{"id":22593,"date":"2017-07-28T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T13:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.hispanicizewire.com\/?p=22593\/"},"modified":"2017-07-28T09:00:08","modified_gmt":"2017-07-28T13:00:08","slug":"hispanicize-texas-closing-bash-feature-rising-country-music-star-valerie-ponzio-henke-pillot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/hispanicize-texas-closing-bash-feature-rising-country-music-star-valerie-ponzio-henke-pillot\/","title":{"rendered":"Hispanicize Texas Closing Bash to Feature Rising Country Music Star Valerie Ponzio at Henke &#038; Pillot"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube\" width=\"304\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/embed\/am9FsPlN0CA?wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" wmode=\"transparent\"><\/iframe> <p>HOUSTON, Texas \u2013 July 28, 2017 \u2013 (HISPANICIZE WIRE) \u2013 The <strong>Hispanicize<\/strong> event\u2019s <strong>Artist on the Rise<\/strong> platform will make its <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hispanicizetexas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hispanicize Texas<\/a><\/strong> debut with a closing bash performance by <em>The Voice<\/em> finalist <strong>Valerie Ponzio<\/strong> at Houston\u2019s iconic <strong>Henke &amp; Pillot<\/strong>, from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. this Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Presented by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/latinaceo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Latina CEO<\/a><\/strong> and in partnership with <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kaleidoscopehouston.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaleidoscope Houston<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.henkehouston.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Henke &amp; Pillot<\/a><\/strong>, the event will feature a major networking and music evening packed with notable cultural influencers. Henke &amp; Pillot will offer complimentary drinks and light snacks for all Hispanicize Texas badge holders.<\/p>\n<p>Ponzio was featured on this year\u2019s season of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/am9FsPlN0CA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Voice<\/a><\/em> and since her appearance has moved to Nashville, where she is pursuing her love of country music as one of the music genre\u2019s few Latina singers. \u201cBeing from the Texas border has shaped my perspective and voice,\u00bb Ponzio said. \u00abI\u2019m excited to share my music with Texas notables and with country music lovers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLatina CEO is aligned with Hispanicize\u2019s mission to enrich and empower Latino entrepreneurs,\u201d said Latina CEO founder <strong>Janie Gonzalez<\/strong>, the tech entrepreneur and CEO of San Antonio\u2019s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webheadtech.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Webhead Group<\/a><\/strong>. \u201cWe\u2019re honored to bring quality content and networking opportunities to help Latinas and Latinos grow and prosper.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As part of the fun and networking-packed evening, Kaleidoscope Houston is creating an interactive experience where guests can paint <strong>\u201cThe Traveling Live Art Canvas\u201d<\/strong> which was created by Multifaceted Artist and Kaleidoscope Houston Filmmaker, <strong>Narciso Palma<\/strong>. The Traveling Live Art Canvas will be placed at <strong>Houston City Hall<\/strong> during the upcoming Hispanic Heritage Month festivities.<\/p>\n<p>Said <strong>Pamela Andino<\/strong>, Founder\/Creative Director of Kaleidoscope Houston, the event\u2019s largest organizational partner this year at Hispanicize Texas: \u201cWe are thrilled to host and showcase emerging Texas talent at Hispanicize Texas. Our Lone Star State houses a huge breadth of creative talent and Hispanicize Texas is a great platform for them to be seen and celebrated.\u00bb Special guest <strong>DJ Rikki Rincon<\/strong>, whom is also the Founder\/Creative Director of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/creativejuice.mobi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creative Juice Online<\/a><\/strong> will entertain the guests during the evening.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hispanicize Texas Registration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To purchase a pass to attend Hispanicize Texas, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.HispanicizeTexas.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.HispanicizeTexas.com<\/a>. On-site registration will also be available at the venue on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Event Sponsors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As of today, Hispanicize Texas partners now include title sponsor <strong>Prudential Financial<\/strong> as well as <strong>Walmart<\/strong>, <strong>Topgolf<\/strong>, <strong>Best Western<\/strong>, <strong>United Airlines<\/strong>, <strong>Nespresso<\/strong>, <strong>Kroger<\/strong>, <strong>787Coffee.com<\/strong>, <strong>Visit Houston<\/strong>, <strong>Latina CEO<\/strong>, <strong>Agua<\/strong>, <strong>Webhead Group<\/strong>, <strong>Ink Link Marketing<\/strong>, <strong>Henke &amp; Pillot<\/strong>, and <strong>Octopus Advertising Group<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Sponsorship information for Hispanicize Texas and Hispanicize Los Angeles is available by contacting sponsorship@hispanicizeevent.com or calling 203-364-4779.