The Journal
The 13th annual Fiesta on the Mesa celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with authentic food, folkloric dances and live music on Friday, Sept. 15, at the Student Union Plaza at Fort Lewis College.
All Fort Lewis College students, faculty and staff have dinner for free with the college’s ID.
Fiesta on the Mesa’s live outdoor entertainment is free and open to everyone. Dinner is $10. Children under 10 eat for $4. It runs from 5-7:30 p.m.
This year’s live music will be provided by Los Mitotitos, a family-friendly, local band that includes a number of Durango High School students and graduates. Ballet Folklorico de Durango also will perform.
Fiesta on the Mesa kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month, which is celebrated nationally from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15. The date also commemorates “El Dia del Grito,” Mexico’s Independence Day.
For more information, call El Centro de Muchos Colores at 970-247-7654 or visit http://www.fortlewis.edu/elcentro.
