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Show " r -7. - v f . ) ; f Volume One Hundred Five Dancers and musicians from countries around the world will be in Springville July 8 to 15 to participate in the largest 'f -i 2rf Folkfest Schedule 2090 Saturday, July 8, 3 p.m.: Opening reception for dignitaries from all countries, Springville Museum of Art. 5 p.m.: Opening Grand Folk Parade, beginning at the Springville Museum of Art, 136 E. 400 South, and proceeding west to Main Street, then turning north aJiTcornirraPrytinahno j the Springville Civic Center,"60 S. Main. ;' .H-,r 8 p.m.: Parade of Nations and opening performance of Folkfest, Spring Acres Arts Park, 620 S. 1350 East. Monday, July 12, 6:30 p.m. Pre-show entertainment. 8 p.m.: Evening performance, Spring Acres Arts Park. Tuesday, July 11, 6:30 p.m.: entertainment. Pre-show prinpillo 5ac3y Ed 3 Zora Mae Johnson Turner, age 92, of Springville, Utah stole the show Saturday evening at the Freedom Festival Gala in Provo. She was honored, along with two men and an organization, for her patriot's service to the community. Zora, who is a very young 92 inspite of her limited eyesight (she is legally blind), stood before the large crowd gathered for the gala, thanked them for the award and then proceeded to recite a very long, funny poem, that brought the audience out of their seats clapping for this amazing woman. Honored aiong with Zora Mae, was Utah's Promise, an effort to bring communities together in volunteerism; Col. Loren Stoddard and Lt. General John MacNair, who h Looking like a woman in her 70's rather than her 92 years, Zora Mae Johnston Turner of Springville stood at the podium Saturday evening at the Freedom Festival Gala in Provo and got the attention of everyone in the room. She thanked the festival for honoring her for her sen ice to the community and then recited a very long, funny pcjrn from memory that had everyone there amazed and wondering now she could do that so well. - ; y international folk dance festival in the United States. The Springville World Folkfest, now in its 15 th year, will host troupes 8 p.m.: Evening performance, Spring Acres Arts Park. Wednesday, Jury 12, 8 p.m.: Street Dance, Springville Museum of Art parking lot (fiee of charge). All citizens invited. . -Thursday, July tt? - ' 6:S0 7p.m? Pre-show rentertainncien ' ; 8p.ii.?fyenmgjperformance, Spring Acrps Arts Park. Friday, July 14, 6:30 p.m.:1 Pre-show entertainment. 8 p.m.: Evening performance, Spring Acres Arts Park. Saturday, July 15, 8 p.m.: Parade of Nations and closing performance. Spring Acres Arts Park. both served in World War II doing heroic duty for their fellowmen. Zora Mae makes blankets-hundreds of them-and gives them away. Because she cannot see very well, she uses the touch and feel method. She carefully pins the material and batting together using a board to keep the pin lines straight. After each blanket is finished, she says that she "holds it to her, hugs it and blesses it so the new owner will feel the Spirit of the Lord." She gives her blankets to everyone-people who are sick, those who have lost their homes to fire, children in need or to anyone who needs an extra hug. She didn't always make blankets. blan-kets. She taught Primary in the 1 iJ- SPRINGVILLE, UTArt from all over the globe. This year, folk groups have been invited to attend from China, Korea, New Zealand, Romania, Spain, Ukraine and the USA. A Scottish Canadian group also will attend. About 400 performers and musicians will present six evening performances as well as participate in a parade and street dance during the week. The evening performances will be July 8, 10, 11, 13, 14 and 15 at 8 p.m. All performances will be at the Spring Acres Arts Park amphitheater northeast of Springvilie High School, 620 S. 1350 East. i Tickets for this year's festival are $8 for adults, $7 for senior citizens and $3 for children 12 and under. Tickets can be purchased at the gate or bought in advance by calling (801) 489-2726 or writing to P.O. Box 306, Springville, Utah 84663. In addition, free dance workshops and performances will be offered by each group at the Provo Towne Centre mall during the week of the Folkfest. More than 200,000 people have attended Folkfest performances since the first Springville World Folkfest in 1986. Different levels of seating in Glared!, LDS Church for nearly 27 years and went back to school at the age of 40, graduating with a degree in elementary education from Brigham Young University. When she was 60, she served an LDS mission in the northwestern states, and at 75 she wrote a book called "Grandma Can I Take It Home?" She is most pleased, however, with the talent she found after all that, making blankets. Zora Mae says, "I did ail the other things when I could see and I thought my days were over. I thought I was through, and I was ready to die. " But she was not ready to give up; instead she discovered another talent-she started making "magic blankets"-magic because they are made with unselfish love . Since Zor Mae began making blankets, she has made thousands. She has made them for LDS Church Presidents Hunter and Hinkley, for the Apostles of the LDS Church