Saturday May 14th you are invited to celebrate diverse cultures and network with other international multicultural enthusiasts outside at the Oswaldo A. B. Cantu Pan American Recreation Center 2100 E 3rd Street. There will be live entertainment from noon until 9pm. There will be numerous vendors selling food and drink and arts and crafts. There is a playground for your young ones. This is a FAMILY-FRIENDLY event!
12:15-12:30 Nepalese dance
12:30-1 Los Bohemios Perdidos
1-1:30 Coepeira Angola
1:30-2:15 Herman the German and Das Cowboy
2:15-2:45 Mrs. Snow and the Two-Tone Zydeco
2:45-3:30 Mazel Tov Kocktail Hour (klezmer)
3:30-4:15 Dekaworwor (African)
4:15-5 (The Yiddish Cowboys)
5-5:20 Esquina Tango (class and demonstration)
5:20-5:40 Austin Dance India
5:40-6 Celtic Theater
6-6:15 Lorene McHutcheon Stilwell (Scots champion liar)
6:15-7 The Executive Steel Band (Caribbean)
7-7:10 David Thompson (Welsh epic poetry)
7:10-7:30 Sahara Dancers (belly dance)
7:30-8:15 Indimaj (Middle-Eastern / jazz fusion)
8:15-8:45 Lady Morgan (Celtic)
8:45-9:30 Rattletree
*Los Bohemios Perdidos perform folk music from a multitude of Latin American countries, namely Ecuador, Cuba, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Puerto Rico, and Uruguay. https://www.facebook.com/losbohemiosperdidos/
*Herman the German is the Kaiser of Surf Polka. He and his band play punk rock oompa — rockabillly, polka and surf tunes. https://www.facebook.com/hermanthegermanatx
*Mrs. Snow and the Two-Tone Zydeco is a squeezebox and guitar duo that plays the music of southwest Louisiana.
*The Mazel Tov Kocktail Hour is a small Klezmer ensemble based out of Austin, Texas, that plays pre-WWII Eastern European, Yiddish, and Romani tunes. https://www.facebook.com/mazeltovkocktailhour/ and http://www.mazeltovkocktailhour.com/
*Dekaworwor is a world/afro style music band that was formed in Austin Texas and is lead by Gidi Agbeko a man from Ghana west Africa. The music is rich with positive energy, powerful messages,and great melodies. https://www.facebook.com/shrineaustin
*The Yiddish Cowboys perform the ethnic music of Eastern European Jews – known as klezmer music and sometimes thought of as Yiddish wedding music. It is lively, energetic and a great deal of fun! https://www.facebook.com/Yiddish-Cowboys-143507438999761/ and http://www.yiddishcowboys.com/
*Austin Dance India promotes the Bharata Natyam dance of India through a disciplined study of the technique and through performances and presentations. ADI philosophy maintains that lifelong values and character can be developed through the dedicated pursuit of classical Bharata Natyam dance. https://www.facebook.com/Austin-Dance-India-361589194698/?fref=ts and http://www.austindanceindia.com/
*Lorene McHutcheon Stilwell is a seanachai – a storyteller in the Scots Gaelic tradition. She has performed at numerous festivals – long stories, short stories, legends, histories, & outright lies. She is a 3 time winner of the Texas storytelling associations liars contest. She is also a founder of a fledgling celtic theater group, which, this year, is concentrating on drama & poetry that celebrates the centennial of the Irish republic.
*Executive Steel Band (ESB) plays all types of music on steel drums: Blues, Reggae, Calypso, Samba, Funk, Soca…, Happy Music! ESB encourages audience participation and is glad to officiate a fun fun fun Limbo contest for the kids — young and older. The band is known for its original Caribbean styling of steelpan, percussions, and bass guitar, with smooth vocal sounds, made famous in New Orleans. Watch LIVE: http://livestream.com/musicmadnessatx/ls15
http://www.executivesteelband.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Executive-steel-band/119377294889249
*Lady Morgan is a classical, Celtic, and folk duo featuring Jeanette Chiffón Kezele on flute and Ruth Navarre on harp, violin, and vocals. They take their name and inspiration from Irish author Lady Morgan. A highly educated woman and passionate about her Celtic heritage, Lady Morgan used her popularity in London society to be a voice for the Irish people and culture. https://www.facebook.com/ladymorganmusic/
*Indimaj interweaves musical forms across the Middle East, India and the West, and through its improvisations offers a transcendental musical experience. https://www.facebook.com/IndimajAustin/timeline and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGUzOn1Ftgw
*Rattletree was voted Austin’s Best World Music Band 2015-16. Several musicians all playing wooden marimbas (xylophones) create a must-see live show experience of sound, light, and video that creates a state of ecstatic dance and tranceperform with video projection, lights, costumes, Rattletree members have dedicated their lives to learning the ancient rhythms that have been handed down for generations to awaken the soul through the trance-inducing music of Zimbabwe. By infusing these rhythms with the intensity of modern electronic dance music, they have that have left the most jaded electronic music fans speechless. Rattletree’s 2013 album release, “Joy” has received enthusiastic response, and they are currently touring regionally. More information at www.rattletree.com.
Participating Vendors (We will be adding numerous vendors to this list during the next couple of weeks):
Astrid’s Jewelry is unique and handmade with natural materials like iraca fiber, acai berry seeds, tagua nuts, orange peel, and various Colombian seeds. http://astridsjewelry.tumblr.com/ and
https://www.facebook.com/astridscolombianjewelry/?fref=nf
The International Multicultural Festival (IMFEST) is centered on celebrating the uniqueness of the Austin Community by bringing different cultural groups together to learn, explore and celebrate each other and enhance unity among family. This festival is derived from the idea that we are all different and unique, and yet, we are all the same. We may look different, speak different languages, and hold different practices and beliefs. But when we look inside ourselves, we are still the same and there is still so much to learn and benefit from each other’s different culture. Multiculturalism is more than just the acknowledgment of a diverse cultural background. Here in Austin we witness the intertwining and interaction between cultures, local and international, and the positive influences they play on each other.
On the day of the main festival, there will be Music, Dance, Bands, Story Telling, Multicultural Performances, vendors from different multicultural vendors and many more. People normally wear their multicultural attire and it is such a colorful and cultural event.
The week heading to the festival, we will have kick off parties in different multicultural bars, restraurants, galleries etc. These kick off events will be in the form of parties, seminars, workshops, roundtable discussions on issues that have an impact on international and multicultural folks. Some of these discussions will be on the following topic:-
-International Languages,
-Immigration, Refugees and Race
-Travel and Tourism,
-Multicultural Art, Craft, Music, and Film,
-International Multicultural Fashion,
-Cultural Diversity,
-International Business
-Role of International Charities (Charities Away from Home, etc. We believe as a community we need to have different discussions on issues that truly are dear to multicultural folks and those who are enthusiast.
If you will like to sponsor, vendor, partner, volunteer, collaborate, host some of the kick off events, and or be involved any how and represent international and or multicultural agenda, Please reach out to office@imfestival.org or call 512 363 2814.
www.internationalmulticulturalfestival.org
www.imfest.net
