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Show I I I j WORLD FOLKFEST '-vT ' " JTVrA A, iMiiii imiiiimiii 1 1 riiiiMiiiiriui-iiiiiiiMMiMtrri)r-n--Tirf-naf 'mfiliiiii i ' r"-mrnm" K t ' v. L' . t -4 m i . " ' " 1 - 14 an , , ' JlA" J I ' I f f,...-i.r..-.-..- . . - r. V v IN The stage is built, the grass is growing and crews are busy all this week getting the physical facilities ready for the Saturday opening of the World Folkfest Morrell Dean and his crew are busy in the background putting a wood floor on the cement stage, while Audio Visions employees are shown in the foreground stringing wires for the sound and lighting at the festival. In future years, permanent seating will be installed at the outdoor amphitheater. Volume Ninety-Six SPRINGV1LLE, UTAH 84663 - July 10, 1991 Price 50? Number Twenty-eight The sixth annual World Folk-, Folk-, fcst will commence in Springville ' on Saturday, July 13, at 5 p.m. .with ihfi, qofinjoa .jafflfejofhft . performers ': through the downtown.' down-town.' Around 250 dancers from the Soviet Union, Poland, Mexico, Thailand, India and the United States will be in Springville to participate in the week-long festival, festi-val, which will have performances at 8 p.m. each evening, except Sunday and Wednesday. Performances will be on the newly constructed outdoor stage designed for the festival. It is located at 720 S. 1300 East, northeast north-east of Springville High School. Festival goers can park in the high school parking lot or along the street There will be a shuttle service for thef handicapped or sehior citizens needing it. Festival 'performances are being held a few weeks earlier this year so that Springville could be the first stop on tours of other festivals around the country. In the last five years the event has been in August The opening parade will start at the Springville. Art Museum and travel west and north to the Pity HMb$MB$! aged to greet the performers with clapping, waves, and flowers or flags as they march along the parade route to welcome them to Springville. The 8 p.m. Saturday performance perfor-mance will start with the customary custom-ary Parade of Nations. Earlier in the day country delegates will meet with city officials at the museum for a welcome and exchange ex-change of gifts. During the week the visitors will perform at the University Mall in the ZCMI Court in addition addi-tion to visiting areas around the county and state. Tuesday they will have a picnic at Kelly's Grove with their host families. Wednesday evening all citizens are invited to attend the street dance for all performers, hosts and the public at the parking lot next to the art museum. Each ' country will demonstrate one of their dances and try to teach it to ' J ; , , - 'I ' " . - - Folkfest nags went up Tuesday morning in preparation for the opening of the festival Saturday. Springville City workers arecalled on for many of the physical arrangements and hundreds or volunteers have already spent countless hours planning. Citizens are Invited to attend the'23rd Army Band Concert Friday and the World Folkfest performances July 13-20 on the new Spring Acres Arts Park stage ' ; . whoever is there who wants to learn. This year there will be a stage at the site for them to dem onstrate on so that the audience -v can get a better viewTBnng your lawn chairs or blankets and enjoy the evening. ' 1 ; Saturday, July 20, the closing day of the Folkfest, citizens can enjoy the musucians from each country performing at 3:30 p.m. at the city park. The closing parade will commence at S p.m. and travel in the opposite direction ending at the art museum. Gates will open at 6 p.m. prior to the 8 p.m. performances each evening. Dancers will have crafts and souvenirs from their countries to sell and there will be ethnic foods available Those attending are encouraged to come early and eat their dinner and brouse the things to buy. Brigham Young , University's American Folk Dance Ensemble will represent the United States. Directed by Ed Austin, the troupe, has shared the culture and tradition tradi-tion of America through pioneer dances and Applachian clogging as it has traveled extensively throughout the world. Also performing will be Morning Morn-ing Star, a group representing several American Indian tribes. They have attended the festival each year and are a favorite with the visiting performers. Tickets for the World Folkfest are $6 general admission, $5 for senior citizens and $3 for children 12 and under. For more information, informa-tion, phone the Folkfest office, 489-3657. Ninth South well to be