Giving thanks & a ‘sneak peek’ at TamalFest DC
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Queridos Amig@s,
Happy Thanksgiving! Today we’d like to take time to thank you for your loyal support of Hola Cultura and our mission to uplift the local community by sharing, showcasing and celebrating the many wonderful expressions of Latino arts, culture and humanities that unfold here, in the nation’s capital, each day.
We can’t wait to see you all in person at TamalFest DC in just over a week’s time on Sun., Dec. 4.
ONLINE TICKET SALES CLOSE ON FRIDAY, DEC. 2.
While they last, you can get your $12 tickets here: https://kck.st/2fu4HhJ and avoid the long lines to purchase them at the door for $15 apiece. Last year TamalFest DC sold out. We’re hoping for an even greater turnout this year–We’re just sayin’! There will also be music, videos, art, and kid’s activities. Look!TamalFest DC headlines this week’s Washington Post Food Calendar
Last year’s tamal makers with MC Pedro Biaggi
The Tamal Makers — Come back during the week and we’ll have videos and interviews with the participating chefs, caterers, restaurants, and mami y papi businesses who have joined forces with Hola Cultura to bring you this year’s fest. Among this year’s participants in the professional category are El Tamarindo, Los Hermanos, Pica Taco, Lezo’s Taqueria, Tamales Pachuca, and La Churreia Madrid. Returning for a second year are caterers Pura Vida Catering, Cocinana, and Miriam Perlacio, who led Carlos Rosario Culinary Arts Academy‘s People’s Choice Award winning team at TamalFest DC 2015!
VIDEO BOOTH SNEAK PEEK!
Video Booth —Record your own interview about your tamal memories, stories and tamal tales! Here’s a sneak peek of our TamalFest DC trailer featuring interviews with several of this year’s chefs. It’s English-Spanish bilingual, so click the “cc” button on your screen, if you’d like subtitles. In the spirit of the food, culture, family, and community that T’day represents, we wanted share a preview. Come back in the coming days for our exclusive series of videos and articles about the tamal makers produced by the talented TamalFest DC Media Team.
VIDEO CREDITS: The TamalFest Trailer features Miriam Perlacio, one of last year’sPeople’s Choice Award winners, Ana Reyes of El Tamarindo, Andrew Gonzalez of Lezo’s Taqueria, Maria Isabel Rivera of Pura Vida Catering. Video produced by the TamalFest Media Team, edited by Daniel Martinez with additional footage from Mercedes Ovalle Delgado.
The Video Booth is possible thanks to a grant from Humanities DC, a wonderful organization that has supported many of Hola Cultura’s projects over the last few years. Thank you Humanities DC! Other funders of Hola Cultura’s work this year includes the Washington DC Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, and backers like you!
Music @ the Fest
GuateMarmiba—a DC-based orquestra that plays the traditional and popular music of Guatemala and Central America highlighting the Guatemalan national instrument, the Marimba.
Grupo Etnia—showcases traditional Andean instruments such as the panpipes and reed flutes, also known as zampoñas, charango and quenas and typical of the highlands of South America.
Grupo Raibales—a local dance band that plays popular music such as norteñas and cumbias. So there will be dancing at TamalFest DC! Bring your dancing shoes!
Kids Activities — The Spanish Education Development (SED) Center will bring its bilingual story time and fun activities for kids 7-years-old and younger!
Finally, we would like to give thanks to our volunteers, collaborators and supporters who have made this festival possible again this year with a lot of grit, determination and many volunteer hours.
Our TamalFest DC 2016 Organizing Committee members are Christine MacDonald, Alberto Roblest, Lucia Jimenez, Yolanda Alacorta, Chef Sebastien Lamerre, Carmen Torruella-Quander,Antonio Hernandez, Joe Esparza, Erica Sanchez-Vazquez, Cristina Cotte, Fernando Salazar-Miralles, Carlos Carmonamedina. We are happy to be collaborating again this year with the Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School and to add the SED Center and Raíces Culturales LatinoAmericanas, Inc.
as collaborators this year.
Our TamalFest Media Team — Daniel Martinez, Mercedes Ovalle Delgado, Lucia Jimenez, Estefani Flores, Paula Martínez, and Herbert Ramirez
Our sincerest thanks to everyone who has backed the TamalFest DC on Kickstarter! We rounded the $1000 mark this week. Whoo Hoo! But we have nearly $3000 more to raise in the next eight days. If you haven’t already purchased tickets, please buy them online. If you can afford to kick in a few extra dollars to support Hola Cultura’s work, please do. Our organization lost a key source of funding this fall. We have a big hole in our 2017 budget. If you support Hola Cultura’s work and mission and think that in these uncertain times it’s important to highlight and celebrate the rich diversity—and overwhelmingly positive—contributions Latino culture makes to life in Washington D.C., we need your support now!
Thank you to our Kickstarter Backers
Aleyda Debustamante, Amy Kazanegras, Ana Mera, Ashwin Eapen, Carla Nicol Argueta, Christine, Col Leen, Cristina María, D., Erica, Ernesto Giron, Frank So, Frida Larios, Gabriel Illingworth, greg, Hannah Hindel, Julia Rosenbaum, Kara, Lam-Anh, Laura, Lisa Biddle, Lucia Jimenez, Natalie Duarte, Paula Lucero, roman santillan, Tania Hossain Photography, Tom, Wilfredo Valladares. and Yolanda Alcorta
There is still time to add your name to the list. Please give today and select from an array of fun rewards: https://kck.st/2fu4HhJ
With gratitude and saludos!
Hola Cultura
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