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Ethnic Heritage Council N OVEMBER 2008 EHC Celebrates Cultures! EHC Celebrates Cultures in Novem- The event is FREE and has been ber with two annual events: 18th the single most popular event in Annual Cultural Crossroads—A the Crossroads annual calendar of Celebration of our Community’s events. Over 25 booths represent- Cultural Riches and the 9th Annual ing Africa, Asia, Europe, South Winter Wordfest. America, and North America, fea- ture imported and hand-crafted Photo by Jal Schrof; @ EHC Cultural Crossroads gifts from around the world. Per- The Ethnic Heritage Council and fect for early Holiday shopping!

Crossroads Shopping Center will The weekend event will feature present the 18th Annual Cultural more exciting activities for chil- Crossroads Festival, November 7- dren this year, including an inter- 9, at Crossroads Bellevue, located national and interactive LEGO® th th at NE 8 at 156 Ave. NE in Belle- display - a showcase with models vue. The festival will feature some representing many cultures and of the area’s best ethnic entertain- nationalities all made of LEGO®, ment on two stages, an interna- provided by TbP Group and “Folk tional bazaar, and exhibits. Admis- Art For Kids” a children’s coloring sion is free. Festival hours: Fri- EHC Presents: activity! Cultural Crossroads - November 7-9 day, November 7: 5pm – 10pm; Cultural Crossroads is produced & Saturday, November 8: 10am – Winter Worldfest - November 28-30 10pm; Sunday, November 9: by the Ethnic Heritage Council & 11am – 6pm Crossroads Bellevue. Sponsors are Safeco Insurance Foundation, Safeco Insurance The multi-cultural celebration will Crossroads Bellevue, The Boeing FESTÁL feature a world of entertainment - Company and City of Bellevue nearly 40 performances of ethnic Parks and Community Services at SEATTLE CENTER , dance and other artforms. Cultural Diversity Program & Dia de Muertos - Performances include: Academy of 4Culture. A Mexican Remembrance Cuban Folklore & Dance; Bokreta November 1 & 2 Ensemble; Enzian Winter Worldfest

Schuhplattler, Dances of German The Ethnic Heritage Council and Hmong Celebration Bavaria; Joyas Mestizas, Folkloric Seattle Center present the 9th November 8 Dances of Mexico; Northwest Ra- Annual Winter Worldfest, Novem- www.seattlecenter.com/festal vens, Native Drum & Dance Group ber 28-30, in the Seattle Center 206-684-7200 Ocheami, Traditional Ghanaian House. Winter Worldfest is part of Dance & Music and a performance Seattle Center Winterfest 2008. of Odissi Classical Dance by Urvasi Enjoy three full days of ethnic en- INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Dance Company. Friday night tertainment, a Holiday World Mar- Celebrating Cultures 1 Rouge & Noir Tango will ket, kids’ activities and more! Ad- bring out the Tango in everyone mission is free. Make Winter Dia de Muertos 2 along with a tango dance lesson by Worldfest a tradition for your Hmong New Year Celebration Patty Leverett & Greg Thompsen and family and friends! Saturday night House of Tarab will Telling Our Stories 3 perform traditional Arabic music. Continued on page 7, Cultures Dolls of the World 4 Telling Our Stories Kirkin’ O’ the Tartan 5

Discovering Our Heritage Help Solve a Mystery “Tell YOUR story”! Everyone has one! In doing so, you will be re- Calendar of Ethnic Events 6-7 minded of what has been and what is important to you. Your story is a part of history - a story to be shared with your family and with others. Cultural Crossroads Schedule 8

Begin by thinking about your life… a special life experience; holiday Cultural Crossroads Booths 9 celebration; your immigration story (or that of your relative)… to name & Activities a few. Write it down or let us know when you are ready to share and we can even arrange an “assistant” to help you get it down on paper! Winter Worldfest Schedule 10 ~ More to come each month on Telling Our Stories ~ Who We Are 11 See page 3 for Etienne Debaste’s story! Join Us! 12 P AGE 2 E THNIC HERITAGE COUNCIL — N OVEMBER 2008 NEWSLETTER

Dia de Muertos: A Mexican Remembrance - Nov. 1 & 2 Create Connections at Safeco Insur- ning procession November 1 will ance Festal: Dia de Muertos - A honor the memory of loved ones who Mexican Celebration to Remember have passed on. Our Departed. Seattle Center Center Did you know … House and Seattle Center campus. Dia de Muertos is not a Mexican ver- November 1, 12 noon-8:00 p.m.; No- sion of . It’s a centuries vember 2, 12 noon-6:00 p.m. - FREE! old ceremonial festival celebrated Experience the culture, art and spiri- since the first people inhabited the tuality at the traditional Mexican Americas. "" celebration Nov. 1 Ancient indigenous people of Mexico and 2 at Seattle Center featuring tra- buried the dead close to their homes ditional altars, a full stage program, music and dance. Renowned artists and emphasized close ties with their an exhibit of art by Mexican children from Mexico and the family’s deceased. Dia de Muertos is and face painting. display and create artwork showcas- a mixing of those beliefs with the ing this country’s cultural emphasis Short films will depict the unique Roman Catholic All Saints Day on the links between the living and relationship that the Mexican people brought by Spanish settlers. Today, the dead. This event highlights the have with death, and archaeological nearly 77 percent of Mexicans iden- life-affirming creativity of the Mexi- lectures bring to tify themselves as Roman Catholic. can people with traditional crafts life the history of this complex cul- Discover more … and a procession to remember lost ture. The art and spirituality of Mexican loved ones. Presented by Taller Mexi- The festival will pay tribute to Mexi- culture is celebrated at Dia de Muer- cano Para Las Artes. can artist Leopoldo Méndez. Artwork tos. This “Day of the Dead” festival Para Mayor Información • For more by Alfredo Zalce is in the Harrison honors the lives of loved ones who information, Call: 206-356-6673; Street Gallery. A monumental sand have passed with community altars, www.tallermexicano.org • muer- painting will be created, and an eve- sugar skulls, special food, candles, [email protected]. Hmong New Year Celebration November 8 - Seattle Center Seek out new beginnings at Safeco have a written language until the Insurance Festál: Hmong New Year early 1950s. The culture uses story- Celebration, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., telling, music and embroidered November 8 at Center House. This cloths to document their history annual festival, free to the public, and personal feelings. helps to preserve and highlight the The Hmong society is based on fa- unique Southeast Asian highland milial clans and shamans, who act culture that originates in the moun- as intermediaries between the natu- tains of China, Laos and Thailand. ral world and the supernatural. The is a time for the first Hmong woman elected to the Min- Hmong people to reflect on the past The Hmong people paid a great nesota State Senate. price for aiding the secret guerilla year and seek out new beginnings. unit of the CIA in Laos during the Discover more … The Hmong society is based on fa- milial clans and shamans, who act as Vietnam War. Many Hmong men The Lunar New Year is a time for the and boys fought alongside the intermediaries between the natural Hmong people to reflect on the past world and the supernatural. United States. After the U.S. military year and seek out new beginnings. The withdrew from the region, many Hmong New Year Celebration helps Dance, music, cultural shows, foods, Hmong were persecuted by the preserve the unique culture of this children's activities and historical North Vietnamese for their support Southeast Asian highland culture that exhibits demonstrate this culture's of the United States and at least 30 originates in the mountains of China, enduring legacy. The traditional percent of the Hmong population in Laos and Thailand. Dance, internation- courtship ritual of ball tossing starts the region were killed. As a result, ally-known music, historical exhibits at 10:00 a.m., and Lob Laig, a popu- many of the surviving Hmong be- and the traditional courtship ritual of lar Hmong from Wisconsin, came refugees, escaping to Thai- ball tossing demonstrate this culture’s performs at the celebration. land and some later moving to the enduring legacy. Presented by the Did you know … United States, including Seattle. A Hmong Association of Washington. The nomadic Hmong people did not Hmong refugee, Mee Moua, was the N OVEMBER 2008 E THNIC HERITAGE COUNCIL — P AGE 3 N EWSLETTER

