Santa Ana College
1530 West 17th Street Santa Ana, CA 92706
Saturday, September 19, 2015 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM (PDT)
Centennial Birthday Party
September 19, 2015/Santa Ana College
FACT SHEET
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Santa Ana College – at 100 years old – is one of the oldest college’s in California.
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More than 3,000 guests are expected to attend the September 19 Centennial Birthday Party – the largest organized event in college history.
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In partnership with Downtown Inc., a Beer and Wine Garden will include drink and food pairings from Robbins Nest, Gecko, Mar, Diego’s, Velvet Lounge, Gypsy Den, Good Beer Company, Wine Exchange, Luna Kutsi-The Art of Mexican Food, and Ninjas with Appetite.
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Food Truck Row participants include Sol Agave, The Cut, LLC., The Burnt Truck, Chef TLC’s Sidewalk Café, Scooter’s Italian Ice, Buqqa Truck, Chunk N’ Chip, Mustache Mike’s Italian Ice and Classic Tacos.
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An educational Community Expo will feature 30 local nonprofit organizations representing healthcare, education, legaland other programs offering free or reduced feeservices.
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Children’s activities include the Disneyland Resort-sponsoredImagination Playground, games,sportsclinics,craftsand prizes.
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The City of Santa Ana will showcase its Traffic Safety Rodeo – a pedestrian and traffic safety program with special, educational and fun presentations. An appearance by the Santa Ana Police Department mounted unit will be featured.
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Santa Ana College student actors dressedin period costumesdating back toWorld War II, the 60s,disco era, will share vignettes reflecting on college and community history throughout the evening.
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A Vintage Car Show will feature an automobile representing decades from the last 100 years. One example is a 1959 220S Mercedes convertible that once belonged to Prince Rainer and Princess Grace Kelly.
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For additional information about Santa Ana College’s centennial celebration or to sign up to receive centennial news, visit www.sac.edu/100 or call 714.564.6075.
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Event and Entertainment Timeline:
5:00 p.m. Event Opens (Santa Ana College Football Practice Fields)
5:10 p.m. Vietnamese singers: Van Khanh and Huynh Gia Tuan
5:45 p.m. Battle of the Dances
6:10 p.m. Relámpago del Cielo (Folklorico)
6:40 p.m. Jodaiko, Japanese drumming ensemble from UCI
7:10 p.m. SACPack
7:40 p.m. Santa Ana College Jazz Band
8-8:30p.m. Expo and Children’s Activities begin to close
8:10 p.m. “Don Mariachi” and Ballet Folklorico Mexicanisimo
8:30 p.m. Mariachi FlashMob/Las Mananitas
8:45 p.m. Centennial program with Santa Ana College President, Erlinda J. Martinez, Ed.
Have questions about Santa Ana College Centennial Party of the Century & Firework Show!? Contact Office of College Advancement, Santa Ana College

