YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS
Learn more about Northwest Folklife's year-round programming, including our Cultural Focus, Cultural Arts Series at Crossroads, our Community Coordinators and more!
LEARN MORENORTHWEST FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL
For over 40 years Northwest Folklife has produced the annual Northwest Folklife Festival, a celebration of musical and artistic traditions at Seattle Center that is now the nation's largest community-powered arts festival. Join us May 25-28, 2018 for the 47th Annual Festival, presented by Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.
LEARN MOREOur Big Neighborhood
In partnership with Seattle Center, Our Big Neighborhood is Northwest Folklife’s youth and family program that provides opportunities for families to engage in intergenerational, multicultural exploration and celebration!
LEARN MOREKeeping Up with Northwest Folklife
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2018 Northwest Folklife Festival Highlights
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Thank You for A Wonderful Folklife Festival: Help Us Reach Our Donation Goal
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Echoes of Aztlán and Beyond: Cultural Focus Highlights at the Festival
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Experience One of America’s Largest Multicultural Events in the Emerald City – Interview by Resorts and Lodges
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Create Your Own Schedule for Northwest Folklife Festival
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Celebrating Traditions at Northwest Folklife Festival’s Romanian Showcase
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Announcing the 2018 Northwest Folklife Festival Schedule
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Support Our Spring Campaign
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Northwest Folklife is Moving
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El Legado: Remembering One’s Roots with Professor Carlos B. Gil
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El Legado: Revisiting the 1998 Festival with Laura Esparza
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Behind the Curtain: Bailadores de Bronce
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What’s in your Cup?: Exploring the Evolution of Community-Brewed Culture at Wing Luke Museum
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Happy New Year from Northwest Folklife
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Faces of Northwest Folklife: Edgardo Garcia
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Announcing Jake Prendez as the Project Manager of Próxima Generación: Youth Residency Project
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Listen & Learn: The Hmong New Year Celebration
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Your Gift to Folklife Helps Preserve a Seattle Treasure
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Introducing Northwest Folklife’s Managing Director
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Cultural Appropriation on Halloween
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Listen & Learn: The Cultural Significance of Dia de Muertos
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Introducing Northwest Folklife’s Development Director
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Another Year of Family-Fun: Seattle Children’s Festival 2017
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A Cultural Stronghold: A Chat with Juliet Cheatle of Pagdiriwang Philippine Festival
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Thank You for The Gift of Discovery
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Own It Like a Boss with The Big-Brained Superheroes Club
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The Legend of Song: An Interview with Te Fare O Tamatoa
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Music as a Cultural Portal: An Interview with Mako & Munjuru
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Introducing Drag Queen Story Time at Seattle Children’s Festival: A Chat with Aleksa Manila
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Announcing Our New Leadership Structure
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Why Give Children the Opportunity to Perform?
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Give a Child the Gift of Discovery
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Thank You For Keeping Northwest Folklife Alive!
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The Friend of Folklife Experience 2017
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Thank you for an Incredible 2017 Folklife Festival!
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How To Give to Make the Festival Live
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As We Head into the Festival….
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Explore the 20 Years of Festál at the Northwest Folklife Festival
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The PNW Craft Beer Festival
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Morris and BC Communities 🎵🎶 Anonymous donors want to double your gift.
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Dia de Muertos Community Altar
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Indigenous Voices at Northwest Folklife
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A Co-Curated Festival
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A Letter from the Board of Northwest Folklife
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The Art of Festál
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Swing on in!
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CAN WE COUNT YOU IN?
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Discovery Zone: Festal Activities, special guests, and more!
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A Night of Dancing for Folklife
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Your Gift Ensures the Northwest Folklife Festival’s Lifeline
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This is Folklife Spotlight: Kristi Brown
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The Discovery Zone is Hitting the Road for Wintergrass!
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This is Folklife Spotlight: Steve Sneed
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Festál Turns 20 FÊTE
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This is Folklife Spotlight: Doug Plummer
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In 2017, the Northwest Folklife Festival Feels Especially Significant
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Announcing Northwest Folklife’s 2017 Cultural Focus: Festál Turns 20
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Community Coordinator Spotlight: Bernice Maslan
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Perform at the 46th annual Northwest Folklife Festival!
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Your Gift Amplifies the Voices of our Cultural Communities
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Welcome, Shaun Mejia, Folklife’s Communications Coordinator
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Community Coordinator Spotlight: Wes Weddell
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Thanks for a great Seattle Children’s Festival!
