Name: Festival Opening With Mother Earth Concert Featuring La Santa Cecilia
Start: 2014-09-11T19:00:00-0600
End: 2014-09-11T22:00:00-0600

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Festival Opening With Mother Earth Concert Featuring La Santa Cecilia

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Festival Opening with Mother Earth Concert at Macky Concert Hall
Featuring La Santa Cecilia, 2013 Grammy Award Winner/ Thinking Outside the Border/The Band with a message. And honoring Dolores Huerta (Presidential Medal of Honor) with Festival's 1st Nuestra Madre Award. Special Appearances by Denver Sound bands Tarantella and Elin Palmer + Band

Opening act by Earthguardians Xiuhtezcatl, Itzcuauhtli and Isa. performing two songs: Indigenous Roots and Be the Change.

Moderators

Midy Aponte

President, Sánchez Ricardo

Most recognized for her community influencer and leadership abilities, Midy Aponte is an accomplished communications strategist intent on delivering meaningful results that connect all types of audiences: corporate representatives, political thought-leaders, community advocates and... Read More →

Mary Young

Boulder City Council

Speakers

Dolores Huerta

Dolores Clara Fernandez Huerta is a labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the National Farmworkers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers (UFW). Huerta has received numerous awards for her community service and advocacy for workers', immigr... Read More →

Artists

Elin Palmer + Band

Isa

Itzcuauhtli

La Santa Cecilia

La Santa Cecilia is a Mexican-American band based in Los Angeles, California who play a blend of many forms of music, including cumbia, bossa nova, andboleros. The name La Santa Cecilia is based upon the patron saint of musicians, Saint Cecilia. For their full-length studio album, Treinta Días, the group won a Grammy for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album in 2014... Read More →