With a mission to bring together master musicians, dancers, and young artists from across the world to "share the beauty and artistry of Spanish and Latin American music through study, collaboration, and performance," the Festival Internacional de Música Española y Latinoamericana (FIMEL) presents the second annual International Festival of Spanish and Latin American Music.

FIMEL founding director Genaro Méndez Jr., whose festival started in Lawrence in June 2009, invites patrons to be transported to Spain and Latin America through music and dance while enjoying the beauty of the emerging art form.