Northwest Folklife

Sponsored by the Seattle Times

Four days of presentations, panels, talks, demonstrations, music, and readings—all focusing on the culture of the Pacific Northwest and the Centennial Celebration of the 1909 A-Y-P Exposition! 

Friday
2:00 PM    The A-Y-P: Seattle's First World's Fair, Michael Herschensohn   
3:00 PM    The Nordic Spirit: Vikings at the Fair, Staff from the Nordic Heritage Museum   
4:00 PM    Alaska Gold Rush Dance Tunes, Phil & Vivian Williams       
5:00 PM    A Reading of Jack London's The Call of the Wild, Book-It Repertory Theatre   
6:00 PM    Keeping a Culture's Secrets Alive, Alaska Native artist Lois Chichinoff Thadei   

Saturday
12noon     Researching the A-Y-P Exposition, Lorraine McConaghy of MOHAI   
1:00 PM    Chicago, Health & Flowers at the A-Y-P, Three short presentations by Rob Ketcherside, Cathy Lykes, Kathy Mendelson   
2:00 PM    Inuit Culture and Musical Traditions, demonstrations of Inuit throat singing by sisters Karin & Kathy Kettler, the group Nukariik
5:00 PM    Seattle Filipina Women's Political Collective, Pinay sa Seattle       
6:00 PM    Washington's First World's Fair, Readings from their new book! Paula Becker & Alan J. Stein       

Sunday
12noon    Chinese and Filipino Groups at the A-Y-P, Chuimei Ho & Bennet Bronson   
1:00 PM    Monuments in Cedar: Tlingit Totem Poles by Alaska Native artist, Israel Shotridge       
3:00 PM    Chinese Rod Puppets: History & Demonstration, Yuquin Wang & Zhengli Xu, the Dragon Art Studio Puppet Theatre   
4:00 PM    Inuit Culture and Musical Traditions, Throat singing by Nukariik       
5:00 PM    From Harp Guitars to the New Hawaiian Family, Tom Noe, John Doan, Daniel Kerlee
6:00 PM    Washington's First World's Fair,    Readings from their new book, Paula Becker & Alan J. Stein

Monday   
12noon    The Spirituality of Yu'pik Masks, Alaska Native artist Phillip John Charette   
1:00 PM    The Nordic Spirit: Seattle's Viking Ship, Staff of the Nordic Heritage Museum   
3:00 PM    Filipino Traditions & Culture in Seattle, Roger del Rosario   
4:00 PM    American Indian Arts & Crafts Act, a panel discussing updates to the American Indian Arts & Crafts Act   
5:00 PM    The A-Y-P: Seattle's First World's Fair, Michael Herschensohn