Clearwater To Celebrate ​Hispanic Heritage Month

Clearwater FL

22 September, 2021

7:47 PM

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CLEARWATER, FL — The InterCultural Advocacy Institute's Hispanic Outreach Center will host a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration in downtown Clearwater's Station Square Park on Thursday, Sept. 23 at 5:30 p.m. The event in the park, located at 612 Cleveland St., will recognize, honor and celebrate the contributions, talents and successes of the ancestors of American citizens who came from Mexico, Spain, the Caribbean, and South and Central America. This event will include the reading of a Hispanic Heritage Month proclamation by Clearwater Mayor Frank Hibbard and student perspectives on why they are proud to be Hispanic. There will also be musical performances and dances, and local artisans will showcase work from different cultures in the Hispanic community. Additionally, the event will recognize and award individuals, volunteers and partner agencies in the community who have supported and helped the Hispanic Outreach Center, 612 Franklin St., Clearwater, and Hispanic community at large. This event is being held in collaboration with "Dine Out for a Difference" hosted by the Downtown Clearwater Merchants Association, an event held on the fourth Thursday of each month, during which 10 percent of restaurant bills from participating locations goes to a selected nonprofit. Proceeds this month will benefit the Hispanic Outreach Center's Gabe Cazares Scholarship supporting first-generation Hispanic students at St. Petersburg College. Participating downtown restaurants include: Clear Sky on Cleveland, Chiang Mai, Kara Lynn's Kitchen, Downtown Pizza Sports Bar & Grill, Tequila's Mexican Grill & Cantina, Soul Sicilian Fusion, Pour Yours, Billy Bricks, Roxy's and Black Brick Tavern + Kitchen. For more information on events downtown, click here.