Multicultural Fest is April 29

            Sights, sounds, and aromas from around the world will fill the Student Plaza as West Virginia State University holds its 19^th Annual Multicultural Festival on Thursday, April 29.  Festivities begin at 11 a.m. and will continue until 3 p.m.  The event is free and open to the public.

            Activities at this year’s festival include ethnic music, international food sampling, , multicultural displays, poetry,  and information booths.

            Featured musical entertainment includes the Shayar and Krooshal Force, the Fairmont State University African Ensemble, and Zumba dance. 

            During the festival, WVSU has made a commitment with the YWCA to support “Stand Against Racism” with literature and ribbons regarding eliminating racism to be handed out.  

            West Virginia State University is a public, land-grant, historically black college which has evolved into a fully accessible, racially integrated, and multi-generational institution of higher education.  Students come from all over the United States plus seven foreign countries. The University prides itself on being a "living laboratory of human relations".

            For information about the festival contact LaKeisha Barron Brown at 304-766-3084 or e-mail lbarron@wvstateu.edu.

11:00-11:30         Shayar & Krooshal Force

11:30-12:00         Fairmont State African Ensemble

12:00-12:30         Peruvian Trio

12:30-1:00           Zumba, Edith Vergara

1:00-1:30              Shayar & Krooshal Force

1:30-2:00              Fairmont State African Ensemble

2:00-2:30              Shayar & Krooshal Force

2:30-3:00              WVSU Student Tiffany MissTalented Finkton & WVSU Leadership Poets