WorldFeast 2005
What is WorldFeast?A celebration of international foods and cultures to benefit the programs and services of International House. This festive event will allow the Charlotte community to come together and enjoy the diversity of the city's population through art and entertainment!
Who is involved?Community volunteers, Wachovia, international restaurants, vendors, entertainers, and, of course, YOU!
Where Will WorldFeast Be Held?The Wachovia Atrium & Plaza at the corner of South Tryon and Second Streets, downtown.
When will Worldfeast Take Place?Saturday June 4, 2005
What Makes WorldFeast Different?
Interaction! WorldFeast is designed so that attendees, both children and adults, experience different cultures through active participation in the event. Our "Streetsmosphere" allows community members to interact with the vendor, artists and volunteers; people who come to the event become participants.
Vendors:
This is a wonderful opportunity for you to become more visible in the international community of Charlotte.
For more information, please call Adele Daniels at International House: (704) 333-8099 ext. 12.
World Beat
The North Carolina Dance Theatre will conclude its 2004-05 home season with World Beat, an internationally flavored show featuring choreography by Alonzo King and Nicolo Fonte. African-American choreographer Alonzo King works within the traditional ballet form but takes a personal, contemporary approach to the line of the body. King's world premiere will engage audiences by exploring diverse cultures through movements inspired by distant lands. Performances will feature a cast of children alongside the Dance Theatre's professional dancers, spirited along by live music from Spanish, South American, and Moroccan musicians.
Date: Thursday - Saturday, May 5-7, 2005
Time: Thursday: 7:30 pm, Friday: 8:00 pm, Saturday: 2:00 & 8:00 pm.
Location: Belk Theater of the North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts
Center,130 North Tryon, Charlotte, NC 28202
Cost: Single tickets for World Beat range from $10-$55.
Contact: Please contact the North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts
Center Box Office from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
at 704-372-1000, or visit the box office on the 2nd floor of Founders
Hall at the corner of Trade and Tryon Streets. Tickets may also be
ordered online at www.ncdance.org.
Trio from Chamber Music at St. Peter's Concert
International House is pleased to host a concert with performances by a trio from Chamber Music at St. Peter's. Alan Black, who is principal cellist with the Charlotte Symphony, will be joined by two other CSO members: violinist Jane Hart Brendle and acting principal flutist Amy Orsinger Whitehead. The musical program includes works by Franz Joseph Haydn, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Georg Philip Telemann, Peter Schickele and Scott Joplin.
Date: Thursday, May 5, 2005
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: International House, 322 Hawthorne Lane, Charlotte, NC 28204
Cost: FREE (donations accepted to support the programs & services of
International House).
Contact: For more information please contact Sheila Bennett, at the
International House: 704-333-8099 or email: sbennett@ihclt.org
Sixth Annual Asian Festival
Carolinas Asian-American Chamber of Commerce: Featuring professional international performers and Miss Asian Festival Pageant. The festivities: folk dances, music, cultural exhibits, Martial Arts, interactive games, fun prices and merchandises, scrumptious Asian cuisines, beverages.
Date: Saturday, May 7, 2005
Time: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Wachovia Atrium, 301 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28202
Cost: $2.00 per person, Children under 10 are Free
Contact: 704-588-4288
A note from Julia
Hi!
Here are some more fun events happening in our area! I know that it
is a busy time for everyone with proms, etc., but I hope you get a
chance to check some of these out!
Also, if you have not made your flight arrangements yet, please contact
your local coordinator ASAP to finalize those arrangements. It is also a
good time to start doing a “dry run” of packing to see if you need to
ship some things back home. The airlines allow two bags, 70 lbs. each
and one carry on. Anything that cannot fit in those three items needs to
be shipped before you leave. I have learned that if you have books or
papers to ship back home, you can pack those up and go to the post
office and ask for it to be shipped “bagmail”. It is 80% cheaper to ship
that way and sometimes can be faster than ground mail. Unfortunately,
you cannot send clothes that way…only books and papers. If you have any
questions, just let us know!
I hope you all are enjoying your end of the year activities! We love to
receive pictures of exciting events, so please send them on if you have
any, and we will put them in the photo album.
Thanks!!!
Julia
"Mythic Visions: Yarn Paintings of a Huichol Shaman"
Yarn paintings by the Huichol Indians of Mexico are outstanding vivid
works of textile art in which strands of brightly colored yarn are
applied to boards thinly coated with beeswax. In May, Charlotteans will
be able to experience the wonder and splendor of this art when the
Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg (PLCMC) brings:"Mythic
Visions: Yarn Paintings of a Huichol Shaman". The exhibit focuses on the
paintings of one shaman-artist, José Benítez Sánchez, considered the
leading Huichol artist using the medium.
Location: Gallery L, Main Library, 310 N. Tryon St., Charlotte
Date: May 1- June 27, 2005
Time: The exhibit will be open during library hours.
Cost: Free and open to the public.
Information: For more information, please call 704-336-2074
Festival of India
The India Association of Charlotte is proud to showcase the cultural heritage of the Asian-Indian community at the forthcoming 11th Annual Festival of India. It presents a unique opportunity for Charlotte area residents to experience the diversity of Indian foods (e.g. Chicken Tandoori, Bhel Poori, and Gulab Jamun), entertainment, and cultures of India without leaving the comfort of Charlotte.
The event will include displays of the arts and crafts of India, historical information, live dance performances by members of the Indian community of Charlotte, a fashion parade, and a special exhibit on "Tourism in India" among other events.
Date: Saturday, April 30 - Sunday, May 1, 2005
Time: Saturday, 11:30 am - 7:30 pm
Sunday, 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: Wachovia Atrium, 301 S. Tryon St., Uptown Charlotte
Cost: $3.00; Children under 10 enter free
Contact: 704-343-0026 or
www.festivalindia.org
