{"id":1011,"date":"2008-04-16T07:59:02","date_gmt":"2008-04-16T07:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/166.62.41.2\/~holaamericanews\/2008\/04\/16\/bhc-14th-annual-international-festival\/"},"modified":"2008-04-16T07:59:02","modified_gmt":"2008-04-16T07:59:02","slug":"bhc-14th-annual-international-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/bhc-14th-annual-international-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"BHC 14th Annual International Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"holaa-3862544362\" class=\"holaa-before-content\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesperformingarts.org\/whats-on\/series\/summerarts\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"HI-SummerSeries-728&#215;90-SP\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HI-SummerSeries-728x90-SP.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HI-SummerSeries-728x90-SP.jpg 728w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HI-SummerSeries-728x90-SP-300x37.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HI-SummerSeries-728x90-SP-696x86.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><br style=\"clear: both; display: block; float: none;\"\/><p>Black Hawk College continues for the second year in a row and fourteenth year overall, the International Festival. Tickets are $1 in advance and can be purchased at the Black Hawk College bookstore. Children 12 and under are admitted for free, tickets purchased the day of the event, Saturday, April 26 are $2. The event is from 2 to 7 p.m. in the upper gym in Building Three.<br \/>  <!--more--> <br \/> Festival attendees will be able to browse the &ldquo;World Market&rdquo; and purchase items from places such as Nepal, Guatemala, and Russia, as well as hand crafted jewelry items and also stuffed animals for children.&nbsp; Food will have a variety of Italian, European, Middle Eastern, Mexican and Chinese available.<br \/> At 3:30 p.m. a special children&rsquo;s theater performance written especially for the festival by BHC Prof. Stephen Baldridge called &ldquo;STICKS&rdquo;.&nbsp; At 5 p.m. an International Fashion Show will feature native costumes from around the world coordinated by Danica McMullen.<\/p>\n<p> Other performers include: Liberian Association Dancers, Zloti Village Chorus (Slavic Songs), Togolese Community Dancers, Filipiniana Dancers of the Philippine American Association, Zumba (hip-hop &amp; salsa) dancers, BHC Concert Choir featuring Professor Galen Leonbardy singing two Nez Perce Native American Songs, Kelsy Qu representing U.S.-China People&rsquo;s Friendship Association playing Chinese tunes on cello, John Morrow of Shao-lin Chuan Kung Fu Martial Arts, Kalanjali Dancers &#8211; Sreedevi Nair and students performing Classical Indian Dances, Fire in the Belly Celtic band, Quad Cities Ballet Folklorico, Songs from Bangladesh featuring Dr. Matlub Ahmad family and friends, Spanish &ldquo;Cuadro Flamenco&rdquo; Dancers featuring Gladys Navarro, Conchita Lucas-Murillo, Olenka Gadzik, Uzbekistan Dance by Inna Kogay, Imelda Crinklaw &#8211; singing Mexican songs, Native American Society &ndash;Q.C. Chapter and Nepalese Dancers. 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