Event Description:

The City of Bishop, California, under the leadership of our first ever Latino Mayor, The Honorable Jose Garcia, invites the local Eastern Sierra Nevada community and visitors to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and Latino Conservation Week on Saturday, September 14, from 4 to 8 p.m. in Downtown Bishop, on the 300 W. Block of Church Street, behind City Hall. This is a free and family-friendly community event.

The Latino Conservation Week portion of this event will feature a resource fair with information in English and Spanish about public lands access and recreation opportunities from the following organizations: Eastern Sierra Interpretive Association, Friends of the Inyo, Cerro Coso Community College, AltaOne Federal Credit Union, Death Valley National Park, Eastern Sierra Land Trust, Laws Railroad Museum & Historical Site, Whitebark Institute, Sierra Club Range of Light Group, Great Old Broads for Wilderness, INYO350, Inyo County Outdoor Youth and Tobacco Education Programs, Bishop Area Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and many others!

The City of Bishop is inviting two internationally known Latino music groups, La Sonora Dinamita and Los Caminantes, to provide the entertainment (there will be dancing!), and a number of food vendors to sell tasty treats with a Latino flavor to ensure our community kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month in style. Arts and crafts vendors will also be displaying and selling their products.

Our generous event sponsors include Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Lions Clubs International, Rotary International, Inyo Council for the Arts, Grocery Outlet, Amigo's Mexican Restaurant, AltaOne Federal Credit Union, El Sol de la Sierra, The Sierra Reader, CF Music, Coso Operating Company, and Altrusa International.

¡Todos están bienvenidos! Everyone is welcome!

 

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