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For Immediate Release
July 7, 2010
Contact: Anne Marie Weiss-Armush
DFW International Community Alliance
www.dfwinternational.org/FiestaLatinoamericana
972-661-2764
Dallas Councilwoman Delia Jasso named 'Honorary Ambassador for Youth' at 4th Annual Fiesta Latinoamericana! in Arts District
DFW International Community Alliance is proud to announce that Dallas Councilwoman Delia Jasso will serve as 'Honorary Ambassador for Youth' at the 4th Annual Fiesta Latinoamericana! The celebration of Latino culture will take place on Sunday October 10, 2010 from 10 till 7 in the Dallas Arts District, Flora Street between the Meyerson Symphony Center and the Guadalupe Cathedral. The free festival incorporates Cathedral's Fall Carnaval and the Con Sabor a Mexico Festival, and the Honorary Chairs are Dallas City Councilperson Pauline Medrano and Texas Representative Rafael Anchia. Confirmed sponsors include State Farm, Luna's Tortilla Factory, the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, Humanities Texas, and Fiesta supermarkets, with media support from Univision, Univision radio and Al Dia. Numerous additional sponsors are still pending.
"As a parent I know how important it is for our children to know about the countries from which we Americans migrated. It is a natural curiosity, one that we need to nurture so they will be proud of the rich and varied heritages we left behind. Fiesta Latinoamericana! is a great opportunity to share with our families the exciting sounds, flavors and traditions that make our Latino community so special," says Councilwoman Jasso. "It will be a honor to help showcase the talents of our Hispanic youth in the plaza at Fiesta Latinoamericana! through their sidewalk painting, mime and clown artistry, folkloric and indigenous dances, and youth mariachi groups."
As the Americas and North Texas celebrate the 200th anniversary of Latin America's independence from Spain, Fiesta Latinoamericana! presents a family event that captures the rhythms and flavours of a traditional plaza, with
- 2 stages of music and dance from across the Americas
- Dance Pavilion Workshops in salsa, danzon, cueca, samba, flamenco, cueca, chacarera, tango, etc.
- Featured guest artists from Durango, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosi, and Guanajuato
- Children's Workshops with papel picado, mascaras, ojo de Dios, flores de papel, weaving, and much more
- Parade of Nations celebrating the American people and nations
- 2 Food Courts
- Secrets of Our Cuisine Workshops with healthy traditional dishes
- Strolling musicians, clowns, Aztec dancers, magicians, stilt walkers, sidewalk artists, ice cream cart
- Afro Latino Drum circle with indigenous, Caribbean, Afro-Latin, candombe, and capoeira rhythms
- Music, dance andculture representing more than 15 nations.
DFW International Community Alliance is the portal for global North Texas, a network of 1,600 of the regions ethnic and internationally-focused civic, community and educational organizations. Its mission is to build mutual understanding and respect by linking diverse international cultural communities. The organization promotes and links North Texas global groups through its website and cultural calendar at www.dfwinternational.org/ .For more details about DFW International Community Alliance, see the media page at www.dfwinternational.org/media_/ or call 972-661-2764. Photos of Fiesta Latinoamericana! can be viewed at www.dfwinternational.org/photos/, and high resolution images are available.
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