Contact: Melissa Kendrick
205-994-4902
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Birmingham International Street Fair Planned for May 12th
Free Community Event Sponsored by Birmingham Multicultural Association
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Birmingham, AL
- The Birmingham Multicultural Association (BMA), an all volunteer non-profit is hosting an International Street Fair May 12, 2012 on 3rd Avenue North in the Birmingham City Center from 11am-7pm. The goal of the Street Fair is to highlight and celebrate the diversity present in our city. This family friendly and pet-friendly event includes Birmingham residents from a variety of backgrounds sharing music and dance from around the world.
The day will kick off with dancers from the Chinese Cultural Association and conclude with reggae from B-Law Riddenwise. The other performers throughout the day will include Corazon Flamenco, Katie Cox School of Irish Dance, Celtic Folk Singer Marc Gunn and dancers from the Indian Cultural Association of Alabama. The featured dance company is world renowned dance theater Umdabu, the Birmingham-based group is dedicated to the preservation and presentation of traditional and contemporary South African history and culture. Featured musician is Colombian born Latin guitarist Carlos Castilla.
While the event is free, event organizers are encouraging a $5 donation to help underwrite this vital cultural component. BMA Board Chair Melissa Kendrick said they are “also including a variety of artists and food vendors to compliment the musical line-up, as well as inviting local non-profits to have a presence and raise awareness of their causes and engage participants throughout the year in their work.”
The Birmingham Multicultural Association has no paid staff and all efforts are shaped by volunteers who serve on various committees. These committees help bring life to our programs and are the driving force behind the Street Fair.
For information on volunteering, becoming a vendor or sponsoring the Street Fair contact
or call 205.994.4902