[StBernard] ISLENO FIESTA 2011 TO BE HELD MARCH 19TH AND 20TH

[Westley Annis]

ISLENO FIESTA 2011 TO BE HELD MARCH 19TH AND 20TH

 

Los Islenos Heritage and Cultural Society will celebrate its 35th annual
Isleno Festival March 19 to 20 on the grounds of Los Islenos Museum Complex,
1345-1357 Bayou Road in St. Bernard Village. The Isleno Historic Village,
situated in the rear of Los Islenos Museum, will be the setting for an
expanded series of living history demonstrations, featuring folk crafts,
historic vernacular lifestyles and the cultural identity of the Isleno
descendants' community in St. Bernard Parish.

 

La Parranda de Teror, a highly recognized folkloric group from the city of
Teror in Gran Canaria, will perform March 19th and 20th during Fiesta 2011.

 

Los Islenos Historic Village consists of seven structures. The Coconut
Island Barroom, Estopinal House and Kitchen, Esteves House and
Cresap-Caserta are historic structures which were re-located to the museum
complex by Los Islenos Society. Each building and the surrounding grounds
will be utilized for displays which will include farming, alligator hunting,
trapping, boat building, trawl making, basket weaving, Teneriffe lace making
and quilting. The Isleno Center will be the site of presentations
interpreting the Isleno cultural identity including folk remedies,
traditional Isleno cuisine, historic farming and the Battle of New Orleans.

 

La Parranda de Teror is a well known folkloric group consisting of more than
30 musicians and vocalists. The group emulates the style of Los Sabandenos
from Tenerife. La Parranda is currently celebrating its 21st year and has
performed in prestigious folk music festivals throughout the mainland of
Spain and Western Europe. Their repertoire of music ranges from the very
traditional isas, folias, polkas and mazurkas of the Canaries to New Orleans
Jazz.

 

Parish President Craig Taffaro and Isleno Society President Dot Benge will
open Fiesta 2011 Saturday, March 19 at noon. Saturday's entertainment will
include Fredy Omar Con su Banda, La Parranda de Teror and Way Down South. 

 

The Chalmette High School Jazz Ensemble, La Parranda de Teror and the Top
Cats will perform Sunday, March 20. 

For additional information, please contact Isleno Society President Dot
Benge (504) 554-8412, Fiesta Chairman Hugh Pentney (504) 251-2040, Ryan
Fink, publicity coordinator, Los Islenos Society (504) 650-1010,
rfink at sbpg.net or Karen Turni Bazile, Assistant to the St. Bernard Parish
President for Public Information at kbazile at sbpg.net, (504) 278-4227 or
(504) 874-0980.

 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

 

MARCH 19, 2011

 

12 NOON-        OPENING CEREMONY

SENIOR HERITAGE PROGRAM

1-3 PM-            FREDY OMAR CON SU BANDA

3-4 PM-            LA PARRANDA de TEROR

4-8 PM-            WAY DOWN SOUTH

 

MARCH 20TH

 

12-1:30 PM-      CHALMETTE HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND

1:30-2:30 PM-   JUNIOR.HERITAGE PROGRAM

2:30-4 PM-        LA PARRANDA de TEROR

4-8PM-             TOP CATS

 

 

LIVING HISTORY DEMONSTRATIONS

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

 

   PABLO & MARIA SKIT

   ESTEVES HOUSE -STARRING DOT BENGE & BERTIN ESTEVES, JR

   TIMES: 1:15 & 3:15

 

LOS ISLENOS MUSEUM

BARTHOLOME MOLERO AND MARIA QUINTANA SKIT

STARRING RYAN GREGOIRE & MEGAN ALFONSO

DOCENT TOURS

12:30-1:30-2:30-3:30

 

ESTOPINAL HOUSE

DOCENT TOURS

12:30-1:30-2:30-3:30

 

ESTEVES HOUSE

DOCENT TOURS

12:30-1:30-2:30- 3:30

 

LADIES DAY PRESENTATIONS- DEMONSTRATIONS- MARCH 19TH

1:00               TENERIFFE LACE

JOAN PHILLIPS & DORIS SERIGNE

2:00               "LOST SECRETS OF THE ISLENOS"

REMEDIES-CURES & SUPERSTITIONS

FEATURING CELIE ROBIN

3:00               COOKING & TASTING DEMONSTRATION

                     SPANISH SOUP "CALDO"

                     CINDA RODRIGUEZ MELERINE

                     

MENS DAY PRESENTATIONS-MARCH 20TH

1:00               THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS

                     DAVID SMITH

2:00               FARMING IN THE VILLAGE

JERRY ESTOPINAL

3:00               LA PARRANDA de TEROR- MEET & GREET 

   MUSICIANS- CDs FOR SALE