Culture Your Kids

March 4th, 2011

The lineup for the International Festival, this Saturday, March 5, at the Overture Center, looks culturally spectacular.

Put a new tune to your ear, open it up to a new language, watch someone dance a traditional jig, celebrate the richness of diversity. Crafts, foods, music, dance, and other performances will keep you and your kiddos enthralled and entertained for the day. As the event is billed, “Local Goes Global”—all the performers call Madison home. Indeed, culture beyond the curd runs deep here.

Some specific examples of what you can take in:  Hmong fiber arts; African storytelling, drumming, dance, artifacts, clothing, and jewelry; Celtic and British Isles dance, language, and music; UW’s Russian folk orchestra; Taiwanese traditional puppet troupe; traditional and modern dance from the Middle East and more. And, you can meet with local international community groups.  Other cultures represented include: Polish, German, Chinese, Lithuanian, Argentine (tang0!), Bulgarian, Haitian, French, Cajun, Greek, and more!

Better yet: The event is FREE.

It’s fun straight through from 11 am to 5 pm.

—Mama Kate

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