“Everybody Welcome” Celebration of Culture and Diversity

The Festival is a day filled with performances from native ritual to modern dance, barbershop to hip hop, on multiple stages, combined with a rich sampling of the sights, sounds, and tastes of the myriad of cultures that make up the whole of this community

NEW IN 2009... CULTURAL VILLAGES
African – coordinated by Oluwaseyi and Anabela Crooks
Native American – coordinated by One Nation Walking Together - Indian Taco’s, Dance, Arts and Crafts
Indian – coordinated by Colorado Springs Indian Community – Chicken, Dance, Threading
Asian – coordinated by Colorado Springs Chinese Language School / Go Club – Food, Games, Information
Caribbean – coordinating Caribbean Blend – Food, Music

Diverse and Cultural Performances

10:00 AM Event Opening Brad Bearsheart Native American PowWow
10:40 AM Tony Exum and Musik Theory – Rap Band 11:00 AM Mizmar Madness – Tribal Belly Dance www.mizmarmadness.com
11:20 AM Skean Dubh – Celtic Band www.myspace.com/skeandubhgroup
11:40 AM Delta Sigma Theta Step – Step Dance
11:55 AM Crystal Brandl – Brazilian Dance
12:10 PM Oluwaseyi Dance and Drum Ensemble – African Dance and Drum
12:30 Brazilian Capoeira – Brazilian Martial Arts www.capsprings.com
12:1:00 PM The Indian Community of Colorado Springs – Indian Dance www.cosindia.com
1:20 Little John – Folk Music www.amusiccompanyinc.com
1:35 PM Ballet Folklorico de le Raza – Mexican Dance
1:55 PM The Indian Community of Colorado Springs – Indian Music www.cosindia.com
2:10 PM US Taekwondo Center – Korean Martial Arts http://martialartscoloradosprings.com/
2:25 PM Conjunto Folklorico Aire de Mi Tierra, Panama - Panamanian Dance
2:40 PM Big Jim Adam – Blues Music www.jimadamblues.com
2:55 PM Ne Kamali’I O’Hawai’I - Hula and Hawaiian Music
3:15 PM Zaneta Hadley – Tribute to Michael Jackson
3:15 PM The Real Deal – Motown Band http://www.nthamixxcolorado.com

Children's Activities
Catamount Institute, Children's Activity - Environment
Cool Science, Children's Activity - Science
Home Depot, Children's Activity - Wood Construction project
Kennedy Center imagination Celebration, Children's Activity - Arts and Crafts
Local Art Teachers, Children's Activity - Arts and Crafts
New Vue Productions, Inc., Children's Activity - Hula Hoops
United States Olympic Committee, Children's Activity - Sports
YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region, Children's Activity - Sports

70 + Cultural Food, Art, Craft & Information Booths and Cooking Demonstrations