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Galen, the live music featured at this year's festival, is a world renowned master jazz flutist. An arranger, composer, director, educator and writer from Montclair, N.J., he has performed for over 30 years around the world. He has recorded with many world-famous artists and delivers intellectually stimulating lectures and powerful jazz performances.

An annual celebration, Festival Latino is observed nationwide during Latino Heritage Month from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. The festival, which features events for the whole family, will include authentic Hispanic food and live music, and will showcase information booths on various MVNU clubs, departments, organizations and local churches; along with an inflatable Moonbounce, dunk tank and other games provided for children, and fun activities planned for teens and students as well.

For more information about this event, call (740) 397-9000, ext. 4341, or visit www.mvnu.edu/news.

Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a private, four-year, intentionally Christian teaching university for traditional age students, graduate students and working adults. U.S. News & World Report ranks MVNU in the top 50 Best in the Midwest (Baccalaureate) institutions for the sixth year in a row. With a 400-acre main campus in Mount Vernon, Ohio, and eight additional satellite Adult and Graduate Studies sites throughout the state, MVNU emphasizes academic excellence, spiritual growth and service to community and church. MVNU offers an affordable education to more than 2,500 students from 25 states and six countries/U.S. territories.