Page 12 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 10th Annual Shirley Avenue Cultural Festival embraces all nationalities By Tara Vocino T he 10th Annual Shirley Avenue Cultural Festival celebrated all diff erent nationalities on Saturday at the Garfi eld School. Guadelupe and Alexandra Lopez Panameno represented El Salvador. Jaedan Wixon represented Peru. Shown from left to right: Ward 2 City Councillor Ira Novoselsky, Guadelupe Panameno, Acting Mayor Patrick Keefe, Jr., Alexandra Panameno, School Committee Member candidate Ralph DeCicco, Councillor-at-Large candidate Stephen Damiano and his son, Jack, during Saturday’s 10th Annual Shirley Avenue Cultural Festival at the Garfi eld School. The Neighborhood Developers Community Building Manager Rasha Mikhael helped to organize the event along with The Neighborhood Developers. Emcee Diana Cardona and Disc Jockey Gonzalo Jimenez celebrated the 10th anniversary of the cultural festival. Shown from left to right: Steve Laferriere, Sean Mock and Tommy McNeil collected responses in a survey on aff ordable housing. Jack and Stephen Damiano played Connect 4. Revere’s 311 trilingual greeter, Carmen Rodriguez, is from Brazil, and Community Outreach Coordinator Maddy Alvarez and her daughter, Jocelyn Alvarez, 7, are from Guatemala. Ward 2 City Councillor Ira Novoselsky, who has participated in the program since its inception 10 years ago, said he loves learning about other cultures Sondos Zenina (left) and Iman Kassas represented the Arabic community. Joseph Wixon and Leano Wixon danced with Concilio Latino de Massachusetts Founder/President Liana Jorge Matute.
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