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Community Jam
Dance Performance
All
206 Zulu Showcase
Arabic Persian and Central Asian Dance
Arts Corps Showcase
Bollywood Showcase
Festival Sundiata Showcase
Filipino Showcase
Hawaiian Showcase
Incredible Dances of South Asia: Sponsored by NW Asian Weekly
Mexican Folkoric Dance Show
Morris Dance Showcase
Morris Dance in the Promenade
Peruvian Dance Showcase
Queen of the Hill: Presented by UW Hip Hop Association and 206 Zulu
Romanian Showcase
Scandi Performance Dance
Underbelly: Tribal Fusion Bellydance Showcase
Youth Bollywood Dance
Film
Music & Dance Showcase
All
40th Anniversary Celebration
Croatian Showcase
Iranian Showcase
Japanese Showcase
Polish Showcase
SEEDArts Showcase
Tahitian Showcase
Turkish Showcase
Ukrainian Showcase
Music-Dance Workshop Application
All
Kirtan Chanting
Seattle Symphony - Lullaby Project
Music Performance
All
91.3 KBCS Acoustic Showcase
A Bailar! Latin Dance Party
Aquarela Do Brasil: Brazilian Showcase
Balkan Misfits Party
Beats
Bluegrass on the Green
Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents: Original Music Inspired by 'Dr. Seuss'
Centrum Presents: Voice Works Duets
Contemporary A Cappella Musicians' Institute Showcase
Creative Advantage
EMP's Sound Off! Showcase
Ear to the Ground: Indie Roots: Sponsored by KEXP 90.3 FM
Emerald City Songwriter Circles
Empresses New Groove
Evan Flory-Barnes presents Seattle-Folk Music
Festival Sundiata Showcase
Fiddle Showcase
Folk
Friday Night Blues: Sponsored by Seattle Pipeline
Gospel Showcase
Greater Seattle Choral Consortium Concert
Groove Dance Party
Heavy Vibes
Highland Pipes Show
Honk! Showcase
Hot Strings and Pickin' Bluegrass
Incredible Dances of South Asia: Sponsored by NW Asian Weekly
Jack Straw Cultural Center Showcase
Kickin' Up Dust Showcase: Sponsored by KEXP 90.3 FM
Kindiependent Show: Sponsored by ParentMap
Kinfolk: Ancient Voices: Sponsored by KEXP 90.3 FM
KlezFest
Labor Show
Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler: Cajun and Zydeco Music
Latin Lounge Showcase
Lively Bluegrass Music
Maple Folk Show
Maritime Showcase
Mo Jams at Folklife
Mountain Music
Next Generation: Indie Roots
Nordic Voices
Northwest Stringband Throwdown
Québécois Showcase
Raisin A Ruckus
Redefined: Sponsored by KEXP 90.3FM
Reggae Rising Party
Rhapsody Showcase
Rhymes and Vibes
SEEDArts Showcase
Seattle Living Room Showcase: Sponsored by KEXP 90.3 FM
Seattle Opera Presents Our Earth
Seattle Symphony - Lullaby Project
Second Inversion Showcase
Slavic Voices
Songs from Hawaii
Songs: The Soul of Bluegrass (A Concert in Memory of Hazel Dickens)
Songwriters in Seattle
Southeast Seattle Community Youth Orchestra
Sunday Juggin'
Taiko Show
The Acoustic Lounge
The Big Jewish Show
The Essences: Expressions of Africa Through Hip Hop and Beyond
The Power of Human Voice Showcase: Presented by Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
The Soul of Emerald City: Presented by Festival Sundiata
The Vera Project Presents
Treefort Music Showcase: Sponsored by KEXP 90.3 FM
Underwood Stables Show: Sponsored by KEXP 90.3 FM
Voices from Around World
Voices from South India
Voices from Southern India
Young Grass Showcase
Narrative-Storyteller
All
26 Songs in 30 Days Showcase
Crankie Festival
Ghost Stories
Jack Straw Presents
Liars' Contest
Monday Storytelling
Ringside Slam Showcase
Seattle Arts & Lectures Presents the Seattle Youth Poet Laureate
Singin' Stories
Standup Comedy Showcase
Stories for the Whole Family
Panel Discussion
Participatory Dance
All
Balkan Dance
Cajun & Zydeco
English Country Dance
Evening Blues Dance
Family Dance
Family Dance Workshop
Friday Cajun Roadhouse
Friday Evening Contra
Friday Opening Contra
High School Swing Dance
Hot Squares
International Folkdance Party!
