Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, canines and felines, it’s that festive time of the year on Cortland this Sunday as our main drag is transformed into an urban playland for the 2013 Fiesta on the Hill!
VoicesPlaces stole my photo for their write-up about the Fiesta, so I’ll steal their text. Fair trade!
Bernal Heights celebrates its 25th annual Fiesta on the Hill street festival, bringing together the neighborhood’s diverse residents to enjoy the collective culture of the area. The neighborhood is known for its many young families, and home to generations of Latino, Filipino, African-American, and Chinese families. The all-day, family-friendly festival will include live music from Orquesta Borinquen, varieties of Latin food, face painting, pumpkin carving, salsa lessons, and even a petting zoo with pony rides for the little ones. 20,000 local participants are expected. The festival also serves as a fundraiser benefiting the local Neighborhood Center.
Adam from the Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center also shared the musical lineup with us, along with some administrative notes:
11:40-12:25 – Collision
12:45-1:40 – Curtis Bumpy
2:00-3:00 – Paul Griffiths and the Scofflaw 3
3:20-4:35 – Makru
5-6 – Orquesta BorinquenAlso, As director of membership and development at BHNC I would be remiss if I didn’t say Fiesta is our biggest fundraiser of the year, and if people want to make a gift in honor of this awesome event they can do so right here.
PHOTOS: 2011 & 2012 Fiesta on the Hill by Telstar Logistics
Bernalwood 
Sunday will also be a good day to see the brand new exhibit of Bernal artists at Inclusions gallery. I plan to practice some sketchbook journalism at the fair on Sunday. I’ll tweet what I draw by Monday.