Tuesday, November 19, 2024

RHODE ISLAND HERITAGE MONTH

Rhode Island Heritage Month’s Virtual Celebration – Week 3

During this four-week celebration, we are bringing you:

20   performances

9   educational presentations 

4  cooking demonstrations

4 storytelling presentations

3   dance demonstrations  

  2   craft demonstrations 

Week Three of Rhode Island Heritage Month’s Virtual Celebration

RIHPHC premieres week three of RI Heritage Month’s Virtual Celebration on YouTube ! This family-friendly virtual event invites you to hear the sounds and feel the rhythms from different cultures. We will feature a spectacular ASL performance by students from the RI School for the Deaf, learn about the St. Andrew’s Society of RI, meditate, and cook bratwurst!

Week Three Features:

* Governor Daniel McKee (Welcome Message)

* Jeffrey Emidy, RIHPHC Interim Executive Director 

* Kobi Dennis, Virtual Celebration Host

* Rhode Island School for the Deaf (Singing the National Anthem in ASL)

* Azama Dance Company (Middle Eastern Dancing)

* Langston Hughes Community Poetry Reading

* St. Andrew’s Society of Rhode Island

* India Association of Rhode Island (Shades of Holi Performance Compilation)

* Quisequeya en Accion Folklore Group (Dominican Dancing)

* French American School of RI (Students Singing)

* Falun Dafa (Meditative Instruction)

* Origami demonstrated by Falun Dafa

* Elliniki Yperiphania Greek Pride RI (Dancing)

* German American Cultural Society (Bratwurst Cooking Demo)

Join us EVERY Saturday in September on our  YouTube channel  for another 60-minute virtual celebration of “Heritage Highlights” from different cultural performance groups, heritage organizations, and hands-on activities like cooking and dance demonstrations.

Next week, on Saturday, September 25th, we will feature a dynamic dance performance by Brown University’s DAEBAK Korean Pop group, learn how to apply Henna, listen to the Scandinavian Chorus, and take a tour of the Providence Children’s Museum