Irish Country Dance
It's a Polka Party!
Jazz Age Partner Dance
Modern Western Square Dance
Monday Afternoon Contra
Monday Closing Contra
Monday Morning Contra
Polka Dance
Rhythms & Moves of African Dance
STG Presents
Salsa Dance
Saturday Afternoon Contra
Saturday Morning Contra
Saturday Night Contra Dance
Scandinavian Dance
Scottish Country Dance
Singing Squares
Sunday Afternoon Contra
Sunday Morning Contra
Sunday Sunset Contra
Swing! Swing! Swing!
Tango Dance
Tractor Tavern Square Dance
Waltz Showcase
West Coast Swing
Western Swing and Country Barnburner
Zwiefacher Dance Showcase
Participatory Singing
Special Event
All
Coolout Network: 25th Anniversary
Genre
Africa - MUSIC
Africa- DANCE
Americana
Annual Cultural Focus Group
Asia - MUSIC
Australia-New Zealand - MUSIC
Bluegrass
Blues
British Isles-Ireland - DANCE
British Isles-Ireland - MUSIC
Cajun-Zydeco
Caribbean-Reggae
Central-Eastern Europe & Balkan - DANCE
Central-Eastern Europe & Balkan - MUSIC
Children's Programs - Hands on Activities
Children’s Programs - DANCE
Children’s Programs - MUSIC-CHORAL
Choirs-Vocal
Choirs-Vocal Groups
Contemporary Folk Music
Contemporay R&B - Soul-Funk
Contra-Square Dance Band
Country Western
Film
Folk Punk
Folk Rock
Gospel
Greater Middle East-North Africa - DANCE
Greater Middle East-North Africa - MUSIC
Hip Hop
Hip Hop - DANCE
Indie
International Folkdanc Band-Perrfomance
Jazz
Jazz - DANCE
Jewish-Israel - MUSIC
Jugband
Latin America - DANCE
Latin America - MUSIC
Maritime
Misc. Instrumental
Native American - MUSIC
Old Time Music
Panel
Panel Discussions
Parade Group-Marching Band
Polynesia-Hawaii - DANCE
Polynesia-Hawaii - MUSIC
Scandinavia-Baltic - DANCE
Scandinavia-Baltic - MUSIC
School Ensembles
Singer-Songwriter
South Asian - DANCE
Southeast-East Asia - DANCE
Special Events
Spectacle-Circus Arts
Storytellers
Theater-Musical Theatre
Traditional American DANCE
Traditional North American Folk Music
Uncategorized
Western Europe - DANCE
Western Europe - MUSIC
World-International - DANCE
World-International - MUSIC
Program
Cultural Focus
Indie Roots
Youth & Family
Popular
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Captain Becks
Sky Pirate
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Friday
, May 27
7:00pm PDT
Jacob Miller and the Bridge City Crooners
Fisher Green Stage: Sponsored by 91.3 KBCS
7:30pm PDT
Intuitive Compass
Back Porch Stage
8:00pm PDT
Toulooloo
Fisher Pavilion (Warren's Roadhouse)
8:30pm PDT
Wild Saffron
Exhibition Hall (International Dance Stage)
9:25pm PDT
Jefferson Rose Band
Mural Amphitheatre: Presented by Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
9:30pm PDT
The Westerlies
Center Theatre
Saturday
, May 28
11:00am PDT
Chinmayi Bhavanishankar
Bagley Wright Theatre
