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Tacos and Tequilas Featured at 色狐入口 Tech鈥檚 Cinco de Mayo Celebration

April 21, 2023


Food and drink, music, and Mexican bingo are highlights of annual holiday social

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SOCORRO, N.M. 鈥 Tacos and tequilas, salsa music, and Mexican bingo are the ingredients in a recipe for a 鈥減erfecto鈥 celebration of Cinco de Mayo at 色狐入口 Tech. The university鈥檚 Performing Arts Series (PAS) is hosting a night of Mexican food, fun, and games Friday, May 5, starting at 6 p.m. at Macey Center. Tickets for the Cinco de Mayo celebration are $15 for general admission and $10 for NMT students and are available online at: nmt.edu/pas.

Cinco de Mayo, the fifth of May, commemorates the date of the Mexican army鈥檚 May 5, 1862, victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. Dana Chavez, PAS coordinator, said the evening will feature recorded music selections, build-your-own street tacos, tequila flights, Mexican beer specials, and Loteria, a variation of bingo.

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鈥淭his PAS Tacos & Tequila Night has proven to be our most popular and most attended PAS social hour year after year going back almost 10 years,鈥 she said. 鈥淎nd with Cinco de Mayo falling on a Friday this year, we figured the timing couldn't be better.鈥

Cinco de Mayo participants will play Loteria, also known as Mexican bingo, with images instead of numbered ping pong balls. The rules are basically the same as bingo鈥檚, with a winner shouting "Loteria" after completing a row, column, or blackout. Traditionally each card shows an image that is culturally recognizable and has a saying that the "cantor" or caller shouts out, Chavez said.

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鈥淎t PAS we like to shake it up a bit, so we opt in for the more modern millennial and geek-tastic cards, like 鈥楨l Uber鈥 and 鈥楲a Selfie,鈥" she said.

Chavez said that NMT鈥檚 Cinco de Mayo celebration is a fun get-together for students, staff, and community members.

鈥淲ith great food, fun games, and a relaxed atmosphere, it's exactly what you'd expect from a PAS social,鈥 she said. 鈥淎nd a fun night of Loteria is nothing without Macey's ever-popular signature tequila flights 鈥 three shots of three different, deliciously smooth sipping tequilas that help you unwind and shake off the work week.鈥