Mariachi, community, and celebration! 🎺✨
Our Generation NEXT Education Coordinator Alejandra stopped by KEDA Jalapeño Radio 99.9 FM to chat with Ernesto about all things Mariachi Los Camperos de Jesus “Chuy” Guzman and our upcoming Avanzando Mariachi Conference!
A huge thank you to Ernesto and KEDA Radio 99.9 Jalapeño for helping us share the story behind these incredible events and the importance of keeping mariachi traditions alive.
Don’t miss a special interview and performance with Mariachi Los Camperoson July 21 on KEDA Radio before they take the stage at The Tobin Center on July 22!
🎶 Learn more about Mariachi Los Camperos de Jesus “Chuy” Guzman: bit.ly/loscamperosSA
🎺 Learn more about the Avanzando Mariachi Conference: tobincenter.org/avanzando
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🎺✨ ¡Seguimos presentando a los talentosos clínicos que formarán parte de la primera Conferencia Avanzando Mariachi!
Nos complace dar la bienvenida a Mario Hernández, originario de Ensenada, Baja California Norte, México, donde comenzó su formación musical y desarrolló la pasión por el mariachi.
Actualmente, Mario forma parte de Mariachi Los Camperos de Jesús "Chuy" Guzmán como vihuelista, compartiendo su talento y experiencia con una de las agrupaciones más reconocidas en el mundo del mariachi.
🎶 Durante la Conferencia Avanzando Mariachi, los participantes tendrán la oportunidad de aprender directamente de Mario Hernández y de los integrantes de Mariachi Los Camperos, aprendiendo sus técnicas y compartiendo la pasión que los ha llevado a los escenarios más importantes del mariachi.
🔥 ¡No pierdas la oportunidad de aprender de grandes músicos y fortalecer tu pasión por el mariachi!
🎟️ Regístrate hoy:
https://www.tobincenter.org/avanzando26
¡Nos vemos este verano en San Antonio!
06/30/2026
🎻✨We have another exciting surprise to share! Advanced-level mariachi musicians registered for Avanzando will have the incredible opportunity to work alongside legendary educator and performer Jesús "Chuy" Guzmán in an exclusive Master Class.
Students will be hand-selected by their advanced-level instructors during the conference to participate in this intimate learning experience. As an added honor, Master Class participants will also take the stage to open for Mariachi Los Camperos de Jesús "Chuy" Guzmán before their July 22 evening concert at the Tobin Center!
This is more than a workshop— it's an opportunity to learn from one of mariachi's finest and perform on the Tobin stage. Don't miss your chance to be part of history at the very first Avanzando Mariachi Conference!
🎺 Register today: https://www.tobincenter.org/avanzando26
06/29/2026
As part of the 2026 Avanzando Mariachi Conference festivities, we're inviting mariachi musicians near and far to join us for a Community Mariachi Jam Session!
We're excited to welcome conference attendees from across the country to San Antonio, and what better way to make new musical friendships than by sharing music together? Whether you're attending Avanzando or you're part of our local mariachi community, bring your instrument, join the jam, and celebrate the traditions that unite us.
📍 Will Naylor Smith River Walk Plaza at the Tobin Center
📅 Tuesday, July 21, 2026
🕣 8:30–10:30 PM
There's nothing quite like making music together under the stars along the River Walk. Come connect, collaborate, and be part of an unforgettable evening celebrating the mariachi community.
06/29/2026
🎭✨ Announcing The Tobin Center's 2026–27 LIVE Professional Learning Series! ✨🎶
We're excited to offer a new year of engaging, arts-integrated professional learning experiences designed to inspire creativity, collaboration, and meaningful learning across content areas.
📅 Registration opens June 29, 2026
📍 Firehouse Lounge at The Tobin Center
⏰ 6 hours of CPE credit awarded upon completion of each session
🚗 Parking validation provided for all participants
Join expert teaching artists and educators throughout the year as they share practical, creative strategies you can immediately bring into your classroom. Explore workshops focused on literacy, language development, science, movement, social-emotional learning, teamwork, confidence-building, and arts integration for students of all ages.
Whether you're looking for fresh instructional approaches, innovative ways to engage learners, or opportunities to connect with fellow educators, this series offers something for everyone.
🔗 Learn more and register: https://www.tobincenter.org/professional_development
See the flyer below for workshop dates, grade levels, and registration details!
06/29/2026
📚✨ The Tobin Center is pleased to announce our 2026–27 VIRTUAL Professional Learning Series for educators.
Through our partnership with the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Partners in Education Program and our affiliation with the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts, we continue to provide high-quality professional learning opportunities focused on arts integration.
📅 Registration opens June 29, 2026
💻 Workshops available August 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027
🎓 Virtual | 2 hours of CPE credit awarded upon completion of each module
Featured Workshops:
🎭 Sean Layne — Acting Right: Building a Cooperative, Collaborative, Creative Classroom Community Through Drama
(For Administrators, Art Specialists, and PK–8 Teachers)
🤝 Jessica DiLorenzo — Creatively Moving Through SEL Part II: Challenges and Empathy
(For Teachers Grades K–8)
💃 Harlan Brownlee — Dance and Movement Strategies for Virtual Learning*
(For Teachers Grades K–3)
These engaging virtual workshops offer practical strategies to support classroom management, social-emotional learning, student engagement, creativity, and arts-integrated instruction.
