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