Telling Our Stories—Discovering Our Heritage My Story: Etienne Leon had met as teenagers and became friends, but she returned to America Georges Debaste—Journey and the war years intervened. from French Underground Not long after Evelyn and I became Life changed dramatically for me — reacquainted, we moved to Blois — as it did for many — during World my later family town in the Loire Val- War II. I was born in Tunis in 1920, ley — and married there. Because the third of four sons of Raoul De- the climate exacerbated the malaria baste and Helene Stapfer Debaste. I she had contracted after serving as attended primary school in Talcy, an American Air Force nurse, we France, the College de Blois (the moved to her home town of Boston, equivalent of U.S. high school) and Massachusetts in 1947. In 1958 we the Ecole Breguet, an engineering were blessed with our son, Stephen. school in Paris. We returned to France many times to As I neared graduation from Ecole visit family, and enjoyed going back Breguet, I knew that staying in to Chateau Talcy, which is now a his- France would mean working in a Ger- toric monument. man-occupied war plant. So, soon A Grand Memory: Chateau Talcy after receiving my degree in electri- cal engineering in 1942, I escaped If you ever visit France, you can tour from Paris for Free France and joined my old home and see my bedroom! the French underground in the Alps. In 1828 my great-great-grandfather Philippe-Albert Stapfer — an ancestor Our crew cut timber into logs so we of my mother Helene Genevieve Etienne Debaste in Boston, could block roads to interrupt Ger- Stapfer — moved his family to Cha- Massachusetts during his man travel, as well as to provide ma- teau Talcy. working years terials for dam and repair work. French, British and American Libera- Built in the 15th century, the chateau tor planes overhead constantly made was bought by an Italian banker, a roaring racket for what seemed like Bernardo Salviati — a cousin of Cath- all night and all day. erine de Medici — in 1517. It sur- rounds a beautiful courtyard, with a My job was to cut trees. Because we lovely domed well, a 3,000-bird didn’t have a saw, I used a special dovecote and a huge, 300-year-old axe shaped like a wedge, so it also wooden wine press still in working split logs. The work was brutally order. hard, and we often injured ourselves. After one of our crew cut his scalp, I Because of the enormous costs of sewed it with black thread and a nee- maintaining a historic monument, dle. my family sold the fully furnished chateau in 1932 and moved to In order to provide food for our nearby Blois. crew, I chased chickens from nearby farms, wild rabbits, birds, and deer. Now the chateau is a museum. You Polenta rounded out our diet, along can enjoy the beautiful restored gar- with melted snow water. dens, take pictures in front of the well, and imagine life in the Ancien Leaving my good life at home for Regime. It is often used for confer- backbreaking and exhausting work in ences. the French underground was formi- dable. The future, however, soon Great-great-grandfather Philippe - would bring new hope and better Albert Stapfer was an accomplished Etienne Debaste deep-sea days. man with a fascinating history. But fishing in Hawaii that is a story for another time! Life After Wartime Etienne Debaste, a retired electrical After leaving the underground, I engineer, lives with his second wife, worked in Pont-de-Claix for Progil - a Mayo Ochiltree, contributing editor Nancy, in the Queen Anne neighbor- huge, worldwide organization similar for the 'My Story' series, is a former hood of Seattle. to General Electric— until 1946. organizational editor who volunteers While there, I looked up an American her services to the Ethnic Heritage woman, Evelyn Gionfrido. She and I Council newsletter. P AGE 4 E THNIC HERITAGE COUNCIL — N OVEMBER 2008 NEWSLETTER

Dolls of the World - A Barbie Collection by Carol Zohn By Maria Kesovija. natives of the culture she was focus- bie designers, after viewing Carol’s Story originally published in Novem- ing on, checking back requesting dolls, took some ideas back to work! ber 2007. feedback, all so her creations could Carol says, “I love America. We are be as correct as possible, all the way I recently had the opportunity to so rich in culture—everyone’s cul- to the jewelry the dolls wear. chat with Carol Zohn, the creator of ture. This is my piece to help re- this incredible collection of Carol was inspired by books also. member where we all come from. “somewhere between 150-170” (she One book shared the diverse beauty America is a microcosm of the lost count) Barbie dolls. Carol her- of women—celebrating the women of world. The dolls represent Ameri- self is as lovely as her dolls and if the world and “Africa Adorn” by An- cans!” her Barbies could speak they would gela Fisher, published in 1984 (Carol Alma, the new owner of the dolls, say how appreciative they are to be a acquired in the mid-90’s) docu- didn’t have a doll as a child… now part of this amazing collection—to mented the vanishing cultures of Af- she has 170 Barbies! represent people of the world and to rica. Carol learned about the people represent America. and the dress, what we call a cos- Carol is honored to have her dolls a tume. part of EHC. They have a new She says, “Some were purchased, but home—the right home. the majority I created.” Hours of The Encyclopedia of Costume and research and work went into Carol’s Fashion was a main source, lovingly You can view Carol’s Dolls of the Dolls of the World Collection, from called her Barbie Bible! World Collection at Cultural Cross- 1992-2002. roads and throughout the month of The African dolls inspired the African November at Crossroads Bellevue, In the mid-80’s Mattel came out with -American kids to dream about where located at NE 8th at 156th Ave. NE in the World of Barbie collection, which they might have come from. Which Bellevue. For directions call: 425- Carol was enchanted by and pur- beautiful dark Barbie was the little 644-1111. chased, simply because she liked girl imagining was her? them! Carol admired her new Educators & Librarians: Would you Carol saw it was simi- acquisitions and noted to like to display the Barbie collection lar for kids of Euro- herself it was simply a small as a part of your cultural diversity pean descent, where representation of the world. education programming? If so, con- families had lost track She had no idea what was to tact the EHC office: 206-443-1410. of their heritage. The come! dolls, for those chil- The Dolls of the World will are on Over the years, Carol was dren, became dream display now through November at influenced by her friends and like too “that one Crossroad Bellevue! 425-644-1111. the happenings around the looks like me”. Kids globe. It all started when her were imagining what Native American friends their past might have weren’t represented in the been. World of Barbie Collection and she figured no one Every family has a would make one (Apache), so story and they are of- Carol decided to make her ten times unfortu- own! This was just the be- nately lost in their ginning… efforts to become American. Any Barbie Carol had yet more friends can become a some- who weren’t represented in one’s story. the doll collection so she made them too. When the She gets some inter- Soviet Union broke apart she wanted esting questions and comments, such to share these “new” people with the as: Why are there no men dolls? children (and adults) of the United Carol’s answer is simple, “Men’s eth- States. She was realizing the people nic fashions are important too, but I of the globe were mostly generalized simply ran out of energy after 170 into major groups (i.e. African, Asian, female dolls. That can be someone European), and she wanted to edu- else’s project!” cate us all. She was fascinated and In 1995 Carol displayed her dolls at a began her research, moving around Barbie conference and An young visitor gazes through the the globe. window, searching for the Barbie “coincidentally” soon after there were which looks just like her! She learned from written and verbal cultural Barbies on the market. It is descriptions of folk costumes, from thought that perhaps one of the Bar- Photo by Maria Kesovija N OVEMBER 2008 E THNIC HERITAGE COUNCIL — P AGE 5 N EWSLETTER

