Known internationally for their traditional son jarocho music, the group Conjunto Hueyapan appears at the Museum of Ventura County Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula on Saturday, October 27, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Two generations of the Herrera family compose Conjunto Hueyapan, which has performed at the Kennedy Center, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the Hollywood Bowl, President Reagan’s 1885 Inaugural Ball, and at other venues throughout the United States, Mexico, and Europe. Admission to the concert is $5, with doors opening at 7:00 p.m. There are no reservations; first come, first seated.

During intermission, visitors can purchase refreshments, view new museum exhibits, and listen to music played by the guitar students of Santa Paula harpist Xavier Montes. Members of Montes’ “Angels On Harps” also perform earlier in the day at the opening reception for the De Colores Art Show at the neighboring Santa Paula Art Museum. Go to www.santapaulaartmuseum.org for more information about that exhibit and reception.

Son jarocho is a regional folk music style from Veracruz, Mexico, which the Conjunto Hueyapan family ensemble learned to play in their native California, then perfected under master musicians in Mexico City and Veracruz. In addition to performances of son jarocho, the ensemble begun by Fermín Herrera in 1973 has dedicated itself to research, preservation, and documentation of the traditional Mexican music. Members of the group include brothers Fermín, Andrés, Jorge and Tomás Herrera; sister María Isabel Herrera; and Fermín’s sons Xocoytzin and Motechzomah.

The Museum of Ventura County’s Agriculture Museum is located at 926 Railroad Avenue, Santa Paula, California, in their historic downtown, near the Depot and next to the railroad tracks. Hours are 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Admission is $4 adults, $3 seniors, $1 children 6-17, free for Museum of Ventura County members, and children ages 5 and younger. On first Sundays of the month, admission is always free. For more information, go to www.venturamuseum.org or call (805) 525-3100.