2013-04-22 06:56 FORT WORTH, TX—Sister Cities Honors the Vaquero Toluca Style Fort Worth Sister Cities is staging a Cinco de Mayo celebration May 2nd in recognition of the city’s fifteen-year relationship with Toluca, Mexico and in honor of the Vaquero. The event will be held at the Rose Marine Theatre from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The celebration will include the gallery exhibit Cantos y Corridos, Vaquero exhibit, live music, Ballet Folklorico de Fort Worth, and a special presentation from Artes Academy’s production of Vaquero Tales. “Fort Worth is proud to have Toluca, Mexico as a sister city and eager to celebrate this important date with our brothers and sisters to the south,” said Doug Harman, Sister Cities Toluca Chair. “I will be visiting Toluca in May and will bring an invitation from Mayor Price to the new mayor of Toluca to visit Fort Worth. It is important to maintain this vital relationship between Toluca and Fort Worth.” Cinco de Mayo is a celebration held on May 5. It is celebrated in the United States and regionally in Mexico, primarily in the state of Puebla, where the holiday is called El Día de la Batalla de Puebla (The Day of the Battle of Puebla). In the U. S. it is a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride. In the state of Puebla, the date is observed to commemorate the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín. Toluca, Mexico is Fort Worth’s closest Sister City. Signed in 1998, this partnership has resulted in many programs such as: middle and high school-to-school partnerships including the Model U.N. program; municipal and economic forums; monarch butterfly tourism exchanges; culture, language and mentoring programs; a medical school intern program and Fort Worth Police Dept. training exchanges. Tickets for the event may be obtained by calling 817/632-7106 or via PayPal below: Cinco de Mayo: Member

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