St. Andrew’s Day Scottish Musical Evening and Kirkin’ O’ the Tartan By Kimberly Ann Cambern and at a predetermined time, they secretly touched their tartan material On November 24th the Caledonian and St during the worship service. Andrew’s Society started a new tradition for St. Andrew’s Day. Instead of their an- With the coming of the 18th Century, nual St. Andrew’s Day Dinner, the Caledoni- many of these Scots faced the High- ans held a St. Andrew’s Day Scottish Musi- land Clearances. Thousands of High- cal Evening. land tenant farmers were forced into becoming pioneers in the New World There were pipe bands, highland dancers, as their former aristocratic lords Celtic and many other perform- drove them off their land, so that they ers. About 181 people attended, quite a could conduct the much more profit- nice showing for our very first musical able business of raising sheep. The event, and a wonderful tea was provided Highlander, losing many of these traditions, became a for all, with great sandwiches, deserts and drinks. With victim of the Industrial Revolution. a total of almost 45 entertainers, which included, Red McWilliams “America’s Celt”; Pacific NW Junior Pipe The Kirkin’ o' Tartans was revived during WWII by Rever- Band; Piper Don Scobie; The Shelton Highland Dancers; end Peter Marshall, then the Chaplain of the U.S. Senate. Piper’s Creek Celtic Ensemble; The McKassons and our To encourage Scottish Americans to sign up to fight on own Caledonian Scottish Country Dancers, a wonderful behalf of Great Britain, Peter Marshall recreated the night of music and dance was had by all. Kirkin’ o’ the Tartans ceremony in 1943 to try to instill pride among Scottish Americans in their Scottish home- The next morning, on November 25th, a Kirkin’ O’ the land. The Kirkin' o' the Tartans ceremony was then held Tartan was performed at the Lake City Presbyterian in Presbyterian churches across the USA. Today, the Church. Pastor Barbara Schacht officiated and Don Sco- Kirkin’ o’ the Tartans is not limited to Presbyterian bie, musical director, provided the piping. The Kirkin’ Churches, but can be observed in other Protestant and O’ the Tartan has a long history among Scots. A Kirk is Roman Catholic services where the ceremony is a great a Scottish word for Church and a Tartan is the tradi- social occasion for people of Scottish origin to congre- tional pattern of unevenly spaced stripes crossing at gate and worship God. right angles woven into a woolen fabric that distin- guishes the various Scottish Clans. Thus, the Kirkin' o' Caledonian & St. Andrew's Society – Scottish Musical the Tartans is the traditional blessing of the tartans by Night and Traditional Scottish Tea - The Caledonian’s the Clergy. St. Andrews’ Day Event will start at 7:30 PM in the Fellow- ship Hall Lake City Presbyterian Church 3841 NE 123rd, Following the failure of the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 at 40th NE, Seattle, WA 98125. Special musical guests when the English at Culloden defeated the Jacobites, the including: the McKassons, Bill Clarke, piano, Pipers Disarming Act of 1746 forbade the Scots from wearing Creek, NW Jr. Pipe Band, and Marion Webb Highland their tartans. The traditional Clan System, with its repre- Dancers. Reserve now. Tickets $15 in advance, $20 at sentative tartans, was declared forbidden as troops the door. Children 12 and under $7.50. $10 at the door. loyal to the Duke of Cumberland and the House of Hano- Contact Susan Walker (425) 387-2011 ver ravaged the Scottish Highlands, searching out Jaco- bite supporters. Don’t miss the Marion Webb Highland Dancers perform- ance with Keith Highlanders Pipe Band at Winter World- The legend goes the Highlanders hid swatches of tartan fest, November 28, 1pm, Seattle Center. Please see com- fabric among their clothing when they went to church, plete Winter Worldfest schedule on page 10.

Get a close-up & full-color view at: Help us solve a mystery… http://www.ethnicheritagecouncil.org/newsletter.html Do you know where this costume is from? P AGE 6 E THNIC HERITAGE COUNCIL — N OVEMBER 2008 CALENDAR OF ETHNIC EVENTS

~ November 2008 ~ Star Indian Cultural Center. Call: 206- pura (a long-necked Indian plucked

st 228-1410; www.unitedindians. ). A variety of modern, Saturday, 1 Monday, 3rd light, and semi-classical Indian musical All the King’s Men—Adrian Hall’s tower- forms. After the show, meet the artist Scottish Country Dancing – Caledonian ing adaptation of Robert Penn Warren’s and enjoy traditional Indian desserts. & St Andrew’s Society - Scottish coun- fictionalized portrait of Louisiana Gover- Call: 206-684-7171; try dancing. Mondays, 7-9pm, Phinney nor Huey P. Long, which the New York [email protected]. Neighborhood Center. November 3, 10, Times calls the "definitive novel about rd American politics." Through November 17, 23. http://www.caledonians.com/ 3 Annual “Salute to America” Con- 8. Call: 206-269-1900; www.intiman.org. id7.html. cert. The 100-voice Sno-King Commu- Tuesday, 4th nity Chorale, conducted by Frank Henry I—Presented by Seattle Shake- DeMiero, & joined again by the popular Chinese Gongbi Style Painting Class. speare Company. Featuring Shakespeare’s Shoreline Concert Band under the direc- 10am-12pm, Beacon Senior Center, Ta- greatest comic stage creation – Falstall – tion of Ken Noreen, perform a PATRI- coma. FREE. November 11, 18, 25. this brilliant distillation of the epic Henry OTIC EXTRAVAGANZA. Presentation of IV parts I and II wraps England’s civil Call: 253-226-2742. the colors by Boy Scout Troop No. 312, unrest around a young man’s coming of Election Night Special—C.R. Douglas all five branches of the armed forces age. Through November 16. Call: 206- moderates a left/right/center panel fea- will be represented. Call: 425-775-9355; 733-8222; www.seattleshake speare.org. turing Democratic political consultant www.sno-kingchorale.org. Cathy Allen, KVI host John Carlson, Seat- Bluenose - Three red-nosed pirates stum- Lake City Contra/Old-Time Country tle Times political reporter Joni Balter, ble across a blue-nosed girl fishing in the Dance. 7:30pm, Workshop; 8–11pm, and Crosscut.com feature columnist water around their boat. Being different Dance. Call: 206-525-0932; visit: Knute Berger analyzing the national and from them is an unthinkable offense, and www.seattledance.org. they don't like it! Despite their bumbling, local races. Step into the Seattle Chan- nel's "Election Confessional" to talk Friday, 7th stumbling ways, she teaches them to let go of their prejudices and fears, and they about the issues that motivated your 18th Annual Cultural Crossroads. A all learn a little bit about themselves vote this election season. 5:30pm. Tick- celebration of out community’s cultural ets: ww.brownpapertickets.com. along the way. Through December 14. riches. Produced by the Ethnic Heritage Call: 206-441-3322; www.sct.org. th Council & Crossroads Bellevue, the festi- Wednesday, 5 val features some of the area’s best eth- Simone Live at the Northshore Perform- CulturalFest Lunch. As a kickoff, travel nic entertainment on two stages, and ing Arts Center. Simone on Simone as a the world through country tables pre- international bazaar, and exhibits. No- tribute to her mother. Blessed with a rich sented by UW international studies and vember 7-9. Call: 425-644-1111. See vocal range, innate skill for lyrical inter- scholars & enjoy a traditional FIUTS story page 1, schedule on page 8 & booth pretation & soul-deep understanding of Lunch. 11am–2pm, HUB Ballroom, UW listing on page 9. music. 8pm. Call: 212-333-7728. campus. Call: 206-616-7025; Gala: Scottish Tartan Ball - You get to www.fiuts.org. CulturalFest Performances. A program of the FIUTS Student Board, features mix highland, country, and ballroom Roots & Rites of Dia de los Muertos. UW’s international students and student dancing to bagpipes, all in one night, Discussion by Dr. Lauro Flores. 7–8pm, groups performing traditional and con- while wearing your clan tartan. El Centro de la Raza. FREE. Call: 206- temporary music and dance from their www.sshga.org/tartanBall/ballSchedule.htm 957-4640. home Cultures. 7pm, Ethnic Cultural Scandinavian Holiday Bazaar, 3 floors Thursday, 6th Center, UW Campus. Call: 206-616-7025; of Scandinavian Gifts, Antiques and World Languages Summit: Pathways www.fiuts.org. Baked goods. Enjoy Danish smorrebrod to PK-20 Language Learning and Re- English Country Dance. 7:30pm work- on Saturday and the famous Swedish source Fair. Join us for an informative shop; 8–10:30pm, University Friends Pancake Breakfast on Sunday. Entertain- and inspiring day exploring the current Center. Visit: seattledance.org/English ment of Folk dancing and Scandinavian status of world language teaching and or scn.org/friends. music both days. 9am-5pm at the Swed- learning in Washington state. This event ish Cultural Center, Seattle. Co- is the culmination of two years of work Cyro Baptista’s Banquet of the Spirits sponsored by the Danish Community. by the Mapping and Enhancing Lan- (of Brazil). 7pm & 9:30 pm, The Triple November 1-2. Call: 425-881-1544. guage Learning project at the University Door. Baptista of Brazil. Call: 206-838-

