FESTIVAL BETANCES
JULY 18th-20th, 2014
Plaza Betances, 100 W. Dedham St., South End
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!Enjoy a family friendly weekend at the 2014 Festival Betances, New England’s longest–running Latino cultural celebration. The Festival will have: children and youth activities; a parade; multi-cultural performances; domino tournament; basketball tournament; grease pole competition; traditional cuisine; and arts & crafts. |
Festival Betances Schedule
FRIDAY,
July 18th |
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| 6:00-7:00 PM |
Festival Betances
parade |
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| 7:15-8:00 |
NOCHE DE BOHEMIA Gilberto Rivera |
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| SATURDAY, July 19th |
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| 12:00 PM |
Domino Tournament |
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| 2:00-2:15 |
Lengua de Mi Barrio |
Colombian Hip Hop –
new artists from Colombia |
| 2:15-3:00 |
Youth Performance |
Selected by IBA Youth |
| 3:00-3:40 |
Mambo Magic |
Salsa Band/resident |
| 3:40-3:55 |
Artist TBD |
TBD |
| 3:55-4:30 |
Mary Hellen y Amigos |
Spanish Hip Hop
& R&B BAND |
| 4:30-4:45 |
South End Dynamites |
Dance/resident (10 mins) |
| 4:45-5:30 |
Manolo Mairena |
Salsa/Timba |
| 5:30-5:45 |
MetaMovements
Latin Dance Co. |
Afro Cuban Dance/Salsa |
| 5:45-6:30 |
Carlos Pichi Castillo
y La Nueva Imagen Band |
Honduran
Merengue/Punta, etc. |
| 6:30-6:45 |
South End Showstopperz |
Dance/Resident |
| 6:45-7:15 |
Haze |
Hip/Hop
Resident performer |
| 7:15-7:30 |
Glamorous Divas |
Dance |
| 7:30-9:00 |
Moncho Rivera |
Salsa |
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| SUNDAY, July 20th |
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| 10:00AM |
Basketball Tournament |
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| 11:00AM |
Domino Tournament
Finals |
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| 1:00-2:00 PM |
Grease Pole
Competition |
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| 2:00-2:45 |
Conjunto Barrio |
Salsa |
| 2:45-3:00 |
Julia De Burgos band |
Julia de Burgos Music
and Poetry |
| 3:00-3:10 |
Danza Organica |
Dance |
| 3:10-3:50 |
Rafy Muriel y Gozarsa |
Homenaje a Willie Colón, Rubén Blades y Héctor Lavoe |
| 3:50-4:00 |
Music By Mike G! |
Music |
| 4:00-4:40 |
Grupo Semillas |
VV Resident Band |
| 4:40-5:00 |
Bomba Sankofa |
Bomba on Dance Stage |
| 5:00-5:40 |
Zaira Pola & band |
Salsa |
| 5:40-5:50 |
Mambo Revelation |
Dance |
| 5:50-6:30 |
Lydia Perez
& Yoruba 2 |
Bomba Band |
| 6:30-6:45 |
Presentation of
Tournament Awards,
raffles, etc. |
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| 6:45-8:00 |
Hector Tricoche |
Salsa |
