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As we begin 2012, Bilingual Weekly’s newsroom extracted the top 10 most read stories during the last 352 days. Please note that the top 10 stories were not selected by the Bilingual Weekly’s staff, our team ran the www.bilingualweekly.com English website’s analytics’ report which evaluates the hits received daily and it ranked each story from the highest number of hits to the lowest ranking in local news coverage. The following stories are briefs of the top 10 stories you, our readers clicked on.
MODESTO, CA – (November 28, 2011) – Soul and R&B singer and musician Aaron Neville will appear at the Gallo Center for the Arts for a Christmas performance on Tuesday, December 20 at 7:00 PM. Neville is known for his 1966 hit single “Tell It Like It Is,” and his collaborated duets with Linda Ronstadt; “Don’t Know Much,” “All My Life,” and “When Something is Wrong with My Baby.”
Tickets for this performance range from $15 19 to $45. A 15% discount is available for groups of 15 or more. For tickets or more information, visit www.galloarts.org or call (209) 338-2100.
Neville has released over 20 singles; including three #1 hits on the Adult Contemporary format and a fourth on the R&B format. His versatile sound and duet work with other outstanding artists have led to 12 Grammy nominations, 3 Grammy awards, one Dove nomination, and one Academy of Country music nomination.
For Aaron Neville, there is an equally intimate connection between his music and the faith that has sustained him for his entire life. Through challenge and tragedy, he’s managed to thrive, protecting both his heart and his voice. Ask him how and he says simply this: “He who sings once, prays twice.”
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Information Provided by The Gallo Center
Sarah Lippincott, BFA
K-12 classrooms are often in the center of a debate on trimming the budget through cutting the arts. Should we keep art classes, teachers, and the supplies that tag along with it? Could the funding better serve the students and community through Math, Science, English and other topics of interest?
ith more than 7,500 square feet, the location, “offers further growth in potential partnerships, fundraising events, dance classes, exhibits, education and a coffee shop,” envisioned Gracie Madrid Treasurer of the Center.
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(bw) STOCKTON,C A — Reflecting in a Mirror at the Mexican heritage Center’s dance hall, Angelique Grijabla- a dance instructor for children, practices her dance moves. It is both a look into the future for the Mexican Heritage Center and a figurative look into the past. Continue reading
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
University of the Pacific President Pamela A. Eibeck announced the appointment of Simon B. Rowe, DMA, as the next director of the Brubeck Institute. An established jazz pianist, Rowe is currently associate professor of music at Minnesota State University Moorhead, where he leads the Music Industry Program, teaches on the jazz studies faculty, and leads the Simon Rowe Trio. He will begin at the Brubeck Institute on September 20. Continue reading
STOCKTON , CA— Drive west bound on Stockton’s Alpine Avenue; and you may come across a new mural adorning the east wall of TOCUMBO — a Latino ice cream shop.
Stockton, CA -Thursday, Sept. 29th, at the University Plaza Waterfront Hotel (formerly called the Lexington) the Stockton Arts Commission will dedicate a night to honoring some of Stockton’s leading artists, art patrons and volunteers in the annual Arts Awards Celebration. Continue reading
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STOCKTON, CA – La Galería de Arte TideWater planea en girar exposiciones de arte dentro del Edificio de Administración del Condado ubicado en el Céntro de Stockton, CA. De acuerdo a el Artista y Afiliado del Directorio Denny Ah-Tye las exhibiciones en el Edificio de Administración del Condado durarán durante el verano como parte de los Artwalks (Paseos de Arte) y el espera, “exhibir a largo plazo en el edificio de condado”.
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The Tidewater Art Gallery is planning on a rotating art exhibit in the County Administration Building in Downtown Stockton. According to Artist and Board Member Denny Ah-Tye the County Administration exhibits will last through the summer for the Art Walks and hopes “to pursuit exhibiting long term in the county building.” Ah-Tye shared his gratitude as, “they [county staff] are giving us the opportunity during these summer months to display Tidewater artwork.”
Stockton, CA – Seventeen artists and arts groups will receive grants totaling $50,000 from the Stockton Arts Commission for 2011-12. The checks will be handed out at a City Council
meeting in July.
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Sunday, May 22 at 3:00 PM the Bob Hope Theatre will host Corazón de México (Heart of Mexico) by dance company Compañia Mazatlán Bellas Artes(CMBA) under the direction of Steven Valencia.
Sacramento, CA - Carved Copal wood, papier-mache creatures and hand- woven textiles from the southern State of Oaxaca, Mexico are exhibited as, “Oaxaca: Textiles and Alebrijes,” will grace the walls and halls of La Raza Galería Posada with an exhibition in midtown Sacramento — beginning April 9 and concluding May 14, 2011. Continue reading

"The First Beautiful Thing"
STOCKTON, CA – The Red ribbon was cut at the 4th International Film Festival Kick off at Stockton, CA Empire Theater. Continue reading
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