New Website!
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new website - just in time for the Festival! Besides a clean design and vivid colors (provided by
6th Republic), the new site also features more ways to connect:
-- a community forum
-- a searchable Festival schedule
-- easy access to our Audio Archives
-- and more!
Please
check it out and let us know what you think!
2009 Cultural Focus: A-Y-P Exposition Centennial!
In 1909, Seattle hosted its first world's fair, the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Known as "the A-Y-P," that historic event celebrated the culture, industry, and innovation of the Pacific Northwest at the beginning of the twentieth century. It drew four million visitors to the young city of Seattle.
A hundred years later, the Northwest Folklife Festival celebrates the A-Y-P! We mark that event by presenting communities that called Seattle home in the early 1900s as well as groups that were presented at the A-Y-P: Scandinavians, Japanese, Chinese, Hawaiians, Filipinos, and Alaska Natives.
Don't miss these special events:
-- Mayor Nickels' official kickoff
-- Book launch by HistoryLink.org
-- Nordic Village
-- Alaska Native crafts demonstrations
-- Special evening performances
-- Cultural showcases
-- Exhibits and displays
-- Presentations, panels, talks, demonstrations, music, and readings
You Can Still Volunteer at the 2009 Festival!
There are still some volunteer shifts available at the 2009 Festival!
We are no longer accepting online applications, but you can stop by to sign up for a volunteer shift anytime during the Festival!
Volunteer Registration
Seattle Center, Center House
Room H
We're on TV!
Tune in to Q13 Fox during the eight o'clock hour of News This Morning to see Folklife Festival performers teach Q13's morning anchors how to dance!
Also, look for special appearances by Q13 talent at the Festival.
Community Events
Usually, this is where we point you to some of the best happenings around town. This time, we'd like to show off our amazing community showcases at the Festival. Over 60 hard-working volunteer Community Coordinators bring you the best music, dance and performance from their respective communities - for more than 75 community showcases!
On our new site, you'll find info on showcases that feature
Portland pirates,
Cambodian musicians,
amazing bellydancers,
raucous old-time bands,
legendary fiddlers,
local hip hop and many, many more. Explore the Northwest and learn about your friends and neighbors!
nwfolklife.org/festival/community-showcases
Bob Dylan Tribute: A benefit for Northwest Folklife
Join us at the Conor Byrne in historic Ballard for an evening of tributes to the infamous folk singer Bob Dylan. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Northwest Folklife.
Date and Time: May 23, 2009 at 8pm
Venue: Conor Byrne Pub, Seattle
Cost: $10
Sponsor Message
Northwest Folklife is proud to announce our new partnership with Sterling Organic Wines - made with organic grapes!
Northwest Folklife creates opportunities for individuals and communities of the Pacific Northwest to celebrate, share and sustain the vitality of folk, ethnic and traditional arts for present and future generations. Northwest Folklife carries out its mission in a variety of ways, most notably through the annual production of the free Northwest Folklife Festival.
