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The many facets of Mexican culture will be showcased
during Lewisville’s third annual street festival in celebration of Cinco
de Mayo on Saturday, May 6, from 1 to 8 p.m.
on Mill Street between Elm and Whatley
in Old Town.
Organized by the Old
Town Business Association and the
Dallas Tortilla and Tamale Factory,
the event will include music, food, arts and crafts, a car show and
more. Scheduled entertainment features local singers and dance groups
reflecting Mexican culture, including performers from Lewisville High
School and Dancer’s Workshop Studio. There also will be a soccer
tournament at Delay Middle School, and a boxing exhibition on the main
stage.
Although there is no admission to the event, visitors are asked to make
a donation of at least $1 to the Cinco De Mayo Scholarship Fund or
canned food and household paper goods for Christian Community Action.
Festival organizers hope to raise enough money to present at least two
$500 college scholarships to Lewisville ISD students of Mexican descent.
Five such scholarships have been awarded during the past three years.
Cinco de Mayo is a commemoration of the Battle of Puebla, which was
fought on May 5, 1862. On that day, an army of 4,000 Mexican
nationalists defeated a French-commanded army of more than 8,000 men.
That victory launched a campaign that eventually drove the French out of
Mexico and restored Mexican independence.
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For event information, please call (972) 436-4333. |