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11:00am PDT

Katrilli Finnish Folk Dancers International Dance Stage in the Exhibition Hall Golden Tree Story Indie Roots at Broad Street: Sponsored by BECU & 103.7 The Mountain Celt Check! Acoustic Stage (Shaw Room) Dan and Molly Tenenbaum Alki Court Stage Humours of Hawthorne Northwest Court Stage Mariachi Huenachi Mural Amphitheatre Simple Monsters Vera Project/Gallery Sing with Señor Folklife Cafe The Irish Pipers' Club Fountain Lawn Stage Ranger and the 'Re-Arrangers' Fisher Green Stage: Sponsored by KBCS 91.3FM Bhangra / Bollywood Dance lesson Rainier Room Saving the Past: Tips and Strategies for Preserving Your Personal and Family Archives Narrative Stage at SIFF Cinema FiddleRama w/ Elinor Preston, Caller Warren's Roadhouse in the Fisher Pavilion Bridgetown Morris Men Center House Court Seattle Kids' Morris Center House Court Sound and Fury Morris Dancers Center House Court Shape Note Singing Mini-Convention Intiman Choral Courtyard Singing Games for Kids Olympic Room

11:05am PDT

Mike Evans Center House Theatre: Sponsored by KUOW Halau Hula O Napualani Bagley Wright Theatre: Sponsored by Seattle Channel

11:30am PDT

Trejdeksnitis International Dance Stage in the Exhibition Hall

11:35am PDT

Maldon Meehan Dancers Northwest Court Stage Leslie Slape, storyteller Center House Theatre: Sponsored by KUOW Bees in a Box Acoustic Stage (Shaw Room) The Winterlings Indie Roots at Broad Street: Sponsored by BECU & 103.7 The Mountain

11:40am PDT

Cathy Britell Folklife Cafe Stanley Greenthal Ensemble Alki Court Stage

11:45am PDT

Boka Marimba Fountain Lawn Stage For the Birds Vera Project/Gallery Na Lei O Manu`akepa Bagley Wright Theatre: Sponsored by Seattle Channel Kafana Republik Fisher Green Stage: Sponsored by KBCS 91.3FM

11:50am PDT

The MoodSwings Mural Amphitheatre

12:00pm PDT

Lietutis Lithuanian Folk Dance Group International Dance Stage in the Exhibition Hall Tim Readman and Jennie Bice Northwest Court Stage English Morris Dance Workshop Rainier Room Introduction to Irish Fiddle Olympic Room Singing in the Key of Life! EMP Learning Labs Six Easy Patterns Rhythm Tent Pongo Teen Writing Project EMP Sky Church We Do The Work Narrative Stage at SIFF Cinema Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann Center House Court The Usual Suspects w/ Roy Curet, Caller Warren's Roadhouse in the Fisher Pavilion

12:05pm PDT

Robert Rubinstein Center House Theatre: Sponsored by KUOW

12:10pm PDT

Bold Horizon Acoustic Stage (Shaw Room)

12:15pm PDT

Blvd Park Indie Roots at Broad Street: Sponsored by BECU & 103.7 The Mountain

12:20pm PDT

The Gloria Darlings Alki Court Stage Tyler Stenson Folklife Cafe

12:25pm PDT

Ke Liko A'e O Lei Lehua Bagley Wright Theatre: Sponsored by Seattle Channel

12:30pm PDT

Tuhandest Tuulest International Dance Stage in the Exhibition Hall Erin NcNamee & Friends Fountain Lawn Stage Speaker Speaker Vera Project/Gallery Alder Street All Stars Fisher Green Stage: Sponsored by KBCS 91.3FM

12:35pm PDT

Colleen Squier Center House Theatre: Sponsored by KUOW Brían Ó hAirt Northwest Court Stage

12:40pm PDT

Ballard Sedentary Sousa Band Mural Amphitheatre

12:50pm PDT

Hot Damn Scandal Acoustic Stage (Shaw Room)

12:55pm PDT

Tori Marsh EMP Sky Church Hannalee Indie Roots at Broad Street: Sponsored by BECU & 103.7 The Mountain

1:00pm PDT

Willy Blizzard Alki Court Stage Helene Eriksen and Friends Center House Theatre: Sponsored by KUOW Aaron Zig Folklife Cafe Led to Sea Folklife Cafe Tai Shan Folklife Cafe Vince Mtz. & The Great Blue Yonder Folklife Cafe Wes Weddell Folklife Cafe Diatonic Button Accordian - Demystified Olympic Room Egyptian Tabla Workshop Rhythm Tent Fabulous French Country Dances Rainier Room FRET Aid: Town Hall Meeting EMP Learning Labs Book-It Repertory Theatre presents The Future Remembered: The 1962 World's Fair and Its Legacy Narrative Stage at SIFF Cinema Stuart Williams and his Sprouts w/ Sherry Nevins - Caller Center House Court Worn Out Shoes w/ Maldon Meehan calling and dancing Warren's Roadhouse in the Fisher Pavilion Bridgetown Morris Men McCaw Promenade Renegade Rose Morris McCaw Promenade Seattle Kids' Morris McCaw Promenade Sound and Fury Morris Dancers McCaw Promenade

1:10pm PDT

Brother Noland Bagley Wright Theatre: Sponsored by Seattle Channel Rebecca Lomnicky & David Brewer Northwest Court Stage Pimana Thichalad/Siam Smile Performance International Dance Stage in the Exhibition Hall

