The 37th Annual Christmas Symposium returns for its 37th year. This years event will be held on Thursday, December 19, 2019 at the VFW Hall located at 123 Rosemary St. Lansing, Michigan 48917. More details to come!
For those Latino families who have students in the Lansing School District (LSD) the Latino Advisory Committee invites you to join us as we introduce our Committee and some of the many resources that the LSD provides. This night will be the second Family Night and is geared towards the 9th to 12th grade students throughout the LSD.
Join us and learn about programs for LSD students including those programs that are specific to the Latino community. Dinner will be provided. This one will be followed up by a Latino Family Night at Eastern High School in early January 2020.
The Latino Advisory Committee was created in April of 1972 to recognize, educate, and empower parents to take a proactive role in the educational and personal development of their children. We work in partnership with the Lansing School District to advocate for Latino families and their students throughout the calendar year.
For more information please contact Sein Paul Benavides at seinpaul65@gmail.com
For those Latino families who have students in the Lansing School District (LSD) the Latino Advisory Committee invites you to join us as we introduce our Committee and some of the many resources that the LSD provides. This night will be the first Family Night and is geared towards Kindergarten to 8th grade students throughout the LSD.
Join us and learn about programs for LSD students including those programs that are specific to the Latino community. Dinner will be provided. This one will be followed up by a Latino Family Night at Everett High School on Wednesday, November 20, 2019.
The Latino Advisory Committee was created in April of 1972 to recognize, educate, and empower parents to take a proactive role in the educational and personal development of their children. We work in partnership with the Lansing School District to advocate for Latino families and their students throughout the calendar year.
For more information please contact Sein Paul Benavides at seinpaul65@gmail.com
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/945169899180194/?notif_t=plan_user_associated¬if_id=1571214860797375
Come join Casa de Rosado, MICCAA, and Voces De La Comunidad as we welcome our departed loved ones back for the weekend as part of our annual Día de Muertos celebration.
The gallery space will feature exhibits of ofrendas from community members, food, and warmth. Hot chocolate, pan muerto, and tamales will be provided, and an opening ceremony will take place at 1 pm to welcome the departed back for the weekend. Come join us for a weekend of remembrance and celebration!
Nov 1- 8-10pm Dia de los Angelitos
Nov 2- 11am to 9pm (1pm opening ceremony)
Nov 3- 11am to 6pm
For more information please contact Theresa Rosado 517-402-0282 or go to the Dia de los Muertos Facebook Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/713216059191223/
Lansing for César E. Chávez (LCEC) will kick off its 1st Annual Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) 5K Run/Walk on Sunday, October 27, 2019 on Lansing’s beautiful scenic river trail, near César E. Chávez Plaza, located in Old Town, Lansing, Michigan 48933
Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), is a celebration of life and death of all ages. While the holiday originated in Mexico, it is celebrated all over Latin America and the US. Come dressed up and ready to celebrate tradition, community, and diversity!
Participants are encouraged to wear traditional Dia de los Muertos face paint, flowers and other attire. FAMILY FUN EVENT!
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/393240498002463/
Bikers for Books which is a 501c(3) non profit organization led by Badge Velaquez that collects and donates books to children and schools, will be at the Latino Day with the Lugnuts to collect new and gently used books. They will then in turn distribute them in a effort to raise awareness and promote literacy by establishing a presence in the community and networking with others to do the same.
Bikers for Books is a network of bikers and other reading enthusiasts working together in an effort to raise reading awareness by distributing books, partnering with school districts and by speaking to kids about the importance at any age of good reading skills. Please check out their website: http://bikersforbooks.com/about-b4b/
For more information about donating to Bikers for Books
Footprints of Michigan led by Geronimo Lerma and his team will be at Latino Day with the Lugnuts collecting new and gently used footwear to distribute to the needy, homeless and veterans around the State. This group does incredible work serving populations that often goes unnoticed sadly.
Footprints of Michigan, Inc. was established in 2014 after attending a street walk with a local organization in Lansing, Michigan. I noticed a young homeless man in desperate need of shoes; his duct-taped soles were worn and tattered. A street walk participant contacted her husband and he promptly delivered a size 13, gently used, pair of shoes. The young man’s face lit up as he threw his old, worn pair of shoes in the trash and it filled my heart with hope and joy…. and so, the idea began.
Cafecito Caliente hopes you will bring at least a pair of shoes even if your just dropping them off this Sunday. If you need arrangements to have some shoes picked up, Cafecito is willing. Here is the Footprints website: https://footprintsofmichigan.org/footprints-of-michigan
The popular Concert in the Park Series that features a variety of musical entertainment will feature Tejano music once again this year. Francis Park will be the venue for Jr. Aldaco and the Midwest All-Stars on Wednesday, July 24, 2019.
The band is gaining heavy airplay in different parts of the country with their recent hit “Basarte con Locura”. Lansing Parks and Recreation which oversees the music series has made it a point to add a different Tejano band each year and much like last year, it should be a packed out park.
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/2339718239645744
“Saturday “, THAT’S RIGHT SATURDAY, June 1st 2019
Dj Adrian “ACE ” Lopez , Dj Angel gee, Dj Mingo
We Sail Dancing : SALSA,MERENGUE BACHATA and More
3 Hour Boat ride,Delicious appetizers
Drink Specials all night
18 older welcome
$20.00 cover
Tickets in advance call 517-627-2154 credit & debit cards welcome
cash at door.
More info call 517-626-2154 https://www.michiganprincess.com/Events/Purchase-Tickets/1852
SEE YA ON THE DANCE FLOOR!!!!!
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/417335998814724/
The Lansing Lugnuts officially launched a new era directly connected to the Hispanic/Latino community here in Lansing for the 2019 season. On Friday, May 3-5 and again on Sunday, August 18th during the annual Latino Day with the Lugnuts coordinated by Cafecito, the team will switch uniforms to the Lansing Loco’s. A big three day weekend is planned with vendors, food trucks, Tejano music, a baseball clinic for kids just to name a few things. With some history, a birthday celebration and fireworks mixed in, it promises to be a weekend to remember.
A total of 72 teams across Minor League baseball are set to participate in the “Copa de la Diversión,” or “Fun Cup,” a season-long event series in 2019. The San Antonio Missions will become the San Antonio Flying Chanclas, Corpus Christi Hooks become the Raspas, and the Fresno Grizzles become the Fresno Lowriders. The Lansing Lugnuts decided to jump aboard with a similar rally cry from the traditional “Let’s Go Nuts” to “Vamos Locos” cry that you will hear this season.
A group of folks from the local Latino community were invited by the Lansing Lugnuts to come up with a plan to not only celebrate the culture, but to have some fun at the park. Latinos make up over 25% of Major League Baseball, so it only made sense to the Lugnut team to develop a relationship with the Latino community. Mark your calendars for May 3-5 for the Cinco de Mayo Celebration and again for August 18th with the “Latino Day with the Lugnuts”.
