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Hispanic Heritage Month Festival
Hispanic Heritage Month Festival

Sat, Sep 14

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Langston Hughes Library

Hispanic Heritage Month Festival

Join us to kick off a month of family events that celebrate the histories, cultures, and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Latin America with live Tango, crafts, trivia, food, games, and more!.

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Time & Location

Sep 14, 2024, 12:00 AM – 11:00 PM

Langston Hughes Library, 100-01 Northern Blvd, Corona, NY 11368, USA

About the event

Join us to kick off a month of family events that celebrate the histories, cultures, and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Latin America.

Program:

- Live Tango performance by Fernando Pirez & Friends,

- Traditional Mexican dance by Colectivo Mujeres En Movimiento,

- Live Bachata music,

- Art activities: Guatemalan "Muñequitas quitapenas," and acrylic painting: Latin America's flags,

- Hispanic Heritage trivia games,

- Food,

- and more!

*This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant program, a program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature and administrated by Flushing Town Hall; by an Action Grant from Humanities New York; Lyft Racial Justice Alliance Grant; the Library Action Committee of Corona-East Elmhurst, NYS Education Department Special Legislative Grants from Assemblyman Jeffion L. Aubry, and the Coalition for Theaters of Color.

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