Festivals

El Puente Artist Spotlight: Harmony Project

The 10th Annual El Puente Festival at Tempe Center for the Arts is returning as an in-person event for the first time since 2019! On Sunday, April 10 from 2 to 5:30 p.m., Cultural Coalition has put together a fantastic line-up of local performing arts organizations, including youth arts organizations. One of the youth organizations…

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El Puente Festival Returns to Tempe Center for the Arts

Featuring youth performance groups from around the Valley Cultural Coalition is excited to announce the 10th Annual El Puente Festival will return as an in-person event at Tempe Center for the Arts (TCA) on Sunday, April 10, 2022 from 2 to 5:30 p.m. After two years of live streaming this youth centric arts and culture…

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Zarco Guerrero: I Want to Bring My Art to Life!

One of the most unique things about Cultural Coalition’s festivals is the lively masked characters and puppets that accompany the performances. Calacas, Viejitos, Cucui’s, and The Serpent Quetzalcoatl are just a few of the beautiful hand made masks and puppets people see dancing and moving through the crowds and on the stages. What some people…

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Mesa Celebrates Mask Alive

Mask Alive is celebrating its 5th year of bringing the art of masked storytelling to Mesa through diverse arts and culture performances from around the world. Cultural Coalition has been able to present this free festival at Pioneer Park each year thanks to the support of the City of Mesa and its elected officials dedicated…

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