Himalayan Daughters
Bagley Wright Theatre
Lak Daruwo
Bagley Wright Theatre
Naosheen & Group
Bagley Wright Theatre
Kaze Daiko
Fountain Lawn Stage
11:40am PDT
The Blackberry Bushes Stringband
Fisher Green Stage: Sponsored by 91.3 KBCS
11:45am PDT
Seattle Kokon Taiko
Fountain Lawn Stage
Tobias the Owl
Vera Project/Gallery: Sponsored by Seattle Weekly
12:10pm PDT
Lietutis Lithuanian Folkdance Group
Exhibition Hall (International Dance Stage)
12:50pm PDT
Ivan-da-Mar'ya
Exhibition Hall (International Dance Stage)
1:00pm PDT
Acoustic Jamming
Boeing Green
Eclectic Cloggers with Moonshine and Turpentine
Open-Air Dance Stage
Barbershop Workshop
Cornish Courtyard
1:15pm PDT
The Dovetails
Back Porch Stage
1:30pm PDT
Ke`ala `O Kamailelauli`ili`i
Exhibition Hall (International Dance Stage)
2:00pm PDT
Island Thyme Morris Dancers
Armory Court Stage
Renegade Rose Morris
McCaw Promenade
Crankie Festival featuring Kelsey Nelsen, Melanie Brauner, Squirrel Butter, and Podorythmie
Center Theatre
2:15pm PDT
Faces Dance Group
Exhibition Hall (International Dance Stage)
Filipiniana Dance Company
Exhibition Hall (International Dance Stage)
Silangan Chorus
Exhibition Hall (International Dance Stage)
2:35pm PDT
The Warren G. Hardings
Mural Amphitheatre: Presented by Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
3:00pm PDT
Oolleemm, Korean Traditional performing arts org.
Open-Air Dance Stage
Sound and Fury Morris
McCaw Promenade
Beginning Bones Playing
Rhythm Tent
Ukrainian Folk Songs
Armory Loft - Music Workshops
4:00pm PDT
Desi Girls
Discovery Zone Stage: Sponsored by ParentMap
Siam Smile Thai Classical and Folk Dance
Open-Air Dance Stage
Showtunes/Contemporary A Capella Singalong
Cornish Courtyard
5:25pm PDT
Handsome and Gretyl
Vera Project/Gallery: Sponsored by Seattle Weekly
6:45pm PDT
The m9
Fountain Lawn Stage
The Mighty Dreadful Stringband
Back Porch Stage
7:30pm PDT
Rain City Ramblers
Fisher Green Stage: Sponsored by 91.3 KBCS
Sunday
, May 29
11:00am PDT
Ke Liko A'e O Lei Lehua E Kapuaokalani
Bagley Wright Theatre
Japanese Koto Club
Folklife Cafe: Sponsored by Seattle Channel
Introduction to the Autoharp
Armory Loft - Music Workshops
Paul 'Che oke ten' Wagner
Discovery Zone Stage: Sponsored by ParentMap
Village Carols
Cornish Courtyard
11:25am PDT
Katherine Gee, Storyteller
Discovery Zone Stage: Sponsored by ParentMap
12:00pm PDT
NW Cajun Jammers
Boeing Green
1:20pm PDT
Panama Folklore / Bailes y Alegrias Panamenas
Exhibition Hall (International Dance Stage)
2:00pm PDT
Bailadores de Bronce
Exhibition Hall (International Dance Stage)
Queen of The Hill: All-Female Open Styles Dance Battle
EMP Sky Church: Sponsored by City Arts Magazine
STG’s presents: The Jungle Book Workshop
