Festival of the Arts 2008

10:15-11:00 am    Mexico's B.F. Tapatios
11:15-12:00 pm    Mexico's Mariachi Juvenil de San Diego
12:15-1:00 pm     Mexico's Mariachi Juvenil de San Diego
1:15-2:00 pm      Ecuador's Viento Libre
2:15-3:00 pm      Brazil's Angela Patua
3:15-4:00 pm      Puerto Rico's Areito Borincano
4:15-5:00 pm      Spain's Flamenco Olivar
5:15-6:00 pm      Mexico's Rayos Norteno

In between each performance, a dance ensemble from The Studio at North Park will be featured on this stage.

Beats & Eats Stage - Illinois Street & University Avenue

10:00-10:45 am
10:45-11:00 am
11:00-11:15 am
11:15-11:35 am
11:35-12:00 pm
12:00-12:45 pm
12:45-1:00 pm
1:00-1:45 pm
1:45-2:00 pm
2:00-2:15 pm
2:15-2:45 pm
2:45-3:00 pm
3:00-3:20 pm
3:20-3:45 pm
3:45-4:00 pm
4:00-4:15 pm
4:15-5:00 pm
5:00-5:15 pm
5:15-6:00 pm
The Lerman Project - Classical Jazz/Soul
David Bolduc - Variety
Arthur DeLeon - Period Performance Art
Maggie DeRosa - Poetry
Bonnie Barnes - Classical Vocalist
Hot Monkey Love - Relaxing
Alex Bosworth - Stories for the Insane
Blues Wizard & Masters of Humility - Blues Rock/Jazz Fusion
Chris Vanoy - Poetry
Billy Leonard - Folk Music
The Elephant Project - funk, punk, rock & roll
Rose Pabon - Easy Blues/Rock
Jane Baek -Inspirational
Valerie & Veronica Marquez - Classical/Blues, Prodigy Cellist
Julio Acosta - Signing/Deaf Performance
John Emmons - Poetry/Acoustic
Sounds Good Entertainment - Hip Hop/Old School/Mash-ups
Generik - Amazing Beatbox
Chubby Goodman & the Tad Bit Fats - Hip Hop, Beats, Poetry

Dance Stage - 32nd Street & University Avenue

The North Park Festival of the Arts Dance Stage 2008 will present performances by 27 different dance ensembles with over 300 dancers from all over San Diego. Among them are Vernetta's Dance Studio, Ballet Folklorico Jaliscience, Culture Shock, Stage 7, TranscenDANCE, Arieto Borincano, San Diego Ballet Junior Company, Flamenco Olivar, Eveoke, TangoCentric, King-Chavez Arts Academy, and many, many more.

10:00 a.m.

Kana

10:15 a.m.

Elevate Teen Dance Troupe

10:30 a.m.

Kearny High School Dance Team

10:45 a.m.

Creative Dance Theater

11:00 a.m.

Vernetta's Dance Studio

11:45 a.m.

Eveoke Dance Theater

12:00 a.m.

City Ballet II

12:15 a.m.

Transcendance Performance Company

12:30 p.m.

SDSU University Dance Company

12:45 p.m.

Guaperias

1:00 p.m.

San Diego Ballet Jr. Company

1:15 p.m.

King Chavez Arts Academy

1:30 p.m.

Coronado Dance Company

1:45 p.m.

A Time to Dance

2:00 p.m.

Rock Steady Hip Hop Ministry

2:15 p.m.

Stage 7

2:30 p.m.

Axxuin Dance Collective

2:45 p.m.

GTP Dance Team - Bonita Vista High

3:00 p.m.

Culture Shock

3:15 p.m.

Future Shock

3:30 p.m.

Ballet Folklorico En Aztlan

3:45 p.m.

Sohaila's Shining Stars

4:00 p.m.

4:15 p.m.

The Studio at North Park

4:30 p.m.

TangoCentric

4:45 p.m.

Ballet Folklorico Jalisciense

5:00 p.m.

Danzaye Dance Studio

5:15 p.m.

Flamenco Olivar

North Park, San Diego, CA – It’s an artistic cultural experience for the whole family, the 11th Annual North Park Festival of the Arts. Taking place on, Sunday, May 18^th, 2008 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, this FREE neighborhood event is an explosion of arts, culture and entertainment that takes place in downtown North Park, along University Avenue between 30^th and 32^nd Street. Your day will have something for everyone including breathtaking art, live entertainment, scrumptious food, and all types of entertainment.

Previous year’s attendance topped over 35,000, drawing San Diegans from all over the county to North Park. With all this festival has to offer, this year’s event should draw even more.

Come and enjoy The Artists’ Village. This interactive community of artisans will showcase artists who will be creating and displaying their work and allowing visitors to observe the creation of fine art. Be sure to stop by the juried artists’ area where local artists will display and sell their work, and compete for awards. This area will also feature the applicants and honor the winner of this year’s Festival of the Arts poster contest.

In addition to the amazing works of art, you can also stroll more than 150 specialty booths while enjoying a wide variety of international cuisine, or sit and relax at the food court, where the Beats & Eats Stage showcases an eclectic array of funky fabulous acoustic musicians, singers, poets, storytellers, beat-boxers and more.

Kids of all ages will be enchanted at the Pet Zone where they can “Ask a Trainer”, learn about adoption, and more from the San Diego Humane Society. You can also let them try their hands at a masterpiece of their own at the Kid’s Art Beat, where the little ones can join in on fun and interactive, educational and multicultural art activities. This year the festival welcomes the return of The Art Miles Mural Project, and the Sophia Isadora Academy of Circus Arts. Also featured will be the San Diego Junior Theater, Teen Theater, and more!

A festival in San Diego just isn’t complete without great live entertainment and the North Park Festival of the Arts is no different. You can dance, sing or just enjoy four stages of live entertainment featuring some of San Diego’s hottest live bands and exciting dance troupes.

Proceeds for this day-long event will benefit North Park Main Street, a non-profit organization committed to the revitalization of the North Park Business Improvement District. North Park Main Street is dedicated to the revitalization of the North Park neighborhood in San Diego through the Main Street Four Point Approach; design, economic restructuring, organization and promotion. North Park Main Street embarks on many ambitious and worthy endeavors, all aimed at bringing new life and a lasting vitality to North Park. Volunteer positions are available. Contact North Park Main Street by calling 619-294-2501 for more information.

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Many Thanks to Our Sponsors & Media Partners!

The North Park Festival of the Arts is produced by
North Park Main Street with support from The City of San Diego’s
Commission for Arts and Culture and the County of San Diego.