of Washington, which is surveying lan- 4309; Thetripledoor.net. Dan Polski—Polish Bazaar. 12Noon- 7pm, Polish Home, l7l4–18th Avenue, Seat- guages taught in our schools and col- Skandia Folkdance Society First Friday tle, FREE admission & parking. Novem- leges, analyzing, mapping, and report- Dance—7:30, Bev and Milt Anderson ber 1-2. ing that information, then working with teach Gammalpolska från Föllinge. 8:30 K-12, higher education institutions, and -11pm, Martha and Carol's duo, MC Not Dia de Muertos Festival - The culture, national language leaders to identify Square, play polskor, , and art and spirituality of Mexico come to life ways to enhance the experience and the a sprinkling of mixers followed by Peter at Safeco Insurance Festál: Dia de Muer- results. 7:30am-5:30pm, HUB Ballroom, Michaelsen on the hardingfele and the tos - A Mexican Celebration to Remember University of Washington. Visit: http:// fabulous of First Class for the Our Departed. Call: 206-684-7200. See internationaledwa.org/summit.htm. night's closing set. Call: 206-784-7470; story page 2. www.skandia-folkdance.org. nd Srivani Jade—Take a seat on plush rugs Sunday, 2 th for this traditional-style performance of Saturday, 8 Art Mart and Salmon Bake—United Indi- 19th-century North Indian classical mu- Gala and Silent Auction - Closing gala ans Elders’ Program presents the Indian sic by Hindustani singer Srivani Jade. features Chinese dinner & silent auction Art Mart. Traditional salmon meals, - Accompanied by harmonium (a hand to benefit FIUTS programs. Raj Manhas, day shopping! 10am-4pm, Daybreak pumped organ), tabla (drum), and tan- FIUTS Alumnus; former Superintendent, N OVEMBER 2008 E THNIC HERITAGE COUNCIL — P AGE 7 C ALENDAR OF ETHNIC EVENTS

Seattle Public Schools; and former Ex- Kristallnacht and American Jewish Wednesday, 12th ecutive Director, Seeds of Compassion, Filmmakers - Commemoration of the Celebrate the Launch of the Master of will give the keynote address. 5:30pm. 70th Anniversary of Kristallnacht. The Arts in Cultural Studies program at Call: 206-616-7025; www.fiuts.org. program will include a fascinating look UW Bothell. Featuring guest speaker, at how Jews made the American film Celebrating out Community, the White Toby Miller, who will speak on “Green industry their own in the early years of Center Way—This year's community Cultural Citizenship.” Toby Miller, Pro- the twentieth century and how Holly- summit gathers families, government fessor of Media & Cultural Studies at wood films have reflected – and helped agencies and local community-based/ the University of California, Riverside, to shape – images of Jews in the minds non-profit organizations in a fun, family will point to limitations in how cultural of Americans. The presentation com- friendly environment. Live cultural per- citizenship is theorized in cultural and bines selections from classic Hollywood formances, ethnic foods, door prizes media studies. 6-8:30pm. Call: 425-352- films, stimulating commentary and and children's activities; booths and 5307; [email protected]. workshops on health, education, jobs, lively discussion. 3-5pm, The Council “Opening the Portals of Time”- a Dis- housing, annexation, immigration and House. Call: 206-774-2277 ext 250; Email: [email protected]. cussion about Celebrating El Dia de Los more. Translation services provided in Muertos by Dr. Jeanette Rodriguez & Dr. Cambodian, Vietnamese, Spanish, Ti- Monday, 10th Gabriella Gutierrez y Muhs. 7–8pm, El grinya, Somali, Amharic, Samoan, Arabic th Ernestine Anderson’s 80 Birthday Centro de la Raza. Call: 206-957-4640. and English (other languages available Celebration. Legendary vocalist th upon request). Childcare provided. Call: Thursday, 13 Ernestine Anderson in celebration of her 206-694-1082; [email protected]. Seattle Opera—Catch a one-act opera 80th birthday! Musical guests include Vancouver International Folk Dancers Clarence Acox and the Garfield High on your lunch break as Seattle Opera’s 50th Anniversary Party - Come cele- School Jazz Ensemble along with Greg Young Artists perform a costumed pro- brate—dinner and dancing. Seattle's Williamson, John Hansen, Jon Hamar, duction in English accompanied by pi- Orkestar RTW to plays for your dancing Karen Shivers & Charles Key. 7:30pm, ano. Hear America's most exciting pleasure. Call: 604-732-9652; susan- Jazz Alley. Call: 206-441-0729; young opera singers in an intimate [email protected]. www.jazzalley.com. chamber-style setting. Call: 206-684- 7171; [email protected].

