Story Arts of Minnesota is producing the Cultural Heritage Storytelling Stage at the Festival of Nations, the most diverse, oldest and longest running multicultural festival in the Midwest. The Festival is organized by the International Institute of Minnesota, whose mission is to “help New Americans achieve self-sufficiency and full membership in American life.”
Following daytime programming for school students on Thursday, May 3, and Friday, May 4, the Festival and its Storytelling Stage will open to the public on Friday evening and continue through Sunday. Organizer Carol McCormick has lined up a stellar group of tellers, who will all share tales from their own cultural or ethnic heritage.
Thursday May 3
10:00 am Carol McCormick - Irish, German, Norwegian
11:00 am Beverly Cottman - African
12:00 pm Larry Johnson - Swedish, German
1:00 pm Banlang Phommasouvang - Lao
1:30 pm Native American Exhibition Dance
2:00 pm Laura Packer - Russian
Friday May 4
10:00 am Danielle Daniel - African
11:00 am Vicki Keck - German
12:00 pm Sue Searing - British
12:30 pm Native American Exhibition Dance
1:00 pm Monica Habia - Ghana
2:00 pm Christine Jenkins - Scandinavian
6:00 pm Russian Musician
8:00 pm Storytelling Concert
Carol McCormick – Czech
Rahjta Ren – Russian
Artika Tyner – So. Africa, Ghana, Tanzania
Saturday May 5
10:00 am Pam Schweitzer - German, Norwegian
11:00 am Phuoc Tran - Vietnamese
12:00 pm Margaret Meyers - Mexican
1:00 pm Kathleen Johnson - English, Scottish, Irish
2:00 pm Phuoc Tran - Vietnamese
3:00 pm Nancy Donoval - Czech, Slovak, Hungarian
3:30 pm Russsian Musician
4:00 pm Richard Rousseau - Russian
5:00 – 6:00 pm Tango Demonstrations
6:30 pm Russian Musician
8:00 pm Ghost Story Concert
Loren Niemi – Finnish
Nancy Donoval – English
Carol McCormick – Irish & German
Sunday May 6
12:00 pm Tango Demonstrations
1:00 pm Dorothy Cleveland – German, Polish
2:00 pm Pam Schweitzer – German, Norwegian
3:00 pm Kai Gottschalk- Chinese & Carol McCormick - Irish
4:00 pm Maren Hinderlie - Sami
Tickets:
Adult (18+): $11.00 (in advance) or $13.50 (at the door)
Youth: $8.00
Kids 5 and under: FREE when accompanied by paying adult
For more information and to purchase tickets online, visit: http://www.festivalofnations.com/