FOLKLORE FESTIVAL 2008

Saturday, May 3rd

12 noon to 11 pm

Sunday, May 4th

12 noon to 7 pm
PLACE: Fort William Gardens

2008 ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE ONLINE. Click here.

*Entertainers please send your Bio Information to Michelle folklorefestival@hotmail.ca or Fax to 345-0173 ASAP*


FOLKLORE FESTIVAL 2008 ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE*


*Subject to Change

Join us for the 2008 Folklore Festival, our 35th Celebration!


Entertainment Schedule* 2008 Saturday, May 3rd

12:20 Arabella Egyptian Style Dancers 12:30 HOPAK Ukrainian Dancers 12:40 Chinese Folk Dancers 12:50 Tai Chi Sword and Kung Fu Fan 1:00 Kam Valley Fiddlers 1:30 Troika (Russian Dancers) 1:45 Thunder Bay Chinese-Canadian Association The Lion Dance 2:00 OPENING CEREMONIES "Parade of Nations" (a colourful display of the performances to come!) 2:45 BREAK 3:00 Faye Gleeson Dance Center Irish Step Dancers 3:10 Chaban Ukrainian Dance Company 3:30 Matthew Sellick Latin Guitar 3:40 India Canada Association 3:50 ErHu Hu Lu Si 4:00 Lakehead Japanese Cultural Association FUJI Dancers 4:10 BREAK
4:30 The Pipes & Drums of Thunder Bay 4:40 Morgan's School of Highland Dancing 4:50 Filipino Canadian Association of Thunder Bay 5:00 Middle Eastern Dancers (Satu's Belly Dancing) 5:10 Northern Woodland Ojibway Drum & Dance Group featuring Ron Kanutski with the Shadow Creek Singers 5:30 Experience Dance 5:40 Filipino Canadian Friendship Society Dancers 5:50 India Canada Association 6:00 SUPPER BREAK 7:30-10:30

"Chmielewski Funtime Variety Show Band"

from South of the Border ENTERTAINING! FUN! VERSATILE! Courtesy of the & Folklore Festival
DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY! Come out for a great night. Enjoy listening or dance the night away!
7:30pm to 10:30pm (The Food Court & International Liquor Booth are open till 11pm --Travel the World and enjoy "Dinner & Dancing" for "a song"!)

Click here for our Saturday Feature Entertainers, the "Chmielewski Funtime Variety Show Band"!!

Entertainment Schedule* 2008 Sunday, May 4th

12:30 -Chinese Folk Dancers -Tai Chi Sword and Kung Fu Fan -ErHu Hu Lu Si 1:00 Kam Valley Fiddlers 1:30 Pikku (little) Kiikurit Finnish Folk Dancers 1:40 Kiikurit Finnish Folk Dancers 1:50 Le Stelle Alpine Italian Performing Arts Association 2:10 Arabella Egyptian Style Dancers 2:20 Portuguese Folklore Dancers 2:30 Zorya Ukrainian Dance Association
2:50 BREAK
3:10 Andrew Stephenson 3:20 Troika (Russian Dancers) 3:30 Burmese Dancers 3:40 The Pipes & Drums of Thunder Bay 3:50 Morgan's School of Highland Dancing 4:00 Zorya Ukrainian Dance Association 4:20 Prosvita Mixed Choir 4:30 Alpini Choir
4:40 BREAK
5:05 Middle Eastern Dancers (Satu's Belly Dancers) 5:15 Chaban Ukrainian Dance Group 5:35 Filipino Canadian Association of Thunder Bay 5:45 Northern Woodland Ojibway Drum & Dance Group featuring Ron Kanutski with the Shadow Creek Singers and a special appearance by the Little Bear Singers 6:05 Filipino Canadian Friendship Society Dancers 6:15 India Canada Association 6:25 "The Communication" 6:45 Teresa 6:50 Matthew Sellick Latin Guitar 7:00 CLOSING CEREMONIES Flag assembly--gather at Dressing Room 4 "Canada: "Celebrating 35 Years of Folklore Festivals" The audience is invited to carry flags of the World on stage as we parade in to a medley of International Music. Let's celebrate the many cultures
that make Canada such an incredible place to live and all the volunteers who have contributed to bringing us 35 successful Folklore Festivals! "Trip for 2" Draw** (anywhere WESTJET flies in Canada) Courtesy of WESTJET **You must be present to WIN.

*Schedule subject to change

**Doors will open at 6:30pm Sunday, May 4th to allow Free Admission for the WESTJET Draw.

Thanks to the great guys at Thunder Sound & Lighting who help our Entertainers look and sound great!