THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, September 22, 1995 TAG: 9509200166
SECTION: PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS PAGE: 05 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT
LENGTH: Medium: 74 lines
A minifestival will pack a maximum of entertainment into six hours Saturday at the Naval Shipyard.
The MultiCultural/Disability Awareness Festival at Trophy Park will be open and free to the public from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. The day is a culmination of a weeklong celebration of diversity.
Capt. William R. Klemm, the shipyard commander, said the week will be ``the primary means for the shipyard to meet the increasing need for diversity awareness training.''
``Our approach promotes organizational communications, positive personal relationships and viable working relations among employees in an atmosphere of celebration,'' Klemm said.
This week's celebration is the first of what will become an annual event, Klemm said.
``It is an excellent opportunity to boost the morale of the work force and help all of us understand the importance of recognizing and valuing individual differences,'' Klemm said.
Three stages and food vendors serving food from around the world will be set up in Trophy Park, accessible from First Street through Gate 3.
An opening ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday will feature a Parade of Nations and students from Emily Spong Elementary School.
Entertainment will include samples of music and dance from all cultures and food vendors will serve up Hawaiian, Caribbean, Italian, Hispanic, Greek and Slavic cuisine along with barbecue, cheese steak and fried chicken.
The entertainment is scheduled as follows:
STAGE 1
11:30 a.m. - No Limits Steel Band
noon - Scope Harris blues and jazz
12:30 p.m. - Sounds of Joy gospel group
1 p.m.- Ma Gun Drum Group
2:30 p.m. - Jazz by Herman Green
3 p.m. - Southern gospel by Kingdom Sound
3:30 p.m. - Salsa Noventa Latin band
STAGE 2
11:30 a.m. - Vietnamese Dragon Dance
noon - Double Dutch rope jumping
12:30 p.m. - Polynesian dance group
1:30 p.m. - Kids on the Block puppet show
2:30 p.m.- P-Noy Dancers
3 p.m. - Dancing by the Virginia Beach Shag Club
3:30 p.m. - Line dancing
4 p.m. - Perfecting Praise
4:30 p.m. - Gail Harts Dancers
STAGE 3
11:30 a.m. - Gem Veranga, vocalist
noon - Norfolk Chantey Menhaden Singers
12:30 p.m. - County Seat and Banjo Band
1 p..m. - Erica Patillo, harpist
1:30 p.m. - Broadway melodies
2:30 p.m. - Culture in Motion African drummer
3 p.m. - Paul Vrooman, lutist
3:30 p.m. - Aerobic demonstration
4 p.m. - Native American storytelling
GROUND LEVEL
noon - Authentic School of Karate demonstration
1 p.m. - Ocean Tumblers
1:30 p.m. - Kuntaw Martial Arts
2 p.m. - Algonquian Dancers
3:30 p.m. - Step dancers from Cradock Middle School
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