Festival season
by Gee, Skana
The Halifax Daily News (Nova Scotia)
May 19, 2005 Thursday
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Nova Scotia Multicultural Festival: A highlight for 20 years now,
this event offers lots of eats – more than 25 cultural groups are
normally on hand to dish up their specialties in the food and BBQ
tents, from Jamaican beef patties to Vietnamese hot-and-sour soup.
Presented by the Multicultural Association of Nova Scotia, it’s
been known to draw 40,000 visitors with its bevy of music and dance
groups, not to mention the beer tent. This year’s performers include
Afro Musica, El Viento Flamenco, Folklorico Filipino, Hayastan from
Armenia, and Vishten. There will also be performance workshops for
kids and a professional puppetry workshop by Mermaid Theatre. July 17
to 19, Alderney Landing, Dartmouth waterfront. For more information,
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