Presented by Bi-Okoto Drum and Dance Theatre
Activities, refreshments and local vendors. Benefits Okoto Kekere Children’s Company.
Bring the family and come Celebrate Kwanzaa with us!
“KWANZAA The Family Cultural Experience” is a traditional celebration of family, food, and culture. With a fun filled evening of crafts, refeshments, and liveedutainment by our professional drum & dance artists, you will NOT want to miss this!
When: December 30, 2011
Where: Bi-Okoto Drum and Dance Theatre
7030 Reading Road, Cincinnati, OH 45237
Admission: $25 for family of five, $7 individual
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Phone: (513)696-6112
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Passport to the World gives visitors an inside-look into the beauty and richness of cultures from around the globe. Each culture fest provides a glimpse into that culture’s arts and heritage through displays, cultural presentations, performances and merchandise, and provides a forum for interacting and learning with community members of different backgrounds.
All culture fests are free and open to the public.
When:
African Culture Fest – Jan. 14, 15, and 16, 2012
Appalachian Culture Fest – Feb. 18 and 19, 2012
Celtic Culture Fest – Mar. 10 and 11, 2012
Asian Culture Fest – Apr. 14 and 15, 2012
Where: Cincinnati Museum Center, OH
Admission: Free
The Athens International Film and Video Festival was founded in 1974, and since then has presented independent films from around the world. The Festival is sponsored by the Athens Center for Film and Video, a project of the College of Fine Arts at Ohio University.
Each year, a Prescreening Committee comprised of artists, students, and community activists watch all the films and videos entered in the competition.
After all entries have been watched, the prescreeners evaluate all entries to determine films to include in public screenings. Competition films are then programmed around various themes that emerge from the films selected; our intention is to group films into shows that reflect a common thematic thread.
When: April 13-19, 2012
Where: Athens, OH
2012 Cleveland Asian Festival will have a first ever Sushi Eating Competition, sponsored by Otani Japanese Restaurant. The contest is on Saturday May 19 around 5 PM. Each contestant will be eating 20 piece Sushi vegetable rolls and competing for the shortest time to finish. The winners of the competition will get up to $100 gift certificate to the Otani Japanese Restaurant. All contestants will get a “I survived Sushi Eating Contest!” T-Shirt. Entry fee is only $10. Space is limited to the first ten applicants. So act fast and register here.
When: Saturday May 19, 2012
Time: 5 PM
Where: Cleveland, OH 44114
Admission: $10
For more info click here.
Featuring Authentic Asian Foods and Merchandise, local and national performing artist, a children’s activities area, games, competitions, and a health pavilion with free screenings and health education.
FREE EVENT. OPEN TO PUBLIC. NO PETS.
When: MAY 19-20, 2012
Time: 11AM TO 7PM
Where: ASIA PLAZA AND E 30TH, 2999 PAYNE AVENUE, CLEVELAND, OH 44114.
For more info click here.
Spend all weekend at Falls River Square in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, the family friendly event features three stages of music, the Irish Market Place with traditional Irish and American fair, Irish food court, Irish Mass on Sunday, Traditional Irish dance! Spend all three days and enjoy all the highlights including kids Inflatables & kid’s activities, lots of fun for both adults and kids! AND best of all FREE admission!
When: June 8 – 10, 2012
Where: 1725 Highbridge Rd Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223
For more info click here.
“Full tables, warm hearts and open doors!”
On the last weekend of June, the 38th annual PANEGYRI Greek Festival carries on its tradition as one of the most successful events in the Cincinnati area. What started as a small Greek dinner, has reached a point where the expected number of guests is no less than one hundred thousand. And all this is because, behind everything you will experience during this weekend has been prepared with traditional Greek hospitality. ”Greeks have always had the table full and the door open.” We, the community of Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, thank you for your continued patronage and welcome you, as we debut what we hope will be yet another successful PANEGYRI Greek Festival.
Experience a taste of Greece through auth ... 
Connect with people and cultures from around the world in one afternoon.
FREE and OPEN to the public!
Enjoy a special “C-Town Chow Down”
with Cleveland’s fleet of food trucks starting at 12:00 Noon.
When: Sunday, June 24, 2012
Where: Wade Oval in University Circle, at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
For more info click here.
Cincinnati USA Welcomes the World! For the first time in the United States, the 2012 World Choir Games arrives in Cincinnati USA for two weeks of global harmony and international competition.
Hundreds of choirs from more than 70 countries worldwide will experience the unifying power of music when the best in the world converge at the Games.
Bringing nations together through song since 2000, the World Choir Games is the largest international event in the history of Cincinnati USA. Connect with other cultures during this once-in-a-lifetime event that is bringing more than 20,000 participants and hundreds of thousands of visitors to the region. World champions will be named in 23 categories, and choirs will also participate in free friendship and celebration concerts, a Celebration of Nations ... 
Join us for our Asian Culinary Series! Tuesday, August 16 at 8pm
$45 includes sampling a variety of Asian salad dishes and a hands-on lesson in rolling Vietnamese spring rolls.
Call 614-645-5923 to register!
When: August 16, 2012
Time: 8pm
Where: APE Education Pavillion,
Franklin Park’s Community Garden Campus, Columbus, Ohio.
Admission: $45
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