April 26, 2005

Mothers Admitted Free to Ballet Folklorico Night, May 7

Traditional Mexican folk dance will be center of a Mexican Mother's Day celebration at Sonoma State University, featuring the talents of Ballet Folklorico Netzahualcoyotl, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 7 in Warren Auditorium.

Drawing on traditional dance, music and song as tools for the transmission of culture, Ballet Folklorico Night will represent the artistic variety of Mexico's different regions. This event features dances representing the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Jalisco, Michoacan, Norte, Oaxaca, Veracruz and many others.

In honor of Mexican Mother's Day, SSU students, mothers and children 12 and under will be admitted free of charge. Advance tickets are now available at the Sonoma Student Union, priced at $15 for general admission and $10 for SSU faculty and staff.

For more information on this or other ICC events, call (707) 664-2382, or online at http://www.sonoma.edu/ICC.


Jean Wasp
Media Relations Coordinator
University Affairs
(707) 664-2057
jean.wasp@sonoma.edu