Discovery Zone Stage: Sponsored by ParentMap
2:40pm PDT
Grupo Folklorico Guadalajara
Exhibition Hall (International Dance Stage)
3:00pm PDT
Klezmer & Yiddish Song 101
Boeing Green
Peruvian Passion Dance
Open-Air Dance Stage
3:20pm PDT
Ballet Folklorico Mexico Lindo
Exhibition Hall (International Dance Stage)
3:50pm PDT
Fisher Ensemble
Cornish Playhouse
4:00pm PDT
Rags and Songs from the Ragtime Era
Boeing Green
Te Fare O Tamatoa - Tahitian Dance Troupe
Exhibition Hall (International Dance Stage)
5:00pm PDT
Uke Ninja Jam
Boeing Green
Harry Belafonte: Sing Your Song
SIFF Film Center
Sing Sea Chanteys
Cornish Courtyard
5:05pm PDT
Mehregan
Center Theatre
5:20pm PDT
The Moonshine
Fisher Green Stage: Sponsored by 91.3 KBCS
6:00pm PDT
Wylie & the Wild West
Fountain Lawn Stage
The Polka Guyz
Armory Court Stage
6:10pm PDT
Tangled Rain Stringband
Fisher Green Stage: Sponsored by 91.3 KBCS
6:15pm PDT
Skyrish
Trad Stage
7:00pm PDT
Nafiah
Exhibition Hall (International Dance Stage)
Zulaika
Exhibition Hall (International Dance Stage)
Powell Mountain Bluegrass Band
Fisher Green Stage: Sponsored by 91.3 KBCS
Diatonic Buttonbox Accordion
Armory Loft - Music Workshops
7:30pm PDT
Baby Gramps
Back Porch Stage
8:30pm PDT
Champagne Honeybee
Vera Project/Gallery: Sponsored by Seattle Weekly
Dysfunction Junction
Fisher Green Stage: Sponsored by 91.3 KBCS
The Secret Sea
Folklife Cafe: Sponsored by Seattle Channel
Anne Rutherford
Cornish Playhouse
Monday
, May 30
11:00am PDT
Open Irish Traditional Music Session
Boeing Green
Serpanok
Exhibition Hall (International Dance Stage)
House of Tarab
Fisher Green Stage: Sponsored by 91.3 KBCS
No Ice
Back Porch Stage
The Whizpops!
Fountain Lawn Stage
Mad Lib Songwriting
Armory Loft - Music Workshops
1000 Cellos
Cornish Courtyard
11:45am PDT
University Presbyterian Church Gospel Choir
Mural Amphitheatre: Presented by Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
12:15pm PDT
Jacqueine Echols
Mural Amphitheatre: Presented by Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
12:35pm PDT
Imago Dei Gospel Choir
Mural Amphitheatre: Presented by Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
12:45pm PDT
Enzian Schuhplattler
Exhibition Hall (International Dance Stage)
1:00pm PDT
Open Old-Time Jam
Boeing Green
1:30pm PDT
The Columbia: America’s Greatest Power Stream
SIFF Film Center
2:00pm PDT
Jamming Bluegrass
Boeing Green
2:10pm PDT
Total Experience Gospel Choir
Mural Amphitheatre: Presented by Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
2:40pm PDT
Fire & Ice Irish Dance Company
Exhibition Hall (International Dance Stage)
3:00pm PDT
Ballard Sedentary Sousa Band
Mural Amphitheatre: Presented by Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Sing-Along Bach!
Cornish Courtyard
3:45pm PDT
Hillfolk Noir
Fountain Lawn Stage
4:00pm PDT
Western Swing Jam
Boeing Green
Mozart Requiem Sing-A-Long
Cornish Courtyard
4:30pm PDT
Rabbit Wilde
Fountain Lawn Stage
7:30pm PDT
Chaotic Noise Marching Corps
Fountain Lawn Stage
8:15pm PDT
Clinton Fearon & Boogie Brown Band
Mural Amphitheatre: Presented by Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
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May 27
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Armory Court Stage
Armory Loft - Dance Workshops
Armory Loft - Music Workshops
Back Porch Stage
Bagley Wright Theatre
Boeing Green
Center Theatre
Cornish Courtyard
Cornish Playhouse
Discovery Zone Stage: Sponsored by ParentMap
EMP JBL Theatre (Narrative Stage)
EMP Sky Church: Sponsored by City Arts Magazine
Exhibition Hall (International Dance Stage)
Fisher Green Stage: Sponsored by 91.3 KBCS
Fisher Pavilion (Warren's Roadhouse)
Folklife Cafe: Sponsored by Seattle Channel
Fountain Lawn Stage
McCaw Promenade
Mural Amphitheatre: Presented by Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Open-Air Dance Stage
Rhythm Tent
SIFF Film Center
Trad Stage
Vera Project/Gallery: Sponsored by Seattle Weekly
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Community Jam
Dance Performance
All
206 Zulu Showcase
Arabic Persian and Central Asian Dance
Arts Corps Showcase
Bollywood Showcase
Festival Sundiata Showcase
Filipino Showcase
Hawaiian Showcase
Incredible Dances of South Asia: Sponsored by NW Asian Weekly
Mexican Folkoric Dance Show
Morris Dance Showcase
Morris Dance in the Promenade
Peruvian Dance Showcase
Queen of the Hill: Presented by UW Hip Hop Association and 206 Zulu
Romanian Showcase
Scandi Performance Dance
Underbelly: Tribal Fusion Bellydance Showcase
Youth Bollywood Dance
Film
Music & Dance Showcase
All
40th Anniversary Celebration
Croatian Showcase
Iranian Showcase
Japanese Showcase
Polish Showcase
SEEDArts Showcase
Tahitian Showcase
Turkish Showcase
Ukrainian Showcase
Music-Dance Workshop Application
All
Kirtan Chanting
Seattle Symphony - Lullaby Project
Music Performance
All
91.3 KBCS Acoustic Showcase
A Bailar! Latin Dance Party
Aquarela Do Brasil: Brazilian Showcase
Balkan Misfits Party
Beats
Bluegrass on the Green
Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents: Original Music Inspired by 'Dr. Seuss'
Centrum Presents: Voice Works Duets
Contemporary A Cappella Musicians' Institute Showcase
Creative Advantage
EMP's Sound Off! Showcase
Ear to the Ground: Indie Roots: Sponsored by KEXP 90.3 FM
Emerald City Songwriter Circles
Empresses New Groove
Evan Flory-Barnes presents Seattle-Folk Music
Festival Sundiata Showcase
Fiddle Showcase
Folk
Friday Night Blues: Sponsored by Seattle Pipeline
Gospel Showcase
Greater Seattle Choral Consortium Concert
Groove Dance Party
Heavy Vibes
Highland Pipes Show
Honk! Showcase
Hot Strings and Pickin' Bluegrass
Incredible Dances of South Asia: Sponsored by NW Asian Weekly
Jack Straw Cultural Center Showcase
Kickin' Up Dust Showcase: Sponsored by KEXP 90.3 FM
Kindiependent Show: Sponsored by ParentMap
Kinfolk: Ancient Voices: Sponsored by KEXP 90.3 FM
KlezFest
Labor Show
Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler: Cajun and Zydeco Music
Latin Lounge Showcase
Lively Bluegrass Music
Maple Folk Show
Maritime Showcase
Mo Jams at Folklife
Mountain Music
Next Generation: Indie Roots
Nordic Voices
Northwest Stringband Throwdown
Québécois Showcase
Raisin A Ruckus
Redefined: Sponsored by KEXP 90.3FM
Reggae Rising Party
Rhapsody Showcase
Rhymes and Vibes
