June 2006
Dear friends of Kids and Cultures,
Happy June!
In this issue:
1. CULTURES OF THE WORLD DAY CAMP: It’s not too late to sign up
2. ANIMALWHYS: Premiering our summer family show
3. FEATURED RESOURCE: Multi-cultural food market opens in Lancaster
4. FEATURED EVENTS: MU’s Four Corners Festival, Ten Thousand Villages Children’s Festival, Puerto Rican Festival, and Armenian Festival
CULTURES OF THE WORLD DAY CAMP: It’s not too late to sign up
Kids and Cultures and Millersville International House are joining together once again to bring you a week of stories, music, crafts, games, snacks, and guests from other countries! Sign up for Week 1: June 19 to 23, 2006 or Week 2: June 26 to 30, 2006. Camp is held from 9 a.m. to 12 noon on the campus of Millersville International House. Campers "visit" a different country each day and create their own travel scrapbooks.
There are still several openings for both weeks. Register at www.KidsAndCultures.com by June 10. Mention “E-newsletter Offer” in the promotion code section of the registration form and save $20 per camper.
ANIMALWHYS: Premiering our summer family show
This month, we kick off AnimalWhys, our new storytelling show featuring all four members of the Wenger family. See us onstage this Saturday at 12:00 noon (and at our activity booth throughout the day) at Millersville University’s Four Corners Festival (see below) and at the Lancaster Summer Arts Festival on Friday, June 16, 10:30 a.m., at Musser Park in Lancaster, Pa. For our entire summer library and festival performance schedule, click on AnimalWhys on our homepage: www.KidsAndCultures.com.
We thank the following AnimalWhys sponsors: Dutch Wonderland's International Days, September 23-24, 2006; HomePlace Structures/Pinnacle Play Systems; euroToyShop; Usborne Books; and Matthew D. Freedman, DMD, and Edward S. Freedman, DDS. Visit our website for links to their websites.
FEATURED RESOURCE: Multi-cultural Market opens in Lancaster
The Eastern Market, at the corner of East King and Shippen Streets in Lancaster City, will feature fresh and prepared foods indigenous to the many ethnicities that comprise the community. The Market will be open Saturdays, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. beginning June 24. Call 717-283-0942, ext. 204, for more information.
FEATURED EVENTS:
This Saturday, June 3, we wish we could be at multiple locations at the same time!
Millersville University's Four Corners Festival, an international gathering of art, theatre, music, and dance held around the campus pond, is from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m.; Admission is free and most activities are interactive. Visit www.mufourcorners.com for more information.
Ten Thousand Villages in Ephrata, Pa., is holding their Children's Festival from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Crafts, games, food, and live music from all corners of the world entertain and educate children of all ages. Rain or shine, the festival is free, although a small fee is required to complete some of the crafts. Call 717-721-8400 for more information.
The Armenian Festival is scheduled for this Saturday from 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm in Alexandria, Va. The festival will be held rain or shine, and admission is free. The festival will feature traditional Armenian folk dancers; instrumentalist, soloists, and performing arts groups; displays showcasing Armenian paintings and arts and crafts; and several exhibits depicting ongoing earthquake and relief projects. Armenian food and pastries will be available for purchase. For additional information, call 703-883-4686.
And later this month, don’t miss the Puerto Rican Festival, June 27 to July 1 on the campus of Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in Lancaster, Pa. Visit www.prclancasterpa.homestead.com/events.html for more information.
Thank you for your interest and support, and as always, send us your ideas!
Until next month,
Timm, Kristina, Katia, and Thaniel Wenger
www.KidsAndCultures.com
info@KidsAndCultures.com
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