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2012 Annual Membership Celebration
January 19, 2012
Kellswater at Lindberg's on January 13
January 12, 2012
Jugando Limpio (Playing Fair) by Paco Padilla
December 6, 2011
Luna Sureste and Paco Padilla's Bands visit Springfield Public Schools and Universities
October 15, 2011
Botanical Center Garden Party & Concert scheduled for Oct. 14-16
October 14, 2011
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The Sister Cities
Japan Relief Fund
at the Community Foundation
of the Ozarks has
raised over $54,000
so far.
Think Globally, Act Locally!
Springfield Sister Cities Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping people of the City of Springfield and people of similar cities in foreign nations acquire a consciousness of each other and to understand one another as individuals, as members of their community, and as part of our global community.
Mexico
Clothing in Mexico
April 13, 2011
There are many types of traditional clothing styles in Mexico, but the major styles include the quechquémitl, huipiles,...
April 13, 2011
There are many types of traditional clothing styles in Mexico, but the major styles include the quechquémitl, huipiles,...
Games in Mexico
April 13, 2011
Every culture has its own pastimes that families and friends engage in to have some fun. In Mexico, some of the most popular...
April 13, 2011
Every culture has its own pastimes that families and friends engage in to have some fun. In Mexico, some of the most popular...
Architecture in Mexico
April 13, 2011
Residential architecture in Mexico has been heavily influenced by colonial empires such as Spain and France, and has created...
April 13, 2011
Residential architecture in Mexico has been heavily influenced by colonial empires such as Spain and France, and has created...
Mexican Cuisine
April 1, 2011
By Lindsay Lehmen Tacos, burritos, and salsa. What do you think of when you hear these...
April 1, 2011
By Lindsay Lehmen Tacos, burritos, and salsa. What do you think of when you hear these...
Mariachi musical parade on historic Walnut Street
May 10, 2010
If you missed the lady mariachis playing violins, trumpet and bass guitar as they marched down the center of ArtsFest...
May 10, 2010
If you missed the lady mariachis playing violins, trumpet and bass guitar as they marched down the center of ArtsFest...
Preparations for tonight’s ArtsFiesta!
May 1, 2010
Mariachi Femenil Nuevo Tecalitlan, our visiting all-female mariachi band for ArtsFiesta arrived in Springfield on Wednesday...
May 1, 2010
Mariachi Femenil Nuevo Tecalitlan, our visiting all-female mariachi band for ArtsFiesta arrived in Springfield on Wednesday...
Mariachi Band 2010 Schedule
April 25, 2010
An all-female Mariachi band, Mariachi Femenil Nuevo Tecalitlan, from Springfield’s sister city of Tlaquepaque,...
April 25, 2010
An all-female Mariachi band, Mariachi Femenil Nuevo Tecalitlan, from Springfield’s sister city of Tlaquepaque,...
The Garbonzos Invade
March 1, 2010
by Brad Bodenhausen and Araceli Hanks, Co-Chairs of Tlaquepaque Committee. We weren't quite sure Tlaquepaque was ready for The Garbonzos. Springfield music fans have loved The Garbonzos for years, entertained by the band's "hillbilly polka" music, crazy costumes and unpredictable antics. But when accordion player Chris Slatinsky showed up in a pink tutu for The Garbonzo's on-stage preformance at Tlaquepaque's Jardin Hidaldo, we wondered if the machismo culture of Mexico could handle such an affront. As...
March 1, 2010
by Brad Bodenhausen and Araceli Hanks, Co-Chairs of Tlaquepaque Committee. We weren't quite sure Tlaquepaque was ready for The Garbonzos. Springfield music fans have loved The Garbonzos for years, entertained by the band's "hillbilly polka" music, crazy costumes and unpredictable antics. But when accordion player Chris Slatinsky showed up in a pink tutu for The Garbonzo's on-stage preformance at Tlaquepaque's Jardin Hidaldo, we wondered if the machismo culture of Mexico could handle such an affront. As...