SEEDArts Showcase
Seattle Living Room Showcase: Sponsored by KEXP 90.3 FM
Seattle Opera Presents Our Earth
Seattle Symphony - Lullaby Project
Second Inversion Showcase
Slavic Voices
Songs from Hawaii
Songs: The Soul of Bluegrass (A Concert in Memory of Hazel Dickens)
Songwriters in Seattle
Southeast Seattle Community Youth Orchestra
Sunday Juggin'
Taiko Show
The Acoustic Lounge
The Big Jewish Show
The Essences: Expressions of Africa Through Hip Hop and Beyond
The Power of Human Voice Showcase: Presented by Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
The Soul of Emerald City: Presented by Festival Sundiata
The Vera Project Presents
Treefort Music Showcase: Sponsored by KEXP 90.3 FM
Underwood Stables Show: Sponsored by KEXP 90.3 FM
Voices from Around World
Voices from South India
Voices from Southern India
Young Grass Showcase
Narrative-Storyteller
All
26 Songs in 30 Days Showcase
Crankie Festival
Ghost Stories
Jack Straw Presents
Liars' Contest
Monday Storytelling
Ringside Slam Showcase
Seattle Arts & Lectures Presents the Seattle Youth Poet Laureate
Singin' Stories
Standup Comedy Showcase
Stories for the Whole Family
Panel Discussion
Participatory Dance
All
Balkan Dance
Cajun & Zydeco
English Country Dance
Evening Blues Dance
Family Dance
Family Dance Workshop
Friday Cajun Roadhouse
Friday Evening Contra
Friday Opening Contra
High School Swing Dance
Hot Squares
International Folkdance Party!
Irish Country Dance
It's a Polka Party!
Jazz Age Partner Dance
Modern Western Square Dance
Monday Afternoon Contra
Monday Closing Contra
Monday Morning Contra
Polka Dance
Rhythms & Moves of African Dance
STG Presents
Salsa Dance
Saturday Afternoon Contra
Saturday Morning Contra
Saturday Night Contra Dance
Scandinavian Dance
Scottish Country Dance
Singing Squares
Sunday Afternoon Contra
Sunday Morning Contra
Sunday Sunset Contra
Swing! Swing! Swing!
Tango Dance
Tractor Tavern Square Dance
Waltz Showcase
West Coast Swing
Western Swing and Country Barnburner
Zwiefacher Dance Showcase
Participatory Singing
Special Event
All
Coolout Network: 25th Anniversary
Genre
Africa - MUSIC
Africa- DANCE
Americana
Annual Cultural Focus Group
Asia - MUSIC
Australia-New Zealand - MUSIC
Bluegrass
Blues
British Isles-Ireland - DANCE
British Isles-Ireland - MUSIC
Cajun-Zydeco
Caribbean-Reggae
Central-Eastern Europe & Balkan - DANCE
Central-Eastern Europe & Balkan - MUSIC
Children's Programs - Hands on Activities
Children’s Programs - DANCE
Children’s Programs - MUSIC-CHORAL
Choirs-Vocal
Choirs-Vocal Groups
Contemporary Folk Music
Contemporay R&B - Soul-Funk
Contra-Square Dance Band
Country Western
Film
Folk Punk
Folk Rock
Gospel
Greater Middle East-North Africa - DANCE
Greater Middle East-North Africa - MUSIC
Hip Hop
Hip Hop - DANCE
Indie
International Folkdanc Band-Perrfomance
Jazz
Jazz - DANCE
Jewish-Israel - MUSIC
Jugband
Latin America - DANCE
Latin America - MUSIC
Maritime
Misc. Instrumental
Native American - MUSIC
Old Time Music
Panel
Panel Discussions
Parade Group-Marching Band
Polynesia-Hawaii - DANCE
Polynesia-Hawaii - MUSIC
Scandinavia-Baltic - DANCE
Scandinavia-Baltic - MUSIC
School Ensembles
Singer-Songwriter
South Asian - DANCE
Southeast-East Asia - DANCE
Special Events
Spectacle-Circus Arts
Storytellers
Theater-Musical Theatre
Traditional American DANCE
Traditional North American Folk Music
Uncategorized
Western Europe - DANCE
Western Europe - MUSIC
World-International - DANCE
World-International - MUSIC
Program
Cultural Focus
Indie Roots
Youth & Family
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