UCCC Host 6th Annual Fiesta! May 22

The Utah Cultural Celebration Center (1355 West 3100 South, West Valley) host the sixth annual Fiesta!, an evening of entertainment, and education, celebrating Mexican heritage and culture in Utah on Saturday, May 22 starting at 5pm.  For more information call 801-965-5100 or visit culturalcelebration.org.

The whole family is welcome to Fiesta!, highlighted by traditional Mexican music, dance, Aztec ritual performances, food and the ceremonial lighting of the Olmec head & fireworks. Along with stemmed rose giveaways there will be ongoing games of the popular La Lotería (with prizes!), paper flower making, beading stringing and other children's activities, including piñata breaking. A competition for prizes will be held for the best "sing along" with Utah's greatest mariachi group, Sol de Jalisco. Imported arts & crafts from Mexico will be for sale in the Una Mano Amiga sponsored Mercado, with funds supporting health needs of children in Mexico.

Finally, in Celebration of the 200 years of the Independence of Mexico and the 100 years of the Mexican Revolution (www.bicentenario.gob.mx/english/), the Consulate of Mexico in Salt Lake City will unveil "Este es mi Mexico/This is My Mexico" Children's Drawing Art exhibit and will promote the 2010 International Drawing Contest encouraging children of any nationality to express what Mexico means to them (its people, culture, history, land). The artwork will be sent to Mexico where 15 winners will be selected to receive prizes. For more information please contact the Consulate of Mexico: 801-521-8502, ext. 23 or 29.  Funded in part by the Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks Program and West Valley City.

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