MAIZ

Songs of Wood & Steel
Los Cenzontles with David Hidalgo

‘Seamlessly incorporates rock and blues elements into traditional Mexican forms.

Beautiful stuff.
’ Vintage Guitar

‘Bringing the term fusion to new heights.
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Al Borde

‘From start to finish this album is a joy’
Twist and Shout

‘A flavorful, festive blend of musical worlds.
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Rated top five World Music CD of the year.

SF Chronicle

‘The sonic diversity is truly something to behold.
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iBerkshires

‘A wonderful new collaboration’
LA Weekly

Friday, January 30 7:00pm - Midnight
$5 (at the door, no one will be turned away)
Escape the winter chills and warm up with other DeFrank youth on the dance floor. There will be snacks and a cool winter mix. Prizes for Ice Prince and Princess
This event is exclusively for youth ages 13-20 and a school or California state ID is required to enter. Semi-formal attire is optional.

Maiz is officily invited!!

BIRTH OF UITZILOPOCHTLI AND THE RETURN OF KETZALKOATL at D-Q University

BIRTH OF UITZILOPOCHTLI AND THE RETURN OF KETZALKOATL at D-Q
Body: THE BIRTH OF UITZILOPOCHTLI AND THE RETURN OF KETZALKOATL IN PREPARING FOR 2012.


Special Guest Teacher MAZATZINE

Class at Sunday 1 pm Ceremony 3 pm-7 pot luck 7ish

ALSO A REPORT OF OUR CEREMONIES FOLLOWING THE ZENITH PASSAGE OF THE SUN FROM TEOTIUAKAN TO XOCHIKALKO AND THE CONTINENTAL GATHERINGS OF THIS YEAR And NEXT.

D-Q University
33230 County Road 31 Davis, CA 95616
3:00 pm

*POT LUCK NEEDS*
TURKEYS
HOT & COLD DRINKS
SALADS
PAN DULCE

*CEREMONY NEEDS*
LOTS OF
POINSETTIAS
RED RIBBON

IT IS NOT SO MUCH THE WINTER SOLSTICE WE ARE CELEBRATING BUT RATHER THE BIRTH OF UITZILOPOCHTLI...AND THE 15TH 20 DAY PERIOD CALLED PANKETZALIZTLI, THE RAISING OF THE PRECIOUS STANDARDS.

TO MOST OF THE CULTURES ON THE EARTH IT IS RECOGNIZED, IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE, AS THE WINTER SOLSTICE BUT OUR ANCESTORS SAW AT THIS TIME AFTER THE LONGEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR THE BIRTH OF THE SUN AS A HUMMINGBIRD, SMALL AND TENDER YET STRONG AND DETERMINED...THE SUN WAS BORN TO BEGIN HIS PATH TOWARDS THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, WHERE THE SUN WILL BE BORN AS AN EAGLE ON THE LONGEST DAY OF THE YEAR, THE SUMMER SOLSTICE.

JUST AS THE OBSERVATION OF VENUS IS FAMILIAR BY MOST CULTURES, YET THEIR USE OF ITS CYLES AND PATTERN IN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN CONDUCT IS NOT EVIDENT IN WHAT REMAINS OF THOSE AFROASIAEUROPEAN CULTURES, THERE IS NO TRACE THAT MIGHT INDICATE THAT THEY HAD THE SAME SYSTEM OF MEASURING TIME AND SPACE.

OUR ANCESTORS LEARNED TO RESPECT TIME AND RECOGNIZED THAT EVERY DA

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hello everyone,

we are doing another printing of chilam balam: a journal of visual and written arts.

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submissions due by Dec 1st 2008

issue 1 prints: Jan 2009
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submissions due by march 1st 2008

issue 2 prints: april 2009
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submissions due by june 1st 2008

issue 3 prints: july 2009
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