City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs:《 April 16 = Cinco de Mayo? 》
April 16 = Cinco de Mayo?
Well, not literally, but April 16 -- or more specifically Day 4 of OCA's "20 Days, 20 Deals" -- does feature a special deal from Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico for their Cinco de Mayo celebration. Which, interestingly enough occurs on May 7 (hmmm, confused yet?) at the Majestic Theater. ANYWAY, you can check out the specifics at http://www.dallasculture.o rg/20Days20Deals.cfm.
And for those of you yearning for some interesting Popular Culture references about Cinco de Mayo, here you go, compliments of Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wi ki/Cinco_de_Mayo)...
Any other interesting facts you'd like to share? Please, chime in...
And for those of you yearning for some interesting Popular Culture references about Cinco de Mayo, here you go, compliments of Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wi
Bob Dylan's song "Isis" references the date at the very beginning by narrating the title's character marriage, with the lyrics "on the fifth day of May...".
The band War had a minor hit with a track called "Cinco de Mayo", from their 1982 album Outlaw.
Ween refers to Cinco de Mayo in the song "Buenas Tardes Amigo".
Fighting game Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior, set in the fictional Mexican-American city of Glasshill, has one stage called "Cinco de Mayo," which draws clear inspiration from this event (this is the only stage in the game to have no background music; instead, the sound of the parade running at the stage's background serves as the stage's theme).
Herb Alpert recorded a tune called "Cinco de Mayo", which was the B-side of his hit Spanish Flea
Any other interesting facts you'd like to share? Please, chime in...

