BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//172.67.150.207//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-FROM-URL:https://www.cranford.com X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20250309T020000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-12158@www.cranford.com DTSTAMP:20240328T082040Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Culture\,Dance\,Music\,Roselle\,Union County\,War inanco Park CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:The Union County Board of County Commissioners is proud to pres ent “Concert in the Park\,” a free musical celebration of Hispanic Heritag e Month featuring the Hector Morales Salsa Band on Saturday\, October 16\, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. outdoors at Union County’s Warinanco Sports C enter\, located at 1 Park Drive in Warinanco Park\, in Roselle.\nThe first 150 participants will receive a free food voucher for use at the concert. \nThe free concert caps a month of Hispanic Heritage Month activities spon sored by the Commissioner Board\, including the raising of the County’s fi rst-ever Hispanic Heritage flag at the County Courthouse in Elizabeth\, a family movie night double feature at Plainfield High School in Plainfield\ , a family fun day at Rahway River Park in Rahway\, and a countywide virtu al art exhibit.\n“The Commissioner Board is proud to support Hispanic Heri tage Month and encourage people from all walks of life to unite in the enj oyment of cultural events\, in recognition of the leading role of the Hisp anic community throughout Union County\,” said Commissioner Board Chairman Alexander Mirabella.\n“It is fitting to conclude our series of Hispanic H eritage Month in Union County with music\, the great uniter of people all over the world\,” said Commissioner Sergio Granados. “I am proud to be one of almost 200\,000 Hispanic residents that make Union County a wonderful place to live\, and I welcome this opportunity to share Hispanic culture t hroughout the community.”\n“As a Cuban-American woman\, I am proud to work with my colleagues on the Commissioner Board to help foster appreciation for the diverse cultures that contribute so much to the Union County commu nity\,” said Commissioner Lourdes Leon. “We are all looking forward to a w onderful event.”\nIn addition to showcasing the Hector Morales Salsa Band\ , Concert in the Park will feature an awards ceremony recognizing the cont ributions of three outstanding members of the Hispanic community in Union County: George A. Castro II\, owner of the Premier Homes real estate firm in Roselle Park\; Juanita Vargas\, Vice President of Programs and Operatio ns at United Way of Greater Union County\; and Union County Undersheriff A milcar “Mickey” Colon.\nFood trucks will be on-site and residents are welc ome to bring their own picnic.\nUnion County residents seeking to be vacci nated against the COVID-19 virus can use Union County’s free vaccination s ervice\, available at the site from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. COVID-19 tests will also be available free of charge to Union County residents. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211023T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211023T173000 LOCATION:Warinanco Sports Center @ 1 Park Dr\, Roselle\, NJ 07203 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Concert in the Park featuring the Hector Morales Salsa Band URL:https://www.cranford.com/event/concert-in-the-park-featuring-the-hector -morales-salsa-band/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nThe Union County Board of Co unty Commissioners is proud to present “Concert in the Park\,” a free musi cal celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month featuring the Hector Morales Sa lsa Band on Saturday\, October 16\, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. outdoors a t Union County’s Warinanco Sports Center\, located at 1 Park Drive in Wari nanco Park\, in Roselle.
\nThe first 150 participants will receive a free food voucher for use at the concert.
\nThe free conce rt caps a month of Hispanic Heritage Month activities sponsored by the Com missioner Board\, including the raising of the County’s first-ever Hispani c Heritage flag at the County Courthouse in Elizabeth\, a family movie nig ht double feature at Plainfield High School in Plainfield\, a family fun d ay at Rahway River Park in Rahway\, and a countywide virtual art exhibit.< /p>\n
“The Commissioner Board is proud to support Hispanic Heritage Mont h and encourage people from all walks of life to unite in the enjoyment of cultural events\, in recognition of the leading role of the Hispanic comm unity throughout Union County\,” said Commissioner Board Chairman Alexande r Mirabella.
\n“It is fitting to conclude our series of Hispanic Her itage Month in Union County with music\, the great uniter of people all ov er the world\,” said Commissioner Sergio Granados. “I am proud to be one o f almost 200\,000 Hispanic residents that make Union County a wonderful pl ace to live\, and I welcome this opportunity to share Hispanic culture thr oughout the community.”
\n“As a Cuban-American woman\, I am proud to work with my colleagues on the Commissioner Board to help foster apprecia tion for the diverse cultures that contribute so much to the Union County community\,” said Commissioner Lourdes Leon. “We are all looking forward t o a wonderful event.”
\nIn addition to showcasing the Hector Morales Salsa Band\, Concert in the Park will feature an awards ceremony recogniz ing the contributions of three outstanding members of the Hispanic communi ty in Union County: George A. Castro II\, owner of the Premier Homes real estate firm in Roselle Park\; Juanita Vargas\, Vice President of Programs and Operations at United Way of Greater Union County\; and Union County Un dersheriff Amilcar “Mickey” Colon.
\nFood trucks will be on-site and residents are welcome to bring their own picnic.
\nUnion County res idents seeking to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus can use Union C ounty’s free vaccination service\, available at the site from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. COVID-19 tests will also be available free of charge to Union County residents.
\nJoin us on Zoom Wednesday\, M ay 18th at 6:30 pm for a Q&A with Tiffany D. Jackson\, a New York Times be st-selling\, award-winning author of novels for young adults. Monday’s Not Coming\, a book based on the unexplained\, unresolved disappearances of B lack children in America\, received the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Aw ard for New Talent from the American Library Association in 2019. Her nove l Allegedly\, about the struggle of a recently incarcerated teen girl\, wa s an NAACP Image Award nominee. In 2021\, she co-authored “The Awakening o f Malcolm X\,” about the activist’s adolescent years in jail\, with his da ughter Ilyasah Shabazz.
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Teens are invited to hang out and create art with friends ! We’ll be drinking bubble tea and creating paintings inspired by the art of Yayoi Kusama. All participants will receive a complimentary bubble tea. This free program is being held at Fire me Up! Studios on Tuesday\, March 7 from 4-5 p.m. This program is best suited to children ages 12+. The pro gram is free but registration is required.
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