and for the Utah JAZZ team. She has made hundreds for the humanitarian sort center. When she heard news reports that new babies were being sent home wrapped in newspapers, she knew that was where her help was needed. She never sends less than 50 blankets at a time to the humanitarian center, and she has sent the center groups of blankets 12 separate times! Because of doctor's orders, this truly extraodinary woman recently had to cut back to making two or three blankets a week rather than her normal two or three a day. Why does she do it? As Zora Mae says, "The only time you have joy and happiness is when you are doing for somebody and helping them. Now THAT makes you feel good, when yoa can DO soraething! to Dance groups form New Zealand have always been popular at the Springville World Folkfest. This year's group, Te Wananga O Aotearoa, will perform the ancient Maori dances. 84663 - July 5, 2000 the festival's outdoor amphitheater allow everyone in the audience to see and hear excellently. New sound and lighting equipment installed at the park last year has provided even better light brightness and clarity of sound. Spectators can sit on bleachers or folding chairs at the arts park or bring their own chairs or blankets to spread out on the grass. I All of the participating countries will perform during each evening show. Often, the dance groups bring a selection of costumes and perform different dances on various nights of the - festival, making each show unique .. taped music is not allowed at the festival; instead, groups bring musicians who accompany the dancers with lively folk music using the traditional folk instruments of their countries. In 1999, the Springville World Folkfest was honored by being featured on CBS's national morning television show "Good Morning America." The festival will open with a traditional parade down Springviile's Mam Street at 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 8, followed by the first of six performances at 8 Si.m. that night. On Wednesday, uly 12, at 8 p.m. the groups will participate in the huge Festival Street Dance and party in the Springville Museum of Art parking lot, iocated at 200 E. 400 South in Springville. This event is free and open to the public. "We want to share the excitement and fun of the festival with all," said Martin Conover, chairman of the festival's board of directors. "It's wonderfully infectious. Once you participate or even just attend, you want to get more involved." The Folkfest performers and support personnel will be housed in more than 100 private homes in the Springville and Mapleton area. In those homes, the international visitors will be exposed to American customs and family life and the host families will be able to learn first- r r f A; c- Hi Black smoke could be seen around the valley Thursday morning when Palmyra dairyman Lynn Hales milking bara caught fire. Hales had just finished milking his 250 Ciats when he noticed smoke coming from the roof of his cinderbiock building. Firefighters from Springville, Mapleton and Spanish Fork fought the blaze that destroyed most of the barn. Neighbors rallied around Hales, and by evening all of the cows had been taken elsewhere for their second milking of the day. Photo by William Paulsen 1 "'1111 H Vr4 NsC .VY 4 1 Price 500 M IF J j; KJ '-'fir- . il V 1 r Scotish dancers from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada will represent their Scotish legacy at the World Folkfest. They will have two people accompanying them on bagpipes in Springville. hand about life in other parts of our rapidly shrinking world. "You get to love them like they were your own family," said Laura Coleman of Springville. "It is such a wonderful experience for our family... you get to learn so much about another culture." The schedule of free dance workshops follows (dance workshops will be conducted in an available empty store site at the Provo Towce Center mall; ask for directions when you arrive at the mall). Wednesday, July 12, Scotland, 10 a.m.; Spain, 11 a.m.; Noon performance of groups in the mall Center Court, main level, free to public; Ukraine, 1 p.m. Thursday, July 13, Korea, 10 a.m.; New Zealand, 1 1 a.m.; Noon performance of groups in the mall Center Court, main level, free to public; Romania, 1 p.m. 'IJ', ; fi rv v , . sr.. nnm FpucFESi t Number Twenty-Seven yj 0 & , i , i1 Free performances featuring the countries that have taught dance workshops during the morning will be offered on Wed. and Thur. at noon in the mall's center court. The dance workshops are subject to change; those interested in attending a specific country are encouraged to call 489-3657 the day before the workshop to see if there have been any changes. The Springville World Folkfest has received the highest certification (Category "A") for the UNESCO-affiliated UNESCO-affiliated International Organization of Folk Art. Additionally, the Folkfest is certified by the National Folk Organization of the USA. The festival is a non-profit corporation governed by a board of trustees and an advisory committee. For more information, contact Teddy Anderson at 801-489-2700 or 801-489-2726. M 1 K ) l f I ... ijrU r , POOR COPY |