Latino Street Festival in Hickory, NC

A Latino Street Festival took place this afternoon behind the P. E. Monroe auditorium on Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, NC, this afternoon.  Mainly catering to young adults, but also with a significant number of kids just approaching school age, the festival was lively, rhythmic, catchy and Loud. Most of the younger kids gravitated toward the rubber buildings that swayingly contained various thrills and excitement. College agers were on the street dancing and laughing.  Most of the adults and "old" people headed for the shade and inserted their ear plugs - but - no problem!  They could still hear (and feel!) the beat, and they were mostly occupied with other kids, who were far too young to go near the swaying rubber buildings or to dance in the street but nonetheless showed amazing signs of rhythm by waving their little arms and legs in time with the beat.