Tag: 23rd anniversary

A NIGHT OF CONJUNTO: Three-day festival kicks off with strong showing

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Some people love rock, rap, pop or even the more traditional musical standards such as blues and jazz. But for folks like the Baldenegros of Santa Rosa, California – there’s only conjunto. Manuel and Pauline Baldenegro were among hundreds who flooded Plaza de San Benito on Stenger Street to …

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Conjunto Festival marks 23 years this weekend

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com As the Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center’s annual Conjunto Fest celebrates its 23rd year, co-founder Rogelio Nuñez is happy to see that the event is still going strong. Nuñez, who has been involved with the festival since its inception in 1992, couldn’t possibly have known what the next 23 years …

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