🔗 Learn more and register beginning June 29:
https://www.tobincenter.org/professional_development
🎺🎻 The countdown to the first-ever Avanzando Mariachi Conference continues, and we're excited to introduce another outstanding clinician who will be sharing his knowledge and experience with our students and educators!
Today, we're proud to spotlight Raúl Cuéllar Jr., a San Antonio native whose mariachi journey began at just 9 years old. Born and raised in San Antonio, Raúl was introduced to mariachi through his family and quickly developed a passion for the music that would shape his life's work.
A graduate of Lanier High School on San Antonio's West Side, Raúl learned mariachi through dedication, observation, and countless hours of performing throughout the city. Over the years, he built a reputation as an accomplished violinist, vocalist, educator, and performer, earning the respect of mariachi musicians across the country.
In 2007, Raúl joined Mariachi Los Camperos de Jesús "Chuy" Guzmán, the legendary three-time Grammy Award-winning ensemble. For nearly two decades, he has performed, recorded, and traveled with one of the most respected groups in mariachi history, helping preserve and advance this treasured musical tradition.
🔥 Don't miss this incredible opportunity to learn directly from Raúl Cuéllar Jr. and the world-renowned Mariachi Los Camperos de Jesús "Chuy" Guzmán at the Avanzando Mariachi Conference!
🎟️ Register today:
https://www.tobincenter.org/avanzando26
We can't wait to welcome mariachi educators, students, and musicians from across Texas and beyond to San Antonio this July!
06/13/2026
⏳ We're just 2 days away from MOMENTUM – The Tobin Center's Third Annual Arts Integration Conference!
Meet Joyous Windrider Jiménez, one of our featured teaching artists.
📅 Monday, June 15, 2026
👩🏫 For Teachers PreK–12 and Arts Specialists
✨ FREE Professional Development in Arts Integration!
Joyous is a theatre artist, storyteller, and educator with more than 20 years of experience creating imaginative learning experiences for children. Through theatre, creative play, movement, and storytelling, she helps students build confidence, collaboration, and creativity.
At MOMENTUM, Joyous will present:
🎭 Thinking in Action: Whole-Body Strategies to Engage and Assess Students
In this interactive PK–2 workshop, educators will explore drama-based strategies that use movement, voice, collaboration, and storytelling to increase engagement, deepen comprehension, and provide authentic ways for students to demonstrate understanding.
Coffee, snacks, and FREE parking included!
Earn up to 7 hours of credit for full-day participation.
Five Artists • Nine Sessions • ALL FREE!
🔗 Register today: https://www.tobincenter.org/momentum
06/12/2026
⏳ We're just 3 days away from MOMENTUM – The Tobin Center's Third Annual Arts Integration Conference!
Meet Tanesha Payne, one of our featured teaching artists for this exciting day of professional learning.
📅 Monday, June 15, 2026
👩🏫 For Teachers PreK–12 and Arts Specialists
✨ FREE Professional Development in Arts Integration!
Tanesha Payne (she/they) is a dancer, creator, advocate, and teaching artist based in San Antonio. She is the founder and artistic director of sumRset Movement, a professional contemporary dance company in Central Texas, and brings more than 20 years of teaching experience to her work. With certifications through Wolf Trap and Focus 5, Tanesha is passionate about helping educators discover meaningful ways to integrate the arts into everyday learning.
At MOMENTUM, Tanesha will present:
🧩 STEM in Motion: Exploring Science & Math Through Playful Movement
In this joyful, movement-rich workshop, educators will discover how purposeful movement can help young learners build foundational science and math understanding while supporting creativity, problem-solving, and academic vocabulary development.
Coffee, snacks, and FREE parking included!
Earn up to 7 hours of credit for full-day participation.
Five Artists • Nine Sessions • ALL FREE!
Through the generosity of our donors, Generation NEXT is proud to offer a full day of professional learning at no cost to educators.
🔗 Register today: https://www.tobincenter.org/momentum
06/11/2026
We're just 4 days away from MOMENTUM – The Tobin Center's Third Annual Arts Integration Conference!
Meet Daniel Barash, one of our featured teaching artists for this exciting day of professional learning.
📅 Monday, June 15, 2026
👩🏫 For Teachers PreK–12 and Arts Specialists
✨ FREE Professional Development in Arts Integration!
Daniel Barash is the founding director of The Shadow Puppet Workshop and an internationally recognized arts educator who has pioneered the use of shadow puppetry in educational settings across the globe. With a Master's Degree in Elementary Education from New York University, Daniel has engaged more than 100,000 students through educational theater programs and has worked with learners in the United States, Belarus, India, Laos, and Lithuania.
At MOMENTUM, Daniel will lead two engaging workshops:
Shadow Play: Exploring Shadow Puppetry in the Early Years
Shadow Puppetry and the Power of the Changemaker: Exploring Historical Agency, Conflict, and the Courage to Create Change
Discover how shadow puppetry can spark creativity, strengthen storytelling skills, deepen historical understanding, and inspire students to see themselves as changemakers.
Coffee, snacks, and FREE parking included!
Credit is provided upon completion of each session, with up to 7 hours of credit available for full-day participation.
Five Artists • Nine Sessions • ALL FREE!
Through the generosity of our donors, Generation NEXT is proud to offer a full day of professional learning at no cost to educators. These inspiring workshops pair curricular content with art forms, providing STEAM strategies that can be implemented immediately in the classroom.
🔗 Learn more and register: https://www.tobincenter.org/momentum
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