Free Activities for Kids at the 2011 Cityfolk Festival!

Cityfolk's innovative outreach program, Culture Builds Community

 

(CBC), develops healthy vibrant communities by bringing people together to celebrate Dayton's beautiful cultural diversity. Family Funway activities at the 2011 Cityfolk Festival are organized by CBC, and they're all about participation! On Saturday and Sunday there will be many fun FREE opportunities to participate and engage with artists at the Street-Level. Follow the link to a printable schedule

 

. Interactive Storytelling with Native American painter Edwin George and Appalachian/African American Omope Carter Daboiku Assist K12 Gallery for Young People artists in building an enormous chime, which is a work of art and an instrument all in one, outside of the Sound Effects exhibit on St. Clair Street. Community Rhythms: learn percussion techniques and join festival artists and community members in lively drum circles and dancing in the Culture Builds Community Area on Saturday and Sunday. Make instruments such as drums, kazoos and chimes and learn all the sounds you can make with you. Sonic Play: Violinist Shaw Pong Liu invites you on a sonic exploration, weaving the unique sounds that each participant brings into the space into one unified piece of music. Bring an instrument you made at the Festival, a professional instrument, or come just as you are. Saturday and Sunday at 5 PM on the Sound Effects Stage. Sidewalk games: 4-Square, hopscotch, chalk drawing, corn hole and more! This year's Passport Stations will allow participants to learn more about the artistic and cultural backgrounds of various Festival artists. By focusing on six distinct areas of the world--Latin America, Appalachia, Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and New Orleans--participants will receive a diverse and informative introduction into art and music across the globe. Youngsters and their parents can get a passport at any of the six Passport Stations located across the Festival. When all six activity questions have been answered and the raffle entry in the Passport has been completed, they are to be dropped off at the CBC Learning Station inside Memorial Hall for a chance to win a Remo Inc. Conga Drum or a Jumbi Jam steel drum kit from Panyard Inc.! Enjoy lively street performances happening throughout the festival site, and on our new Street-Level Stage at Home Plate. All ages! No experience necessary!