Latin American Heritage Festival in Birmingham celebrates music, food, culture

Saturday’s lineup featured live performances by Orquesta MaCuba, tunes from DJ Mamalón Selector, a museum-wide stroll by Mariachi Premier de America and a salsa workshop with IV Motion. Face painting was on the agenda in the museum’s sculpture garden and children engaged in crafts projects in the museum’s lobby area.

The sculpture garden also includes “Reclining Nude,” an artwork created by the late Ferdinand Botero, a Colombian figurative artist and sculptor.on Sept. 15 at age 91. “Reclining Nude” is a permanent part of the Birmingham museum’s collection. Food vendors such as Los Valedores Food Truck, Mi Pueblo’s Market and Pasteles La MoreliAna Pastries were on hand at the festival, as well.

Events like this one are held throughout the country, Sept. 15-Oct. 15, for National Hispanic Heritage Month.

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