Aireene Espiritu: ACE/Asian Festival Fundraiser

We’re getting an early start on promoting our ACE / Asian Festival Fundraiser, featuring musician and vocalist Aireene Espiritu and the Itch, March 24, 2018, at the Filipino Community Center, on Calle Cebu St., Salinas, 2 to 5 pm. Check out the poster below for ticketing information. Your purchase of tickets will help support ACE and the Asian Festival programs to promote the history and culture of Salinas Chinatown, and eventually to renovate the Republic Cafe as a museum and cultural center. In the process, you will  enjoy some amazing roots, folk, and blues.

A wonderful musician in her own right, Aireene Espiritu also plays and records with some of the most talented roots and blues musicians in the Bay Area, including Jim Pugh (Little Village Foundation), Christoffer “Kid” Andersen (Greaseland Studios), Brian Judd (Hot Club of SF), and many more. Mike PZ [Mike Perez] and The Associates will open the show, and we’ll have a stompin’ good time! CDs will be available for sale.  Co-sponsored by the Filipino Community Center of Salinas Valley.

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Lola Jane at the Salinas Asian Festival

If you attend the Salinas Asian Festival events, you know that they take place at the Filipino Community Center, the Confucius Church, Japanese Buddhist Temple, Republic Cafe, and at other venues on Soledad Street. At the Filipino Community Center, you’ll often see the Native Leaf booth, where Jane V. features beautiful Fair Trade woven bags and other items from the Philippines. She recently wrote about her experience at the Salinas Asian Festival. Check out her lengthy blog post on Lola Jane’s World (with great photographs) HERE.

Filipino-Folk-Dancing-Tinikling-keep-the-beat_photo by Jane Varron
Photo from Jane Varron collection.