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October 22
Fiesta Latina 2006
Presented by The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation and the CAC.
Local Latin performers for Fiesta Latina are co-sponsored by the CAC and Johnson Controls Inc as part of the Music of New Orleans Series with support from Stone Center for Latin American Studies, Tulane University and Propaganda Group.
Free Admission
Festival Music
Fredy Omar con su Banda
Los Sagitarios
Ritmo Caribeno
Javier Guttierrez and Vivaz
Otra
Patrice Fisher and ARPA
Ovidio Giron and the Little Froggies
Hot Brazil with Blake Amos
Palo Viejo (Baton Rouge)
Grupo Paraiso
Fuerza Latina
Julio y Cesar
Latin Tempo
Festival Food and Events
Craft and Folk Art Booths
Dance: Dance Floor
Restaurants: Food Booths
Visual Arts Exhibition: Luz Maria Lopez, Jose Torres Toma, Julio Tauceda, Cynthia Ramirez, Luis Cruz Azaceta
Festival Support
Advisory: Tom Reese/Stone Center for Latin American Studies, Ariana Hall/Cubanola, Dan Storper/Putumayo, Patrice Fisher/Eccos Latinos, Eddy Gutierrez/Home Team, Selva Riemann, Darleen Kattan/Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Sponsors: New Orleans Music Clinic Summer Solace Program, Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Fund, National Endowment for the Arts, Johnson Controls Inc, Contemporary Arts Center