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Media Advisory: Paco Padilla to Give Free Concert at PCC
Photos and story by James Hill
ROCK CREEK CAMPUS International musician Paco Padilla will appear live in concert at Portland Community College in January. The Mexican singer and songwriter is scheduled to give a free concert at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 9 at The Forum in Building 3 at the Rock Creek Campus, 17705 N.W. Springville Road. Padilla, who hails from Guadalajara, is a nationally respected musician in Mexico, integrating deep feelings into traditional and contemporary songs.The sponsors of the event are Portland State University Chicano/Latino Studies and Music departments, State Farm Insurance and PCC. Both PSU and PCC worked together to bring Padilla to the Rock Creek Campus. The campus is easily accessible from Highway 26 or by Tri-Met Bus routes 52 and 67. For more information about this special performance, contact Narce Rodriguez, Rock Creek Campus coordinator of the multicultural retention in the Counseling and Assessment program, at 503-614-7390.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »