
Carla Clark | For The Republic People wave while participating in the dance lessons during the 2023 Su Casa Diversity Gala at the Commons, Columbus, Ind., Friday, November 17, 2023.
The 2023 Diversity Gala was celebrated Friday night at The Commons in downtown Columbus to benefit Su Casa.ns.
Live entertainment was provided by Pavel & Direct Contact and DJ Gil Colombia.
A buffet-style dinner was provided by Fresh Fork with drinks and cocktails throughout the night.
There was a professional Bachata and Salsa dance performance.
Su Casa was founded in 1999 as a response to the increase of Latin American immigrants arriving to Columbus, according to the organization. The majority of these immigrants had limited English proficiency. Su Casa was established to provide a helping hand and remove barriers to make essential services in our community accessible for those families.

Carla Clark | For The Republic People participate in the dance lessons during the 2023 Su Casa Diversity Gala at the Commons, Columbus, Ind., Friday, November 17, 2023.

Carla Clark | For The Republic People participate in the dance lessons during the 2023 Su Casa Diversity Gala at the Commons, Columbus, Ind., Friday, November 17, 2023.

Carla Clark | For The Republic People participate in the dance lessons, led by the two instructors in front left, during the 2023 Su Casa Diversity Gala at the Commons, Columbus, Ind., Friday, November 17, 2023.

Carla Clark | For The Republic Ya Su, from left, Tomide Akinola, Hui Li, Emma Metz-Sipple, Angie Cortez, Prachee Palekar, Norma Ramirez, Melanie Whipple and Austin Finicle during the cultural program at the 2023 Su Casa Diversity Gala at the Commons, Columbus, Ind., Friday, November 17, 2023.

Karissa Finicle, representing India, during the cultural program at the 2023 Su Casa Diversity Gala at the Commons, Columbus, Ind., Friday, November 17, 2023.

Carla Clark | For The Republic Sierra Baker, representing those with disabilities, during the cultural program at the 2023 Su Casa Diversity Gala at the Commons, Columbus, Ind., Friday, November 17, 2023.

Carla Clark | For The Republic Ya Su, representing China, during the cultural program at the 2023 Su Casa Diversity Gala at the Commons, Columbus, Ind., Friday, November 17, 2023.

Carla Clark | For The Republic Tomide Akinola, representing Nigeria, during the cultural program at the 2023 Su Casa Diversity Gala at the Commons, Columbus, Ind., Friday, November 17, 2023.

Carla Clark | For The Republic Hui Li, representing China, during the cultural program at the 2023 Su Casa Diversity Gala at the Commons, Columbus, Ind., Friday, November 17, 2023.

Carla Clark | For The Republic Emma Metz-Sipple, representing Pride, during the cultural program at the 2023 Su Casa Diversity Gala at the Commons, Columbus, Ind., Friday, November 17, 2023.

Carla Clark | For The Republic Angi Cortez, representing Peru, during the cultural program at the 2023 Su Casa Diversity Gala at the Commons, Columbus, Ind., Friday, November 17, 2023.

Carla Clark | For The Republic Jessica Le, representing Vietnam, during the cultural program at the 2023 Su Casa Diversity Gala at the Commons, Columbus, Ind., Friday, November 17, 2023.

Carla Clark | For The Republic Prachee Palekar, representing India,during the cultural program at the 2023 Su Casa Diversity Gala at the Commons, Columbus, Ind., Friday, November 17, 2023.

Carla Clark | For The Republic Norma Ramirez, representing Mexico, during the cultural program at the 2023 Su Casa Diversity Gala at the Commons, Columbus, Ind., Friday, November 17, 2023.

Carla Clark | For the Republic Melanie Whipple, wearing a folklorico dress from the state of Veracruz, Mexico, during the Cultural Show at the 2023 Su Casa Diversity Gala at the Commons, Columbus, Ind., Friday, November 17, 2023.

Carla Clark | For The Republic Austin Finicle, representing Germany, wears lederhosen during the cultural show at the 2023 Su Casa Diversity Gala at the Commons, Columbus, Ind., Friday, November 17, 2023.

Carla Clark | For The Republic People enjoy dinner as the Pavel and Direct Contact band performs during the 2023 Su Casa Diversity Gala at the Commons, Columbus, Ind., Friday, November 17, 2023.

Carla Clark | For The Republic Pavel and Direct Contact band performs during the 2023 Su Casa Diversity Gala at the Commons, Columbus, Ind., Friday, November 17, 2023.

Carla Clark | For The Republic People enjoy dinner as the Pavel and Direct Contact band performs during the 2023 Su Casa Diversity Gala at the Commons, Columbus, Ind., Friday, November 17, 2023.

Carla Clark | For The Republic Ashley Caceres, executive director of Su Casa Indiana, at left, and Julissa Saenz, at right, welcome people and ask that they take their seats for dinner during the 2023 Su Casa Diversity Gala at the Commons, Columbus, Ind., Friday, November 17, 2023.

Carla Clark | For The Republic People have fun at the photo booth during the 2023 Su Casa Diversity Gala at the Commons, Columbus, Ind., Friday, November 17, 2023.

Carla Clark | For The Republic People mingle during the 2023 Su Casa Diversity Gala at the Commons, Columbus, Ind., Friday, November 17, 2023.

Carla Clark | For The Republic People use a stick and thei cell phones to take selfies during the 2023 Su Casa Diversity Gala at the Commons, Columbus, Ind., Friday, November 17, 2023.

Carla Clark | For The Republic Ashley Caceres, executive director of Su Casa Indiana, at left, and Julissa Saenz, at right, pose for a photograph during the 2023 Su Casa Diversity Gala at the Commons, Columbus, Ind., Friday, November 17, 2023.

Carla Clark | For The Republic Ulisses Meza, Amanda Meza, Samantha Kaur and Ramanjot Singh pose for a photograph during the 2023 Su Casa Diversity Gala at the Commons, Columbus, Ind., Friday, November 17, 2023.

Carla Clark | For The Republic Melanie Whipple, Ziyue Liu, Haibo Ma pose for a photograph during the 2023 Su Casa Diversity Gala at the Commons, Columbus, Ind., Friday, November 17, 2023.

Carla Clark | For The Republic April Ginnings, Zoe Ginnings, Gordon Ginnings and Melanie Whipple pose for a photograph during the 2023 Su Casa Diversity Gala at the Commons, Columbus, Ind., Friday, November 17, 2023.

Carla Clark | For The Republic People mingle and wait for their turn at the photo booth during the 2023 Su Casa Diversity Gala at the Commons, Columbus, Ind., Friday, November 17, 2023.

Carla Clark | For The Republic Sandra Books, at left, Amparo Barba, Elisa Torres and Mario Benavente have fun at the photo booth during the 2023 Su Casa Diversity Gala at the Commons, Columbus, Ind., Friday, November 17, 2023.