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FRANKSTON
VENTANA FIESTA
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Saturday 2 March2-10pmFrankston Arts CentreVentanaFrankston.com.au
• Carnival Parade• Bar Español• Live Music
& Dance• Visual Arts
• Market Stalls & Food Trucks
• Food Demos• Workshops• Kids’ Activities
VENTANA FIESTAA Festival of Latin Cultures Saturday 2 March 2019
Ventana Carnaval & Grand Opening 2-10pm, Frankston Arts Centre Free, no bookings required
• Street Food & Market Stalls• Bar Español
• Live Music & Dance• Art Exhibitions
Special Highlights
• Carnaval Parade leaving Frankston’s new Train Station at 2pm.
• Exhibition Opening and Welcome Concert from 6pm with Kutcha Edwards and Daniel Jauregui
• New experiential Australian work The 7 Beads of My Indigenous Necklace
• Mexican Wrestling Fiesta with Mariachis and dancing Señoritas
• Stay to salsa, cumbia and tango until late and don’t miss The New Monos
This is a unique cultural event for the entire family, not to be missed!
VentanaFrankston.com.au
FRANKSTON
Music Mission Songs Project with special guest Inka Marka
Fri 22 Mar, 7.30pm Frankston Arts Centre
Searching for the family songs that were sung around the kitchen table, Jessie Lloyd explores the day to day life on the missions, settlements and reserves through music that shed light into the history of Australian Indigenous elders, families and communities. Mission Songs will perform with one of Australasia’s best known and respected World Music folk groups Inka Marka, performing sections of the Misa Criolla.
Tickets: $27 - $59
Bookings: 9784 1060 or VentanaFrankston.com.au
Sunday Concerts – Indigenous Fusions @ Frankston Library
Sun 3 Mar, 1.30-3pm Spain – Philippines by Bernardo Soler
Sun 17 Mar, 1.30-3pm Latin America – Jazz by Transatlántico
Free, no bookings required
Afro-Cuban CelebrationsAfro-Cuban Beach Ceremony
Sat 16 Mar, 4– 4.30pm Frankston Foreshore, next to the Life Saving Club.
Experience a traditional Santeria Cuban Beach Ceremony lead by visiting Afro -Cuban spiritual leader Alexis Garcia, to celebrate the beauty of the environment through ritualistic chanting.
Free, no bookings required
Afro-Cuban Dance Workshop
Sat 16 Mar, 5–6.30pm Cube 37
Join in this traditional Cuban dance workshop led by masters Christina Moneron and Adrian Medina and immerse yourself in the infectious beat and rhythms of powerful drummers.
$15 per person
No experience necessary
Bookings: 9784 1060 or VentanaFrankston.com.au
Workshops & StorytimesSouthern Cross Salsa Workshops
Every Wed from 30 Jan to 3 Apr, 7.15pm – 10pm Uniting Church Hall, 16 – 18 High Street, Frankston
$15 per evening per person
Bookings: Esther Morison: 0405 823 451 Southern Cross Salsa
Dancing and Craft Workshops for the Ventana Parade
Thu 14 & 21 Feb, 10.15am – 12.15pm Frankston North Community Centre
Free, bookings recommended: 9784 1895
Murga Carnival Workshops for the Ventana Parade
Every Thu from 7 to 28 Feb, 6.30 – 8pm Cube 37, Frankston Arts Centre
Fun-filled workshops including singing, dancing and prop making for the Fiesta parade.
Every Fri from 15 Feb - 1 Mar, 6:30 - 8pm - Parade drumming only
All levels and ages welcome!
$15 per evening per person, or $30 per family.
Bookings: 9784 1060 or VentanaFrankston.com.au
Free Preschool Bilingual Storytelling celebrating Diversity Week
English – Italian English – Spanish English – Portuguese
Tue 19 Mar Thu 21 Mar Fri 22 Mar
Seaford Library Frankston Library Carrum Downs Library
9.30–10am 10.30–11am 10.30–11am
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Film Festival Fri 29 Mar Cube 37, Frankston Arts Centre
Enjoy the best of Latin American films exploring Indigenous stories
Free, bookings required 9784 1060
Morning Program: 11am Guarani
Argentinian – Paraguayan film by Luis Zorraquin Guarani and Spanish language with English subtitles
Part roadtrip movie and part coming-of-age drama, the film portrays two generations of Paraguayans whose views of the world seem centuries apart. The long journey will make Atilio and Lara understand the real meaning of traditions and family bonds.
Evening Program: 6pm 6:00pm Welcome & refreshments 6:30pm I am Ashe 6:45pm Embrace of the Serpent 9:00pm Ixcanul
I am Ashé / Australian - Cuban / by Adrian Hearn A short film exploring the Afro-Cuban spiritual practice and it’s growing global influence.
Embrace of the Serpent / Colombian / by Ciro Guerra With English subtitles A multi award-winning, breathtaking cinematic odyssey through the Amazon.
Ixcanul / Guatemalan / by Jayro Bustamante With English subtitles On the slopes of an active volcano in Guatemala, a marriage is arranged for 17-year-old Maria by her Kaqchikel parents and traditions and modern life are set to erupt.
Movies sponsored by Melbourne Filmoteca, Palace Cinemas, Embassy of Argentina and Melbourne University.
Arte Exhibitions Explore a range of exhibitions throughout the Frankston Arts Centre & Cube 37 that present indigenous cultures from the Americas and Australia.
2 March – 13 April Official Opening Sat 2 Mar, 6pm
Lagunas Photography by Osvaldo Civetta
Our Mexican and Australian art and culture blend
by Ulises Resendiz and Jose Octavio Ortiz
I Am Ashé Directed by Adrian Hearn
7 Beads of my Indigenous Necklace
by Daniel Jauregui, Kutcha Edwards, Kathleen Gonzalez, Fabian Cordero and Fernando Itzcoatl.
The Identity of Mexican Wrestling Curated by Victor Diaz
Salvadorian Art –Árbol de Dios inspired by Fernando Llort
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From Cuba with Love by Lionel Espinoza
My Party Your Party by Alejandra Álvarez de Di Marco
Soft Hands by Patricia Pino
Guided tours and school visits by appointment only: 9784 1060
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