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CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
DECEMBER 6, 2016
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UPDATE ON THE 2016 PLAZA NAVIDERA
AND TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY
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Receive and file an update on the 2016 Plaza Navidena and Tree Lighting Ceremony.
DISCUSSION
On Saturday, November 19, 2016, the City of Santa Ana Parks, Recreation and Community
Services Agency hosted the Fourth Annual Plaza Navidena and Tree Lighting Ceremony at Plaza
Calle Cuatro on the corner of Fourth and French Streets. The free event involved live
entertainment, including school music and dance performances from the Santa Ana Unified
School District as well as leisure recreation programs. The featured band, Los Angeles Fiesta
Mariachi, also entertained guests throughout the night while children enjoyed taking turns hitting
the pinatas and collecting falling candy. During the brief intermission, local Santa Ana restaurant,
Dos Chinos, was presented with the "Best Tamale in Town" award. Second and third place
winners, Ninjas with an Appetite and Jugos Vallarta, also received awards, respectively. One of
the main highlights of the evening was the annual tree lighting ceremony, where a 30 -foot
Christmas tree was lit up for the first time, kicking off the holiday season. This year, Santa Claus
also made a special stop to the event and was happy to take photos with families throughout the
night. Along with the many festivities, hot chocolate, tamales and bunuelos were provided to keep
guests warm while enjoying their favorite performances. The event was well attended with close
to 800 attendees. It was a wonderful community event enjoyed by all.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
Approval of this item allows the City to meet Goal #5 - Community Health, Livability, Engagement
& Sustainability, Objective #5 (Promote a strong arts and culture infrastructure), Strategy C
(Promote arts and culture by partnering with artist groups and merchants to hold events
celebrating art in public plazas, parks and other City -controlled open space).
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Update on the 2016 Plaza Navidena and Tree Lighting Ceremony
December 6, 2016
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FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
Gerardo Mouet
Executive Director
Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency
Exhibit: 1. Photos of the 2016 Plaza Navidena and Tree Lighting Ceremony
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at the Plaza.
Fig. 3 - City staff prepping yummy tamales for guests
tree
Fig. 6 - Washington Elementary School Chorus invited the
audience to sing -a -long to Holiday classics!
s Fiesta Mariachi entertained guests with
ballads!
Fig. 8 - Children took turns hitting the pinata
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- Our panel of judges had a dificult time choosing the
of the Best Tamale in Town contest; they were all so
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Fig. 11 - Santa Ana families enjoyed taking photos with
Santa Claus
Fig. 13 - A group of friends enjoying tamales at the Plaza
Navidena event
acts and keeping guests informed of ongoing activities.
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restaurant
accepting first prize for this year's Best Tamale in Town
contest
work on this event!
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