Hmong New Year Celebration—Seek Music for Ud & : The First 600 out new beginnings at Safeco Insurance Years. 4:30pm, Music Center of the NW. Friday, 14th Festál: Hmong New Year Celebration. Call: 206-200-3394. Caledonian and St. Andrew’s Society— This annual festival, helps preserve & Toumani Diabate. Performing solo on Entertainment will be provided by two highlight the unique Southeast Asian the kora, a West African 21-string harp. young pipers with our own Don Scobie highland culture that originates in the 7pm & 9:30pm, The Triple Door. Call: presenting the history, parts, and play- mountains of China, Laos and Thailand. 206-838-4309, www.thetripledoor.net. ing some great tunes on the bagpipes. Call: 206-684-7200. See story page 2. th 7:30pm, Main meeting hall of The Lake Tuesday, 11

Illuminated Traditions: Loi Krathong. City Presbyterian http:// Highlighting one of the most beautiful & ~ ~ www.caledonians.com/id1.html. popular festivals in Thailand. 1-4pm, Annual Veterans Day Ceremony - Dis- Karelian Folk Ensemble—Coming from Museum of Glass. Call: 253-284-4750; tinguished guests include the veterans the land of the Kalevala, an ancient visit: www.museumofglass.org. from the 11/9/08 panel discussion. land of forests, lakes, small villages Veterans Day Parade - Auburn, WA. Col. Dean Caswell will be the featured and epic , the ensemble is a trio Email: [email protected]. speaker. In addition to his World War II from Petrozavodsk, in the Russian Re-

Tacoma Irish Sessioners. An open, air combat experience, Col Caswell flew public of Karelia. Karelia is a region FREE, circle group of amateur musicians in the Hollywood films, "Sands of Iwo that encompasses both sides of the playing traditional Irish music at the Jima" and "The Flying Leathernecks," Finnish/Russian border and the en- intermediate level. 2-4pm, Antique where he piloted the Japanese aircraft semble's music is an exciting and in- Sandwich Co, Tacoma. November 8, 22. caught in the gun sights of John Wayne teresting mix of Finnish, Russian and HTTP://Launch.groups.yahoo.com/ and other noted actors. On Veterans Day Karelian cultures. 7pm, Nordic Heritage group/tacomairishsessioners/ all U.S. veterans and current U.S. mili- Museum. Reservations: 206-789-5707, tary personnel will be admitted to the ext. 21. “Celebrate Folklife” Benefit Auction Museum free of charge. There will be an 5:30-10pm, Fisher Pavilion at Seattle autograph session immediately follow- The Blue November MicroFilmFest— Center. Call: 206-684-7300. ing the ceremony. 3:30pm, Side Gal- Blue November MicroFilmFest was de- signed for the filmmaker, and the peo- th lery, Museum of Flight. Call: 206-764- Sunday, 9 ple behind the creation of film, music, 5720; visit: www.museumofflight.org. Aces and Combat Pilots of World War words and art in all forms. In it’s sixth II - Museum will host a panel of aces Choklate—Vocalist Choklate for two year, submissions have been sent from and combat pilots who served our coun- nights. Call for times. November 11-12. all over Europe, South America, New try in World War II. These members of Call: 206-441-0729; www.jazzalley.com. Zealand, Israel and Japan as well as the "Greatest Generation" will also join Through Others’ Eyes: Ottomans and North America. November 14-15. Call: us for Veterans Day. The panel will in- the West Seeing Each Other. 10:30- 206-706-4587; visit: clude Cmdr. Dean S. "Diz" Laird, USN www.greenbeancoffee.org 11:30am, Tacoma Art Museum. Call: (Ret.); Col. Dean Caswell, USMC (Ret.); Lt. 253-272-4258; visit: Broadway Performance Hall—An eve- Robert S. Scamara, USAAF; and Lt. Lee www.tacomaartmuseum.org. ning of international works for the Sher, USAAF. 2pm, William M. Allen Italian Festival. Walla Walla, WA. No- stage with artists from Sweden, Canada, Theater, Museum of Flight. Call: 206- vember 11-12. Call: 206-282-0627; Israel, Palestine and U.S. featuring col- 764-5720; visit: www.ItalianClubofSeattle.org. laborations with some of the fiercest www.museumofflight.org. P AGE 8 E THNIC HERITAGE COUNCIL — N OVEMBER 2008 NEWSLETTER

18th ANNUAL CULTURAL CROSSROADS A Celebration of our Community’s Cultural Riches The Ethnic Heritage Council and Crossroads Bellevue will present the Eighteenth Annual Cultural Crossroads Festival, November 7-9, at Crossroads Bellevue, located at NE 8th at 156th Ave. NE in Belle- vue. Admission is free. Festival hours: Schedule subject to change Friday, November 7: 5pm – 10pm Saturday, November 8: 10am – 10pm Sunday, November 9: 11am – 6pm Friday, November 7: Market Music Stage: 5:30-6:30 Miho & Diego - Performance Sponsored by KCLS 7:30-10:00 The Rouge & Noir Tango Orchestra with Tango Performance and Instruction by Patty Leverett & Greg Thomsen

Safeco Insurance Foundation Dance Stage: 6:00 & 7:00 School of Oom Yung Doe – Martial Arts Demonstration

Saturday, November 8: Market Music Stage: 11:00-11:45 Maggie Bennett – “Lore, Legends, and of the Irish” 12:00-12:45 Quichua Mashis – Music of the Andes 1:00-1:45 Ocheami – Traditional Ghanaian Dance & Music, Storytelling by Kofi Anang 2:00-2:45 Asia Pacific Language School – APLS students sing Chinese & Japanese songs 3:00-3:45 The Celluloid Cowboys – Cowboy Music from the Early 20th Century 4:00-4:45 Eduardo Mendonça & Show Brazil – Brazilian Traditional & Contemporary Music & Dance 5:00-5:45 Urvasi Dance Company – Classical Odissi Dance from India 6:00-6:45 Northwest Ravens – Native Drum & Dance Group 7:30-10:00 House of Tarab – Traditional Arab Music

Safeco Insurance Foundation Dance Stage: 11:00-11:30 Northwest Wushu - Traditional Chinese Martial Arts 11:40-12:10 Karavans Dance Troupe – Folk and Tribal Dances from North Africa, Mid-East & 12:20-12:50 Greek Folk Dancers – St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church Youth Group 1:00-1:30 Nordiska – Danish, Norwegian and Swedish Dances 1:50-2:30 Academy of Cuban Folklore & Dance – Todo Folklore Cubano! Presents Afro-Cuban-Haitian Dance 2:40-3:10 Enzian Schuhplattler – German Bavarian & Austrian Folkdance and Schuhplattler 3:10-3:40 Stage Break 3:40-4:10 Comerford School of Irish Dance – Traditional Irish Step Dancing 4:20-4:50 Joyas Mestizas – Mexican Folkloric Dance Group 5:00-5:30 Katrilli Finnish Folkdancers – Traditional Classic Dances of Finland 5:40-6:10 Filipiniana – Traditional Folk Dances of the Philippines 6:20-6:50 Daughters of the Wind – Middle Eastern Dance 7:00-7:30 Jacquelina’s “Dances of Spain”

Sunday, November 9: Market Music Stage: 11:00-11:45 Quichua Mashis – Music of the Andes 12:00-12:45 James Whetzel – Indian Fusion Music 1:00-1:45 Rumba Kings – Music with Latin America, Caribbean & Spanish Reflections 2:00-2:45 Eric John Kaiser – Musical Journey through France 3:00-3:45 Sangeet Moksha – Bharata Natyam Indian & Dance 4:00-4:45 La Mezzanotte Musicians – Favorite Songs of , France, Germany and more! 5:00-6:00 Whozyamama – Traditional Cajun & Zydeco from South Louisiana

