Capoeira was originally practiced by African slaves brought to Brazil by the Portuguese during nearly 500 years of slavery. The Africans brought with them their own cultures and rituals, but were not allowed to practice them, according to Capoeira of San Jose master Wagner Bueno. The movements were set to music and meant to mimic a dance, he said “It was created to disguise the martial arts,” Bueno said. “So it looks like a dance.” Born in Brazil, Bueno founded Capoeira of San Jose in 1995. He began practicing Capoeira in the 1970s and has been teaching Capoeira in America since the early 1990s. The free hour-long performance in the auditorium, part of the library’s Summer Reading Challenge program, included songs in Portuguese and music created on instruments with origins in Brazil, such as the berimbau, a one-string, bow-like string instrument. Familiar instruments included a drum and a tambourine. Movements, both quick and complex, included jumps, kicks, flips and headstands. Children selected from the audience participated in the non-contact demonstration with Capoeira of San Jose members. There were 10 people at the library in the Capoeira of San Jose group, including Bueno. Report an errorPolicies and StandardsContact UsSubscribe Today!All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents!blog comments powered by DisqusGet Morning Report and other email newsletters.
14th annual ZinFest Wine Festival: May 18-20, Lodi, Wine, food and entertainment, Main festival noon to 5 p.m, May 19 at Lodi Lake Park, 1101 W Turner Road, Additional weekend activities include a comparative blind tasting of Lodi wines and their counterparts from around the world, as well as winery tours and open houses, More than 4,000 wine lovers are expected to attend this dance ballet slippers - svg file, dxf file, cricut file, cameo file, silhouette file year’s festival, $20-$65, http://www.zinfest.com, Lafayette Juniors 19th annual Kitchen Tour: 10 a.m.-3 p.m, May 19, Self-guided tour features special kitchens in six Lafayette homes, The tour benefits No One Left Behind, Girls Inc., City Slicker Farms, White Pony Express and Contra Costa Crisis Center, $50, Box lunch $15, www.lafayettejuniors.org..
Mother’s Day Tea and Tour: Prizes will be awarded for the most generations of mothers in a single family who attend this teatime event, as well as for the best spring hat. May 7-8. Ainsley House, 300 Grant St., Campbell. $45 includes traditional tea and snacks and a guided tour of the Ainsley house. For reservations, contact Laura Moore at 408-460-7048 or laura@campbellshowroom.com. First Friday: Featured artists include the acoustic duo P.S., the Mary Ellen Duo, the Jazz is You! trio and acoustic rock and pop by Steve Austin. May 6, 6-9 p.m. E. Campbell Ave. and N. First St., downtown Campbell.
Guadalupe Geocachers Family Workshop: Learn about geography, navigation and geocaching from the Guadalupe River Park Conservancy, Learn about ancient navigation and modern Global Positioning Systems, Work in teams to use handheld GPS units (provided) to determine your latitude and longitude in the park, find educational treasure boxes, and solve dance ballet slippers - svg file, dxf file, cricut file, cameo file, silhouette file geography puzzles, For ages 5 and up, Pre-registration is required, and space is limited, Oct, 25, 10-11:30 a.m, $15/members, $20/non-members for families of four; $10/members, $15/non-members for a parent and one child, Guadalupe River Park Conservancy Visitor and Education Center, 438 Coleman Ave., San Jose, grpg.org, 408-298-7657..
Their deaths prompted an outpouring of public mourning from across the political spectrum that was at odds with a recent political climate that has been defined by intense partisanship, coarse insults and divisive rhetoric. The year also saw the death of one of the world’s best-known singers, Aretha Franklin. The Queen of Soul’s death in August prompted a grand send-off during a week of mourning in her hometown of Detroit, including a funeral that featured a who’s who list of entertainers, former presidents and prominent preachers.
