14th Annual Multicultural Festival

Saturday, May 4, 2013
10am – 2pm
Idlewild Park 115 Idlewild Avenue, Easton, Maryland

The Avalon Foundation along with the founding members of the P.E.A.C.E. organization, invite you to come celebrate the 14th annual Multicultural Festival which will be held on Saturday, May 4th 2013 from 10a.m-2p.m. in Idlewild Park in Easton. Each year on the first Saturday in May, friends, neighbors and visitors celebrate the cultural diversity of our community through live music, dance, art, crafts, games, food, fellowship and more. The Festival celebrates cultural diversity by providing events that positively showcase cultural differences and encourages people to share and celebrate in unity. This event is free and open to the public.

The Multicultural Festival is the work of the Avalon Foundation whose mission is to provide diversified arts and educational programs in order to improve the quality of life on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The Avalon foundation is supported by the Talbot County Arts Council and made possible by generous sponsors, participants and volunteers.

If you are interested in sponsoring this event please contact Colleen Brighton 410-443-1439 or colleen@theavalonfoundation.com . Please contact Ryan Finch for consideration for the 2013 event as a performer 443-924-4778 or ryan@avalontheatre.com

Unite! Celebrate! Have Fun!

Eat! Learn! Play! Listen! Sing!

Variety of Foods
Fun Crafts
Entertainment
Booths & Exhibits
Activities for Kids
Educational Materials

Promote Community, Heritage and Culture!

2013 Scheduled Entertainment

Randy Welch-Bag Pipes 10:00-10:15

Chesapeake Multicultural Resource Center Programming 10:15-10:45

Chesapeake Youth Chorale 10:45-11:00

Gnar Dogs 11:00-11:30

Hooping4Life 11:30-11:40

EHS Multicultural Festival Logo Award Presentation 11:40-11:45

P.E.A.C.E Prayer 11:45-Noon

Walidane African Drummers Noon-12:45

D.S.S. Foster Family Presentation 12:45-1pm

Chopteeth Afro Funk Big Band 1:00-2:00

2013 Participating Exhibitors

Academy Art Museum

Alpha Kappa Alpha, Kappa Theta Omega Chapter

Avalon Foundation

Aguayuda, Inc.

Betty's Boutique

Blood Bank of Delmarva

CASA of Talbot and Dorchester Counties

Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Chesapeake HELPS!

Chesapeake Multicultural Resource Center

Chesapeake Voyagers

Chesapeake Youth Chorale

Choptank Community Health System, Inc.

Democratic Women's Club of Talbot County

Eastern Shore Land Conservancy

Eastern Shore Savvy

Easton High School  FFA Chapter

Easton Police Department

Easton Utilities

Evergreen Cove

Habitat Choptank

Historical Society of Talbot County

Hooping 4 Fitness

LizzyB Designs

Mankind Project

Manor Discovery Center

Maryland Access Point

Mental Health Association of Talbot County

MD Coalition of Families

Mid Shore Mediation Center

P.E.A.C.E.

Parent Coalition of Talbot Partnership

Pet Pantries

Rhythmic Foundations Music Therapy Services

SGI-USA

Shore Health Regional Breast Center

ShoreCorps/PALS - AmeriCorps

Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center

Taking a Nick out of Diabetes

Talbot County DSS

Talbot County Early Head Start

Talbot County Free Library

Talbot County Health Department's Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening and Treatment Program

Talbot county Health Department-Maryland Children's Health Program

Talbot Humane

Talbot Interfaith Shelter

UMD-Talbot Master Gardeners

Talbot Mentors

The Country School

The Talbot Bank

Target

UMD Extension Talbot Co. 4-H

Women of Dorcas Association, Inc.

2013 Food Vendors

Amish Country Farmers Market-Crab Cake Sandwich

Catering by Jamie For Jen’s Gems to Benefit the Ronald McDonald House-Pit Beef, Pit Turkey and more

Fresh Start-Puertican Rice, Fish and Chips

Iglesia Camino de Fe-Latin Fare

Pop's Snow Palace and Treats-Sno Cones, Pretzels, Nachos and Cheese, and Sweet Tea

Scottish Highland Creamery-Homemade Ice Cream

Scotts UM Church Homecoming-Baked Goods and Candy Apples

Talbot Mentors-Italian Sausage and Peppers, Italian Cookies

Taking a Nick Out of Diabetes-Baked Goods and Hot Dogs

Women of Dorcas Association, Inc.-Candy