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by the Nationalities Council of Indiana, Inc.
Next Meeting is 7
p.m. Monday, 11 September, in the Athenaeum!
President�s Message:
There are only two more meetings left until the Festival
and much still remains to be completed.�
I am hopeful that all of our chairpersons will be available at this
meeting to update us as to where we stand.�
I will be contacting them this week to assure they are ready.�
Also, at this meeting, those who will have Culture
Booths and possibly those with merchandise booths will want to be at the
meeting at 7:00 PM sharp.� Julia
Heighway will be there to talk about enhancing the education aspect of your
presentations and we will also share information about enhancing the appearance
of your booth as well.� Make sure
someone from your group attends this important meeting.
Hope you are doing well with your sales of advance
tickets.� I have been talking it up
around town as I can and continue to work on getting the word out.� I am still optimistic about a larger turnout
this year.� WE CAN DO IT!
See you at the meeting which will begin immediately
following Julia�s presentation.
[Charles A. Lindgren, CW4 (Ret), U.S. Army]
FESTIVAL
UPDATE:
In a new twist for the venerable International
Festival, organizers have planned an African Village
for this year's event, set for 19-21 October 2000 in the
South Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairground.
Traditionally, cultural booths - the heart of the
annual festival -- are planned and staffed by
members of the ethnic groups making up the Nationalities
Council of Indiana - and there'll be plenty of those again this year representing countries from Germany to the Philippines. But, in a break with tradition, individual immigrants from Africa
living throughout central Indiana
are being enlisted to create a continent-wide exhibit.
Instead of the usual country-by-country displays, Africa will be showcased in five geographical and cultural areas -
"villages" representing north,
south, east, west and central regions.
Coordinating the new effort is Shola Ajiboye,
originally from Nigeria. He's the president of the
African Community International Center. If you can help, call him at (317) 926-5041 or (317) 635-4973. �
FREE INTERNET ADVERTISEMENT:
As International Festival 2000 is approaching fast,
the Organizing Committee will be launching an advertisement campaign to promote
this annual event. Several ad spaces from 1/16 of a page to � page in sizes are
currently available for our sponsors to promote their products and/or services.
If you are willing to become our sponsors and would like to feature your
special ads in the week of the Festival in the city paper of Indianapolis �
NUVO � for a very favorable rate, plus one month free internet ad of the same
in the Festival�s official web site. It is now best time to act, as space is
extremely limited. All requests will be processed on a first come first serve
basis. Hurry up. For more information, please contact Dr. Chao-Hung
Lee, (317)
274-2596, [email protected].
International Festival 2000 will
be held 19-21 October in the South Pavilion, Indiana State Fairgrounds, 1202 E.
38th St., Indianapolis. Tickets at the door will be $6 for adults
and $4 for children 7-12; children 6 and under are admitted free. For advance
sale tickets ($3.50 for adults, $2.50 for children 7-12] call Susan Salenda:
(317) 266-9819 or [email protected].
WEBSITE: www.intlfestindy.org or www.am-biznet.com/intlfest
NEWS�
�
Enrollment
is now underway for IUPUI's Saturday morning German School. Children aged 3-10 will learn the language and customs of German-speaking countries through
instruction, songs, crafts, and a variety of activities. Classes will begin September 23 and last until December 9 for a total
of 10 Saturdays from 9:00 a.m until 11:30 a.m. Classes Offered: Pre-Schoolers: 3-4 years, Kindergarten: 5-6 years, Beginners: 7-9 years, Intermediate/Advanced: 8-10 years. Cost
is $110.00 for one child, $200 for two, $260 for three. Application deadline is September 18.Information: Prof. Claudia
Grossmann, 274-2081, [email protected]
or the Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures at (317)� 274-0062.
Sept. 1-2: Global
Fest, Morton Community Center, West Lafayette; a celebration of� many cultures. Information, Pennie
Ainsworth, 765-775-5110; www.lafayette-in.com.
Sept. 1-4: Little Italy Festival, Water Street, Clinton; Italian market, music,
dancing, grape stomping, food, crafts, entertainment. Information,
Jim Muciarelli, 765-832-6606.
Sept. 1-4: Oktoberfest, Washington Park, lakefront,
Michigan City; German food,
entertainment, music, crafts, rides. Information, Arnold Bos, 219-874-8927.
Sept. 2-4: Oktoberfest, German Park, ,
Indianapolis: largest German
festival in Indiana recreates the famous Munich (Munchen) festival. Brauts,
bier, and gemuetlichkeit!
Sept. 5: A performance of
the China National Traditional
Orchestra will begin at &;30 p.m. in the Hilbert Circle Theater sponsored,
in part, by the Indianapolis Association of Chinese Americans. Information, 251-5750 or [email protected].
