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Based on the annual iMadonnari street painting festival in SLO County, local volunteer artists in Somerville, MA will transform Davis Square using pastels on pavement to create vibrant and colorful, large scale images.  Businesses, individuals and organizations have sponsored street-painting squares to benefit the Dana Farber Cancer Institute through 501(c)3 donations made to the PMC.Street Painting Festival Fundraiser.

Dhol and taasha (drums) are played as celebratory music during festivals, weddings, and especially during the Ganesha festival processions in Maharashtra, a western state in India. Booming beats of the dhols in sync with the crisp beat of the taasha creates an exhilarating environment.

All Day    Nibble Open Kitchens!
Check out the Nibble table where our culinary entrepreneurs will be vending. Here's your chance to sample Cactus juice, Somali samosas, Indian trail mix and Colombian sweet treats. We’ll also have plenty of info about upcoming Nibble “pop-up” restaurants. Nibble books will be for sale for a special sale price of $10 and pick up a free hot-off-the-press Union Square Market guide.
 

Bahia is a performance with music of Brazil. Bahia- called samba reggae that celebrates the diversity of the Brazilian nation highlighting the Brazilians indigenous and African.
The music is accompanied with the sounds of drums, Brazilian folklore accompanied by ritual and dance.
Folk  will be our happy ending, culminating our performance in style.
 
 

Gogofski plays music from the Balkans for concert and for dance.  On the floor in front of you.  Macedonia, Bosnia, Serbia, and more.  The real stuff, played the real way. 
www.gogofski.com