Fiesta del Norte, a Connecticut-based mariachi band, will present a free, noontime concert on Thursday, Oct. 12, in the Bulmer Telecommunications Center Auditorium.
Fiesta del Norte performs traditional Mexican folk and popular music while dressed in traditional sombreros and “charro” outfits. The concert will feature four musicians/singers performing Mariachis of Jalisco, Nortenas of Chihuahua and Marimba music of Chiapas with guitar, violin, trumpet, plus the stringed vihuela and guitarron. Stories, cultural insights and song translations enhance the program that builds to a joyous conclusion.
The concert is presented by the Cultural Affairs Program to complement the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) exhibit in the Marvin Library atrium. The exhibit is accessible during regular library hours: 7:45 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 7:45 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.