Fandango sin Fronteras performance at Ethos this Friday!
April 27, 2010
On Friday, April 30th, Ethos Music Center will present a special performance celebrating the lively tradition of Son Jarocho music and dance with Fandango sin Fronteras and special guest Laura Rebolloso from Veracruz, Mexico.
Son Jarocho is a traditional music style of Veracruz, Mexico. The most famous song of this style is “La Bamba.” Instruments featured in this style of music are the tarima (a platform that musicians dance on to create percussive beats), the jarana (a small guitar), cajón (a small drum), quijada (jawbone), and many more.
For listening samples of guest artist Laura Rebolloso, visit http://www.myspace.com/sondemadera
The performance will start at 6:00 pm and is free to Ethos students and their families and friends.
Paul deLay Benefit Concert for Ethos – Sunday, April 25th at the Aladdin Theater!
April 24, 2010
Sunday (April 25th) is Ethos’ biggest scholarship fundraiser of the year at the Aladdin Theater! Listen to some great Blues performances including Watermelon Slim while remembering the great Paul deLay. Get your tickets online here.
Thanks for your support!
BikePortland.org highlights two of Ethos’ bike-powered partners for IFCC proposal!
April 23, 2010
Ethos teams up with bike-related projects for Interstate Firehouse proposal http://bit.ly/aP8t9P
Ethos at IFCC Proposal – News Coverage – #IFCCnext
April 14, 2010
In light of IFCC’s imminent closure, Ethos is proposing to operate the IFCC building as an inspired “arts incubator” that will highlight theatrical performances, visual arts, dance, and music. Please click on the links below to read some of the very positive news coverage concerning Ethos’ proposal (more articles are in the works by various news outlets and will be published soon).
http://portlandobserver.com/?p=1603
http://portlandsentinel.com/node/6089
http://portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=127101951044615800
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/04/ethos_music_center_interested.html
As always, if you would like to help with the effort or partner with Ethos on this proposal, please email charles (at) ethos.org!
News Release: Ethos at IFCC “Arts Incubator” Proposal
April 10, 2010
Please click here to read more about Ethos’ proposal to operate the IFCC building as an “arts incubator.” Ethos’ exciting new proposal will reinvigorate the IFCC building with multicultural arts programming while helping to empower up and coming artists and nonprofit organizations with the resources they need to further their own careers.
If you would like to help, please send an email to charles@ethos.org. Thanks in advance!
A PDF of the news release is located here: http://ethos.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Ethos-at-IFCC-News-Release.pdf
Please right click and “save as” if you are having trouble viewing it directly in your browser.
Paul deLay Scholarship Benefit Concert for Ethos — featuring the Charlie Musselwhite Band!
April 6, 2010
The Paul deLay Scholarship Benefit Concert!
Paul DeLay supporting Ethos Music Center
Get ready for Ethos’ biggest scholarship fundraiser of the year! On April 25, 2010, the Aladdin Theater will host the third annual Paul deLay Scholarship Benefit Concert featuring the Charlie Musselwhite Band. Doors open at 5:30pm. All of the proceeds from the concert will go towards a scholarship established in Paul’s name at Ethos Music Center. To date, this fund has raised enough funds to help hundreds of low income students take both group and private music classes at Ethos.
Tickets are limited, so buy your tickets in advance and find out more about this important event here. If you would like, you can also make a donation to the scholarship fund at anytime on Ethos’ web site here.
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