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A Letter from Rob Townsend
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Tips for Exploring the Seattle Children’s Festival
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Community Coordinator Spotlight: Katrina Ji
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Explore Fine Artisan Chinese Teas, Friends of Folklife
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Warm Welcome To Mark Crawford
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ArtXchange Gallery To Host Humaira Abid’s Artist Talk & Mingle for Folkstarters
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A Night of Music, Painting & Dance
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You Make It All Possible 🎵🎶
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Arts & Culture Connections for Friends of Folklife
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The More We Celebrate Each Other The Better
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Northwest Folklife Executive Director Robert Townsend To Retire in Fall 2016
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Northwest Folklife Partnership: Arts in Nature Festival and Big World Breaks
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A Limerick Souvenir of the 45th Folklife Festival
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Mary Sherhart Shares Her Joy for Folklife 2016
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Thank You, Friends of Folklife
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Welcome to Our Native Land Powwow and Coastal Day Celebrations
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Indie Roots programming at the Festival
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Join Us for a Song and a Beer
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Getting to the 2016 Northwest Folklife Festival
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Let’s Dance!
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Volunteer Spotlight: Wayne Severson
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Celebrating Friends of Folklife
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Art for Everyone: Paperstock
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For the kids and families at Folklife Festival
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Visual Arts at Folklife
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Volunteer Spotlight: Julia Brewer
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Your Support Creates Ties Behind the Scenes
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What is Community Power?
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Join us for a PreFest Party!
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Thanks To Help From Our Friends
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Did you apply to perform at the 2016 Folklife Festival?
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Wintergrass is this weekend!
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Arts and Nature Festival
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EMP Museum kicks off 15th Annual Sound Off! Competition
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Show Your Love for Folklife Benefit Concert
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We envision strong communities, united by arts and culture.
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Your gift creates one big neighborhood for us all
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Happy Holidays from Northwest Folklife!
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Meet Anna Buxton!
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Why give? Discover Northwest Folklife
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How Do We Make Northwest Folklife Strong for the Future?
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Folklife Defined
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Donate your Lightly Used Clothes and Housewares and Benefit Folklife!
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PERFORM AT THE 45TH ANNUAL FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL
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Thank You for a Successful 2nd Annual Seattle Children’s Festival
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Help us grow the Seattle Children’s Festival!
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5 Tips For Navigating the Second Annual Seattle Children’s Festival
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Special Guest Arthur at Seattle Children’s Festival
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Power 2 Give: Your Gift Doubles
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Have You Met The Onlies?
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Cultural Intelligence: What’s Your Child’s Global IQ?
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Apply Now to Perform at the 2016 Folklife Festival
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Meet The Miho & Diego Duo
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Power 2 Give: Your Gifts Matched!
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Who Is Sunshine Music Together?
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Mexican Folk Dance in the Pacific Northwest
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Podorythmie at the Seattle Children’s Festival
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Give Kids the Gift of Community
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Stream the Festival and Relive your Favorite Moments
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Thank You for Giving!
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Let the spirit of Folklife carry us all year.
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Final Fun at Folklife ’15
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Festival Starts Today – Bring the Family Down!
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Announcing the Incredible Dances of South Asia
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Northwest Folklife Festivals Indie Roots Lineup – Sponsored by 90.3 KEXP – kexp.org
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Q&A with Grace Love of Grace Love and the True Loves
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Make the Magic Happen! How to Support the Festival
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Muckleshoot Canoe Family In the “Welcome to Our Native Land Coastal Cultures Day Celebration!”
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Call to Fiber Artists
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Young Folks Power Folklife!
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An Interview with RingSide Slam
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Reggae Rising: Hip-Hop’s Roots in Reggae Music
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What do you love most about the Northwest Folklife Festival?
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Thanks to our Sponsors: CHEER! Seattle
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JOIN US MAY 1 AND KICK OFF THE FESTIVAL!
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Dancing at the Northwest Folklife Festival
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Speak Out!
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It’s National Volunteer Week
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Seattle Youth Poet Laureate
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Raise the Town Out!
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Douglas Ridings Performs Solo Odissi at the Festival
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EMP’s 2015 Sound Off Winner Plays Festival
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Contra Dancing
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What Is A “Kukeri?”
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Paperstock 2015: Pacific Northwest Poster Art
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Experience Traditional West African Dance with Sohoyini in Bellevue – FREE!
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You’re Invited! La Peña Flamenca de Seattle Performs this Saturday in Bellevue
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Programming & Marketing Internship Opportunity
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Northwest Folklife & 206 Zulu Take on 2015 Cultural Focus
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What Is Flamenco?
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Who Are The Dog Pound B-Boys?
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Announcing the 2015 Cultural Focus
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Hip Hop History Month is November
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PERFORM AT THE 2015 FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL (MAY 22-25)
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PCC Brings Healthy Treats to the Seattle Children’s Festival
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Meet Singer-Songwriter and Crankie Maker, Dejah Leger
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Kindie Musician Caspar Babypants at the Seattle Children’s Festival
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Pro-Jump Roper Turns Sport to Art
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Music Together Brings Fun for the Young Set
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Inside Afro-Brazilian Martial Art-Dance Traditions in Seattle
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Recess Monkey Q&A
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Seattle Children’s Festival
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FOLKLIFE PRESENTS AT KIRKLAND SUMMERFEST
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Summertime Fun with Folklife!
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Winter Fireside Party Schedule
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Now Accepting Performer Applications
