Soccer puts kick in festival.Byline: Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard EVENT PREVIEW Mexican Mexican named after or originating in Mexico. Mexican axolotl see ambystomamexicanum. Mexican beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum Independence Celebration What: Soccer tournament and fiesta When: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today, 7 a.m. to midnight Saturday and 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. ; Saturday musical entertainment begins at 8 p.m. Where: Regional Sports Center, 200 S. 32nd St., Springfield Tickets: Admission is free before 8 p.m., $15 for the evening concerts; free for children younger than 12 SPRINGFIELD - Earlier this year, for Cinco de Mayo Cinco de Mayo (Spanish; “Fifth of May”) Mexican holiday commemorating the Mexican victory over the French at Puebla in 1862. The French army, better-equipped and far larger than the Mexican army, had been sent by Napoleon III to conquer Mexico. , Hispanic Hispanic Multiculture A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race Social medicine Any of 17 major Latino subcultures, concentrated in California, Texas, Chicago, Miam, NY, and elsewhere radio station LaX-AM hosted its first soccer tourna- ment. The event was a success, so now management at the station plans to host two soccer tournaments per year, during Cinco de Mayo and Mexican Independence Day, which falls on Saturday. This weekend's tournament includes 24 teams from all over Oregon. They are ready to compete for the $2,000 grand prize, with runners-up also receiving cash prizes. The event will feature musical entertainment Saturday with Latin bands LaF, Com- plices, Los Canarios and Los Crystalerios. It's free to watch the soccer tournament, but after 8 p.m. admission is $15, with children younger than 12 admitted free. On Saturday and Sunday afternoons, there will be free family-friendly entertainment in the parking lot of the Regional Sports Center, including a bouncy castle Bouncy Castle Noun Trademark a very large inflatable model, usually of a castle, on which children may bounce at fairs, etc. bouncy castle® n → castillo inflable for kids. Any proceeds from the event will go into a scholarship fund for Hispanic youth that LaX owner Churchill Media is starting, says Paul Danitz, the company's general manager. Danitz says the event will feature food and vendors from many businesses in the com- munity. "All and all it's going to be a very festive fes·tive adj. 1. Of, relating to, or appropriate for a feast or festival. 2. Merry; joyous: a festive party. event, with the soccer tournament at its core," he says. |
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