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This Saturday, Laconia hosts its 9^th annual Multicultural Market Day. This day-long festival celebrates the growing diversity of the Lakes region with arts, crafts, and cuisine from the 35 different countries now represented by political refugees and immigrants from around the world. Organizers expect more than 3000 people to attend this year to sample the wide variety of ethnic food and music.

Highlights of 2010 Program

Rotary Park
10:00 Vendors Open
11:00 Parade of Flags with New Horizon Band
11:20 Proclamation by Mayor Seymour
11:30-12 New Horizon Band
12:00-1:00 Mollie's Misfits - Celtic music
1:00-2:00 Mwagaza African Drumming & Dancing
2:00-3:00 Ras Moon and and Monsoon - African Carribean Reggae
3:00-3:20 Eastern Dragon Karate Demo Team.
3:20-3:40 Zumba Demo - Frates Creative Arts Center.
3:40-4:40 Thunder Dragon Club of Bhutan

Mill Courtyard
* Face Painting - Tracie D'Amico & Howard Chase
* Balloon Animals - Art Escape

Belknap Mill
* 3:00 - 4:30 - Japanese Tea Ceremony - Prof. Sosei Palmer, Tea Ceremony Master - sponsored by NE Cultural Cooperative and Frates Creative Arts Center

Healthlink Parking Area
* Robert "Kunnaway Turner" - American Indian, wandering flutist
* Dirubbo/Frates African Photo/Painting Exhibit
* NH Historical Society
* Mt. Kearsage Indian Museum

Citizens Parking Area
* Granite State Zoo - formerly Wildlife Encounters -sponsored by Laconia Kiwanis

Canal Street
* Eye to Eye Friendship Exhibition - Children's Art Exhibit & International Education & Resource Network - all day - window displays sponsored by Canal Street Merchants

Vendors:

Multicultural Market Day Headquarters
China Bistro
NH Healthy Kids
Gamil's Egyptian
Food Peace Corps
Genesis Behavioral Health
PFLAG
Immigrants Support Coalition
Sierra Leone Food
Lakes Region Gideon
Spaulding Youth Center
Laconia Al-Anon
Yoga Caps
Lakes Region Partnership for Public Health
NH Lakes Region Italian Cultural Club

City Hall Lot
Central Baptist Church
New Horizon Band
Christian Science Church
Palestine Education Network
Immaculee's African Crafts
Sunflower Natural Foods
Usborne Books
Votre Vu French Skin Care
Rui Antonio Santos - organic produce & art
Kunnaway's Flutes
American Indian Jerk Wagon
Carribean Food

Vendor Way
Altrusa International of Laconia
Kenyan Food
Becky's Vending

Laotian Food
Bhutanese Food
NAMI
Cambodian Food
Rock Salt Creamery
Gifts from India
Temple B'nai Israel
Greek Orthodox Church
Turkish Food
Lakeport Community Assoc.
Widdershins
Lakes Region Community College
Lutheran Social Services: Services for New Americans
Lutheran Social Services: Language Bank
Zonta Club of the Lakes Region

Laconia Multicultural Market Day was founded by the Laconia Human Relations Committee which was established in 2000 by the Laconia City Council. It is a recognized resource through-out the Lakes Region and New Hampshire on diversity issues. The Multicultural Market Day Committee meets throughout the year to plan this event. We welcome any who wish to volunteer or join us.

The Laconia Human Relations Committee also meets regularly. Please call 527-1270 for meeting time. ALL ARE WELCOME!

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