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EVENT:

First Annual Vanport Square Block Party Celebration

WHERE:

Vanport Square Plaza

5225 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Parking in back of building.

WHEN:

Saturday, October 10, 2009

SCHEDULE:

11-3:00 PM:

Fun for kids!

Activities include face painting, fairies, clowns & games.

Horn of Africa will be grilling all day and Old Town Pizza will have slices.

3-6:00 PM:

Live music and dance:
African Drumming and Dance.

4:30-5:30 PM:

Live music and dance:

Bellissimonde presents complex rhythms and electric world music, plus swords, veils and swirling skirts.

6-8:00 PM:

Live music

5-7:00 PM:

Open House!
Come see who’s in Vanport Square. Wine, cookies and more.

Fill your passport with 5 stamps and get a free ticket to a Curious Comedy Show that night.

Horn of Africa will be grilling all day and Old Town Pizza will have slices.

8:00 PM:

Showtime at Curious Comedy:
Curious Comedy’s Hurly-Burly Spectacular
FREE
with stamps from five Vanport businesses

10:00 PM:

Showtime at Curious Comedy:
Neutrino Project
FREE with stamps from five Vanport businesses

ENTERTAINERS:

DJ Mumbles on the turntables at Curious Comedy:

A delightfully curious sound mix of sass, surf, silly, sublime and *saaay whaaaat?*

DJ Invisiboy on the turntables at Cary Design Group:

A steady stream of electro, pop and hip-hop…

Bellisimonde:

Bellissimonde’s electric world music hails from Turkey, Greece, Armenia, Egypt, Spain, North Africa, Ireland, the Balkans, and the Americas. Intriguing melodies, complex rhythms, traditional folk tunes, and improvisation mark our performance. And it’s all delivered with amazing guitar and percussion. Join Bellisimonde on Facebook.

Also see Bellisimonde guitarist Kevin Ferguson’s website.