The Melcocha Trio at the Brookline-Quezalguaque Sister City Fiesta
With food, a silent auction, guests from Nicaragua, and various speakers, the Brookline-Quezalguaque Sister City celebrates 36 years of partnership. Musical guest the Melcocha Trio set the tone with a full program of music. To view all speakers from the night, please check out the video linked below. This one is just the music!
Melcocha Trio:
Manolo Mairena – Congas (Costa Rica)
Anita Quinto – Bajo (Venezuela)
Wilson Vera – Guitarra (Ecuador)
Full event:
https://youtu.be/E-fLgc3c6OE
¡Fiesta! Brookline-Quezalguaque Sister City 36th Anniversary Celebration
With food, music, a silent auction, guests from Nicaragua, and various speakers, the Brookline-Quezalguaque Sister City celebrates 36 years of partnership.
Program:
Music by the Melcocha Trio (Manolo Mairena – Congas (Costa Rica), Anita Quinto – Bajo (Venezuela), Wilson Vera – Guitarra (Ecuador))
Special Guest Appearance: Roberto Garcia & Gamaliel Canales from Quezalguaque with a Song and a Poem
Roger Grande, BHS Teacher: Global Leadership Class
Richard Segan, Former President: Water Project & Solar Power
Peter Moyer, MD & Joanna Sullivan, RN: Health Projects and Chronic Kidney Disease
Talk by Dr. Madeleine Scammell, DSc: Silent Killers: Extreme Heat & Chronic Kidney Disease
0:00 Melcocha Trio
5:51 Poem
8:07 Poem Translation
9:51 “Nicaragua Nicaragüita”
12:56 BHS Global Leadership Class
17:38 Water Project and Solar Power
22:51 Health Projects and Chronic Kidney Disease
29:58 Talk by Dr. Madeleine Scammell
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Meeting materials can be found here: https://www.brooklinema.gov/3599/Town-Meeting-Files
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