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• Oaxaca in Sacramento

  • When
    August 18, 2024
  •  
    10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    2700 Front Street Sacramento

  Community Event at the Latino Center of Art and Culture
  

  The Latino Center of Art and Culture is sponsoring its third annual community event, Oaxaca in Sacramento, 10 am to 4 pm, August 18, 2024. The event will be held at its center located at 2700 Front Street in Sacramento, CA 95818.

  The event will feature dance groups from the eight regions of Oaxaca. Food vendors will sell traditional Oaxacan food and drinks will be sold in cantaritos, Mexican clay cups. Pottery and handicrafts from Oaxaca will be sold to the general public. The event will also feature music by various student groups.

  The event is free for children. Adults will be charged an entrance fee. Parking is free to the public.

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• Great American River Cleanup

  • When
    September 21, 2024
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Howe Avenue river access (off La Riviera Dr.)

  

         Great American River Clean-up

  Here is a chance for you to  enjoy our beautiful American River Parkway and give service to your community at the same time. On Saturday, September 21, 2024 from 9:00 am until noon you can walk along the paths near the river and help to clean up any trash that has been left there by visitors. 

  Our member, Nancy Sinnwell, is the site coordinator at the Howe Avenue Access Site which is supported with the help of the Sacramento Valley Returned Peace Corps Volunteers. Several FFSac members are also Returned Peace Corps Volunteers. 

  If you have a kayak, canoe, etc. you could also paddle along the edge of the river and retrieve garbage from the water as well. If you cannot stay for the entire time, you may show up for one, two, or three hours.  

  What to wear and bring: closed-toe shoes, sunscreen, long pants, long sleeved shirt, a hat, sturdy work gloves, bug spray  

  Optional items to bring: a small boat if you want to get trash from the water’s edge, a trash litter picker claw  

  What is supplied: trash bags, plastic gloves (not the sturdiest), water, light snacks, free parking passes during the event  

  Click Here to register for the event and to obtain the waiver form that is required.

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