June 13, 2006 > Fresh fruits, fresh veggies, fresh culture

by Judy King

Union City will host "A Taste of Culture," a summer concert series and farmers' market featuring great food and Bay Area musicians starting June 24 at the Old Alvarado/Cesar Chavez Park. This is the ninth year for the series.

The concerts run 10 a.m. through noon. Vendors will be open for business from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., as they are every Saturday throughout the year. Other concert dates are July 22, August 12, and August 26.

Union City Program Coordinator, Chris Valuckas, notes an emphasis on more than music this year. The cultural spectrum will include ballet, hula and belly dancers among others. Shop a little, listen a little, watch a little and enjoy yourself a lot. It's a fine family thing to do on a Saturday morning.

A Taste of Culture
Old Alvarado/Cesar Chavez Park
3817 Smith St., Union City

Saturdays
Market hours: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Concert hours: 10 a.m. to Noon

June 24
Pep Sounds jazz
Sadiyah's Belly Dancers

July 22
Ka Ehu Kai, Hawaiian music
Julie Bugarin's Hula dancers

August 12
Sambada, Brazilian jazz
Oscar Baezas Capoeira Dancers

August 26
Mariachi San Jose (Youth Mariachi Group)
Ballet Folklorico

For more information, call Chris Valukas at (510) 675-5328.