The Festival showcases cultural achievements of Pennsylvania’s Slavic-American ethnic groups, featuring exhibits, demonstrations of folk art and live performing groups.  There will be book and artifact booths, an ethnic snack bar and special events for children on Saturday morning from 10:00 a.m. to noon, including a babalaika and accordion duo and a ventriloquist.  Participation of the audience will be encouraged.

The Sunday program will feature classical music with Galla & Dan, dance music by Zima and David Barro, folk singer.  The Festival will end with the traditional Closing Ceremony.

There will be special museum exhibits and demonstrations of various folk arts throughout the Festival with Peggy and Nick Miskovsky of State College, Pennsylvania demonstrating Ukrainian Easter egg decoration.  Exhibits of Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Polish, Croatian and Russian folk arts will be on display throughout the Festival.

Several commercial vendors and a souvenir stand will purvey various books, music, artifacts, amber and ethnic clothing items.

The Ethnic Snack Bar will serve hot foods on Saturday from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. and again from 5:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.  Foods featured will include soups, sandwiches and entrees.  Hot foods will also be available on Sunday from 12:30 pm until 3:30 pm.  Both hot and cold beverages and pastries will be available throughout the Festival.

The Festival is sponsored by the Penn State Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages.  Lorraine Kapitanoff is the coordinator of the Festival, Anna Mary Smally is the snack bar manager and the Festival secretary is Galla Kozlova Higinbotham.  There is no admission charge and programs are free.  However, donations will be gratefully accepted to help continue this Festival.

The preliminary program of Festival events will be available at 311 Burrowes Building, University Park, Pennsylvania or by calling the Festival coordinator at (814) 238-6416 after April 10.