Events Cultural Crossroads
22nd Annual Cultural Crossroads 2012
A Celebration of our Community's Cultural Riches
View photos from the recent Cultural Crossroads » Read the Press Release »  Download the Performance Schedule » Download the Festival Guide » The Ethnic Heritage Council and Crossroads Bellevue will produce the Twenty-second Annual Cultural Crossroads Festival, November 2-4, at Crossroads Bellevue, located at NE 8th at 156th Ave. NE in Bellevue. The festival will feature some of the area's best ethnic entertainment on two stages, an international bazaar, and exhibits. The event has been the single most popular event in the Crossroads annual calendar of events. Crossroads Bellevue: 15600 NE 8th, Bellevue, WA 98008; www.crossroadsbellevue.com Admission is free. Festival hours: Saturday, November 3: 10am — 10pm Sunday, November 4: 11am — 6pm The multi-cultural celebration will feature a world of entertainment — over thirty cultural & ethnic music and dance performances. Performances include: Bulgarian Voices of Seattle Women's Choir, Comerford School of Irish Dance, Traditional Irish Step Dancing; Enzian Schuhplattler, German Bavarian Schuhplattler & Folkdances; Haan Dei I Jin (Take My Hand), Dances of the Tlingit People (Native Alaskans); Juliana & PAVA, Ancient Russian Folk Songs; Melody Dance Group, Traditional, Ethnic, Folk & Modern Chinese Dance; Quichua Mashis, Music of the Andes; Radost Folk Ensemble, Dances & Songs of the Balkans; Urvasi Dance Company, Odissi Classical Dance and more! Friday night event favorite Rouge & Noir Tango Orchestra will bring out the Tango in everyone along with a free tango dance lesson by Patty Leverett and Saturday evening Los de Rio, will take us on a musical Journey through Spain, Mexico & Latin America. Visit the Cultural Crossroads Marketplace where over twenty booths representing Africa, Asia, Europe, South America, and North America, feature imported and hand-crafted gifts from around the world. Perfect for early Holiday shopping! The weekend event will feature more exciting activities for children this year, including an international and interactive LEGO® display - a showcase with models representing many cultures and nationalities all made of LEGO®, provided by Dan Parker, LEGO® Certified Professional Artist, and "Folk Art For Kids" a coloring activity for children! And for the kid in all of us, "Dolls of the World", a display of over 130 dolls in ethnic dress from around the world! Cultural Crossroads is produced by the Ethnic Heritage Council. Sponsors include Crossroads Bellevue, The BOEING Company, 4Culture, PEMCO Insurance and City of Bellevue Parks and Community Services Cultural Diversity Program. The event is supported by Seattle Foundation. Since the EHC's inception in 1980, the Council has worked to promote inter-ethnic communication and cultural preservation in the Northwest. EHC continues to produce international festivals, a public July 4th Naturalization Ceremony; publishes a monthly Newsletter and Calendar of Northwest Ethnic and Cultural Events, and provides a referral service to schools, government agencies and private citizens. Publications and information about the Council will be available throughout the weekend. Crossroads Bellevue: 15600 NE 8th, Bellevue, WA 98008; www.crossroadsbellevue.com Visit: www.ethnicheritagecouncil.org Photos by Jal Schrof, available: www.pbase.com/jal/culturalcrossroads2011 Performance Schedule Schedule subject to change Friday, November 2 Market Music Stage:
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Booths, alpha order: 4 You Jewelry Designs; Ade Africana; All Natural Soap & Candles LLC; Ann Made Jewelry; Asia Pacific Language School; Bombay Trends; Chinese Cultural Association; Creative Aarts; Creature Comforts; Ethnic Heritage Council; Indian Arts; Lhasa Shop; NW Heritage Resources; Palestinian Heritage Group; Quichua Mashis; Russian School of Mathematics; Russian Unique Imports; Sahaja Meditation; Sisters of the Marian Mission; Tibetan Handicraft Emporium; Treasures of Peru; United States Citizenship & Immigration Services; Yao & Feng Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||