Tempe Sister Cities will celebrate the induction of its newest sister city, Cuenca, Ecuador, at a “Southwest Tapas” celebration on Friday, April 3, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Hackett House, 95 W. Fourth St. Tempe welcomed its last sister city, Carlow, Ireland, in 1998.
Cuenca is Tempe’s first sister city located in the Southern hemisphere, as well as first to feature Spanish as its national language. Official visitors from Cuenca will include Richard Boroto, Director of the Abraham Lincoln School in Cuenca, and Luis Gallegos Chiribogo, Ecuador Ambassador to the United States.
In honor of the newest sister city, guests can enjoy fabulous southwest tapas-style cuisine, including southwest paella, spicy pork empanadas, tortilla española, grilled chimichurri beef skewers, flan, lime bars, white chocolate toasted pecan tamales and much more. There will be a cash bar featuring mojitos, sangria, wine, beer and soft drinks.
Admission is $15 for Tempe Sister City members or $20 for non-members. Tickets can be purchased at the Hackett House, or by calling 480-350-8181. Proceeds from the festival benefit the Tempe Sister Cities educational programs, which include the Annual Geography Bee, Cuisines of the World cooking classes, field trips for Tempe schoolchildren, Passport to Understanding children’s multi-cultural programs, the Young Artists program and more.
WHAT: Induction of Cuenca, Ecuador into Tempe Sister Cities and
Southwest Tapas Celebration
WHO: Hosted by Tempe Sister Cities Organization
WHEN: Friday, April 3, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
WHERE: Hackett House
95 W. Fourth St. (one block west of Mill Avenue on Fourth St.)
For more information, visit www.hacketthouse.org.
About Hackett House:
The Hackett House is an organization formed through friendships that helps promote world peace awareness by providing award-winning children’s programs for the City of Tempe. It is the headquarters for the Tempe Sister Cities organization and offers a fun and exciting environment that encourages the exchange of customs and cultures worldwide in a historical setting.
About Tempe Sister Cities:
In 1971, Tempe and Skopje, Yugoslavia, joined together as “sister cities”, becoming part of the people-to-people program started in 1956 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower and known today as Sister Cities International. Tempe went on to affiliate with Regensburg, Germany in 1976; Lower Hut, New Zealand in 1981; Zhenjiang, China and Timbuktu, Mali in 1989; Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France in 1997 and Carlow, Ireland in 1998. Cuenca, Ecuador was added in 2009.
The Sister City concept of citizen involvement is unique in international programs because it provides the opportunity for everyday people of two cultures to exchange ideas and opinions, and hopefully, become friends.
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