Who wouldn't get their hips to moving, listening to the romantic ballads and rhythms of traditional Mexican music? If we were to describe Mexico by its music, mariachi would be it. There's passion, love, sentimentality, romance, gallantry ... trumpets, violins, guitars ... and, yes, big hats and costumes that recall the set of Zorro. Romance. We're thinking of the book/movie Like Water for Chocolate - the hero rides in on a horse, swoops up the heroine ... Ahem. Back to Fiesta, Familia, Folklore! music and dance performance at Tacoma's Rialto Theater. The event promises to provide an authentic regional representation of Mexican music through the use of traditional songs and dances. Witness the vibrant pageantry of ballet folklórico of Bailadores de Bronce. Hear the bright brass music of the Oaxaca region by La Banda Gozona. Feed off of the inspiring youthful exuberance of Mariachi Huenachi. Fall off the mechanical bull. Wait! Apparently no bull.

FIESTA, FAMILIA, FOLKLORE!, 3 p.m., Rialto Theater, 301 S. Ninth St., Tacoma, $9-$16, 7 and younger free, 253.591.5894

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