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EHC CELEBRATING COMMCOMMUNITYUNITY SINCE 1980 Ethnic Heritage Council N OVEMBER 2 0 1 0 EHC Celebrates Cultures with Two Festivals in November! 20 th Annual this year, including an interna- tional and interactive LEGO® dis- Cultural Crossroads play - a showcase with models A Celebration of our Community’s representing many cultures and Cultural Riches—The Ethnic Heri- nationalities all made of LEGO® , tage Council and Crossroads Shop- provided by Dan Parker, LEGO® ping Center will present the Twen- Certified Professional Artist, and tieth Annual Cultural Crossroads “Folk Art For Kids” a coloring ac- Festival , November 5-7, at Cross- tivity for children! Don’t miss roads Bellevue, located at NE 8 th at the Dolls of the World display—65 th dolls dressed in ethnic costumes. 156 Ave. NE in Bellevue. The festi- val will feature some of the area’s Cultural Crossroads is produced best ethnic entertainment on two by the Ethnic Heritage Council . stages, an international bazaar, and Sponsors include Crossroads exhibits. Admission is free . Bellevue , The Boeing Company , Festival hours: Crossroads Bar & Grill , City of Friday, 11/5: 5pm – 10pm Bellevue Parks and Community Saturday, 11/6: 10am – 10pm Services Cultural Diversity Pro- Sunday, 11/7: 11am – 6pm gram, PEMCO Insurance and SAM’s Club . The event is sup- 11th Annual Winter Worldfest The multi-cultural celebration will ported by 4Culture, Seattle Foun- November 26-28 @ Seattle Center feature a world of entertainment – dation and KBCS 91.3fm . Photo by Jal Schrof © EHC thirty-five cultural & ethnic music Photos: www.pbase.com/jal/ and dance performances. Perform- culturalcrossroads2009 Photos ances include: Bokréta Hungarian by Jal Schrof Dance Ensemble ; Enzian Schuhplattler , Dances of German Bavaria; Filipiniana Dance Com- 11th Annual FESTÁL 2010 pany , Songs and Dances of the Phil- Winter Worldfest at SEATTLE CENTER ippines; Haandei I Jin (Take My Winter Worldfest , produced by Hand) , Dances of the Tlingit People November 6 Ethnic Heritage Council and Seat- (Native Alaskans); Juliana & PAVA , Hmong New Year tle Center in association with Se- Ancient Russian Folk Songs, Los de Celebration Rio , Musical Journey through Spain, attle Center Winterfest presented by KOMO 4 TV. The festival fea- Mexico & Latin America; Quichua FREE! tures some of the area’s best eth- Mashis, Music of the Andes and a www.seattlecenter.com nic entertainment in music and performance of Odissi Classical 206-684-7200 Dance by Urvasi Dance Company . dance performances all three Event favorite Rouge & Noir Tango days and a Holiday World Market. Orchestra will bring out the Tango Admission is free . Make Winter in everyone along with a tango Worldfest a tradition for your family and friends! INSIDE THIS ISSUE: dance lesson by Patty Leverett and Bonaca will perform traditional Winter Worldfest hours: 20th Cultural Crossroads 1 music of Croatia and beyond. Friday, 11/26: 1pm - 6pm Saturday, 11/27: 12noon - 5pm 11th Annual Winter Worldfest The event is FREE and has been the Sunday, 11/28: 12noon - 5pm Hmong New Year 2 single most popular event in the Crossroads annual calendar of Performances include: One Calendar of Ethnic Events 3-5 events. Over twenty booths repre- Crazy Raven , a Native American senting Africa, Asia, Europe, South Presentation by storyteller Gene A Glance at December 5 America, and North America, fea- Tagaban; Juliana & PAVA , An- Dolls of the World 6 ture imported and hand-crafted cient Russian Folk Songs; gifts from around the world. Per- Ocheami , Traditional Ghanaian Join Us! 7 fect for early Holiday shopping! Dance & Music ; Jacquelina’s Meet the EHC Board & Staff “Dances of Spain” Spanish Fla- The weekend event will feature Inserts: EHC Event Schedules 1-2 more exciting activities for children Continued on page 2, EHC Celebrates P AGE 2 E TH N IC H ERITAGE C O UNCI L — N O VEM BER 2 0 1 0 N EWSLETTER Hmong New Year Celebration – 11/6 @ Seattle Center Seattle Center Festál: Hmong New Did you know? Purple Year Celebration, Saturday, Novem- and green are the col- ber 6, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., in Center ors of the culture. Beef House, helps to preserve the unique salad or "Laab" is a fa- traditions of this Southesast Asian vorite food, and the highland culture that originates in staple is white rice, the mountains of China, Laos and eaten with variety of Thailand. Dance, traditional music, vegetables, hot pep- historical exhibits and the custom- pers and boiled or ary courtship ritual of ball tossing fried meat. Soy, fish, demonstrate this culture’s compel- peted in several competitions in that hoisin sauce, garlic, lemongrass and ling legacy. state, taking 1st place at the Fresno cilantro are common ingredients. The Hmong International New Year. greatest source of cultural pride is The Lunar New Year is a time to