Safeco Insurance Foundation Dance Stage: 11:00-11:30 Pratidhwani – Folk Dance of India 11:40-12:10 Yang ChengFu Tai Chi Chuan Center – Performance of Traditional Movements 12:20-12:50 Baile Glas Irish Dancers – Traditional Irish Step Dance, Reels, Jigs & Hornpipes 1:00-1:30 Zaphara’s Middle Eastern Dancers – Egyptian Cabaret Bellydance 1:50-2:20 Kabuki Academy – Traditional Japanese Kabuki Style Dance & Shamisen Music 2:30-3:00 Seattle Junior Tamburitzans – Folk Dance of 3:00-3:30 Stage Break 3:30-4:00 Radost Folk Ensemble – Adults & Children Perform Songs & Dances of the 4:10-4:40 Shahrazad Middle Eastern Ensemble – Dance from the Lavant, & Egypt 4:50-5:20 Kisbetyárok – Hungarian Family Dance Group 5:30-6:00 Bokréta Hungarian Dance Ensemble – Hungarian Folk Dance N OVEMBER 2008 E THNIC HERITAGE COUNCIL — P AGE 9 N EWSLETTER

Booth and Display listing: What will you do at Cultural Crossroads? 1 Ethnic Heritage Council & City of Bellevue, Cultural Diversity Enjoy 2 Russian Unique Imports Performances 3 Palestinian Heritage Group 4 Nativa 5 Asia Pacific Language School 6 Creature Comforts 7 Cookie Lee Jewelry — Seattle Junior Tamburitzans 8 Evergreen Guardian Imports Dine! 9 Arab Center of Washington 10 Caricatures 11 Asian Counseling & Referral Service & Chinese Cultural Association 12 United States Citizenship & Shop! Immigration Services 13 Baile Glas Irish Dancers — Irish Heritage Club 14 The Overlake School 15 Vishwa Nirmala Dharma 16 Rainier Scholars 17 Treasures of Peru 18 Bombay Trends 19 Jane’s Treasures 20 Jennifer’s Place 21 Sana Orphanage Delight in the 22 Tibetan Handicraft Emporium Dolls of the World 23 Tarpuy Native Crafts 24 Polish Pottery 25 Quichua Mashis 26 Bhu Namdol 27 International & interactive LEGO® 28 Kids activity & craft tables A Dolls of the World display B Dolls of the World display C Safeco Insurance Foundation Art Wall Experience the LEGO® Play Zone! P AGE 10 E THNIC HERITAGE COUNCIL — N OVEMBER 2008 NEWSLETTER

9th ANNUAL WINTER WORLDFEST

The Ethnic Heritage Council and Seattle Center present the Ninth Annual Winter Worldfest, November 28-30, in the Seattle Center House. Winter Worldfest is part of Seattle Center Win- terfest 2008. The festival features some of the area’s best ethnic entertainment in music and dance performances all three days, a Holiday World Market, kids’ activities and more! Admis- sion is free. Make Winter Worldfest a tradition for your family and friends! Festival hours: Friday, November 28th: 1 - 6 pm Saturday, November 29th: 10 am - 5 pm Sunday, November 30th: 11 am - 5 pm

Friday, November 28, 1-6pm: 1:00* – 1:45 Keith Highlanders Pipe Band and Marian Webb School of Highland Dance * Winterfest Opening Ceremony & Tree Lighting 2:00 – 2:30 Bokréta Hungarian Dance Ensemble 2:45 – 3:30 “One Crazy Raven” – Native American Stories & Music by Gene Tagaban 3:45 – 4:15 Urvasi – Classical Odissi Dance from Orissa, India 4:30 – 5:15 Quichua Mashis – Music from the Andes 5:30 – 6:00 Ocheami – Music, Dance & Stories from Ghana, West Africa

Saturday, November 29, 10am-5pm: 10am – 10:25 Yang ChengFu Tai Chi Chuan Center – Performance of Traditional Tai Chi 10:30 – 11:00 “From Within” – Bharatanatyam South Indian Classical Dance 11:15 – 12:00 Show Brazil! – Brazilian Traditional and Contemporary Music and Dance 12:15 – 12:45 Comerford School of Irish Dance – Traditional Irish Step Dancing Featuring Beginners & Champion Dancers 1:00 – 1:30 Morning Star Korean Cultural Center – Traditional Korean Dances & Music 1:45 – 2:15 Katrilli Finnish Folkdancers – Lucia Procession & Holiday Dances of Finland 2:30 – 3:00 Filipiniana Dance Company – Traditional Folk Dance of the Philippines 3:15 – 3:45 Karavans Dance Troupe – Folk & Tribal Dances from Middle East, North Africa & Iran 3:45 – 4:15 Joyas Mestizas – Mexican Folkloric Dance of Mexico 4:30 – 5:00 Enzian Schuhplattler – German Bavarian & Austrian Folkdance and Schuhplattler

Sunday, November 30, 11am-5pm: 11am - 11:25 United Studios of Self Defense – Chinese Martial Arts 11:30 – 12:00 Shahrazad Dance Ensemble – Dances from the Middle East 12:15 – 12:45 Kabuki Academy – Japanese Shamisen Music & Dance 1:00 – 1:30 Melody Dance Group – Chinese Folk, Traditional & Modern Dance 1:45 – 2:30 The Rumba Kings/Los De Rio–Presenting a Modern Sound of Cultural Latin Traditions 2:45 – 3:30 Vela Luka Croatian Dance Ensemble & Ruže Dalmatinke Orchestra – Dances & 3:45 – 4:15 La Peña Flamenca de Seattle – Traditional Spanish Flamenco Music & Dance From Southern Spain with a Holiday Theme 4:30 – 5:00 WHOZYAMAMA – Traditional Cajun, Creole, & Old Style Zydeco from South Louisiana Schedule subject to change

Winter Worldfest Weekend vendors: Russian Unique Imports, Chinese Cultural Associa- tion, Istanbul Imports Photos by Jal Schrof available at: http://www.pbase.com/jal (click on Winter Worldfest) N OVEMBER 2008 E THNIC HERITAGE COUNCIL — P AGE 11 N EWSLETTER

Festival goers were posed a Safeco Insurance question, which was written in a large font at the top of FESTÁL - Art Walls! the wall and they were invited to give their answer right on On Display at the wall for everyone to read!

Cultural Crossroads The photo above is the Art Wall at the Cherry Blossom November 7-9 Festival, Spring ‘08. The question read: What does Safeco Insurance came up with a springtime mean to you? fun new Festál idea this year! Art Answers varied from “LOVE” Walls! It was introduced at five to “rainbows”, from “Skagit Valley tulips” to “graduation” Safeco Insurance Festál festivals at and even “I find out I’m a Seattle Center in 2008. daddy!” and of course, “Cherry Blossoms!”

Cultures, Continued from page 1 Seattle Center’s Safeco Insurance Festál is a year-long series of FREE cultural Festival hours: Friday, November events that honors the richness and diversity of the Pacific Northwest. Safeco Insur- 28th: 1 - 6 pm; Saturday, Novem- ance Festál plays a vital part of Seattle Center’s efforts to connect our dynamic and ber 29th: 10 am - 5 pm; Sunday, varied community. This collection of events is produced by Seattle Center and individual cultural November 30th: 11 am - 5 pm. organizations, and is presented with generous support from Safeco Insurance, West- Winter Worldfest is produced by ern Washington Toyota Dealers, Wells Fargo Verizon Wireless and KUOW 94.9 FM the Ethnic Heritage Council & Se- Public Radio. Additional support is provided by The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, attle Center. Sponsors are The The Boeing Company, Seattle Center Fund, the City of Seattle. Boeing Company and City of Se- Visit: http://www.seattlecenter.com/events/festivals/festal/ attle Mayors Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs & 4Culture. EHC is proud to be associated with Safeco Insurance Festál Winter Wordlfest is part of Seattle And supports the work of our many Center’s Annual Winterfest. ethnic communities in the Puget Sound Area and across Washington State in the name of preserving cultures.

