Casa de la Cultura Tlanese (Courtesy On Location Photography/World Beat)
The Oregon State Capitol will host a virtual event Saturday celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month.
The free event will stream family-friendly video performances from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., including musical entertainment, dance and speakers, on Facebook and the Capitol’s website, according to a prepared statement from the Capitol.
The public can watch performances from the Casa de la Cultura Tlanese, Ballet Papalotl, Huehca Omeyocan, Peña Charra del Oeste Oregón and the Peruvian Cultural Festival.
Patricia Gimenez, chair of Western Oregon University’s Spanish department, will give a talk on Arabic’s historic influence on the Spanish language, according to the statement.
Gov. Kate Brown will also read a proclamation for Hispanic Heritage Month, which spans Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.
The Oregon State Capitol Foundation is sponsoring the event as part of the Capitol History Gateway project, through which it set up exhibits, tours, presentations and other programs for people visiting the Capitol, the foundation’s website said.
Organizers partnered with the Salem Multicultural Institute and World Beat Gallery, as well as the Oregon Folklife Network for this year’s event.
-Ardeshir Tabrizian