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Event Chairs and Partner Organizations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Lone Star edition of Hispanicize is being co-curated by <strong>Juan Alanis<\/strong> and <strong>Anjelica Cazares<\/strong> of <strong>Juan of Words<\/strong> in partnership with <strong>DiMe Media<\/strong>, <strong>Texas Latino Bloggers<\/strong>, <strong>FAB Latinos<\/strong>, <strong>C\u00edrculo de Mujeres DFW<\/strong>, <strong>Houston Latina Bloggers<\/strong>, <strong>Kaleidoscope Houston<\/strong> and <strong>Soy Texas<\/strong>. Nationally renown Hispanic marketing industry leader <strong>Alex L\u00f3pez Negrete<\/strong>, CEO and founder of <strong>Lopez Negrete Communications<\/strong>, and multi EMMY Award-winning journalist and media entrepreneur <strong>Gaby Natale<\/strong>, CEO of <strong>Super Latina TV<\/strong>, are co-chairing this year\u2019s Hispanicize Texas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About The Hispanicize Event<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now headed into its 9th year, the Hispanicize Event is the largest annual event for Latino trendsetters and newsmakers in digital content creation, journalism, marketing, entertainment and tech entrepreneurship. During its national signature event that was held from April 3-6, 2017, <strong>Hispanicize 2017<\/strong> drew more than 2,900 attendees to Miami over four days while generating more than 2.5 billion combined media and social media impressions.<\/p>\n<p>Hispanicize is packed with keynote speakers, sessions, workshops, showcases, celebrity meet and greets, screenings, exhibitions, award ceremonies and concerts that celebrate U.S. Latinos. The event is regularly used as a launch pad for creative endeavors, new products, technologies, marketing campaigns, films, books, music and more targeting Latinos in the U.S. and\/or Puerto Rico. It also provides sponsors and attendees with unparalleled networking opportunities as it is the only event in the U.S. Hispanic space that brings together leaders from the social media, marketing\/PR, journalism, film, and music industries.<\/p>\n<p>The Hispanicize event is owned and operated by <strong>Hispanicize Media Group, LLC<\/strong>, the parent company of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/dimemedia.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DiMe Media<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/hispanickitchen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hispanic Kitchen<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/latinamoms.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LatinaMoms.com<\/a><\/strong> and the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hispanicprblog.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hispanic PR Blog<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Hispanicize Event can be found on Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Hispanicize\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Hispanicize<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hispanicize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram (@HispanicizeEvent)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hispanicize\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter (@Hispanicize)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CONTACT:<\/strong><br \/>\nKatherine Johnson-Gunn<br \/>\nHispanicize Texas<br \/>\n786-624-1864<br \/>\nkatherine@hispanicize.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><em>\u2013 The closing bash is being presented by Latina CEO in partnership with Kaleidoscope Houston and Henke &#038; Pillot \u2013<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22590,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2359],"tags":[5832,5833,4635,3503,3354,4325,5834,3748,5835,5836],"class_list":{"0":"post-22593","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-aside","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-marketing-es","8":"tag-closing-bash-es","9":"tag-henke-pillot-es","10":"tag-hispanic-es","11":"tag-hispanicize-es","12":"tag-hispanicize-texas-es","13":"tag-influencers-es","14":"tag-kaleidoscope-houston-es","15":"tag-latina-es","16":"tag-latina-ceo-es","17":"tag-valerie-ponzio-es","18":"post_format-post-format-aside","19":"entry"},"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ClosingBash_HispzTX_HW.png","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ClosingBash_HispzTX_HW.png","author_info":{"display_name":"mruiz","author_link":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/author\/mruiz\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22593"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22593\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}