The Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center
presents
"El Second Weensdee"
with
Clemencia Zapata
of Conjunto Aztlan
Wednesday August 10, 2005
7:00 PM
This month's Second Weensdee features a powerful duet of women in the music, art and culture scene.
Clemencia Zapata is a well-known ground breaker in several intersecting worlds, including music, cultural arts and activism. Zapata is one of the few women in the conjunto music scene and the fact that she is a percussionist makes her more unique. Currently she plays drums for Conjunto Aztlan, an Austin and San Antonio based conjunto (www.conjuntoaztlan.com). Versatile and equally at home with the caja, drums, bongos, timbales or congas, Zapata is also an exquisite singer with a rich, full-bodied voice drenched with fire and passion.
Also in this Second Weensdee, award-winning photographer Liza Longoria showcases her work as a photojournalist on the U.S.-Mexico border in her inaugural exhibit. The Rio Grande Valley native considers photography her life and enjoys the challenges of the profession. Despite her petite frame, Longoria captures gigantic and powerful images of border life behind her lens. Longoria has amassed nearly a decade of photo journalistic experience working for The McAllen Monitor, The Saratosa (Fla.) Herald and The Brownsville Herald.
a reception follows the presentation
$3.00 admission
225 E. Stenger Street
San Benito, TX 78586
(956) 361-0110
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2 comments:
I went to the NMCAC for this event, my first time there, having just moved to Harlingen from Atlanta. I was very impressed with Liza Longoria's work- tough subjects for such a young woman.
Andi thanks for commenting. I need to go see the show. I have seen a few of her photos when they are printed in the paper. You are the second person I have heard describe her work with such impressed depth that it makes me eager to check it out for myself.
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