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Leavenworth, WA - The Icicle Creek Center for the Arts in
partnership with Sleeping Lady Foundation, Faith Lutheran Church, ¡Team
Naturaleza!, and A Book For All Seasons are scheduled to launch the premier of
the Annual Bicultural Fest (Fiesta Bicultural) on July 5, 2013, 1 -9pm at Snowy
Owl Theater and Outdoor Meadow Stage - 7409 Icicle Road, Leavenworth, WA 98826
with free admission.
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Icicle Creek is dedicated to celebrating excellence in the lively arts and inspiring generations of students, artists and audiences through exceptional educational experiences, live performances, and special events - all in the breathtaking, natural setting of the mountain meadows.
!Team Naturaleza! Is dedicated to engaging Latino communities in informal natural science education, building a healthier community…with a strong component for healthy lifestyles as a by-product for getting people outdoors.
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Award
winning author, Luis Alberto Urrea, author of Into the Beautiful North and The Hummingbird’s Daughter, is the featured speaker
along with free family activities, including educational and wildlife booths,
the Mariachi Estrella Mexico band, the Village Voices, dancing, food, and
hourly bilingual Nature walks led by Team Naturaleza.
The
Leavenworth Naturalization Ceremony begins at 5:00 pm at the Icicle Creek
Outdoor Meadow Stage with Urrea’s keynote presentation (sponsored by the
Sleeping Lady Foundation) to follow in the Snowy Owl Theater at 7:30pm.
Bicultural Fest Line-up and
Schedule of Events
1:00 to 5:00
pm - Family oriented bilingual events at the OUTDOOR MEADOW STAGE on Icicle
Creek Center for the Arts. Free and open to the public:
(12) Informational/Educational
Booths for nature, culture and arts
El Centenario Taco Wagon
(Authentic Mexican food available for purchase. Healthy snacks offered free of
charge)
1:00 pm - Music "Foodways and
Byways"
1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 pm - Bilingual
Nature Walks
2:00 pm - Leonardo Guerrero
accordion performance
2:30 pm - Saddle Rockers bluegrass
band
3:10 pm - Ballet Ixtlilton
3:30 pm - Recycled Rhythm
4:00 pm - Dancing with Birds
performance and Leavenworth Distinguished Young Women
4:30 pm - Mariachi Estrella
5:00 - 6:30 pm Naturalization Ceremony at the Meadow Stage
Free and
open to the public. Keynote Speaker is award winning author Luis Urrea.
Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and
Icicle Creek Center for the Arts host 50 candidates for United States
Citizenship at the Leavenworth Naturalization Ceremony. Entertainment by
Leavenworth Village Voices and the Mariachi Estrella Mexico band.
7:30 - 9:00 pm An Evening with Luis Urrea at Snowy Owl
Theater
Luis Urrea
is a prize winning author who has lived with border issues and celebrates the
two cultures (Latino and Anglo) which are an integral part of his life. Luis
Urrea speaking event is free, but limited to the first 230 people who obtain
tickets
Into the Beautiful North tells the story of a courageous young woman, Nayeli, determined
to save her small town in Mexico to protect - and repopulate - her home. She
and her friends head out for America- the strange and beautiful land of their
dreams, and fears. Their destination: a small town in Illinois, where Nayeli
hopes to discover her father, her warriors, and - if she's lucky - her destiny.
Luis Alberto
Urrea has written 11 books, which contain his critical acclaimed essays, novels
and poems. The Devil's Highway was a 2005 Pulitzer Prize finalist.
The Bicultural Fest is underwritten
by Sleeping Lady Foundation. A working team of over 50 volunteers and over 30
businesses and organizations partnered to bring this event to the public.
Donations made at the event will
go to assisting !Team Naturaleza! (Environment For The Americas), a local
non-profit program connecting NCW Latino communities to nature.
Tickets for
the presentation are free and are available at A Book For All Seasons and
Avalon Music in Wenatchee.
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