The roof has since been a work-in-progress to fix, an effort that Buckley says is very personal to some of the construction workers volunteering their time to restore it.

In 1991, a large part of the ballroom's roof was blown off in a storm. 8 in the very building that it is about, starting at 6 p.m. 'It was somewhere they could feel at home.'īuckley's El Casino Ballroom Documentary captures the many historical and personal stories behind the iconic gathering place.

'Men would come home from war and go there,' says Daniel Buckley, producer of a documentary on the ballroom. 26th St., has been the site of hundreds of family and community celebrations, especially in the Mexican-American culture. That's been true since 1947, when the South Side community and cultural center opened. KXCI Executive Director Elva De La Torre will emcee the show.Long-time Tucsonans know that for weddings and quinciñeras, El Casino Ballroom is THE place. Food will be available for purchase.Īll proceeds support KXCI’s mission to connect the communities of Tucson and Southern Arizona to each other and to the world with informative, engaging, and creative community-based programming. Tickets can be purchased online, and at the door. Advance general admission tickets are $40 for KXCI Members and $45 in advance for the general public. Nogales-born band leader Sergio Mendoza has long wanted to create a special evening for KXCI and celebrating KXCI’s 40th Anniversary was the perfect reason to invite his compañera Gaby Moreno.ĭoors open at 6:00 pm, and music starts at 7:00 pm. This video captures her songwriting, passion, and playfulness. Gaby Moreno performed in our Congress Street Studio backed by Brian Lopez and Sergio Mendoza in March 2023 ahead of her performance opening for Los Lobos. Moreno performs many genres including Latin, alternative, blues, folk, and Americana in both Spanish and English.

Gaby Moreno is a Latin GRAMMY-winning Guatemalan-born singer-songwriter, producer, film composer, and guitarist.

Using Latin percussion, accordion, brass, and steel guitars, the band’s style, dubbed “indie mambo”, combines ranchera, cumbia, psychedelic and indie rock. Orkesta Mendoza is a Latin big band from Tucson, Arizona founded by singer and guitarist Sergio Mendoza in 2009. On Friday, December 8 th, KXCI will celebrate its 40th Anniversary at the historic El Casino Ballroom with Orkesta Mendoza featuring Gaby Moreno.

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