End of the World Celebration (Monthly Program)

Some people have interpreted the end of a Mesoamerican calendar cycle on 12/21/12 as predicting something cataclysmic, even the end of the world. Okay, maybe the beginning of a new age. We plan on being very much alive the day after that, to celebrate the holidays and the season, with music, refreshments and singalongs. We will start with the enchanting blues and swing of Blue Panamuse, led by Donna Fletcher, inspired by classic blueswomen since the 1920s. Her band includes Pearl Bailes (harmonica), Skip Casale (mandolin), Jeff Clair (guitar), Ron Goad (percussion), Bruce Lebovitz (fiddle), and Jim Bunch (bass). Shannon Dunne is sean nos dancer, musician, actress, choreographer, teacher and parent ? among other things -- performing as part of several ensembles and with a who?s who of Irish and Irish-American musicians. Joining the Shannon Dunne Dance Troupe are second-generation players Sean McComiskey (button accordion), Graham DeZarn (fiddle) and Jack Farias (fiddle).

Mariachi los Amigos will round out our holiday extravaganza. Founded here in 1979, the group of friends has evolved over the years, while playing classics rooted in the 19th-century farms and ranches of west Mexico. We will be serenaded by Luis Gonzalez (vihuela), Director Daniel Sheehy (trumpet), Mario Castro (guitarron), Francisco Soto (trumpet), Terri Liu (violin), Chris Lewis (violin).