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Fiesta Georgia celebrates Hispanic Heritage month

Festival-goers can enjoy music, food, family activities

For accessAtlanta

Tuesday, September 02, 2008

September marks Hispanic Heritage month, and Fiesta Georgia kicks things off with an all-day outdoor appreciation of Latino food, music and culture.

Duluth Festival Center plays host to the event, which brings with it a Mexican market feel. It’s brought to life by the Lanza Group, the same producers behind May’s Fiesta Atlanta event.

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Lanza Group

Festival-goers at Fiesta Georgia may note similarities to May’s Fiesta Atlanta: They’re put on by the same group.

IF YOU GO
Fiesta Georgia.
Free. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sept. 7. Duluth Festival Center, 3142 Hill St., Duluth. 404-350-0200, www.fiestageorgia.com.

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Festival-goers can get a taste of Mexican and Central American cuisines from vendors, and there will be family-friendly fair activities such as face painting. But perhaps the biggest draw remains the music.

Popular acts like norteño bands Beto y Sus Canarios and Los Forasteros de San Luis are set to perform, but the big name on the bill is Grupo Montéz de Durango, which specializes in the Durango Step, a style of music that melds quebradita and merengue.

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