<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>The Seattle Traveler &#187; Northwest Folklife Fetival</title> <atom:link href="http://www.theseattletraveler.com/tag/northwest-folklife-fetival/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>http://www.theseattletraveler.com</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:21:02 +0000</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1</generator> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item> <title>Celebrate the Weekend at Northwest Folklife Festival</title> <link>http://www.theseattletraveler.com/2008/05/celebrate-the-weekend-at-northwest-folklife-festival/</link> <comments>http://www.theseattletraveler.com/2008/05/celebrate-the-weekend-at-northwest-folklife-festival/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 18:44:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Art]]></category> <category><![CDATA[b5media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[city blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[destination blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Family Fun]]></category> <category><![CDATA[festivals]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Food & Beverage]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Just a Bit Weird - Fun & Quirky Places]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Northwest Folklife Fetival]]></category> <category><![CDATA[People - Interesting Local People]]></category> <category><![CDATA[People Watching]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Performing Arts - Theater & Dance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[seattle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Seattle tourism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[seattle-traveler]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sound Like a Local - Local "speak"]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the-seattle-traveler]]></category> <category><![CDATA[travel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[travel information]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vacation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Washington]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Washington-State]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theseattletraveler.com/celebrate-the-weekend-at-northwest-folklife-festival/</guid> <description><![CDATA[ It&#8217;s Memorial Day Weekend, and the big event around here is the Northwest Folklife Festival.&#160; It&#8217;s the annual kick off to our summer season. You&#8217;ll find lots of local artists and musicians, banding together for a multi-cultural party that embraces music, dance, visual arts, children&#8217;s activities, workshops, crafts, food, and lots, lots more.&#160; It&#8217;s a great opportunity to participate in new activities as well as just do a little people watching. The list of performance and activities is too great to list here, but you can check out the full schedule, and then print out the day&#8217;s events that are of [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.theseattletraveler.com">The Seattle Traveler</a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://b5media_b4.s3.amazonaws.com/29/files/2008/05/northwest-folklife-festival.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="225" alt="Northwest Folklife Festival" src="http://b5media_b4.s3.amazonaws.com/29/files/2008/05/northwest-folklife-festival-thumb.jpg" width="300" align="right" border="0"></a> It&#8217;s Memorial Day Weekend, and the big event around here is the <strong><a href="http://www.nwfolklife.org/P_F/festival.html">Northwest Folklife Festival</a></strong>.&nbsp; It&#8217;s the annual kick off to our summer season.</p> <p>You&#8217;ll find lots of local artists and musicians, banding together for a multi-cultural party that embraces music, dance, visual arts, children&#8217;s activities, workshops, crafts, food, and lots, lots more.&nbsp; It&#8217;s a great opportunity to participate in new activities as well as just do a little people watching.</p> <p>The list of performance and activities is too great to list here, but you can check out the full schedule, and then print out the day&#8217;s events that are of interest to you.</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Location:</strong> Seattle Center <p><strong>Dates &amp; Times</strong>: Memorial Weekend, May 23rd-26th, 11 am &#8211; 11 pm.&nbsp; Rain or Shine! <p><strong>Admission:</strong> FREE, although a suggested donation of $10/person or $20/family is requested to help defray expenses. Parking will be difficult, with some street parking and pay lots in the area. Consider a ride share or public transportation.</p> </blockquote> <p>Celebrate the rich diversity and culture of the Seattle area with a day at <strong>Northwest Folk Life</strong>.<br /> <h6>&nbsp;</h6> <h6>&nbsp;</h6> <h6>&nbsp;</h6> <h6>&nbsp;</h6> <h6>Photo Credit: <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Seattle_Folklife_circle_dance_01.jpg">wikimedia</a></h6> <p>_________________________________________ </p> <p>Post from: <a href="http://www.theseattletraveler.com">The Seattle Traveler</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theseattletraveler.com/2008/05/celebrate-the-weekend-at-northwest-folklife-festival/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>