Archive for September 8, 2011

Quinceañeras: Redefine Rite of Passage Celebrations Paying a High Tab.

www.bilingualweekly.com (bwnews) SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CA – Obdulia Chavez, owner of Stockton’s based Vanessa’s Decoration takes detailed information to ensure that she makes dreams to a reality. For over 8-years Chavez has fined tuned her specialty in understanding her clients — 15-year-old teens who dream of having their Quinceñera parties (Tradicional Latino 15th Birthday parties similar to a Sweet Sixteen), “Every year the demand for more specialized themes challenges the industry,” explained Chavez. Continue reading »

Whiffenpoofs, Yale’s Singing Group to Perform at UC Merced

The Whiffenpoofs, a 103-year-old a cappella group from Yale University, 
will kick off the 2011-12 season of Arts UC Merced Presents

MERCED, Calif. — The Whiffenpoofs, Yale University’s world-famous a cappella singing group, will make history when it performs this fall at the University of California, Merced. It will be the group’s first visit to the San Joaquin Valley, and their first performance at any UC campus. Continue reading »