{"id":26614,"date":"2021-10-12T19:38:56","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T02:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-live.lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/?p=30000022553"},"modified":"2021-10-12T19:41:27","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T02:41:27","slug":"in-pictures-long-beach-hispanic-heritage-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-live.lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/in-pictures-long-beach-hispanic-heritage-month","title":{"rendered":"IN PICTURES: Long Beach celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with live performances, free treats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Long Beach&#8217;s two Latino council members, Mary Zendejas and Roberto Uranga, hosted live entertainment at the Long Beach Civic Center Plaza Tuesday afternoon, featuring a mariachi, free desserts and a wind instrument performer.<\/p>\n<p>About 40 people, including city leaders and staff, attended the celebration, which took place before a City Council meeting where the public would learn more about efforts to build a Latino Cultural Center.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mariachi making its entrance for a Hispanic Heritage celebration this afternoon outside of Long Beach city hall. They just said they&#39;re taking song requests. Anybody have suggestions? I&#39;ll ask for ya! \ud83d\ude01 (I&#39;mma ask for &quot;Tragos Amargos&quot;!) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LongBeachPost?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LongBeachPost<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theHiLoLBP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@theHiLoLBP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/StdCNOxneT\">pic.twitter.com\/StdCNOxneT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Crystal Niebla (@crystalniebla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/crystalniebla\/status\/1448061508529704967?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The award-winning group Mariachi Divas, followed by an indigenous wind instrument performance by Mart\u00edn Espino, a world-class performer and teacher, performed for attendees who were enjoying free desserts from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IngloriousFunnels\/\">Inglorious Funnels<\/a>, a food truck serving funnel cakes, ice cream and churros.<\/p>\n<p>Clarissa Carney, 51, brought her 17-year-old daughter to see the performances and join Tuesday&#8217;s City Council meeting.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is my first time coming out from the pandemic,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000053756\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000053756\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10000053756\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staging-live.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/12184957\/hispanic-heritage_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1041\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000053756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mariachi Divas makes a musical entrance during a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration outside the Long Beach Civic Center Plaza in Downtown on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. Photo by Crystal Niebla.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000053759\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000053759\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10000053759\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staging-live.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/12185009\/hispanic-heritage_5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1162\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000053759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lola Rodriguez, a member of Mariachi Divas, sings and plays a song on a violin during a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration at the Long Beach Civic Center Plaza in Downtown on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. Photo by Crystal Niebla.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000053761\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000053761\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10000053761\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staging-live.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/12185017\/hispanic-heritage_7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1121\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000053761\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A patron showcases a free churro with ice cream dessert during a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration at the Long Beach Civic Center Plaza in Downtown on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. Photo by Crystal Niebla.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000053762\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000053762\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10000053762\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staging-live.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/12185021\/hispanic-heritage_8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1078\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000053762\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patrons carry six paper baskets of desserts during a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration at the Long Beach Civic Center Plaza in Downtown on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. Photo by Crystal Niebla.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000053760\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000053760\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10000053760\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staging-live.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/12185013\/hispanic-heritage_6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1017\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000053760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A resident receives a free dessert during a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration at the Long Beach Civic Center Plaza in Downtown on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. Photo by Crystal Niebla.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000053768\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000053768\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10000053768\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staging-live.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/12185048\/hispanic-heritage_14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1273\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000053768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From his left to right, Mart\u00edn Espino showcases the concha, kena, malta siku, chotanka, tlapitzalli and a California flute he used to perform during a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration at the Long Beach Civic Center Plaza in Downtown on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. Photo by Crystal Niebla.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000053763\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000053763\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10000053763\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staging-live.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/12185025\/hispanic-heritage_9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1116\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000053763\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mart\u00edn Espino, a world-class performer and master teaching artist, plays the malta siku during a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration at the Long Beach Civic Center Plaza in Downtown on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. Photo by Crystal Niebla.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000053765\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000053765\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10000053765\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staging-live.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/12185035\/hispanic-heritage_11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1084\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000053765\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mart\u00edn Espino, a world-class performer and master teaching artist, plays the chotanka, a wind instrument, during a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration at the Long Beach Civic Center Plaza in Downtown on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. Photo by Crystal Niebla.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000053770\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000053770\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10000053770\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staging-live.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/12190125\/hispanic-heritage_15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1065\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000053770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marissa Stanley, scheduler and legislative graduate intern for the District 6 office, walks away with a free dessert during a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration at the Long Beach Civic Center Plaza in Downtown on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. Photo by Crystal Niebla.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000053755\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000053755\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10000053755\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staging-live.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/12184945\/hispanic-heritage_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1313\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000053755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Councilman Roberto Uranga, left, and Councilwoman Mary Zendejas, right, speak during a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration outside of the Long Beach Civic Center Plaza in Downtown on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. 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