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3rd Annual

Tucson Madonnari Chalk Art Festival

April 26, 2008
11am-6pm
Joel D. Valdez Main Library/Jácome Plaza.
101 North Stone Avenue
FREE!

The Annual Chalk Art Festival attracts thousands of people to Tucson’s downtown core. Adults and children enjoy watching professional artists and local youth apprentices create renditions of masterpiece Renaissance paintings and contemporary works in chalk, on the smooth bricks of the plaza throughout the day.

STAGE SCHEDULE AND ADDITIONAL ENTERTAINMENT

11AM— Sonoran Bells.
Tucson’s 12-member premiere bell choir opens the festival with haunting and beautiful classical music and original pieces.

12noon— University of Arizona Poetry Center Corrido performers. Mexican folk ballads and poetry from professionals and those new to the form.

1PM— Algeciras.
Music and dances from the strait of Gibraltar region featuring, Kalid El Boujami (Oud player extraordinaire) Sophia Everett (Flamenco dance and percussion), and special guests.

2PM— Plaza Poetry and Art in Reality (A.I.R.) Original poetry from an all-city-wide pool of talented Tucson high school students, presented by the Joel D. Valdez library. Art in Reality djs spin music in between sets, with dancers rounding out the performance. Additional A.I.R. participants present other programmatic highlights featuring music, dance and Brazilian martial arts.

4PM— Orquestra la Unica 10 piece salsa and meringue orchestra featuring special guests: Soulseros Dancers. Big Latin orchestra sound in the plaza, creating a celebratory atmosphere at the end of the day with dancers from all over the city!

The festival will also feature:

  • Jose Benavides: Madonna Art Car display
  • Creative Machines: Digital sound machine garden in the mesquite bosque!
  • Joel D. Valdez library: Free! Books, Books, Books! Open all day!
  • Interactive Chalk Art areas for the entire family
  • Dessert bistro with Italian espresso, gelato and fine pastries
  • Barbeque and Italian delicacies and more!

Madonnari Artist line-up 2008

Gwyneth Scally
Matt Cotten
Ignacio Garcia
Rock Martinez
Patsy Gelb
Gavin Troy
Gonzolo Espinoza
Kevin Johnson=Clamdiggin’
Reuben Urrea Morreno
Nadia Hagen
Scott Gee
Katherine Cudney
To Ree’-Nee’ Wolf
Paul Marchand
Johanna Martinez