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Olga Riojas Aguero
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According to board members of “Fiestas Del Llano Inc., big changes are in store for the yearly celebration which observes and commemorates Mexico’s independence from Spain.
This year, Mexico will celebrate its two hundredth anniversary of its independence from Spanish rule. But unlike other years where the Lubbock celebration featured food booths and concerts at the Lubbock Civic Center; 2010 will see some major changes in the locations that host the yearly events.
And changes have not come about without some controversy.
The event gets started with a kick off parade at 11:30AM on Saturday, Sept. 11 starting at Broadway and Ave V and continues east to Ave L ending up at the civic center.
But instead of the traditional food booth vendors and live music that have been there in past years to greet parade goers; there will be none.
They have been replaced by an event which will be held at the South Plains Fairgrounds sponsored by local radio station Magic 93.7 and Telemundo; both owned by Ramar Communications. This event will feature food booths and popular Tejano music acts on Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th starting at 1:00 PM both days.
In a press release sent out by Fiestas Chairman Sam Harper, “Fiestas Del Llano, Inc. will not hold its traditional outdoor concert this year due to an unforeseen decrease in grant funding from Civic Lubbock Special Events.
In the past, Civic Lubbock Inc. has provided a major source of funding for the yearly event. According to its website, the organization focuses on events with “broad community appeal”.
Apparently board members voting against the funding didn’t think the Fiestas had enough of a broad community appeal even though it appeals to a largely Hispanic community
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