF take the free shuttle! Worked out great!
4 Goldstar Member Reviews
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Las Ramonas were not as funny as when i heard them on kpfk. The aztec dancers were terrible. I've seen better performances on No on Prop. 8 and immigrant rallies. Everyone else was great. The way people were parked was terrible. Everyone was stuck there for hours. Who ever was incharge or parking is an idiot. The event was ok but i personally would never go to one of their events again. Overall the event was not well organized.Written on Aug 02 2010
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MOI TOI
i wasnt aware of the event planned for the evening. I only knew about it because i enjoy the sounds of Ceci Bastida (everyone should check her out!!) and i had yet to go to the Ford.Written on Aug 02 2010
MAN!!! COMDEDY!!! CULTURE!!! MUSIC!!! ECCLECTIC AUDIENCE AND ATMOSPHERE!!!
Just arriving to the FORD, the parking was cheap! and hassle free.
The architecture and design was awesome and so interchangeable (i.e. i could be attending a punk show, or attending a ballet)
There are stairs everywhere but it added a castle like quality. I believe the acoustics were great too! i heard everything loud and clear. Last but not least, the location was welcoming and lush with green, i almost was lost in my own Oasis.
The show itself was full of surprises! I went to see a musical artist perform, I got to enjoy 3 different forms of women with Fire in their Soul! What a big plus! I walked in during a skit performed by Las Ramonas. Grooved to la senorita Bastida! Laughed out Loud to Kristina Wong, was empowered/warmed by Wanda Coleman, all the while guided through the evening by a humble, sweet, MC: Wendy Carrillo...she even sang a little for us too! There is so much more to say! but i need to control the yapping...believe me there is a lot of good to say about this evening and the FORD~
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Description
This fourth annual Angelino cross-cultural celebration extravaganza benefits Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural, L.A.'s landmark venue for Mexican and Chicano literary arts and culture. The benefit includes a powerhouse lineup of female performers, including Perla Batalla, a Grammy-nominated vocalist/composer known for her work with Leonard Cohen; Ceci Bastida, singer/songwriter and former vocalist and keyboardist for Tijuana No! and Julieta Venegas; Wanda Coleman, National Book Award finalist and poet; Kristina Wong, noted performance artist; and emerging East LA sketch comedy troupe Las Ramonas. Tia Chucha's resident Aztec/Mexica dance group Temachtia Quetzalcoatl opens the evening with a ceremonial blessing.
Guests are invited to bring their own picnic basket with food, wine, or other refreshments to enjoy at the Ford's lush and relaxing Edison Plaza before the concert.
Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural is a non-profit cultural arts and learning center based in the heart of Sylmar in the Northeast San Fernando Valley. Tia Chucha's offers free and low-cost workshops and events for the entire community continuously throughout the year, and also operates the region's only full-service bookstore, as well as Tia Chucha Press, a nationally regarded small poetry press with over 50 books published. Tia Chucha's also presents the annual Celebrating Words Festival every June, the only literacy-focused festival in the San Fernando Valley. Your ticket purchase directly supports Tia Chucha's ongoing programming.