An evening Fandango – community dance, is scheduled by Hilos Culturales
for 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, in the Student Union Building on the
³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø campus. Music will be provided by popular
Southwest Musicians, including, William "Billy" Archuleta, guitarist, singer, composer, arranger, and performer, from Des Montes, New Mexico. Tickets may be purchased for $10 at Papers of Distinction and SLV Federal Bank in Alamosa, and Ventero Press in San Luis.
The Fandango engages the entire family in "La Marcha de los Novios" – Wedding March, Valses – waltzes, polcas – polkas and "Baile de la Escoba" – the Broom Dance.
The Fandango is also a culminating celebration of the Annual Hilos Summer Institute held in partnership with Hilos Culturales and ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø. For the fifteenth year, Hilos Culturales will honor recipients of its annual "Premio Hilos Culturales" – Lifetime Achievement Award to folk artists from Colorado and New Mexico who excel in their communities as interpreters of "Música del Pasado" – music of the past. This year’s recipients are Andy J. Manzanares, Los Fuertes, Colo.; Frank McCulloch, Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Jenny Wells Vincent, Taos, New Mexico.
