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HISPANIC HERITAGE FESTIVAL Celebrate Frederick’s diverse Latin American cultures

Centro Hispano de Frederick, a local nonprofit that works with new immigrants and limited English-speaking Frederick County residents, invites the community at large to come to its annual Hispanic Heritage Festival.

The festival will run from noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 1 along Carroll Creek in downtown Frederick featuring Hispanic culture, food, music, traditional costumes, songs and dances.

Entertainment will include performances by Mariachi Imperio (music from Mexico), Kasandra Cultural Center Dancers (Argentinian Tango), Grupo Folklórico Maravillas de México (dance), Venezuela Danza y Tambor (dance), Jaleo Arte Flamenco (Flamenco dance), Fundación Socio cultural Diablada Dancers (Bolivian dance) and more.

Food options will include Sabor de Cuba, The Paella and Tapas Place, La Carrets (Tacos and Tortas), La Parada Nica Style (food from Nicaragua and Costa Rica) and others.

More than 30 arts vendors will be onsite from a variety of Latin American nations, as well as local small businesses.

Free activities for children will also be available.

For more than 15 years, Centro Hispano de Frederick has been helping immigrants in Frederick succeed. From conducting English, citizenship and women’s empowerment classes to sponsoring summer STEAM classes for students and enrichment events for seniors, Centro has played a crucial role in helping our neighbors from other countries prosper.

See frederickhispanicfestival.org for more information.

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Watch dancers in traditional dress perform along Carroll Creek on Oct. 1 at the Hispanic Heritage Festival.

Multi-Dimensional Fun!

Boutique Bowling • Laser Tag • Escape Rooms XD Dark Ride • Arcade • Full Bar and Restaurant

Check out our website for Birthday Party and Family Fun Packs information. HOURS: Mon –Thurs 11am-10pm Sat -9am –Midnight | | Fri –11am Sun –9am –Midnight –10pm

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WALK IN THE WOODS

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Gather for an educational hike in a Frederick forest.

Go on a guided hike with Frederick’s sustainability manager Jenny Willoughby

Jenny Willoughby, sustainability manager of the City of Frederick, will lead a 3-mile hike from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 1.

While you walk, learn about how the Frederick Office of Sustainability is working to protect our drinking water and manage the forest, plus Willoughby will identify plants along the way and share her extensive knowledge of the Frederick Municipal Forest. She will talk about the active forest management, its history, and the flora and fauna of the area.

Hikers will meet at the Frederick Municipal Forest, 10420 Hamburg Road, Frederick.

The hike is free, but registration is requested online through Eventbrite. Email rbourassa@icprb.org, or call 301-417-4371 for details.

Environmental Stewardship Speakers Series

The Environmental Stewardship Speakers Series will begin Oct. 2 and will continue on the first Sunday of every other month at St. Katharine Drexel, 8428 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick.

The series will feature a speaker on a different environmental topic each session.

A lunch of salad and drinks will be provided, and a freewill offering to cover the cost of lunch will be solicited.

Sign up at https://bit. ly/3fk6oCs. Email 8120trish@ gmail.com or call 301-606-5942 for more information.

Composting: Why and How — Oct. 2 — David Muns, manager of the FNP Community Garden

Recycling — Dec. 4 — Annemarie Creamer, Frederick County Division of Solid Waste & Recycling

Electrify Everything

— Feb. 5 — Multifaith Alliance of Climate Diminish Climate Change Stewards

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Plants — April 2 — Kim Leahy, Frederick County Master Gardener

Solar Power — June 4 — speaker tbd

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