WHO WE ARE… 2008-2009 Board of Directors Kevin Hoyt Jagdish Sharma The Boeing Company Sam Kaplan Mitsu Sundvall 2008-2009 Jennifer Kulik Mark Vohr JoAnne Lee Jim Williams

Officers and Executive Board Laura Lockard Emeritus Directors Janet McCully Burton Bard JoAnne Lee, President A.M. Noel Sue McNab Hezekiah Orji Natacha Sesko Sam Kaplan, Vice President Tino Salud Staff Mark Vohr, Secretary Alma Plancich, Executive Director

Jim Williams, Treasurer Maria Kesovija, Assistant Director, Newsletter Editor

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The Ethnic Heritage Council is dedicated to preserving the unique mix of cultural traditions that enrich our Northwest communities. Annually, the Council produces several ethnic festivals, and a public naturalization ceremony on July 4th. EHC publishes CONTACT: A Directory of Ethnic and Cultural Resources in Washington State, and operates a referral service for the community. The Newsletter is a publication of the Ethnic Heritage Council of the Pacific Northwest. Submission deadline for the December 2008 edition is November 20th. Please send submission materials, to the EHC office via mail, fax: 206-443-1408; or email text items as attached word document: [email protected]. Contact EHC with any questions at: 206-443-1410. Visit our website at: www.ethnicheritagecouncil.org. Ethnic Heritage Council NON-PROFIT ORG. 305 Harrison Street, Suite 304 U.S. POSTAGE Seattle, WA 98109 PAID 206-443-1410 SEATTLE,WA [email protected] PERMIT 2213 The Ethnic Heritage Council is dedicated to preserving the unique mix of cultural traditions that enrich our Northwest communities.

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The Ethnic Heritage Council is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization, registered in the state of Washington. Dona- tions are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law. Your employer may offer a matching funds program to maximize your donation. Please check with your Human Resources Department. Thank You N OVEMBER 2008 E THNIC HERITAGE COUNCIL — I NSERT 1 C ALENDAR OF ETHNIC EVENTS dancing bodies and partnering work in Kabuki & Global Education - Kabuki by getting your gifts today! 4pm. Call: contemporary dance. Artists include Dance and Shamisen Music. 5:45- 206-284-9954; visit: www.istanbul- Machine Noisy Dance Society, Phffft! 7:15pm: Sreening of Kanjincho: A video imports.com.

Dance Theatre Company and Cyrus of the Kabuki play; 7:15-8:30pm: Songs, “The Art of the Day of the Dead in Khambatta, Dance Theatre Dances and Shamisen by Ms. Mary Ma- Mexico” - Discussion by Dr. Deborah Company, and more. November 14 & 16. riko Ohno and her studenst & Kabuki Caplow. 7-8 pm, El Centro de la Raza, Call: 1-800-838-3006 and Global Education by Professor Moto- FREE! Call: 206-957-4640. fusa Murayama and Professor Bill Tay- Stefce Stojkovski—Seattle welcomes th lor. Pigott Auditorium, Seattle Univer- Thursday, 20 Macedonian multi-instrumentalist, Stefce Stojkovski, for his first appearance in sity. Call: 253-564-6081; email: Dancing in the Oasis. Belly Dancing. 6 the U.S. He plays kaval, supelka, gajda, [email protected]; kabukia- -7pm, Tacoma Art Museum, FREE Call: [email protected]. 253-722-2455; visit: zurla, tambura, tarabuka, tapan, and others. He learned music from his father Sunday, 16th www.tacomaartmuseum.org.

and grandfather, and first won recogni- Gypsy Swing—Gypsy Jazz. 11am–1pm, The Odunde Festival—Festival offers tion as a kaval soloist at a festival when Café, Tacoma. FREE Novem- audiences the sights, sounds & flavors he was seven. He will be accompanied by ber 16 & 29. Call: 253-761-3482. of West Africa with an African Market- our local favorite, Dragi Spasovski on place, an African Spirituality Lecture Tales of Two Cities: Pairs & Rio di vocals, and David Bilides on percussion. and Fashion Show, and Dance & drum- Janeiro. 2nd City Chamber Series. 4- Green Lake VFW Hall. Call: 425-883-0332; ming workshops. Marketplace features 6pm, First Lutheran Church, Tacoma. visit: www.ratchenitza.com. clothing, artifacts, books, toys and cui- Call: 253-572-8863; visit: Saturday, 15th sine with featured food vendor Afri- www.scchamberseries.org. kando-Afrikando Restaurant, specializ- American Croatian Club of Anacortes Mise Éire - 60 minutes of the historical ing in Senegalese cuisine. There is no Dinner. Prime Rib, Wild Salmon, Pasta, documentary film Mise Éire (I Am Ire- charge to enter the Marketplace. No- Veggies, Salad & Croatian pastries. Music land). The film features archive cine- vember 20-22. Call: 206-722-6602; by Tvrtko. American Croatian Club of matograph material of the 1916 [email protected]. Anacortes. Call: 360-293-6774; mavarcol- Rising, including footage of the Rebel- [email protected]. Friday, 21st lion's leaders, Clarke, Pearse, Connolly, Lutefisk Dinner—Presented by Poulsbo de Valera and Collins. Commentary in Calo Flamenco—8 pm, Edmonds Center Sons of Norway with performances by Gaelic with subtitles in English. Irish for the Arts, Edmonds. Call: 425-275- the Poulsbo Leikarringen Dancers Heritage Club General Membership and 9595; visit: ec4arts.org. throughout the day. We will be serving Irish Week Meeting follow. 6pm film, Skandia Folkdance Society Third Fri- Lutefisk, Swedish meatballs, potatoes 7pm meeting and social hour, Assump- day Dance—7:30, instruction from with and Lefse. Call: 360-779-5209; tion Church Hall. Call: 206-427-3027; master Telemark dancer Karin Brennes- www.poulsbosonsofnorway.com. email: [email protected]. vik, plus an evening of gammaldans,

