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Sociedad Herencia Puertorriqueña (SHP) is a non-profit organization
founded in 1984, in San Antonio, with the objective of promoting and maintaining the Puerto Rican culture and traditions alive in the city. The organization also promotes personal and career development through scholarships offered to high
school students interested in pursuing a higher education. The SHP is also committed to supporting the community at large by participating in civic endeavors in the city. Among the cultural activities offered by our organization to the San Antonio community include an art exhibit, various piano concerts, and the presentation of our folklore dances to name a few. In 1988, our now traditional “Festival de Puerto Rico en San Antonio” was established. This cultural event in now celebrated every two years in November and commemorates the discovery of Puerto Rico. This festival brings together families from all across Texas in the spirit of celebration, showcasing our rich culture, traditional art, food, and music. Artisans come directly from Puerto Rico to share their distinctive talents. “Festival de Puerto Rico” celebrated on Sunday, November 23rd 2008, topped all others with a special appearance of the "Cabezudos" from the Fiestas de la calle San Sebastián. In 1993, The San Antonio Museum of Arts co-sponsored “Santos de Palo: Santos Caseros de Puerto Rico,” which was the first exposition of Puerto Rican Art in San Antonio. The event’s program included a series of conferences and educational activities held at the museum, depicting various aspects of our rich culture, such as dance, music, wood carvings, and our unique “mundillo” lace. The city of San Antonio was first introduced to our typical Three Kings Day celebration in 1994. Now a yearly tradition, SHP delights the local children and their families offering a series of workshops to show children the art of making decorative crowns made out of paper. These are then worn by the children during a dramatization of the nativity manger scene, where the three Wise Men make a spectacular, though solemn, appearance distributing Puerto Rican candies to the children. In 1995, with the co-sponsorship of Fomento Económico, SHP partnered with the University of Incarnate Word to host six Puerto Rican artisans, who exhibited their works and offered interesting seminars on campus about their traits. In 2003, The San Antonio community was introduced to one of our most authentic musical instruments, the “cuatro,” with the participation of “Orquesta Cuerdas del Coquí.” In 2005, we presented La Tuna De Cayey, and in 2007, Don Modesto Nieves, one of Puerto Rico's cuatro Maestros. Some of these events were co-sponsored by the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture (ICP). Our cultural activity a Concert at the Empire Theater on November 15, 2009, presented Antonio Barasorda, renowned Puerto Rican Tenor, on "A Serenade to San Antonio". Barasorda was accompanied by Alfonsina Molinari, soprano and Pedro Juan Jimenez, pianist. Sociedad Herencia Puertorriqueña is proud of the contributions it has made to the diverse cultural fiber of San Antonio and neighboring cities throughout the last twenty five years. LEGACY OF CULTURAL ACTIVITIES 1984 Puerto Rican Arts and Crafts Exhibition at Centro de Artes del Mercado.
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First Debutante Ball 1986 Puerto Rican Folkloric Ballet Gibaro, directed by María Teresa Miranda. 1988 Second Debutante Ball 1989 Pleneros de Puerto Rico, playing the typical Puerto Rican plena. 1991 Puerto Rico en San Antonio dance at La Villita Assembly Hall 1993 Santos de Palo: Household Saints of Puerto Rico. First exhibition of Puerto Rican Art ever in San Antonio at the San Antonio Museum of Art; co-sponsored by the San Antonio Museum of Art and the Sociedad Herencia Puertorriqueña. 1994 First Fiesta de Reyes Magos celebration, a gift to the children of San 1995 Large exhibit of Puerto Rican Arts and Crafts at The University of the Incarnate Word sponsored by Banco Gubernamental de Fomento Económico de Puerto Rico. 1998 Presentation of Tony Croatto, singer and composer at the 6th Puerto Rican Dos Mujeres en Diálogo, a tribute to Puerto Rican composer 2003 Cuerdas del Coquí Orchestra directed by Maestro Félix Rivera. Presented at the McAllister Auditorium. Co-sponsored by Instituto de Cultura de Puerto Rico 2005 La Tuna de Cayey de Puerto Rico presented at the McAllister Auditorium 2007 Orquesta Jíbara – Maestro Modesto Nieves, cuatro player and his group 2009 A Serenade to San Antonio Concert with Puerto Rican tenor Antonio The Festival de Puerto Rico is a biennial event organized by our organization since 1988. Last year we celebrated the 11th Festival at the Live Oak Civic Center. We have also been sharing La Fiesta de los Reyes Magos with the children of San Antonio since 1994. It is our desire to keep celebrating our Puerto Rican culture with the community of San Antonio. [top] |
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