Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in Tuscarawas County
A multicultural festival will take place from 1 to 6 p.m. Sept. 6 near Alley Cat Marketplace in downtown New Philadelphia.
What is Hispanic Heritage Month?
Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated in the U.S. every year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. Here’s what we know about this celebration.
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- A multicultural festival will take place from 1 to 6 p.m. Sept. 6, near Alley Cat Marketplace in downtown New Philadelphia.
DOVER − Residents can come together to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at various special events this month, organized by the Tuscarawas County YMCA, Dover Public Library, Tuscarawas County Public Library, Fourth & Faith and Puentes.
“These events celebrate the rich cultural heritage of our community and create opportunities to gather, learn, and honor the vibrant contributions of the Hispanic and Latinx communities in Tuscarawas County. We look forward to a month filled with music, art, history, food and meaningful connection,” Meagan Shaheen, CEO of the Tuscarawas County YMCA, said in a community announcement.
The schedule of events is as follows:
● Sept. 4 − Film Festival. “The Long Game” will be shown at 6:30 p.m. at Quaker Cinema. The sports drama is based on a true story of a Mexican-American teens who form a high school golf team in Texas in the 1950s, and overcome preducie. Tickets are $10, at the cinema.
● Sept. 5 − Tienda & Taco. A group walking tour of local store and food trucks will take place at 5:30 p.m. Groups will begin and end at Fourth & Faith, and have the opportunity to learn about the businesses for the owners and purchase items.
● Sept. 6 − Multicultural Festival. The festival will take place from 1 to 6 p.m. and feature food trucks, entertainment, vendors and family activites near Alley Cat Marketplace in downtown New Philadelphia.
● Sept. 7 − Open church services at 2 and 4:30 p.m. at LLuviAs de Gracia on North Walnut in downtown Dover. Each service last approximately two hours and attendees can come and go. For more information, visit [email protected].
● Sept. 8 − Community Voices Panel. Discussion and respectful conversations will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Tuscarawas County YMCA. Questions can be submitted in advance.
● Sept. 12 − Scavenger hunt. Pick up a sheet at the Y and submit photos to [email protected] as you check off activities.
● Sept. 13 − Fashion Show at 6:30 p.m. at Fourth & Faith. Women from the Latina community will showcase vibrant traditional attire, sharing the cultural significance behind the intricate patterns woven into their shirts and the symbolic figures embroider on their blouses.
● Oct. 6 − Get to Know Your Neighbor at 6 p.m., at the Tuscarawas County Public Library. Sit in on a conversation with a local business owner and learn more about their life experience. The group willl discuss the parallels between their story and Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez’s “My Side of The River.”
More information can be found at www.tuscymca.org, www.doverlibrary.org, and www.tusclibrary.org.
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