Public Service Announcement: Viva los Mariachis!

San Diego and Tijuana Friends - I'm very excited to play a small part in Mariachi Week, the culmination of months of hard work by volunteers and the San Diego Opera.

This week you have opportunities to see free mariachi performances by groups from the world's largest student mariachi program—I'll be at Seaport Village on Wednesday and the Museum of Art on Thursday—and if you are interested there are still limited tickets available to Cruzar la Cara de la Luna, the West Coast Premiere of the world's first mariachi opera. Details are available on the SD Opera website below. I really encourage you to take advantage of this unique event and support these awesome students!

ENCOURAGE OUR STUDENTS-

ATTEND A FREE MARIACHI WEEK PERFORMANCE

If you have tickets to Cruzar la Cara de la Luna, we highly recommend you arrive at least one hour prior to the performance to enjoy one of these great student groups. If you don't have tickets yet, click here to buy your Cruzar la Cara de la Luna tickets!

As a music lover, you can have a huge impact on our next generation of musicians, simply by attending a FREE performance by one of our local high school or college mariachi groups this week during “Mariachi Week”. For full schedule, clickhere!

• Mariachi Chula Vista on Tuesday, March 12 at 5:45pm at the Otay Ranch Town Center
• Free Mariachi Celebration at National University  Spectrum Academic Center on Tuesday, March 12 at 5:30-7:30pm
• Montgomery High Aztecas on Wednesday, March 13 at 5:15pm at Seaport Village
• Bonita Vista High Mariachi on Wednesday, March 13 at 5:00pm at the Westfield Plaza Bonita Mall
• Mariachi Night at the Museums on Thursday, March 14 at 4:00-6:00pm. 
• Here’s your chance to enjoy a private after-hours visit to view masterpieces - with live mariachi! The museums will stay open until 6pm and each will feature a different mariachi group and a special art exhibit related to Mariachi, Music or Mexico. Tickets are $2 at the door (free at the Timken and Museum of Man). 

These talented students are not only excellent musicians, they’re wonderful performers who’ll put on an entertaining show– guaranteed. And mariachi music is fabulous –alive and joyful with a depth and passion that echoes opera. Real mariachi goes as much beyond the music you hear in your local restaurant just as opera goes beyond “O Solo Mio” – see a performance and you’ll understand!

If you can’t make it out during the week, come down to the San Diego Civic Plaza on March 16, where our region’s top mariachi groups will give free performances from 12:30 to 6:30pm.

PS - Happy Birthday Mom!! Love you!! (Imagine that all the region's mariachis are dedicating "Las Mananitas" to you at this very moment :)