Stage Schedule

Diversity Stage [host: Jessica Mason/Ambush Sound]
• 8:45 – 9:00 Opening Ceremony – Poster Contest Awards, Recognitions, Welcome.
• 9:10 – 10:40 Roux du Bayou Cajun band – Traditional Cajun and Zydeco
• 10:50 – 11:50 Def Leprechaun – Rowdy Irish Folk
• 11:55 – 12:45 Cheryl Pan – Classic Chinese Dances
• 12:50 – 1:50 Kuvebo! – West African Drums & Dance
• 1:55 – 2:10 Rachana Pasupuleti – Classical Indian Bharatnatyam
• 2:12 – 2:32 Best of Africa – African Dance
• 2:35 – 2:42 Gabriela Guadalupe Vargas Berroa – Traditional Peruvian Dance
• 2:45 – 3:00 Dance Arts of Bowling Green – High-Energy Russian Folklore Dances
• 3:05 – 3:12 Empowered Latina Women – HOPE Organization– Modern Salsa, Reggaeton & Cumbia
• 3:20 – 3:55 Academy of Flamenco Arts – Andalusian Flamenco
• 4:00 – 4:20 Cielito Lindo – Jalisco & Hispanic Dance
• 4:30 – 6:00 Tuatha Dea – Celtic, Tribal, Gypsy Rock with an Appalachian Steampunk Edge

Heritage Stage [host: Armin Hasanagic/Ambush Sound]
• 9:00 – 9:20 Kentucky Grapplers – Martial Arts of Malaysia & Philippines
• 9:25 – 9:40 Dance Arts of Bowling Green– High-Energy Russian Folklore Dances
• 9:50 – 10:10 Robin Duckett – Sean Nos Style of Irish Music
• 10:25 – 11:25 Tuatha Dea– Celtic, Tribal, Gypsy Rock with an Appalachian Steampunk Edge
• 11:35 – 12:35 Armin Hasanagic, Sasha Strunjas – Bosnian Sevdah Songs, Gypsy & Folk from the Balkins
• 12:45 – 1:00 Rachana Pasupuleti– Classical Indian Bharatnatyam
• 1:05 – 1:20 Pouncing Panthers – Philippines Tikling Dance
• 1:25 – 1:45 Best of Africa – African Dance
• 1:50 – 2:00 SLB Kuchipudi – Classical Indian Kuchipudi
• 2:05 – 2:20 Bhutanese community – Nepali Cultural Dance
• 2:25 – 3:45 Burmese Community of Bowling Green – Dances from 8 Burmese Ethnic Groups: Burmese, Karen, Karenni, Zomi (Chin), Mon, Rakhane, Kachin & Shan.
• 3:55 – 4:50 San Rafael Band – Latin Jazz
• 4:55 – 5:02 Gabriela Guadalupe Vargas Berroa– Traditional Peruvian Dance
• 5:04 – 5:14 Shyama Iyer – Indian Classical Dance
• 5:20 – 6:00 Adil Masters – Iraqi Heritage Songs

World Performance Area [Host Katelyn Mason/Ambush Sound] 
• 9:00 – 10:20 Burmese Community of Bowling Green – Dances from 8 Burmese Ethnic Groups: Burmese, Karen, Karenni, Zomi (Chin), Mon, Rakhane, Kachin & Shan.
• 10:25 – 10:40 Pouncing Panthers – Philippines Tikling Dance
• 10:45 – 11:00 Rachana Pasupuleti – Classical Indian Bharatnatyam
• 11:10 – 12:20 Barrenhart – Celtic Bluegrass
• 12:30 – 12:40 SLB Kuchipudi– Classical Indian Kuchipudi
• 12:50 – 1:10 Cielito Lindo – Jalisco & Hispanic Dance
• 1:20 – 1:55 Academy of Flamenco Arts – Andalusian Flamenco
• 2:05 – 3:05 Def Leprechaun – Rowdy Irish Folk
• 3:15 – 4:15 Kuvebo! – West African Drums & Dance
• 4:25 – 4:40 Dance Arts of Bowling Green– High-Energy Russian Folklore Dances
• 4:45 – 4:52 Empowered Latina Women – HOPE Organization – Modern Salsa, Reggaeton & Cumbia
• 4:55 – 5:15 Best of Africa – African Dance
• 5:18 – 5:25 Gabriela Guadalupe Vargas Berroa– Traditional Peruvian Dance
• 5:30 – 6:00 Midori Kai – Japanese Bon Dance

Piñata Bursts 
Children are invited to bust handmade pinatas by Ronnie Jaggers of Chiseled Features Studios every hour on the hour.

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