Visit the Organic Arts Stage at CHICAGO GREEN FEST 2008 at Chicago’s Navy Pier!
http://www.greenfestivals.org/content/view/654/209/
Join us for fun, interactive activities all weekend that explore the world around us. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Saturday 12pm & 3pm Professor Oops All Ages A.K.A. Sky Schultz, Ph.D.
Professor Oops!, the World’s Greatest Authority on Misteaks, will present , a family program full of magic, juggling, funny inventions and ecological wisdom. Professor Oops!, a.k.a. Sky Schultz, has delilghted thousands of audiences throughout the U.S. and abroad.
http://www.professoroops.com
1pm & 4pm Jean-Andrew, Storyteller All Ages
Brash, Brave and Brainy Book Beasts!
Lively storytelling performances invite children to imagine and participate in the wild and wonderful world of animals. http://www.storylore.net
Sunday 1pm & 3pm David HB Drake, Singer All Ages
What a Wonderful World
Enjoy songs that teach kids (and their adults) to live together with respect for themselves, each other and the world. Every day is Earth Day with earth-friendly songs.
http://www.davidhbdrake.com
Saturday and Sunday - Meet Wildflower- All Ages
Roaming and presenting on the Organic Arts Stage, Wildflower presents the story of plants and flowers using a variety opf stories and characters.
http://aboutwildflower.com
Everyone is Invited to the Cultural Folk Fair
Saturday, May 17th, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.
David HB Drake performs “Gather by the Waters” at 1:45pm-
a multimedia programs of songs in six languages celebrating the Great Lakes and those who came here upon them to make Wisconsin an ethnic rainbow and to show that we are all in the same boat.
Travel the globe without leaving Kenosha at Harvey School PTA’s award-winning Cultural Folk Fair! Experience the music, song, dance, stories, art and foods of countries around the world.
Inhale the aromas of ethnic cuisine and treat your taste buds to culinary sensations — including good ol’ American fare. Feast your eyes on the intricate and colorful costumes of strong and graceful dancers moving to the rhythm of foreign lands, and learn to do their folk dances. Lose yourself in the tales, music and songs of other countries, and marvel at their artistic flair. Your children will delight in learning games, trying their hand at crafts, and spending the day with family — learning, laughing, dancing and playing together.
Take your chances on silent auctions for bountiful gift baskets, special evenings, pampering, days of fun, and nights of games and creativity. Local businesses and families have come together with an amazing array of prizes worth over $13,500!
This is a community event to which everyone is welcome. Ethnic groups and restaurants from Kenosha, Racine, and Milwaukee are all sharing the richness of their heritage at the Harvey School PTA’s Cultural Folk Fair on Saturday, May 17th, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Harvey School is located at 2012 19th Avenue in Kenosha. Admission is just $2.00 for adults and $1 for children. Call 262/597–4040 for information.
The Kenosha Unified PTA Council awarded Harvey School PTA the Program of the Year last year.
Don’t miss this exciting day of family entertainment!
For individual artists’ calendars
Please visit their websites by clicking on links at “Cooperating Artists”
Many public events can be found on the following calendars:
Portal Wisconsin
Definitive Wisconsin arts resource
http://www.portalwisconsin.org
Simply Folk Calendar
Wisconsin Public Radio folk calendar
http://www.wpr.org/folk_calendar.cfm
On Milwaukee
OnMilwaukee.com local calendar
http://www.onmilwaukee.com