Sept. 8-9: Heritage
Festival, Swiss Heritage Village,
Berne; food, music, arts and crafts, blacksmithing, apple press, village tours.
Information, 219-589-8007.
Sept. 8-9: Greek Festival, Holy Trinity Greek
Orthodox Church, Indianapolis; food, dancing, fun. Information, 317-283-3816.
Sept. 13: Klause Dehne, a
doctoral candidate at the University of Passau, Germany, will present his
research on German immigration to Knox
County during the 7:30 p.m. gathering of the Indiana German Heritage Society in
the Max Kade German-American Center of the Athenaeum, 401 E. Michigan St.,
Indianapolis.
Sept. 16: FIESTA! INDIANAPOLIS will be held from
noon to midnight on the American Legion Mall and Veteran�s Memorial Plaza,
downtown Indianapolis. Admission is free to Indiana�s largest Hispanic cultural event. Information:
317-767-5312, fax 317-848-7229.
Sept. 16-17: German Kunstfest, New Harmony; traditional crafts, music, food, horse-drawn
wagon rides. Information, Laurie Wright, 812-682-3453, 800-682-4400.
Sept. 16-17: �Polonophilia
and Polonophobia of the Russians�, an International
Conference at Indiana University Bloomington. Information:
www.indiana.edu/~reeiweb/polono.html
Sept. 20-24: Lotus World Music and Arts
Festival will be presented by
Sunrise/InterArt and Abodes, Inc. from����������� Bloomington. Iinformation:� www.lotusfest.org.
Sept. 22-24 : International Arts Festival, Civic
Square, Carmel; visual, performing, culinary arts. Information,
Faye Graham, (317) 571-2488; [email protected].
Sept. 22-24: Land of Lakes
Gathering of the People, Kosciusko Fairgrounds, Warsaw, Ind.; traditional Native American pow wow, drums,
dancers, native foods and crafts; for information,� Kosciusko Fairgrounds office, (219) 269-1823; www.warsawoptimist.org.
Sept. 23: Ethnic Festival -- "Sample the
World" at Fairbanks Park, Terre Haute. Enjoy food, entertainment, and fun.
Information: Rita Coleman-Alsop, 812-232-0147, 812-232-2727, fax 812-234-7636
or click on www.terrehaute.com.
Sept. 26: Chuck Downs,
senior defense and foreign policy adviser to the Republican Policy Committee of
the U.S. House of Representatives, will discuss �Where are we headed in dealing
with North Korea� during a 6:30 p.m.
dinner meeting of the Indianapolis Committee on Foreign Relations in Woodstock
Club. Information: Courtenary Weldon, (317) 293-5227 or [email protected].
Sept. 26: Tony George,
president and CEO of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, will be honored as the International Citizen of the Year
during a 6 p.m. dinner in the Indiana Roof Ballroom sponsored by the International Center. Information,
(317) 259-7053.
Sept. 30-Oct. 1: Oktoberfest, Seymour; arts and crafts, food, carnival, German biergarten, parade, clowns. Information, Jackson County Visitors Center, 888-524-1914.
DID YOU KNOW�
�
Pike
Township High School has a sister school in Shenzhen, China? For more details, contact Kittie Kubacki of the Pike
Township Committee for Chinese American Partnership, (317) 876-7406.
�
Pike
Township fire chief Henry Tibbetts played the bagpipes in a 10,000-pipe parade
in early August in Edinburgh, Scotland?
Twenty-two other fire and police department bagpipers from Marion County also
were among the Indianapolis contingent.
�
The
outgoing president of Purdue University, Dr. Steven Beering, was born in
Berlin, Germany?
�
The
Institute for Study Abroad at Butler
University has a website? Click on www.butler.edu/isa.
�
There�s
an Institute for Education in Japan
at Earlham College in Richmond? For more information, write the institute at
Mail Code D-202, 801 National Road West, Richmond, IN 47374, (888) 685-2726,
FAX (765) 983-1553, www.earlham.edu/~aet.
�
Volunteers
for Peace, is a UNESCO-affiliated
organization that promotes volunteer participation in community service
projects in 40 countries and publishes the International
Workcamps Directory for those 18 and up who want to do useful work with
others from around the world? Information: Volunteers for Peace, Tiffany Road,
Belmont, VT 05730; (802) 259-2759, FAX (802) 259-2933; www.vfp.org.
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Current
statistics and research reports on the economies of Latin American nations can
be found on the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean�s
website? Click on www.eclac.org.
Questions about NCI or the
International Festival? Contact Chuck Lindgren, NCI president; home phone:
(317) 852-0569, e-mail [email protected].
Festival website is www.intlfestindy.org.
Items for the next �Ethnic Hoosier�? Call Susan McKee, (317) 297-0502, e-mail [email protected], or call Phil Hu,� (317) 566-8838, e-mail [email protected]. Deadline
is 1 October 2000.