PRFDance & Cultural Center
Octavitas Celebration Event 2010
& Fundraiser for Haiti Relief
With Parranderos de Austin
On Sunday, January 24, 2010, the
Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance partnered with The Parranderos de
Austin for the largest "Octavitas" celebration Central Texas had ever
seen! This performance event, free and open to the public,
included a Fundraiser for Haiti relief, to aid recovery
from the earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands in our neighboring
Caribbean Island the week before. People were very generous and
hundreds of dollars were collected and sent to the American Red Cross in the
name of our community.
Hundreds attended, included many sweet families from our local community, as
well as distant neighbors from
Dallas, Killeen, Waco, and San Antonio, to help Puerto Ricans in Austin end
the longest holiday season on the planet!
Puerto Rico's Christmas Season begins with Thanksgiving and ends with
Octavitas, the last holiday of the season, beginning 8 days after the
Epiphany and lasting for 8 days (no kidding)! In Puerto Rican tradition, if
you received a visit from a friend or relative on Three Kings' Day, you are
supposed to return the visit eight days later. Our community brought
their instruments, their children and grandparents to
sing along -- one last time -- to joyful Puerto Rican holiday songs led
by The Parranderos de Austin. Everyone enjoyed the potpourri of live
music and dance styles from
traditional dance PRFDance's
Professional & Junior Company and Performing Arts Students.
Enjoy these photos from our celebration and performance event
that demonstrated once again our committment to share our culture with
our community and hand down our beautiful heritage to a new generation!
Photo teasers, more on the way!!
See Photo Album
for other past performances and events!
For more information:
Dr. Ana María Tekina-eirú Maynard
Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance & Cultural Center
Center Location: 701 Tillery Street #13, Austin TX 78702-3740 (Map & Directions)
Mailing Address: 15228 Quiet Pond Court, Austin TX 78728-4555
Phone: +1.512.251.8122
Email: dance@prfdance.org
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