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To celebrate and congratulate the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts, the division of Recreation and Parks, and all the sponsors of the 2015 Festival Latino on its continued success.
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WHEREAS, Festival Latino began in 1996, and in 2009 the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts joined as an event partner, and it has since become the primer Latino festival in the U.S. Midwest and;
WHEREAS, the festival drew more than 203,000 people from our city, across the great State of Ohio and the entire Midwest to our downtown Bicentennial Park and during its’ two-day event, August 8-9, 2015 and;
WHEREAS, Festival Latino celebrates family and community with a variety of cultural activities and events representing the diverse Latino community here in our state’s capital and;
WHEREAS, Festival Latino coordinated Ohio-based musicians, artists, and dancers, as well as internationally known musicians, creating a blend of the best artists of our community with the best artists the world has to offer to create a positive cultural experience for all to enjoy
WHEREAS, City Council continues to foster the city's major cultural and artistic events that are essential to the cultural fabric of Columbus; and
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That we do hereby celebrate and congratulate CAPA, the division of Recreation and Parks, and all the sponsors of the 2015 Festival Latino on its continued success.