{"id":7089,"date":"2021-09-23T11:45:30","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T18:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rtcsnv.com\/news\/?p=7089"},"modified":"2021-09-23T17:32:24","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T00:32:24","slug":"celebrate-hispanic-heritage-month-with-the-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/celebrate-hispanic-heritage-month-with-the-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the arts!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gather your friends and family, and celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with art! Immerse yourself into Hispanic culture by visiting these exhibitions:<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>FRIDAY, SEPT. 24<br \/>\r\n<\/strong>Join artist and podcaster Justin Favela as he records an episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasnevada.gov\/Residents\/Events\/Detail\/2021-las-vegas-book-festival\">The Art People Podcast<\/a> to a live audience in the Historic Fifth Street School Auditorium, 401 S. 4th St. \u00a0Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.m. The episode will feature Latinx authors, artists and poets discussing \u201cThe House on Mango Street\u201d novel and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasnevada.gov\/Residents\/Parks-Facilities\/Mayors-Gallery\">Fruits of Our Labor<\/a> exhibition. For more information and to reserve tickets for the podcast, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasnevada.gov\/Residents\/Arts-Culture\">www.ArtsLasVegas.org<\/a>\u00a0or call 702-229-ARTS (2787).<br \/>\r\n<strong>Tickets cost $1 per person<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>NOW THROUGH SATURDAY, OCT. 30<br \/>\r\n<\/strong>Arts and crafts, movies, music, games and more for all ages are available through <a href=\"https:\/\/lvccld.bibliocommons.com\/events\/search\/fq=program:(5a5fb0ec79ffd52700d0372f)\"><strong>The Las Vegas-Clark County Library<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong> Visit their site to see the full list of activities and locations.<br \/>\r\n<strong>Free admission<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>NOW THROUGH <\/strong><strong>THURSDAY, NOV. 4<br \/>\r\n<\/strong>Visit award-winning international artist Justin Favela\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasnevada.gov\/Residents\/Parks-Facilities\/Mayors-Gallery\">Fruits of Our Labor<\/a> exhibit at the Mayor\u2019s Gallery, Historic Fifth Street School, 401 S. Fourth St., Tuesday-Friday, 2 to 6 p.m. This art show is inspired by Mexican still-life fruit of the 19th century, and by Sandra Cisneros\u2019 vignette \u201cThe Monkey Garden\u201d from her award-winning book, \u201cThe House on Mango Street.\u201d Justin Favela created pi\u00f1ata-style depictions of fruit objects in both two- and three-dimensional forms. For more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasnevada.gov\/Residents\/Arts-Culture\">www.ArtsLasVegas.org<\/a> or call 702-229-ARTS (2787).<br \/>\r\n<strong>Free admission<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>NOW THROUGH THURSDAY, NOV. 4<br \/>\r\n<\/strong>Experience the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasnevada.gov\/Residents\/Parks-Facilities\/Charleston-Heights-Art-Gallery\">Versions of a Family Ofrenda Exhibition<\/a> at the Charleston Heights Arts Center Gallery, 800 S. Brush St., from Monday-Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. This exhibit displays a Day of the Dead ofrenda, which is an alter to pay resect and remember those who have passed away. Curated by local artist and educator Natalie Delgado, this exhibition features local Hispanic artists. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasnevada.gov\/Residents\/Arts-Culture\">www.ArtsLasVegas.org<\/a>\u00a0or call 702-229-ARTS (2787).<br \/>\r\n<strong>Free admission<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>FRIDAY, OCT. 22<br \/>\r\n<\/strong>Enjoy a Hispanic Heritage movie in the park and watch \u201cIn the Heights,\u201d Friday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. at Gary Reese Freedom Park, 850 N. Mojave Rd. Blankets or low-back chairs are welcome. Food trucks will sell refreshments. For more information, call (702) 229-6242.<br \/>\r\n<strong>Free admission<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Get to these events with RTC services!<br \/>\r\n<\/strong>Our newly expanded routes are taking you to even more places! Plan your trip\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rtcsnv.com\/ways-to-travel\/schedules-maps\/\">online<\/a>\u00a0or with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rtcsnv.com\/ridertc\">rideRTC<\/a>\u00a0app today.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gather your friends and family, and celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with art! 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