Tuesday, May 27, 2008

New Latino festival kicks off on Harriet Island Saturday

Some day, organizers of "Vive Minnesota ... El Festival," hope to bring the likes of Shakira and Enrique Igliesias to St. Paul. This weekend, though, folks will have to settle for three free days of dance, music, culture and fun. In what's being billed as the "first annual" of a future Twin Cities institution, the Latino festival will take to Harriet Island Saturday. Free events run from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and Sunday and from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday.

Features include two stages with 30 musical acts "spiced with Latin dance," games for kids and adults, and food for both the Latino-American as well as the Minnesota palate, according to organizers, who spent more than a year planning the event.


news source : http://origin.twincities.com/

No comments: