The Simply Slavic Ethnic Heritage Festival will take place Saturday, June 18th, 2016, on the downtown streets of Youngstown, OH from 12 noon until 1 am.
Cost: $4 admission at the gates
Celebrate the rich traditions of Northeast Ohio and Western PA's Slavic community. This family-friendly event includes: live ethnic music and folk dance performances, homemade food, children's activities, educational exhibits, vendors, and socializing fun. All the Slavic nations of Eastern Europe whose peoples came to this area starting in the 1880's are represented at this event. At dark, a vatra bonfire burns on the city's street to warm and light the night for spirited music, dancing and singing around the fire.
Rusyns are prominently represented at "Simply Slavic" since the Carpatho-Rusyn Society's Youngstown/Warren/Sharon Chapter was an original and continuing supporter of this event. Please join us!
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2016 Simply Slavic Entertainment Groups and Schedule
Master/Mistress of Ceremonies: Larry Walk & Laurel Tombazzi
All times and acts subject to change or adjustment
11:45 - noon Opening Ceremonies in the Dining Tent
12:15 - 1:00 Noćne Sove Tamburitzans
1:00 - 5:00 Tell YOUR Slavic Story (Memory Sharing Booth)
1:15 - 2:50 Del Sinchak Orchestra
3:00 - 3:45 Lučina Slovak Folklore Ensemble - Sponsored by ASCA Mahoning Valley
3:55 - 4:40 Happy Hearts Junior Tamburitzans - Sponsored in part by Sts Peter & Paul Croatian worship site
4:50 - 5:30 Slavjane Folk Ensemble - Sponsored by Carpatho-Rusyn Society
5:40 - 6:25 Living Traditions Folk Ensemble Polish Suite - ponsored by PolishYoungstown
6:35 - 7:15 Youngstown Area Ukrainian Dancers - Sponsored by Sts Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church
7:20 - 7:40 Presentation of Slavic Flags, Announcements
7:45 - 8:30 Harmonia Folk Ensemble
8:35 - 9:20 Mikey Dee Polka Band
9:25 - 10:10 Harmonia Folk Ensemble
10:15 - 11:00 Mikey Dee Polka Band
11pm- close Acoustic Accordion/Concertina/Violin dance music/includes members of Harmonia and others around the Vatra fire...