wel- The festival features a special exhibit derived from the Hmong kinship and come the prosperity of the coming in the Harrison Gallery by Hmong art- clan system, where regardless of ge- year and the passing of the previous ist SeeXeng Lee of Minnesota. SeeXeng ography, members are welcome year. This year’s celebration fea- tures: is an art teacher at Minneapolis South within the same clan. The Hmong High School. He strives to preserve people produce intricate clothing pat- • New Breed, a young and upcom- the Hmong culture through his art terns or “flower clothes” Integrated ing band from California, who has while inspiring the youth to identify cultivation of dry rice, maize, and performed at various New Years what is Hmong. He will also give a opium poppy, silverwork and hand- throughout the country. lecture in Center House Conference made woven clothing also contribute • Toucer and his band from North Room H. to the Hmong livelihood. Carolina performing with guest The 22 Festál cultural celebrations Seattle Center Festál: Hmong New singer Yee Khang. highlight the common forms of tradi- Year Celebration is presented by Seat- • The famous Hmong actor Nuj tion and expression among ethnic tle Center in partnership with the Nplaib (Kue Lee), who is known for communities in the Pacific Northwest, Hmong Association of Washington. his leading role in many Hmong while underscoring their unique crea- For a full event schedule, visit movies. tive contributions, customs, foods and www.hmongassociationofwa.org , and ideals. Our 2010 “did you know” ex- for more information on this cultural • Ntxhais Thaj Yeeb cultural danc- plore some of these commonalities and series and other Seattle Center pro- ers from California. They have com- differences. gramming, www.seattlecenter.com/ festal ; call 206 684-7200. EHC Celebrates, Continued from page 1 menco; Filipiniana Dance Company , Tradi- tional Folk Dance of the Philippines; Vela Luka Croatian Dance Ensemble , Music and Dance of Croatia. Winter Worldfest is produced by the Ethnic Heritage Council . Sponsors include: Seattle Center , The Boeing Company and SAFECO Insurance . The event is supported by 4Cul- ture and The Seattle Foundation . Since EHC’s inception in 1980, the Council has worked to promote inter-ethnic communica- tion and cultural preservation in the North- west. EHC continues to produce international festivals, a public July 4th Naturalization Ceremony; publishes a monthly Newsletter and Calendar of Northwest Ethnic and Cul- tural 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. www.ethnicheritagecouncil.org Photos: www.pbase.com/jal/worldfest2009 Photos by Jal Schrof N O VEM BER 2 0 1 0 E TH N IC H ERITAGE C O UNCI L — P AGE 3 N EWSLETTER READ THIS NEWSLETTER Graham Dance Company as part of the Flamenco —By Seattle Symphony. No- ON LINE! VISIT: UW world series. November 4-6. 8pm, vember 5-7. 206-215-4747; www.ethnicheritagecouncil.org Meany Hall. Call: 206-543-4880; www.seattlesymphony.org www.uwworldseries.org . ~ November 2010 ~ Saturday 6 18th Annual Seattle Polish Film Festi- Monday 1 Children of the World Parade - Join val . November 4-14 . our Children of the World—children of Story Time—King County Library Sys- www.polishfilms.org. all ages, at the 20 th Annual Cultural tem presents Story Time featuring chil- Crossroads . 12noon, Crossroads Mall. dren’s stories from Korea . November 1, Friday 5 th Call: 206-443-1410. 8, 15, 22, 29. 6:30pm, Federal Way Li- 20 Annual Cultural Crossroads @ brary. Call: 253-838-3668. Crossroads Bellevue. Performances Tanchaz —Come for Tanchaz and a (see schedule), Activities for kids, cul- workshop featuring the Forras Band Story Time—King County Library Sys- tural booths in alphabetical order: with Laci Orban and guest dance in- tem presents Story Time featuring chil- Acacia Foundation; Ade Africana; structor Lajos Miklos. 6pm, Seattle Cen- dren’s stories from Russia . November Ann Made Jewelry; Asia Pacific Lan- ter House. Call: 425-670-2396; 1 and 15. 6:30pm, Redmond Library. guage School; City of Bellevue Parks www.seattlecenter.com . Call: 425-885-1861; www.kcls.org. and Community Services Cultural Imagine This! Come for the weekend Tuesday 2 Diversity Program; Creature Com- family workshop sponsored by Bank of Ofrenda Exhibit—Come see the Of- forts; Ethnic Heritage Council; Incai- America. During November we will be renda Exhibit “Las Adelitas Revolution- cos; Indian Arts (East); Indian Arts revisiting some of the favorite projects ary Women of Strength and Courage”. (Inca); Istanbul Imports; Jane's Treas- from the last two years. November 6-7, November 2-19 . 10am, El Centro de la ures; Jennifer's Place - Gifts from 13-14, 20-21, and 27-28 . 11:15am, Raza. Call: 206-957-4649; China; Lidia’s Polish Pottery; Quichua Museum of Flight. Call: 206-764-5720; www.elcentrodelaraza.org . Mashis; Russian Unique Imports; Sa- www.museumofflight.org .