Local Colors Festival

Local Colors was a great success this year in 2009.

Thanks for attending. Please check the web page for updates on our tastes of culture and next years festival in 2010.
 

2009 Info
               
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More than 80 countries participate in the Parade of Nations, exhibits of arts and crafts, sell of authentic food, non-stop live entertainment on the main stage, international classical music on a second stage, children’s games, and more.

Photo by Collette Fu

Highlight of Festival Events

Scheduled Events 11:00 a.m. Parade of Nations led by the City of Roanoke Color Guard

Opening Ceremony

National Anthem

Assembled Dignitaries: Bradley E. Grose, Mayor, City of Vinton / Mayor David Bowers / Delegate Onzlee Ware / Senator John Edwards



Festival Emcees: WFIR’s Bob Clark, WDBJ 7’s Brent Watts and JoySutton,

WVTF’s GeneMarano, LC board of director Melvin Williams and our own Pearl Fu founder/executive Director


11:45 a.m Tahiti (Dance Maka & ladies)
Noon Vietnam (Kathy Varney, Solo Dancer)
12:10 Ireland (Nancy Reid, Dennis McKim and David Frank, Musical Performance)
12:25 Zumbz ( Latin Infusion Aerobic)
12:40 Mediterranean Dances (Ghazala)
12:55 Lithuania (Ausrine, Feature Presentation, Instrumental and Dancing Peformances)
1:15 India (Jigisha Patel, Indian Community Dancers)
1:30 Burundi (African Choir)
1:45 Japan (Emilce Walters, Solo Dancer))
1:55 China (Roanoke Valley Chinese Association, Singers)
2:05 Hawaii (Ilime Noble, Malia Petersen, Ariel Robertson and Leilani Dade, Dancers)
2:20 China (Minority “DAI” Dancers from Virginia Tech)
2:30 Colombia (Twelve O’Clock Knob, Band Larino dancers. Audience encouraged
!!Audience Participation Encouraged and Welcomed!!
2:50 Greece Dancers
3:05 INTERNATIONAL FASHION SHOW
3:30 Native American Indians (Singing, Dancing and Instrumental performance)
3:50 Lithuania (Ausrine, Feature presentation, Additional Lithuanian Performances)
!!Audience Participation Encouraged and Welcomed!!
4:10 Indian Dancer (Jasdeep Ghumman)
Inspired by The Motion Picture “Slumdog Millionaire”
4:20 Jefferson Center’s Sisters of the Circle (Dancers
4:30 Polynesian Dancers (Maka, Leo and students)
4:55 Closing Ceremony
Solo by Cheryl Lunsford followed by Local Colors International Choir, Songs of Goodwill.

All Day Events

• International Classical Music on Stage 2, featuring Cara Modistete
• Celebrate with Lithuania , the country featured this year (2009).

There will be an Egg hunt at their (Lithuania )  booth this year !!!!!

• Native American Village, including authentic foods
• For children there are PHOTO PASSPORTS ($1.00) available that can be stamped by each country booth that they visit and learn about.
• Children’s Games (inside the city library)
• Spectacular display by "Sons of Norway" - Longhouse - Viking Reenactments
• Play Bacci Ball with the Italians
• Singers of all ages from Burma, China, Korea, Mexico, Ireland, and others
• Dancers of all ages from Africa, Burma, China, Colombia, Cuba, India, Ireland, Korea, Lebanon, Liberia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Scotland, and Venezuela, plus Belly Dancers from around the world
• Native American musical instrument and jewelry maker

For Sale

• Passports $1.00 w photos
• Raffle Tickets $1.00
• Local Colors T-shirts $10.00, Adults and Children’s Sizes
• Globes
• Authentic International Food Booths galore (on Bullit Ave)

  Sample foods from all over the world, such as:
  Falafel Tabhoulli Hummus Baklava Norwegian Våffler Lutefisk (norwegian fish) Vegemite (Australia) Australian Sausage Rolls Spanakopita (spinach & feta pie) Dolmades (stuffed grape leaves) Paximathia (greek biscotti)	Vietnamese eggrolls Indian Curry Naan bread Tandoori Korean dumplings Barbequed beef German pastry Shortbread Irish soda bread Greek Coffee Honduran Coffee