Announcing
the 2008 Northwest Folklife Benefit Concert:
Local Urban Indian Heroes
Saturday,
May 24th, at 7:00PM at the Bagley Wright
Theatre
Featuring
Peter Ali, Swil Kanim, Little Big Band,
and presented by Elaine Miles. Buy
tickets online before the festival
for the discounted price of $10.
Listen
to hours of 2007 Northwest Folklife Festival
performances streaming online. New performances
will be uploaded throughout the 2008 Festival.
Free and fun music from the biggest and
best community arts festival in the nation!
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Northwest
Folklife, founded in 1972, is an independent,
nonprofit organization that promotes
the cultural heritage of Pacific Northwest
communities. Supported through individual
donations, grants and sponsorships,
Northwest Folklife is the most visible
advocate of the traditional arts in
the Northwest region. It presents
the annual Memorial Day weekend Northwest
Folklife Festival, education programs
and other public programs.
In addition, Northwest Folklife produces
recordings, publications and exhibits
and provides research and consulting
services.
THE
AMAZING NORTHWEST
FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL!
If you've attended the Northwest
Folklife Festival, you know that
Northwest Folklife is an amazing
organization with an unparalleled
reputation for championing the
folk, ethnic and traditional arts
in our region. But do you know
how much time, energy and money
it takes to produce the country’s
largest FREE community arts Festival
and ensure the quality of programming
that our audiences deserve?
It
takes:
12
months
A
staff of 12 year-round employees
7,000
(volunteer) performers
1,000
volunteers
$2.5
million
YOUR
SUPPORT
Join
Friends
of Folklife now and
add your name to the list of supporters
that make this Festival a reality.
You'll get early seating
at next year's benefit concert
as well as many other benefits!
