 The United States Premiere of  Chabot Space & Science Center 10000 Skyline Boulevard, Oakland, California Thursday, November 12, 2009 On behalf of our Opening Night Co-Chairs, Hon. Aida Alvarez, Ray Baxter and Hon. Carlos Felix, I would like to thank those who participated in this special occasion. This red carpet premiere hosted 220 guests including Lila Downs, Latin Grammy-winning vocalist and narrator of the show. Please see the phenomenal pictures of the event below. Proceeds from the event support Chabot’s public education programs in conjunction with the release of Tales of the Maya Skies, as well as our educational programs that serve 50,000+ students annually, including over 40% of all K-8 students in the Oakland Unified School District. Thank you again for all who supported the US Premiere of Tales of the Maya Skies! Alex Zwissler Executive Director/CEO 
co-chairs and honorary committee & PLANNING COMMITTEE Special thanks to the Consulate General of Mexico Honorary Co-Chairs Hon. Aida Álvarez Chair, Latino Community Foundation Dr. Ray Baxter Senior Vice President, Kaiser Permanente Hon. Carlos Félix Consul General of Mexico Guest of Honor Lila Downs Latin Grammy Award winning vocalist and narrator for Tales of the Maya Skies Honorary Committee Ophelia Basgal Castellano Family Foundation Ana and Roger Chretien Lois De Domenico Hon. Ignacio De La Fuente Jerry Fiddler Rand Morimoto, Ph.D. Carmen Plaza de Jennings Hon. Jean Quan George Smoot, Ph.D. Hon. Richard and Jean Spees Roberto Vargas, D.P.H. Planning Committee Marcela Davison Aviles Roger Brett Jonathan Chait Ana Chretien Sandy Curtis Chris Dobbins Louis Granados Lourdes Lopez-Roche Carmen Plaza de Jennings Raquel Donoso Jean Quan Maria Elena Riddle Olivia Sears Elizabeth Sharf Amy Slater Dick and Jean Spees Elena Valenzuela Lucia Ortega Villasana Harold and Cecile Weaver sponsors Listing as of November 10 Chichén Itzá Chevron Corporation Council Member Jean Quan Capital Funds Tik’al Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Anonymous Ted Buttner and Rosemary Chang Jerry Fiddler and Melissa Alden Garrett Gruener and Amy Slater Reese Jones Kaiser Permanente Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation S.A. Camp Companies The Walmart Foundation Palenque AT&T FedEx Hon. Richard and Jean Spees The Clorox Company Union Bank Copán ABC Security Service, Inc. Akerman Senterfitt Cahill Contractors Center for the Art of Translation Dennis Goldstein and Nancy Elenberger Earl and Bonnie Hamlin Michael Levi and Natalie Roe Merrill D. Martin and Lillian Martin Meyers Nave Dan and Carolyn Miller Rand Morimoto Nadine and Bob Ripley Sharks Ice/San Jose Arena Management William and Patricia Weeden Ken and Debbie Winans Townsend Public Affairs In Kind Alex Sotelo Cellars El Mensajero Oakland Raiders Real de Mexico Tequila Univision Radio Univision TV  |
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