Some ways to have fun during Hispanic Heritage Month!

By: Julian Reynoso, Asst. Creative Corner Editor

We are now over one week into Hispanic Heritage Month and every day is a day to celebrate. Here are a few ways you can commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month and have fun while doing it:

Follow the Latinos United Celebrating Hispanic Advocacy (LUCHA) and ALANA Student Center Instagrams @luchacanisius and @alana_studentcenter, respectively, to keep up with the events they will be hosting on campus for Hispanic Heritage Month. Go to their events to have fun and learn some more about Hispanic and Latino culture.  

Support local Hispanic restaurants! Back when LUCHA was Latin American Students And Friends (LASAF), the club frequently catered from a local Dominican-owned restaurant that students lined up for every time, named La Casa De Sabores. There are many more Hispanic and Latin American owned restaurants to support in Buffalo, so go and expand your palate while helping out these communities!  

Attend local events! This Friday at 7 p.m., the Hispanic Heritage Council of Western New York will be hosting “Salsa for a Cure Red Dress Affair” at Puchos Social Club on 261 Swan St. Visit the Hispanic Heritage Council of Western New York at https://hispanicheritagewny.org/events/ to see an entire calendar with events listed, and go and have some fun!  

Another event is “The Home Within,” a “multilingual poetry event honoring Buffalo’s rich linguistic tapestry and language justice” on Oct. 10 from 6-9 p.m. at the Buffalo History Museum. This will be free and open to the public, so whether or not you feel inclined to write or listen to some poetry, you should head on over and show your support! For more information, email Hagar Hafez at hhafez@nyic.org.