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Photo: Tarmo Hannula/The Pajaronian

These young women wear traditional garb from Oaxaca, Mexico as they prepare to dance at the Cinco de Mayo celebration in Watsonville Plaza Friday. Co-presented by the Farmers’ Market, Poesía en la Plaza and Ballet Folklorico Ollin, the event featured music, poets, dancers and booths. Organized by Graciela Vega, founder of Ballet Folklorico Ollin, the event drew hundreds of people who also mingled with the weekly Certified Farmers’ Market.

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The Mexican music group, Los Grandes de Tijuana, perform a set of popular tunes Sunday during the annual Cinco de Mayo Festival at Watsonville Plaza and surrounding streets. Put on by Fiestas Patrias, the free event brought several live bands to the stage along Main Street—which was closed to motor traffic—in addition to food booths, arts and crafts and information tables. Thousands enjoyed dancing together under warm and sunny conditions. Photo: Tarmo Hannula/The Pajaronian
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Tarmo Hannula
Tarmo Hannula has been the lead photographer with The Pajaronian newspaper in Watsonville since 1997. More recently Good Times & Press Banner. He also reports on a wide range of topics, including police, fire, environment, schools, the arts and events. A fifth generation Californian, Tarmo was born in the Mother Lode of the Sierra (Columbia) and has lived in Santa Cruz County since the late 1970s. He earned a BA from UC Santa Cruz and has traveled to 33 countries.

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