Happy Cinco De Mayo! Learn how to make and sample these Mexican favorites:  Sopes topped with Pork Carnitas,  Cheese and Onion Enchiladas with Ancho Chile Sauce,  Homemade Refried Beans and  Tres Leches Cake Reservations are required. Please visit the website for more detailed information.  ﻿

Happy Cinco De Mayo! Learn how to make and sample these Mexican favorites:

Sopes topped with Pork Carnitas,  Cheese and Onion Enchiladas with Ancho Chile Sauce,  Homemade Refried Beans and  Tres Leches Cake Reservations are required. Please visit the website for more detailed information.

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OAK CREEK, WI — Oak Creek’s Fourth of July celebration will stretch over two days this year, with fireworks planned for Friday, July 3, and a parade scheduled for Saturday, July 4.
The city’s Party Like a Patriot Celebration and fireworks are scheduled from 3 to 10 p.m. Friday at Lake Vista Park, according to the city of Oak Creek.
Food and beverages will be available beginning at 3 p.m., including a beer garden and several food vendors.
Family activities will include face painting, a patriotic photo booth, temporary tattoos, a Chalk It Up Challenge and Oak Creek Idol.
Live music from Sweet Bobby and the Tommy Gunn Show is scheduled from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Fireworks are set to begin at 9:30 p.m.
The July 4 parade and American Legion activity schedule will run from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Parade staging is scheduled from 7:30 to 8:55 a.m., and the parade is set to begin at 9 a.m.
The parade route begins at Groveland Drive and ends at American Legion Post 434, 9327 S. Shepard Ave., according to organizers.
Saturday’s activities will include food, drinks, raffles, free ice cream while supplies last, a petting zoo, face painting and other family activities.

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