"Whole Lotta Shaking Going On" With Carnaval
This Memorial Day Weekend
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Theo
Williams, (front row left) with Amazing Caribelinq's SambaFunk posing
at City Hall after rocking the house with conga line and all.
(photo by entertainment reporter Shelah Moody)
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San Francisco - Like the Jerry Lee Lewis' song,"Whole Lotta Shaking Going On," the earth
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Jaime Williams appearance in the Carnaval Parade Sunday may be one
of the few for a while as walks through a new& old door joining
NU, his Alma Mater's Athletic Department. Click Image for details.
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will be moving to the beat of Carnaval! Will the "Williams Trio" join the fun? Seems that way as "King
Theo" Williams of Caribelinq SambaFunk has, as part of his contingent,
famed guests 49er Super Bowl Champion and former Director of Sports
for Academy of Arts University, Jaime Williams plus Tower of Power
powerhouse singer Lenny Williams. SambaFunk rocked the house
as the finale of the recent pre-Carnaval ceremonies at City Hall
having everyone on their feet dancing to the beat.
San Francisco Cultural Arts Traditions (SFCAT) will host California's largest annual multi-cultural celebrations, San Francisco Carnaval 2012, taking place Memorial Day weekend in San Francisco's Mission District. San Francisco Carnaval, themed "Spanning Borders; Bridging Cultures," will be held Saturday May 26 and Sunday May 27.
Look for the Williams' breaking loose at the Grandstand on Mission
Street in front of Foreign Cinema Restaurant on Mission Street between
21st and 22nd. The parade starts at 24th and Bryant, moves along Mission
Street and ends at 17th and South Van Ness. The Carnaval Festival that
begins on Saturday is on Harrison between 23rd Street and 17th Street.
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SFCAT Board Members Carlton X. Osborne(l) and Jacquie Taliaferro
(r) flank Jackie Wright and King and Queen of Carnaval 2012 Roberto
Mendez & Ashlee George at City Hall Carnaval Kickoff Ceremonies.
(photo by Dave Gordon)
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Most people think of
Carnaval and the great fun that it brings to over 200,000 people in the
Bay Area over the Memorial Day weekend," said Jacquie Taliaferro. "It's
also very important for people to start thinking of it as an opportunity
for commerce. There are still some non-food vendor opportunities and
people should consider Carnaval as a fun multicultural direct-marketing
opportunity." The public can find out more about the vendor
opportunities by going to www.sfcat.org.
Carnaval is also a great opportunity for outreach and networking. The "Take Wings Foundation"
answered Taliaferro's call for the need for more multicultural
involvement and will have an information booth about The "Take Wings
Foundation" founded by San Francisco
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| San Francisco Actress & Founder of "Take Wings Foundation," Terri J. Vaughn |
native actress Terri
J. Vaughn. "We're pleased to be able to share information about our work
at Take Wings with more thousands of people and have a great time as
well," said Helen Vaughn, who coordinated the opportunity for the
nonprofit that helps young women develop life skills and excellence in
education. (As a sidebar Steve Harvey, who gave Terri J. Vaughn, a local
protege of Bay Area director Paul Roach, her first national platform in
his television show, "The Steve Harvey Show" has just joined KBLX with
his nationally syndicated morning radio show.)
Entertainment Reporter
Shelah Moody reported live from City Hall for KPOO Radio with KPOO News
Director Harrison Chastang anchoring at the studios.
Get ready for more fun this weekend. There's something for the entire family!
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San Francisco Supervisors David Campos and Christinia Olague (center) join in the Carnaval revelry at City Hall. (photo by Shelah Moody)
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The "Hot Pink Feathers" celebrated Carnaval at City Hall
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The Three Kings brought their flava to the conga line too!
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