OCCTAC NEWS

We are really happy to announce that ORQUESTA CARIBE will play for us on June 13th! Orquesta Caribe was founded in 1972 by Musical Director Armando Gomez. Originally comprised of Cuban exiles who settled in Orange County, Orquesta Caribe now consists of eleven musicians who perform traditional Cuban and Puerto Rican music such as Salsa, Son, Bolero, Cha-Cha, Merengue, and Cumbia. Through its celebrated history, Orquesta Caribe has shared the stage with many of Latin Musics most famous musical stars including Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, El Gran Combo, Oscar De Leon, Eddie Santiago, Albita and many others. The band is currently celebrating over thirty years as a mainstay in the Los Angeles and Orange County Latin music scene. They've been performing for countless Southern California audiences at many celebrated musical venues. Their performances include concerts, weddings, quinceaneras, night-clubs, parties and a wide variety of other special events. Notable dates include perf

OCCTAC Fundraiser for Parents at El Pollo Mexican Grill (Fairview and Warner) on June 3, 2009 from 9:30AM to 8:00 PM. Famous for their authentic mesquite charbroiled chicken and homemade Mexican delicacies! 10% of sales will benefit OCCTAC so we can sponsor parents volunteers who cannot afford $50.00 for our June 13th Latin Dance Festival. Please click the Fundraiser Flyer and print it out to take it to the restaurant. Check out the amazing eater reviews on Yelp: http://www.yelp.com/biz/el-pollo-mexican-grill-santa-ana View Larger Map Let's eat and dance and help at at once! THANK YOU - GRACIAS for your friendship and support! The fundraiser is a Parents in Action Event.

Dear Friends! Our week-long summer arts camps last year were such a success that we are offering them again for the summer of 2009, starting June 22nd until August 14th. You can click and print the forms here in the blog post to enroll. Lisa Cohen has created brand new classes, for student groups ages 3 - 7 and ages 8 - 14, and show themes ranging from "Peter Pan" to "Hi School Musical". For more information, please call Lisa at (714) 547 5468 or email her at Lisa@occtac.org.

Dear Friends! We are excited to participate in the "Patchwork Show" Indie Arts and Crafts Festival by providing a free Community Arts Work Shop for kids of all ages. Date: Sunday, May 17th Time: 11Am to 5PM Location: The Road Less Traveled Store, 2202 N. Main, Santa Ana. For more information about Patchwork Show, please click the link: http://www.patchworkshow.com