2001 Folk Festival
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The Festival showcases cultural
achievements of Pennsylvania's Slavic-American ethnic groups, featuring
exhibits, demonstrations of folk art and live performing groups.
Saturday, April 21, 2001 (hours
are 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. at the Hetzel-Robeson Center, Alumni Ballroom
-- free admission)
The Saturday morning program will be from 10:00
a.m. to noon and will feature book and artifact booths, an ethnic snack
bar and special events for children including a balalaika and accordion
duo and a ventriloquist.
The Saturday afternoon program
will be from 1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. and will feature the Slavjane Folk Ensemble
from McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania and Kazka, a Ukrainian dance group.
The Saturday evening program will
feature music for listening and dancing as well as polka and waltz contests.
Participation of the audience
will be encouraged!
Sunday, April 22, 2001 (hours
are 12:30 - 6:30 p.m. at the Hetzel-Robeson Center, Alumni Ballroom
-- free admission)
The Sunday program will feature
classical music with Galla & Dan, dance music by Zima and David Barro,
folk singer. The festival will end with the traditional Closing Ceremony.
There will be special museum exhibits and demonstrations of various
folk arts throughout the Festival with Peggy and Nick Miskovsky of State
College, Pennsylvania demonstrating Ukrainian Easter egg decoration.
Exhibits of Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Polish, Croatian and Russian folk
arts will be on display throughout the Festival.
Several commercial vendors and a souvenir stand will purvey various
books, music, artifacts, amber and ethnic clothing items.
The Ethnic Snack Bar will serve hot foods on Saturday from 11:00
a.m. until 2:00 p.m. and again from 5:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Foods
featured will include soups, sandwiches and entrees. Hot food will
also be available on Sunday from 12:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. Both
hot and cold beverages and pastries will be available throughout the Festival.
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