connected The Springville Water Department Depart-ment has been working on a new water line from the well that was drilled recently behind the city swimming pool They say that connections for the new 900 South well to the water mains on 900 South and 800 East and 900 South and 1150 East will be made by the contractor on Friday, July 12. . . Water service on 900 South, from 800 East to 1150 East, will be discontinued lor approximately three hours beginning at 8 a.m. There will also be some decrease in waver pressure to the south of 900 South due to the shut-down of the Hobble Creek distribution main. - .. . ' Officials at the water department depart-ment appologize for any inconvenience inconve-nience this shut-down may cause citizens. P';,':'i " ' in. hi if .fA. V Mm-JL i isi .li I .k & . . , . A Dilip Chowdhury, Indumati Lele (Didi) and Narayan Salunke, in middle of photo, arrived ; Sunday at the Salt Lake Airport from India to ; perform in the World Folkfest The rest of their i, group will come Thursday evening followed by the t other countries on Friday. The three have per- formed at the Folkfest before and are happy to see Everyone invited Friday friends they made last year. Didi instructs the dancers from India and is in charge of the costumes, cos-tumes, makeup, music and dancing. Dilip plays the bamboo flute and Narayan plays the drums for the dancers. Pat Conover, left, and her daughter Marcia, right, are hosting the three and met them at the airport 23rd Army Band in concert by Shan N.S. Nakamoto The recently completed Spring Acres Arts and Recreation Park, located northeast of Springville ; High School, will be dedicated at !7:30 on Friday, July 12, at the new stage. The dedication will feature a full military concert by the 23rd ,'!Army Band. The 60-member band ' will play a medley of military and patriotic tunes. They will also present our nation's flag with a' color guard dressed in their new ! 1776 uniforms. Springville and Mapleton residents resi-dents are invited to attend the 1 ceremony. j! A full fireworks display follow-? follow-? ing the program will conclude the ,, dedication. The dedication will mark the completion of the first phase of the development of the park that ; will ultimately see 14 acres developed devel-oped for cultural and recreational activities, said Mayor Delora Bert-elsen. Bert-elsen. "A tot of volunteer work by Springville citizens and groups made it possible for the park to get to where it is now," said Springville Spr-ingville Arts Director Teddy An derson. Engineers from the 116th National Guard Company of Springville did much of the ground work on the park before construction began. Anderson said "They (the 116th Company) went the extra mile to get the area ready." Erman Stone, platoon sergeant in the 116th Company said many platoons were involved in the park project H6 said the project gave them the experience they needed as a unit and that it is great to see the project nearing completion. What was even greater for the unit was being able to serve their own community, Stone said. The formal ded ication program for the park will begin at 7:30 p.m. with David O. Cook, chairman chair-man of the Springville Arts Commission Com-mission welcoming everyone, and serving as master of ceremonies. The National Anthem will be played by the 23rd Army Band and the colors will be presented by the 1776 Color Guard. Max Knight, co-chairman of the Springville Spr-ingville Arts Commission, former city commissioner and emeritus member of the Springville Playhouse Play-house Board of Directors, will lead the Pledge of Allegiance. Karl D. Young, a member of the Springville Arts Commission and a member of the Springville Playhouse Play-house Board of Directors, will then offer the invocation and dedicatory prayer for the new facility. The Honorable Delora P. Bertel-sen, Bertel-sen, mayor of Springville and former chairman of the Springville Arts Commission, will be the first speaker for the evening, followed by city councilman Loren J. Phillips, Phil-lips, who will recognize the contributions contri-butions of labor and money which created the park. Ernest F. Boyer, an Arts Commission Com-mission member, will recognize the contributionsof the military to the park. Boyer, a retired Army Colonel and holder of the Defense De-fense Superior Service medal, the Bronze Star with an Oak Leaf Cluster, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal with an Oak Leaf Cluster, the Army Commendation Medal, the Meritorious Unit Award and the Joint Meritorious Unit Award, was born and raised Continued on page 3 |