Listen Now

Northwest Folklife

  • About
    • Programs
    • Press
    • Blog
    • Board and Staff
    • Contact Us
    • Grants Received
    • History
    • Jobs
    • Newsletter
  • Festival
    • Schedule
    • Cultural Focus
    • 2010 Festival Programs
    • Accessibility
    • Accommodations
    • Community Showcases
    • Directions
    • Family Area / Folklife Commons
    • FAQs
    • Festival Feedback
    • Festival Map
    • Festival Merchants
    • Listen Live!
    • Living Green Courtyard
  • Get Involved
    • Announcement
    • Applications
    • Donors
    • Events
    • Merchants
    • Performers
    • Sponsorship
    • Street Performers
    • Volunteers
  • Connect
  • Listen
  • Shop
  1. Audio Archive
  2. Cultural Focus
    1. All Ages Community
    2. Bluegrass Community
    3. Croatian Community
    4. Filipino Community
    5. FolkFloor Volunteers
    6. Folklife Stories
    7. Gospel Community
    8. Hungarian Community
    9. Indian Community
    10. Jewish Community
    11. New Old Time Community
    12. Northwest Folk Dancers, Inc (NFDI)
    13. Ukrainian Community
    14. Wasington State Fiddle and Dance Community
  3. Past Programs
  4. Programs
  5. Rhythm & Moves

Some of the most accomplished Alaska Native artists in the region join us and reveal the secrets of their traditional arts.  Stop by and talk with them--you can find them on the Fisher Terrace, next to the Narrative Stage. All will have artwork for sale.
 
Israel Shotridge   (Tlingit)  carving
Lorene Boxley   (Tlingit)  Chilkat weaving
David Boxley   (Tsimshian)  carving
Phillip John Charette   (Yupik)  mask making
Lois Chichinoff Thadei   (Aleut)  weaving
Fred Lauth   (Haida)  carving

Check the daily schedule for the Narrative Stage to see when the artists will be talking about their traditional art.

UPCOMING EVENTS

 
Here's what's coming up:
  • August 21: Family Days - West African 1-3PM at the EMP - FREE
  • November 13: 2nd Annual A Night for Folklife, a benefit for Northwest Folklife
     

This calendar is reserved for events hosted, presented, or sponsored by Northwest Folklife or events that benefit our organization. To post community events please visit our Forums.
 

 

 

Donate Now. Become a Friend of Folklife. Help us keep the festival FREE! Get Involved Northwest Folklife is your community, your traditions, your folk life.

STAY IN TOUCH

Subscribe to our mailing list and we'll let you know when new events are coming up.

Facebook MySpace Twitter Subscribe

LATEST NEWS

Rss
Check out the new Folklife Blog

posted: December 15, 2009
We've joined the blogosphere! Subscribe to our RSS feed and keep up to date with all the Folklife happenings. Read More

40th Northwest Folklife Festival, May 27-30, 2011

OUR SPONSORS

  • Footer_seattlecenter
  • Footer_4culture_color
  • Footer_times_dotcom_c7
  • Footer_q13fox
  • Footer_pgaff_2006
  • Footer_moaca_color_logo
  • Footer_boeing
  • Footer_nealogotaglinebw
  • Footer_sageartslogo
  • Footer_festal

STAY CONNECTED

Facebook Myspace Twitter

SAY HELLO

Northwest Folklife | 206.684.7300 phone | 206.684.7190 fax
Stop by: 158 Thomas Street, 3rd Floor
Send us Mail: 305 Harrison Street | Seattle, WA | 98109-4623

The 6th Republic

Website Content © 1997-2009 Northwest Folklife.
Website Design and Technology by The 6th Republic

GET AROUND

  • About
    • Blog
    • Board and Staff
    • Contact Us
    • Grants Received
    • History
    • Jobs
    • Newsletter
  • Festival
    • Schedule
    • 2010 Festival Programs
    • Accessibility
    • Accommodations
    • Community Showcases
    • Directions
    • Family Area / Folklife Commons
    • FAQs
    • Festival Feedback
    • Festival Map
    • Festival Merchants
    • Listen Live!
    • Living Green Courtyard
  • Get Involved
    • Announcement
    • Applications
    • Donors
    • Events
    • Merchants
    • Performers
    • Sponsorship
    • Street Performers
    • Volunteers
  • Press
    • News
    • Advertisement
    • Archives
    • Photos
    • Seattle Center Guidelines
  • Programs
    • Audio Archive
    • Cultural Focus
    • Past Programs
    • Rhythm & Moves