KlezFest 2008—Klezmer music, Jewish Tuesday, 18th bygdedans, mixers, and set dances with culture’s party-hearty contribution to the Oregon five-member group, Seattle University is proud to host the Fossegrimen. Leader David Elliker per- the world of ethnic music, is offered up 2008 Opus Prize to honor humanitar- in numerous variations at Temple Beth forms on , , and ian leaders, unsung heroes committed nyckelharpa and will also play a special Am’s annual KlezFest. 5pm, KlezFest to social justice who will use the award film, “Yiddish Soul”, a charming klezmer Telemark set for the break. Call: 206- money to continue doing their good 784-7470; www.skandia-folkdance.org. journey of discovery. Festival, 12noon- work on a larger scale. Krishnammal 5pm, University Prep Academy gymna- Saturday, 22nd Jagannathan (Land for Tillers' Freedom sium. [email protected]. - LAFTI – India), Fights for land rights Sana Orphanage Charity Auction & Scandinavian Fair by Nellie Gerdrum and promotes economic sustainability Fundraising Event. 5-10pm, Demetrios Lodge 41, Daughters of Norway. for India’s poorest; Michael Woodard Hall. Call: 206-972-8882; visit: Hampton Inn’s Fox Hall, Bellingham. (Jubilee House Community Center for www.sanaorphanage.org. Call: 206-784-7470; visit: www.skandia- the Development of Central America - folkdance.org. Nicaragua) Promotes self-sufficiency in Caledonian & St. Andrew's Society – Nicaragua’s Cuidad Sandino by creating Scottish Musical Night and Traditional Lecture: Importing & Localizing Ritual Scottish Tea - Special musical guests th opportunities for economic develop- Paintings in 9 Century Japan. Cynthea including: the McKassons, Bill Clarke, Bogel discusses the Japanese Esoteric ment; Marguerite Barankitse (Maison Shalom - Burundi) Provides a safe haven piano, Pipers Creek, NW Jr. Pipe Band, Mikki-o tradition, huge mandala paint- and Marion Webb Highland Dancers. ings which were hung in ritual initiation and educational outreach to orphans and children victimized by ongoing vio- Reserve now: 7:30pm, Fellowship Hall halls. 6pm, UW. RSVP, Call: Nicole Ber- Lake City Presbyterian Church. Call: nard, 206-616-6544; email: lence and conflict. 7pm, Benaroya Hall. Free, however tickets required and avail- 425-387-2011. [email protected]. able at: www.brownpapertickets.com/ Yulefest 2008: The Nordic Heritage at the Wing Luke Museum, event/44395. Call: 206-296-6000. Museum’s Annual Festival. featuring Na Lei O Manu’akepa. Learn Wednesday, 19th Kick start your holiday season with this how to create Native Hawaiian decorative Nordic Christmas tradition and browse gourds. FREE! 1–3pm. Call: 206-623- Istanbul Imports hosts a party! Fall hand-crafted gifts from over 50 ven- 5124; www.wingluke.org. Blow Out Sale. Close out deals on dors, enjoy performances by a host of NFDI Benefit Dance for NW Folklife. KILIMS and Rugs starting from 40% off; Scandinavian musical talent and Nordic 7:30-11pm, Cedar Valley Grange, Lynn- every item on sale 15% off or more. cuisine that will certainly inspire holi- wood. Call: 425-889-0541; visit: Enjoy Turkish music, Belly dancing, day cheer. Traditional Scandinavian www.scn.org/arts/nfdi. Turkish food and drinks. Beat the rush entertainment will feature fiddlers, I NSERT 2 E THNIC HERITAGE COUNCIL — N OVEMBER 2008 CALENDAR OF ETHNIC EVENTS singers, folk dancers and more. Novem- ber 22-23. Nordic Heritage Museum. Evening of Sevdah—The Love Songs of 206-789-5707; www.nordicmuseum.org. Bosnia and Telespringar and Numed Alganger Workshops by Karin Brennesvik— Karin A full length concert featuring some of communities throughout the world. Brennesvik will teach Telespringar and the finest artists in the Pacific North- Evening of Sevdah is brought to you by Numedalganger. Bill Boyd will provide west performing the traditional urban Sevdah North America and sponsored fiddle music for the dance workshops. music of , pre- by the Seattle Peoples Fund; 4Culture; Call: 206-784-7470; www.skandia- sented by Sevdah North America. folkdance.org. the Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, Sevdah…a music that expresses every City of Seattle; and donations; and is Wednesday, 26th shade of love from the first shy blush, supported by Ethnic Heritage Council Skandia Folkdance Society Mixer to euphoria, longing and agony; whose and New Land Music. Dance. Couple dances as well as favorite exotic melodies reflect refined Ottoman What is Sevdah North America? figure and mixer dances. Dances will be aesthetics, whose poetic imagery SNA is an educational organization talked and/or walked through. So get evokes scenes of fragrant gardens, bus- your friends together, grab your shoes tling markets and minarets. formed to preserve and promote sevdah on a grassroots level, and and come mix it up! 7:30–9p.m. Call: Artists from Bosnia and Herzegovina, 206-784-7470; www.skandia- strengthen the link between cultures America, Croatia, and will share through music. Projects include the folkdance.org. their common love for this beloved mu- annual "North American Day of Sevdah" th Thursday, 27 sic at the second annual Evening of on the first Saturday after Thanksgiv- Sevdah. Emotive vocalists will perform ~ Thanksgiving Day ~ ing, musical performance tours, re- songs from the repertoire of legendary search, and an academic symposium Friday, 28th artists of sevdah - , Safet planned for 2009. Our website is a 9th Annual Winter Worldfest— Isovic, , Zaim Imamovic source of information about sevdah, as November 28-30, Center House at Seat- and more. Instrumental textures will well as a place communities can post tle Center. Call: 206-443-1410. See story range from the traditional saz to tam- reports and photos from their events, page 1, complete schedule page 10. burica orchestra to the more modern with a page specifically for children to sound of . This year's event post art and writing inspired by Shake Down all That Turkey Dance! features many fine artists including: sevdah. SNA will be a resource for ad- 8pm, Swedish Cultural Center. Call: 206 Mirsad Zulic, saz player and vocalist vice about fund raising and concert -367-5386. now living in Chicago; singer Rusmir production. Eventually, we hope to Seattle Center’s Winterfest 2008. Seat- Sacirovic now living in Portland, Ore- start a fund to help support sevdah- tle Center. Family Activities, Entertain- gon; Nedim H. Hamzic, Zlatne Strune, related events around North America. ment, Concerts. Ending on New Year’s Balkan Cabaret, Ensemble Sevdah and Our goals are only limited by our Eve with a ‘spectacular’ fireworks dis- more. Slides of Bosnia and cultural im- imagination and resources of time, en- play at the Space Needle. Call: 206-684- ages from Bosnia will be projected dur- ergy and money. 7200; www.seattlecenter.com. ing the concert to enhance people's Artists and Ensembles th memories and impressions of the place Saturday, 29 Balkan Cabaret, modern sevdah or- from which this rich art form origi- Evening of Sevdah: Bosnian Love Songs nated. A printed program will provide chestra; Elvir Becic, accordion; Cul- Concert—7:30–10pm, Town Hall, Seattle. English translations so all can enjoy the tural Association Sevdah dancers; Tickets: 425-771-8885; 206-241-7522; rich poetic imagery of sevdah. KUD Behar dancers; Nedim H. Ham- visit: www.eveningofsevdah.com. izic; Ekrem Pilic, vocals; Rusmir Saci-

Sunday, 30th This is a multigenerational community rovic, vocals (Portland, OR); Mary Sher- event. The concert will engage commu- hart, vocals; Zlatne Strune, Magical Strings Celtic Yuletide Concert. nity members of all ages in various as- orchestra; Mirsad Zulic, saz/vocals Now in its 28th season, this performance pects of the production: cultural dis- (Chicago, IL) & Gino Srdyan- is a true holiday tradition. Make the holi- plays, graphic design, ushering, making Yevdjevich, of Kulture Shock fame will days truly special this year and join the and selling handicrafts, publicity and be a featured singer along with former Boulding family as they share their rec- more. This is the most major sevdah band mate Nedim “Hadzija” Hadzi- ipe for an unforgettably magical season concert in the United States and serves hamzic. with you! Call: 206-417-4656; visit: as a model and inspiration to Diaspora www.shorelinearts.net.

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“Sephardic Cooking” - Available for pur- chase at the Sephardic Bikur Holim Syna- gogue Office, The cookbooks are $10 and can be mailed for an additional $4 per book. Call: 206-723-3028.

Book: Norse Warfare: Unconventional Battle Strategies of the Ancient Vikings. Call: 212-685-4371; [email protected].