Gertie Lopez & Tohona O’odham Waila “Chicken Scratch” Music & Dance! FREE ALL AGES!!
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Saturday, December 19, 2026 at 7:30pm, doors at 7pm we are privileged to present ROOTS ACROSS ARIZONA LANDSCAPES - A COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES - FREE FOR ALL! Experience the irresistible rhythms of Waila, the lively social dance music of the Tohono O’odham people of southern Arizona! Join Gertie Lopez & the T.O. Boyz for a wonderful evening of music, cultural tradition, and community. This is a rare opportunity to experience a vibrant Native Arizona musical tradition performed by outstanding musicians who carry it forward. Come listen, dance, and celebrate!
Gertrude “Gertie” Lopez is a Tohono O’odham Waila musician, and leader of Gertie and the T.O. Boyz. Widely recognized for sustaining and presenting traditional O’odham waila (“chicken scratch”), she will share her dance-driven repertoire rooted in traditional community with original compositions, and those of her father, a fiddle player who fused Tohono ancestral music with that of Eastern European settlers. The concert will open with a brief performance by Wild World Irish Fiddle, with Kate Rose and Armand Ramirez!
FREE ADMISSION! ALL AGES WELCOME!
INTERACTIVE SONG AND DANCE!
KN95+ masks required & provided free!
Fiddler’s Dream Coffeehouse is located at 1702 E Glendale Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85020. The concert will be held in the large Meeting Room with seating arranged to allow for connection and interaction with the artists and others in attendance, as you wish! More to come, for questions please be in touch!
fiddlersdream.org | 602-997-9795
Gertrude “Gertie” Lopez is a Tohono O’odham Waila musician, and leader of Gertie and the T.O. Boyz. Widely recognized for sustaining and presenting traditional O’odham waila (“chicken scratch”), she will share her dance-driven repertoire rooted in traditional community with original compositions, and those of her father, a fiddle player who fused Tohono ancestral music with that of Eastern European settlers. The concert will open with a brief performance by Wild World Irish Fiddle, with Kate Rose and Armand Ramirez!
FREE ADMISSION! ALL AGES WELCOME!
INTERACTIVE SONG AND DANCE!
KN95+ masks required & provided free!
Fiddler’s Dream Coffeehouse is located at 1702 E Glendale Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85020. The concert will be held in the large Meeting Room with seating arranged to allow for connection and interaction with the artists and others in attendance, as you wish! More to come, for questions please be in touch!
fiddlersdream.org | 602-997-9795
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1702 E Glendale Ave, Phoenix, AZ, United States
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