Folklife Festiva - May 25-28, 2018

12 BOLLYWOOD SHOWCASE SPONSORED BY NW ASIAN WEEKLY 5:45 PM – 7:15 PM Bollywood Dance Group BollywoodFolkDance Creative Kidz BollywoodFusion Culture Shakti Bollywood&Bhangra Junaid Younus CokeStudioSingerBollywood Navrang Dance School GarbaDandiaGujratiFolk Nalini Dance BollywoodDanceTraditional Nalini and Blue Lotus Dance company BollywoodDance Indian Traditional Ojasvi Dance School IndianBollywoodFolkDances Rhythms Of India Dance School Bhangra/GiddhaFolkDance EXHIBITIONHALL INTERNATIONALDANCE STAGE SPONSORED BY THE SEATTLE GLOBALIST CENTER THEATRE WORLDS OF JAZZ 7:30 PM – 8:05 PM Dina Blade Bossa Nova from Brazil 8:20 PM – 8:55 PM Susan Carr Ensemble Latin Flavored Grooves 9:10 PM – 9:45 PM Cari Burdett World Jazz BACK PORCH STAGE SOLO MAN BLUES 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM Steve Itterly Passionate Folk-Blues Musician 6:35 PM – 7:05 PM Eric Madis Wide Spectrum of Blues 7:10 PM – 7:40 PM Brian Butler Original Blues Guitar IT’S A POLKA PARTY! 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM Polka with Pat With Patrick McMonagle 2:15 PM – 3:00 PM Bavarian Beer Garden Band The Rockin’ Polka Band FAMILY DANCE 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM Clare, Amy and friends with Sherry Nevins, Caller Dances for All Ages DISCOVERY ZONE 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM Todd Butler Vancouver Island Spunky Originals 4:35 PM – 5:05 PM Wes Weddell Singer, Songwriter, Citizen ARMORY COURT STAGE FRIDAY 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM Erisy Watt Soulful Folk 4:40 PM – 5:10 PM Flemming Oppenhagen Behrend Traditional Danish Folk Music 5:20 PM – 5:50 PM Seattle Raging Grannies Social/Political Commentary through Song 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM Tango Cowboys Tangos from Buenos Aires. 6:45 PM – 7:15 PM Cello X aka Seattle Cello eXperiment An eXperiment in Cello 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM Miss Charlotte’s Tunes for Tots Toe-tappin’ Tunes for Tinies! 12:00 PM – 12:50 PM Sing Sea Chantys With Maritime Folknet 1:00 PM – 1:50 PM Chumble Spuz French Family Folk 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM Kid's Song Sing Along With Gary Paine 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM Squirrel Butter Americana with Charmaine Slaven & Charlie Beck 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM Uncle Pappy Eccentric Entertainer and Musician 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM Paper Moon Father/Daughter Acoustic Folk Duo TRIBAL FUSION BELLYDANCE SHOWCASE 7:32 PM – 7:38 PM Anwaar Anwaar Fusion Bellydance Troupe 7:40 PM – 7:44 PM Pandora Tribal Fusion Belly Dance 7:46 PM – 7:53 PM Kinesics Tribal Belly Dance Troupe 7:55 PM – 7:59 PM Lacey NhicDoom Tribal Fusion Belly Dance 8:01 PM – 8:08 PM Rocais Tribal Fusion Bellydance 8:10 PM – 8:14 PM Maysun Ryia Fusion Dancer 8:16 PM – 8:23 PM Mariana y sus flores Gypsy Flamenco Troupe 8:25 PM – 8:29 PM Ana Belle Dark Spanish Ritual Theatre 8:31 PM – 8:38 PM Deep Roots Dance Tribal and Fusion Bellydance 8:40 PM – 8:44 PM Savannah Demers Unapologetic Fusion. 8:46 PM – 8:54 PM Culture Shakti Bellydance American Tribal Style ® Bellydance HIGH SCHOOL SWING DANCE SPONSORED BY KNKX 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Swing Dance Mini Lesson WithDeanPatonandNancyFry 3:15 PM -4:00 PM Eckstein Middle School Sr. Jazz Band ParticipatorySwingDance 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM Swing Dance Mini Lesson WithDeanPatonandNancyFry 4:15 PM -5:00 PM Nathan Hale High School Jazz Band SwingDanceBigBand 5:00 PM - 5:15 PM Swing Dance Mini Lesson WithDeanPatonandNancyFry 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM Garfield High School Jazz Ensemble ContemporaryBigBandSwing SIFFFILM CENTER BROAD STREET LAWN 7:50 PM – 8:20 PM Eric Apoe and THEY Pop Underground 8:30 PM – 9:00 PM Timberbound Northwest Folk Songs 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Ground Blessing and Honor Song 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Teepee Raising and Set Up 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM Plains Style Social Dancing With Big Drums Coastal Dancing With Haan Dei Jen Aztec Dancing and Music With the Salinas Family Hoop Dancing Participation With Ryan Yellow John B.E.A.R Program OglalaLakotaYouthGroup With Christian Hogan 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Latinos: The Changing Face of Washington Produced by Enrique Cerna 5:15 PM – 7:00 PM El Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE) Shorts DANCE DANCE DANCE! SPONSORED BY KSER 7:00 PM – 7:15 PM History through Blues Dance With Ari Levitt 7:15 PM – 8:00 PM Two Scoops Combo! Foot-Stomping Boogie Piano Songster 8:00 PM – 8:15 PM History through Blues Dance With Ari Levitt 8:15 PM – 9:00 PM Bunny Holiday and the Highball Boys Vintage Swing and Blues 9:00 PM – 9:15 PM History through Blues Dance With Ari Levitt 9:15 PM – 10:00 PM Chassez Ballroom Dancing, Especially Waltzes Circle of Indigenous Peoples’ Celebration Visit Broad Street Lawn all four days of the Festival and celebrate Indigenous cultural traditions, songs, dances, and more with culture bearers, artists, and storytellers from around the Pacific Northwest. See pages 12-19 for the full schedule. Located at #29 on the map. NAVIGATING THE FESTIVAL SCHEDULE HOW TO FIND WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AND DISCOVER NEW THINGS! WE'VE HIGHLIGHTED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS TO FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AT A GLANCE! Cultural Focus Indie Roots Program Youth and Family Programming to make it easy for the little ones to find their events. Look for Northwest Folklife’s yellow mythbusters, debunking common misconceptions about our organization. Workshops and jams offer a taste of music, dance and stories from around the Northwest and the world. Taught by skilled artists, they are for all audiences – from beginners to more experienced folk. WORKSHOPS AND JAMS 12:00 PM – 12:50 PM Rivers WithFredMaslan 1:00 PM – 1:50 PM Songs of Compassion and Understanding WithPercyHilo 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM Rounds With Rita Smith 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM Songs of the Highway WithAliceWinship 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM Doo Wop WithSusanClarkand DennisHeller 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM Protest Songs WithLisaStiller 6:00 PM – 6:50 PM Sing Like Pete Seeger Liked WithRickHarlan 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Seattle Song Circle WithBruceBaker CORNISHCOURTYARD BOEINGGREEN 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM Bluegrass Americana Jam With Right as Rain 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM Southeast Meets Northwest Fiddlegrass Jam With Pine Top Pickers RHYTHMTENT 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Open Drum & Dance WithCaroldNelson MYTH #1 NORTHWEST FOLKLIFE IS A CITY-RUN ORGANIZATION TRUTH: NORTHWEST FOLKLIFE IS AN INDEPENDENT NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION