¡Celebramos! Residents gather in Roberto Clemente Park for a day of art and creativity

It was a great day for a party at Roberto Clemente Park in Cleveland’s Clark-Fulton neighborhood this past Saturday, July 31. So, MetroWest Community Development Organization, along with Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, LAND studio, and the Cleveland Foundation hosted ¡Celebramos!—a free day of fun and creativity to celebrate the community.

Area residents came out for dance performances, musical entertainment, and arts activities.

Volunteers were also on hand to provide voter information from the Cuyahoga Board of Elections, and La Mega Cleveland offered COVID-19 vaccine information.

And Panchitas Grill brought free food for the group.

FreshWater Cleveland’s managing photographer was  there last weekend to capture all the fun on camera.

Bob Perkoski
Bob Perkoski

About the Author: Bob Perkoski

Bob is managing photographer with FreshWater as well as a Cleveland freelance photographer. His photographic approach is rooted in the art of storytelling. Whether freezing the energy of an event, encapsulating the magic of a performance, or astutely anticipating the decisive moments, his work displays an innate ability to distill the essence of any scene or subject into a single frame or series of work. In addition, Bob is the official photographer for LAND studio and Holden Forest and Gardens and has worked with various Cleveland organizations. In 2019 he published a book of his photos Rust Belt Burlesque. He's had work published in other books like LGBTQ Cleveland by Ken Schneck, Rust Belt Chic: The Cleveland Anthology, Rust Belt Chic: The Pittsburgh Anthology and Moon Cleveland by Douglas Trattner. Previously he was co-founder/art director for Balanced Living Magazine. You can view his versatile portfolio of work, which includes news coverage, portraiture, architectural and fine art at Perkoski Photography. Originally from Conneaut, Ohio, Perkoski now lives close to the city in Parma. He has been Fresh Water's managing photographer since the publication's September 2010 inception.