Fiesta Atlanta 2012 and the Atlanta Jazz Festival Reaffirm Partnership!

ATLANTA, April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For the third consecutive year, Fiesta Atlanta announces a partnership with the Atlanta Jazz Festival.  Atlanta's annual Cinco de Mayo celebration will kick off the 6th day of Jazz at Centennial Olympic Park on Sunday May 6th, 2012.

The Atlanta Jazz Festival is known as one of the Country's largest FREE jazz festivals. The 35th annual Atlanta Jazz Festival celebrates 31 Days of Jazz with jazz legends and exciting new artists during the entire month of May.  The celebration will culminate on Memorial Day Weekend, May 26th through May 28th, at Piedmont Park.

"We are excited to partner with Fiesta Atlanta as one of the official Atlanta Jazz Festival's 31 Days of Jazz events," states Camille Russell Love, Director of the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs.  "This multicultural party in downtown's Centennial Olympic Park has become one of our favorite ways to get the festival in full swing.  Join us for the fun…delicious international foods, family-friendly activities and some great Latin jazz."

Ralph E. Herrera, President of Lanza Group, LLC said, "We are very excited to partner again this year with the Atlanta Jazz Festival. Our 6th annual Cinco de Mayo celebration will feature continuous diverse and live musical performances by international and national recording artists." 

About Fiesta Atlanta 2012
Fiesta Atlanta is a free, daylong festival that features live Latin music on two stages with international, national and local recording artists. The family stage includes lively, colorful acts like Mexican folkloric dancers, clowns, musicians and storytellers. Artists will sell handmade traditional crafts and delicious Latin foods. The festival's partners will provide samples of their products and interactive displays. For more information, visit www.FiestaAtlanta.com or "Like" Fiesta Atlanta on Facebook.

About The Atlanta Jazz Festival
Produced by the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs, the Atlanta Jazz Festival strives to expose a diverse audience of jazz aficionados and young jazz enthusiasts to the rich heritage of jazz as an authentic form of traditional music. For information on the Atlanta Jazz Festival visit www.atlantafestivals.com. For more information about the City of Atlanta, please visit www.atlantaga.gov or watch City Channel 26.

About Lanza Group:
Lanza Group, LLC is an Atlanta-based Hispanic marketing, PR and events firm that provides bi-cultural marketing solutions; connecting marketers to Hispanics throughout the United States and beyond. Lanza Group produces Atlanta's official Cinco de Mayo celebration – Fiesta Atlanta, as well as Georgia's Hispanic Heritage Month kick-off celebration Fiesta Georgia and HABLA the Hispanic Achievement & Business Leadership Awards.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Roselyn Castillo
404.350.0200
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www.LanzaGroup.com

SOURCE Fiesta Atlanta