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Oct 04 2008PalmFest International Folklife Celebration - 3rd Annual
On October 4 â 5, 2008 the
third annual PalmFest International Folklife Celebration will be held at the
and Expressway 83 in
The festival emphasizes the cultural and ethnic diversity of the Rio Grande
Valley of Texas. This year it will partner with the City of
expanded Fajita Cookoff, the McAllen South Rotary Club, and the McAllen Chamber
of Commerce.
The event will have multiple stages and performance
areas. Organizers are seeking singers and musicians including blues,
bluegrass, conjunto, country, folk, gospel, harmony, jazz, mariachi, rock,
symphonic, and others.
folklorico, Indian, salsa, hip hop, belly, and other dancers are being sought.
groups such as African, Argentinean, Australian, Austrian, Belgian, Brazilian,
British, Cajun, Canadian, Chilean, Chinese, Croatian, Cuban, Czech, Danish,
Dutch, Egyptian, Filipino, French, German, Greek, Hawaiian, Hungarian, Indian,
Iranian, Irish, Japanese, Korean, Lebanese, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Native
American, Norwegian, Pakistani, Polish, Peruvian, Portuguese, Romanian,
Russian, Scottish, Scandinavian, Swedish, Spanish, Thai, Ukrainian, Venezuelan,
Vietnamese, Welsh and others. Participation by all these groups and other
nationalities residing in the
desired!
Also trick ropers, storytellers, magicians, martial
arts, poets, and other acts are on the want list. Folk crafts made
from ceramics, cloth, glass, horsehair, metal, paper, wood
and other materials are being sought for the educational demonstrations and
cultural exhibitions.
To
find out how you can participate, contact Virginia Haynie Gause (vgause@rgv.rr.com)
at 956-358-3915.
When:
Saturday, October 4 and Sunday, October 5, 2008
Where:
Center
Ware Road
Expressway 83
How Much:
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