| A PROJECT OF THE SHERMAN HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CENTER & THE FARMERS MARKET TENANT ASSOCIATION |
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The SHCC has begun it's weekly open-air market called the Barrio Marketplace in the Sherman Heights Historic District.
The open-air market takes place every Saturday from 9:30am to 2:00pm on Island Avenue (Between 22nd and 24th Street).
The Barrio Marketplace (BM) creates the opportunity for community economic development and cultural exchange.
It also provides a venue for the sale of fresh, affordable and culturally appropriate food as well as retail products.
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2258 Island Ave.
San Diego, CA, 92102
619-232-5181x224 |
| BM IS ON FACEBOOK |
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Latin Music Festival Summer Series 2009
Presented by the Barrio Marketplace &
the Sherman Heights Community Center
POSOLE, TOSTADAS, TAMALES, ELOTES, TACOS, AGUAS FRESCAS ON THE MENU THIS SAT!!!!
The Festival Concert Series Continues this Saturday at
the Barrio Marketplace & Certiļ¬ed Farmers Market
in Celebration of Latino Heritage Month!
Market Opens at 9:30am. Performances Begin at
11am on the Community Stage.
Performance Line-up for:
September 26th - Resource Day
11am | Ballet Folklorico Tapatio de San Diego
11:20am | Danza Azteca de Sherman Heights
12pm | Chunky y Los Alacranes
1pm | Pachuco Jose
Performers may change without notice,
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 Featured Performer: Chunky Y Los Alacranes Ramon "Chunky" Sanchez was born to Mexican immigrant parents in the desert town of Blythe, California. He grew up nourished by the Mexican corridors (ballads) his mother sang to him while she strummed her guitar. As a teen he joined the farm worker struggle and walked picket lines for Cesar Chavez and his United Farm Workers Union. In 1969 he was recruited along with other farm worker youths to attend San Diego State University. There he would develop his talents as a musician and culture worker. For the next 35 years Chunky Sanchez would become the unofficial bard of San Diego's Chicano community. He and his band, Los Alacranes, shunned mainline commercial venues, opting instead to perform at street fairs, rallies, fundraisers and family celebrations. Sanchez has written songs about social struggles such as Rising Souls ("You gotta educate, not incarcerate.") Chicano Park, and humorous pieces such as "Chorizo Sandwich." Ramon "Chunky" Sanchez is also an elder in his community and an expert on gang prevention and community organization.
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