2011 Florida Folk Festival - Expired Event |
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| Location | Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park White Springs, FL 32096 |
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| Description: | 2011 Florida Folk Festival May 27 - 29, 2011 Welcome to the 59th Florida Folk Festival, a three-day celebration of the music, dance, stories, crafts and food that make Florida unique. From Irish fiddle tunes and kumquat pie, to the wide varieties of music brought by immigrants, the state\'s cultural heritage reflects the lives of generations of Florida families and communities. Throughout the Memorial Day weekend more than 300 performances give voice and meaning to Florida\'s heritage. Folk artists and tradition-bearers presented each year in the Folklife Area reflect research and field documentation conducted by the Florida Department of State\'s Folklife Program. The 2011 Folklife Area celebrates the diverse cultures of the state\'s Panhandle coastline counties. Be sure to visit the Folklife Area to experience the compelling traditions and savor the flavors, sights, and sounds, of some of Florida\'s oldest and newest cultural communities. At the Florida Folk Festival you can sit with the masters who keep cultural traditions alive. In jam sessions, demonstrations and workshops, try your own hand at playing mandolin, telling stories, or making a pine needle basket. Learn how to collect your family\'s history, call a square dance, or the importance of native plant and animal species. Take a shopping excursion and visit with Florida\'s traditional and contemporary craftsmen. Then dine on collard greens and cornbread, chicken pilau and hoppin\' john, shrimp gumbo, barbecue, curries, gyros and lime fizzes. As the sun sets, settle in for concerts by moonlight or dance the night away at the Heritage Stage. At the end of the day you\'ll have discovered new corners of the state from the people who call Florida home. Join us along the Suwannee River at Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, home of the Florida Folk Festival for 59 years. The Festival is presented under the auspices of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection\'s Division of Recreation and Parks. | |||
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| Phone | 877-635-3655 | |||
| Event Website | http://www.floridastateparks.org/folkfest/ | |||
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