A Celebration of our Community’s Cultural Riches

Event:	19th Annual Cultural Crossroads Festival
Date:	November 6-8, 2009
Location:	Crossroads Bellevue, NE 8th at 156th Ave. NE, FREE
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The Ethnic Heritage Council and Crossroads Shopping Center presents the 19th Annual Cultural Crossroads Festival. The festival will feature some of the area’s best ethnic entertainment on two stages, an international bazaar, and exhibits.  Admission is free.

Festival hours:

• Friday, November 6:  5pm – 10pm
• Saturday, November 7:  10am – 10pm
• Sunday, November 8:  11am – 6pm

The multi-cultural celebration will feature a world of entertainment – thirty-five cultural & ethnic music and dance performances. Performances include: Bokréta Hungarian Dance Ensemble; Enzian Schuhplattler, Dances of German Bavaria; Eric John Kaiser, French Folk-Rock; Los de Rio, Musical Journey through Spain, Mexico & Latin America; Ocheami, Traditional Ghanaian Dance & Music and a performance of Odissi Classical Dance by Urvasi Dance Company. Friday night Rouge & Noir Tango Orchestra will bring out the Tango in everyone along with a tango dance lesson by Patty Leverett & Greg Thompsen and Saturday night Ruže Dalmatinke will perform traditional music of Croatia and Bosnia.

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! The event is FREE and has been the single most popular event in the Crossroads annual calendar of events. Over twenty booths representing Africa, Asia, Europe, South America, and North America, feature imported and handcrafted gifts from around the world. Perfect for early Holiday shopping!

Cultural Crossroads is produced by the Ethnic Heritage Council. Sponsors include Crossroads Bellevue, The Boeing Company Charitable Trust and City of Bellevue Parks and Community Services Cultural Diversity Program. The event is supported by Washington State Arts Commission, 4Culture, Seattle Foundation and KBCS 91.3fm.