{"id":5278,"date":"2026-07-24T21:54:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T21:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/?p=5278"},"modified":"2026-07-25T05:26:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T05:26:07","slug":"ritmo-de-verano-lights-up-cincinnati-with-color-culture-and-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/index.php\/2026\/07\/24\/ritmo-de-verano-lights-up-cincinnati-with-color-culture-and-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Ritmo de Verano Lights Up Cincinnati with Color, Culture, and Community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\ndocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function(event) { \r\n\tjQuery( '#slider-pro-3-5279' ).sliderPro({\r\n\t\t\/\/width\r\n\t\t\t\twidth: 1000,\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\/\/height\r\n\t\t\t\theight: 600,\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\/\/auto play\r\n\t\t\t\tautoplay:  true,\r\n\t\tautoplayOnHover: 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src=\"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-responsive-image-slider\/assets\/css\/images\/blank.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ritmo_de_verano_1.jpeg\" \/>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-layer sp-black sp-padding desc-in desc-in-bg hide-medium-screen\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-position=\"bottomCenter\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-vertical=\"0%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-show-transition=\"right\" data-show-delay=\"500\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRenee Mahaffey\u2014Executive Director of The Center for Closing the Health Gap, Lourdes Ribera\u2014vice-president of LULAC Cincinnati, Jan-Michele Kearney\u2014Cincinnati Vice-Mayor, Laura Moese\u2014LOEF President, Victoria Garland\u2014LOEF Board member, and Felisa Insignares\u2014owner of \u201cDesigner Items and M...\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"salsa_dancing_1\" src=\"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-responsive-image-slider\/assets\/css\/images\/blank.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/salsa_dancing_1.png\" \/>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-layer sp-black sp-padding desc-in desc-in-bg hide-medium-screen\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-position=\"bottomCenter\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-vertical=\"0%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-show-transition=\"right\" data-show-delay=\"500\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRicardo Ugas, President of LOEF Latino Young Professionals, and Marjorie Rodriguez Ramos, Aerospace Program Manager at GE\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"designer_1\" src=\"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-responsive-image-slider\/assets\/css\/images\/blank.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/designer_1.jpg\" \/>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-layer sp-black sp-padding desc-in desc-in-bg hide-medium-screen\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-position=\"bottomCenter\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-vertical=\"0%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-show-transition=\"right\" data-show-delay=\"500\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarlos Santizo Perez designs\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"designer_2\" src=\"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-responsive-image-slider\/assets\/css\/images\/blank.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/designer_2.jpg\" \/>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-layer sp-black sp-padding desc-in desc-in-bg hide-medium-screen\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-position=\"bottomCenter\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-vertical=\"0%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-show-transition=\"right\" data-show-delay=\"500\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tElla Signorille-Ramirez designs\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"designer_3\" src=\"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-responsive-image-slider\/assets\/css\/images\/blank.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/designer_3.jpg\" \/>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-layer sp-black sp-padding desc-in desc-in-bg hide-medium-screen\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-position=\"bottomCenter\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-vertical=\"0%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-show-transition=\"right\" data-show-delay=\"500\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmi Lopez designs\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"designer_4\" src=\"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-responsive-image-slider\/assets\/css\/images\/blank.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/designer_4.jpg\" \/>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-layer sp-black sp-padding desc-in desc-in-bg hide-medium-screen\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-position=\"bottomCenter\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-vertical=\"0%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-show-transition=\"right\" data-show-delay=\"500\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tErick Mendizabal designs\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"designer_5\" src=\"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-responsive-image-slider\/assets\/css\/images\/blank.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/designer_5.jpg\" \/>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-layer sp-black sp-padding desc-in desc-in-bg hide-medium-screen\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-position=\"bottomCenter\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-vertical=\"0%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-show-transition=\"right\" data-show-delay=\"500\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJens Arill designs\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"designer_6\" src=\"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-responsive-image-slider\/assets\/css\/images\/blank.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/designer_6.jpg\" \/>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-layer sp-black sp-padding desc-in desc-in-bg hide-medium-screen\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-position=\"bottomCenter\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-vertical=\"0%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-show-transition=\"right\" data-show-delay=\"500\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLilian Lucero designs\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"designer_7\" src=\"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-responsive-image-slider\/assets\/css\/images\/blank.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/designer_7.jpg\" \/>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-layer sp-black sp-padding desc-in desc-in-bg hide-medium-screen\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-position=\"bottomCenter\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-vertical=\"0%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-show-transition=\"right\" data-show-delay=\"500\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLusayra Velasquez designs\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"ritmo_de_verano_5\" src=\"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-responsive-image-slider\/assets\/css\/images\/blank.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ritmo_de_verano_5.jpeg\" \/>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-layer sp-black sp-padding desc-in desc-in-bg hide-medium-screen\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-position=\"bottomCenter\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-vertical=\"0%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-show-transition=\"right\" data-show-delay=\"500\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA joyful runway!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"ritmo_de_verano_4\" src=\"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-responsive-image-slider\/assets\/css\/images\/blank.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ritmo_de_verano_4.jpeg\" \/>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-layer sp-black sp-padding desc-in desc-in-bg hide-medium-screen\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-position=\"bottomCenter\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-vertical=\"0%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-show-transition=\"right\" data-show-delay=\"500\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRicardo Ugas\u2014 President of LOEF LYP,  Stephanie Pilat \u2014 Dean UC-DAAP, Laura Moese\u2014LOEF President, Renee Mahaffey\u2014The Center for Closing the Health Gap, Jan Kearney\u2014Cincinnati Vice-Mayor, Patricia Ray\u2014 Cincinnati Shakespeare Co., Felisa Insignares\u2014MC &amp;  Milan Weaver, DJ\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"ritmo_de_verano_2\" src=\"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-responsive-image-slider\/assets\/css\/images\/blank.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ritmo_de_verano_2.jpeg\" \/>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-layer sp-black sp-padding desc-in desc-in-bg hide-medium-screen\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-position=\"bottomCenter\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-vertical=\"0%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-show-transition=\"right\" data-show-delay=\"500\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLusayra Velasquez &amp; a group of ushers\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"ritmo_de_verano_3\" src=\"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-responsive-image-slider\/assets\/css\/images\/blank.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ritmo_de_verano_3.jpeg\" \/>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-layer sp-black sp-padding desc-in desc-in-bg hide-medium-screen\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-position=\"bottomCenter\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-vertical=\"0%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-show-transition=\"right\" data-show-delay=\"500\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOrganizers and sponsors\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<!---- slides div end ---->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- slides thumbnails div start -->\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-thumbnails\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-thumbnail\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-responsive-image-slider\/assets\/img\/loading.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ritmo_de_verano_1-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"ritmo_de_verano_1\"\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-thumbnail\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-responsive-image-slider\/assets\/img\/loading.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lulacohioeducational.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/salsa_dancing_1-300x149.png\" 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