Brazilian Day San Diego Trip

Post-event update:  The event was a huge success.   We were featured in this San Diego article…

Funkquarians will be once again heading out on a road trip.  This time to Brazilian Day in San Diego and they’ll be performing along with SupremeQueen Carmen at the Latin Explosion Stage at the street fair and parade.  Here’s a link to the event web  site, and here is the breakdown for the weekend:

Brazilian Day San Diego

SCHEDULE

Thursday: Sept 9th
8:30pm – 1am
Brazil Night – Pagode, Forro, Samba Show
Where: Tango del Rey
3567 Del Rey Street, San Diego, CA 92109

Friday: Sept 10th
7:00pm- 10:00 pm
(Registration 6:00pm-7:00pm)
One Capoeira Workshop, One Dance Workshop taught by Contra Mestre Manchinha, Roda & Samba de Roda
Where: Fitness West Gym, 1880 Garnet Ave., San Diego, CA 92109

Friday: Sept 10th
10:30 pm-2:00 am
Live Samba and Pagode with Confraria Samba Group
Where: Brazil By the Bay: 3770 Hancock St. SD, CA 92110
$3 Cover, Casual Dress

Saturday: Sept 11th 9:00am-5:00 pm (Registration 9:00-10am)
TEM QUE TER AXE: CAPOEIRA AND DANCE CONVENTION
Capoeira and Dance Workshops
Where: University of California at San Diego: Main Gym

9:30 Opening and Welcome
10am – 10:45am Jazz Baptiste -Stretching and Samba Basics
10:55 – 11:40am Analin and Miguel –All levels, Samba Pagode for Men and Women
11:50 – 12:35 pm Mestre Mariano –All levels, Afro Brazilian Dance
12:35 – 1:35 pm  LUNCH
1:35 – 2:20pm Jonia McClenney, Performance Samba, samba styling, dance fusion
2:30-3:15pm Theo Aytchan Williams Carmen Carrasco.  SambaFunk! combines Bahia style Bloco Carnaval movements with Funky African American dances expression and Men’s Samba Technique
3:25 – 4:15pm Rafaella Falchi -Dances of Brazil (Rio Carnaval style samba, Samba-Reggae, Axé, Frevo)
4:14 – 5pm Capoeira and Samba De Roda

Saturday  Sept 11, 2010
Night Pre-Carnaval Party 8:00pm-1:00am
“Ja e Carnaval!”
Tango del Rey
3567 Del Rey Street, San Diego, CA 92109

Ja E Carnaval!

Performers (Not in specific order)
1. Sol E Mar and Sambistas featuring singer, Mariano Silva and percussionist, George Palmares, Performers Efraim Silva, Queen of the SambaLa Bateria, Jonia McClenney, King Theo and SupremeQueen Carmen of SambaFunk Oakland/San Francisco!
2. SambaAxe Musicians and dancers of San Fransisco, directed by Rafaella Falchi
3. Supersonic Samba School Bateria and Sambistas
4. Capoeira Mandinga performing Capoeira and Maculele

Sunday: Sept 12th

BRAZILIAN DAY SAN DIEGO STREET FAIR AND PARADE

SupremeQueenCarmen & the Funkquarians are performing #10 on the Latin Explosion stage. …. complete schedule will be provided @ Sunday’s meeting..

Capoeira Street workshop and Street Roda: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Both Stage Performances 12-3pm
Parade 3:00pm-4:00pm
Live Music Main Stage 5-6pm
Salsa DJ 2nd Stage 5-6pm
Where: Garnet Avenue, between Everts and Bayard, Pacific Beach, San Diego

PRICES
Entire Event (Fri-Sun) plus parade t-shirt: $60
Friday only: $25
Saturday (workshops) only: $40
Sunday capoeira workshop, roda, and parade: Just buy the parade t-shirt
T-shirt only: $25
*Anyone can parade with a parade tshirt*

TRANSPORTATION
San Diego’s public transit system is not that great, a car is really necessary to get around here.
Check out www.carrentals.com – they have great rates as low as $11 per day for a 5 passenger vehicle.