

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Bomba y Plena: A Free Student & Community Matinee with Kadencia
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 14 Jan, 2026 at 10:30 am
- **Event Description**: Join us for a lively and educational student and community matinee exploring the vibrant Afro-Puerto Rican musical traditions of Bomba and Plena, presented by Kadencia.

This engaging performance invites students and the wider community to learn about the history, rhythms, instruments, and cultural significance of Bomba and Plena through live music and conversation. Led by Maurice “Tito” Sanabria, Kadencia’s small ensemble will demonstrate the percussive patterns and musical structures that define these powerful traditions, while sharing the stories and heritage behind them.

This event is free and open to students and community members, with RSVP required for all attendees. Schools and classes are welcome to register, and families, homeschool groups, and individual community members are encouraged to attend.

? Wednesday, January 14, 2026
? 10:30 AM
? Birdsong Theater | The Suffolk Center
? FREE with RSVP
? Recommended for Grades 3–6

Educators wishing to register a class or school group may contact our Education &amp; Community Outreach Manager, Ishta Hurtado Suarez, at ishta.hurtado@suffolkcenter.org
.

Register here:
https://suffolkcenter.org/performances_events/bomba-y-plena/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/suffolk/bomba-y-plena-a-free-student-and-community-matinee-with-kadencia/200029442526907
- **Event Categories**: music, live-music, workshops, entertainment, art, theatre
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 11

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://suffolkcenter.org/performances_events/bomba-y-plena/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=suffolk-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Suffolk
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 110 West Finney Avenue, Suffolk, VA, United States, Virginia 23434
- **lat**: 36.73273
- **long**: -76.58332
- **full address**: 110 West Finney Avenue, Suffolk, VA, United States, Virginia 23434

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts (https://allevents.in/org/suffolk-center-for-cultural-arts/25940363)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 14 Jan, 2026 at 10:30 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 110 West Finney Avenue, Suffolk, VA, United States, Virginia 23434
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** music, live-music, workshops, entertainment, art, theatre
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Bomba y Plena: A Free Student & Community Matinee with Kadencia ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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