Sunday, May 03, 2009
If you would like to celebrate Cinco de Mayo without the risk of your kids getting splashed by overflowing margaritas and beer, look no further than San Francisco's Dolores Park this Saturday.
The Mission Neighborhood Centers, a community service organization that is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, presents the Cinco de Mayo Festival, which is free, kid-friendly and alcohol-free. You'll find plenty of activities to keep your kids entertained, including arts and crafts, a soccer skills camp and tours of nearby Mission Dolores. Mascot Scooby Doo will be on hand for high fives and picture taking. (Who knew he was Latino?) And three lucha libre wrestlers - Vaquero Fantasma, El Amante and Golden Lion - will pose for pictures and sign autographs. "They're really popular," said event coordinator Coco Corona.
The main stage will feature Aztec and Mayan dance troupes in the morning, Ensambles Ballet Folklorico de San Francisco and mariachi bands between 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m., plus a magician. In the late afternoon, things will start to sizzle with salsa band Futuro Picante, featuring Jose Leon, the Latin pop of Alfa-Omega-Añez, mariachi soloist Berta Olivia and, capping the day, Zhono, Los Angeles rockers of Mexican descent who sing in Spanish.
In addition to offering fun and entertainment, festival organizers have an agenda: to promote health. So this year there will be Health, Education and Going Green sections in addition to the regular vendors and food booths. The American Society of Hypertension is hosting a Health Care Pavilion and will offer free health screenings, including blood pressure, BMI (body mass index, calculated from a person's weight and height), glucose and cholesterol testing with on-site results and referrals. They'll be giving away free pedometers (to encourage exercise) as long as supplies last. And all health instructions will be available in both English and Spanish.
For the record, Cinco de Mayo commemorates the day in 1862 when Mexican soldiers and citizens of the city of Puebla halted an invasion by the French army. Last year the Cinco de Mayo Festival welcomed about 4,000 invaders to Dolores Park. Organizers expect an even bigger turnout this year, especially because Oakland is not holding its festival.
SOURCE : http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/29/NSTP176CLP.DTL
The Mission Neighborhood Centers, a community service organization that is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, presents the Cinco de Mayo Festival, which is free, kid-friendly and alcohol-free. You'll find plenty of activities to keep your kids entertained, including arts and crafts, a soccer skills camp and tours of nearby Mission Dolores. Mascot Scooby Doo will be on hand for high fives and picture taking. (Who knew he was Latino?) And three lucha libre wrestlers - Vaquero Fantasma, El Amante and Golden Lion - will pose for pictures and sign autographs. "They're really popular," said event coordinator Coco Corona.
The main stage will feature Aztec and Mayan dance troupes in the morning, Ensambles Ballet Folklorico de San Francisco and mariachi bands between 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m., plus a magician. In the late afternoon, things will start to sizzle with salsa band Futuro Picante, featuring Jose Leon, the Latin pop of Alfa-Omega-Añez, mariachi soloist Berta Olivia and, capping the day, Zhono, Los Angeles rockers of Mexican descent who sing in Spanish.
In addition to offering fun and entertainment, festival organizers have an agenda: to promote health. So this year there will be Health, Education and Going Green sections in addition to the regular vendors and food booths. The American Society of Hypertension is hosting a Health Care Pavilion and will offer free health screenings, including blood pressure, BMI (body mass index, calculated from a person's weight and height), glucose and cholesterol testing with on-site results and referrals. They'll be giving away free pedometers (to encourage exercise) as long as supplies last. And all health instructions will be available in both English and Spanish.
For the record, Cinco de Mayo commemorates the day in 1862 when Mexican soldiers and citizens of the city of Puebla halted an invasion by the French army. Last year the Cinco de Mayo Festival welcomed about 4,000 invaders to Dolores Park. Organizers expect an even bigger turnout this year, especially because Oakland is not holding its festival.
SOURCE : http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/29/NSTP176CLP.DTL
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