Ventana Fiesta 2013

Fiesta at the Beach

Saturday, 16 March 2013

Now in its seventh year the Ventana Fiesta promises another colourful burst of Latin American, Portuguese and Spanish cultures stretching over part of February and March.

Details about the
2012 Fiesta

Download the 2012 Ventana Fiesta Program

All events are free except The Tango performance which is ticketed.

Ventana Film Festival
7 films over a day and a half!
The latest world movies.
Frankston Arts Centre's Cube 37
Friday, 2 March, 7:00pm official opening event
Films continue Saturday, 3 March, 12noon-9:00pm.

Ventana Cultura
Frankston Library will host a forum on The Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage of Northern Spain
on Thursday, 22 March. Storytelling times will feature Portuguese and Spanish singing and dance.Dancers
The Library Sunday Concert series will feature a Paraguayan Harp Concert by Alfirio Cristaldo and the Latin Band Madre Monte.

Ventana Arte at Frankston Arts Centre
Exhibiting Nanduti textiles from Paraguay, paper craft from El Salvador, "Dialogo de Pinceles" by Ambara Bratawitjaja Chile and Indonesia, "Spaces of Memory" by Maria Pena from Colombia, "A Pilgrims Journey" Photography exhibition by Martin Thurnheer and
"Trip-t(l)ics" a multilingual digital art exhibition by Spanish poet Ruth Sancho.

School guided tours available for primary, secondary, VCE and tertiary groups include art workshops and educational kits.

Ventana Fiesta
The much loved intercultural boutique event is on
Saturday, 17 March starting at the beach and parading
toMusicians the heart of Frankston's city centre, with music,
dance, food, fair trade arts and crafts. Bring a hat, your dancing and soccer shoes!

The Tango
The world's most passionate art form - featuring the fervent and magical music of Joalta and renowned tango dance aficionados - at the Frankston Arts Centre, Friday, 16 March, 8:00pm. Tickets $26 for under 26 years and $36 adults. Bookings: 9784 1060 or Frankston Arts Centre website.

 

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