1:15pm PDT

Miss Mamie Lavona Fountain Lawn Stage Vivian & Phil Williams Fisher Green Stage: Sponsored by KBCS 91.3FM Roots of Hip Hop Vera Project/Gallery

1:30pm PDT

Maddy Hebard EMP Sky Church King Hat String Band Acoustic Stage (Shaw Room) Quichua Mashis Mural Amphitheatre

1:40pm PDT

Edmund Wayne Indie Roots at Broad Street: Sponsored by BECU & 103.7 The Mountain Fofinho, Samia and Dinnen Alki Court Stage

1:45pm PDT

Old Sod Session Northwest Court Stage

2:00pm PDT

Jim Page Fisher Green Stage: Sponsored by KBCS 91.3FM Northwest Folkdancer- International Dance Workshop Center House Court Jamie Fiano EMP Sky Church Charles Delahunt Folklife Cafe Lumpkins Fountain Lawn Stage Didgeridoo for Beginners Rhythm Tent Fest Breizh: The Music of Brittany Rainier Room The Magic of the Autoharp EMP Learning Labs The Violin Music of Mexico's Tierra Caliente Region Olympic Room Water Calling Short Films Narrative Stage at SIFF Cinema Minnie Pearl Jam w/ Warren Blier, Caller Warren's Roadhouse in the Fisher Pavilion Seattle Sea Chordsman Intiman Choral Courtyard Hungarian Showcase featuring Kisbetyarok Hungarian Family Dancers, Forrás Hungarian Folk Band, and Bokreta Hungarian Dance Ensemble International Dance Stage in the Exhibition Hall

2:10pm PDT

Allspice Center House Court

2:15pm PDT

Joy Mills Band Fisher Green Stage: Sponsored by KBCS 91.3FM Juliana & PAVA Center House Theatre: Sponsored by KUOW Northwest Tap Connection Mural Amphitheatre

2:20pm PDT

Anna Gordon Alki Court Stage Nathaniel Talbot Indie Roots at Broad Street: Sponsored by BECU & 103.7 The Mountain

2:25pm PDT

Aurora Burd Northwest Court Stage

2:30pm PDT

Ocheami - Featuring Kofi Anang Fisher Green Stage: Sponsored by KBCS 91.3FM

2:35pm PDT

Whitney Ballen EMP Sky Church

2:40pm PDT

Sean Gaskell Folklife Cafe

2:45pm PDT

A Cedar Suede Acoustic Stage (Shaw Room) The Fabulous Hammers Fountain Lawn Stage

3:00pm PDT

Northwest Folkdancer- International Dance Workshop Center House Court The Castaways Center House Theatre: Sponsored by KUOW Urtnasan Fisher Green Stage: Sponsored by KBCS 91.3FM Colleen Raney Band Northwest Court Stage DJ Sho Nuph Vera Project/Gallery RedDog Alki Court Stage Cumulus Indie Roots at Broad Street: Sponsored by BECU & 103.7 The Mountain Ruzivo Mural Amphitheatre Drumming as Creative Expression Rhythm Tent Klezmer Jam Boeing Green The Art of Duetting EMP Learning Labs The Roots of Tango.. Rainier Room Hands4 w/ Marianne Tatom Letts, Caller Warren's Roadhouse in the Fisher Pavilion Elegant Round Jam Intiman Choral Courtyard Bulgarian Showcase featuring the Bulgarian Voices in Seattle, Dunava, Maria & Vassil Bebelekovi, Radost Folk Ensemble, Orkestar RTW, Michael Lawson, Alexander Eppler, Boriana & Terry Ianakiev Bagley Wright Theatre: Sponsored by Seattle Channel Liars' Contest! Olympic Room

3:10pm PDT

Opa Groupa Center House Court

3:15pm PDT

Exohxo EMP Sky Church

3:20pm PDT

Koshanin Folklife Cafe The Dapper Cadavers Acoustic Stage (Shaw Room)

3:30pm PDT

Kept See & League of Extraordinary Emcee's INC. Vera Project/Gallery Bob Antone Fisher Green Stage: Sponsored by KBCS 91.3FM The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra Fountain Lawn Stage

3:35pm PDT

Thornton Creek Elementary School 5th grade Center House Theatre: Sponsored by KUOW

3:40pm PDT

La Famille Léger Northwest Court Stage Squirrel Butter Alki Court Stage

3:45pm PDT

Dude York Indie Roots at Broad Street: Sponsored by BECU & 103.7 The Mountain

3:50pm PDT

Anzanga Marimba Ensemble Mural Amphitheatre

3:55pm PDT

the Wiretappers Acoustic Stage (Shaw Room)

4:00pm PDT

Polka Mania with Pat 'n Marjorie Center House Court SistaHailstorm Vera Project/Gallery Ruze Dalmatinke Fisher Green Stage: Sponsored by KBCS 91.3FM The Horde and the Harem EMP Sky Church Open Fiddle Jam Boeing Green YOUniversal Rhythms Rhythm Tent The Future Remembered: The 1962 Seattle World's Fair and Its Legacy Narrative Stage at SIFF Cinema Scottish Gaelic Song for Voice and Instrument Intiman Choral Courtyard Seattle Swing Dance Club Rainier Room

4:05pm PDT

SUPA: Seattle Ukulele Players Association Center House Theatre: Sponsored by KUOW

4:10pm PDT

The Polka Guys Center House Court

4:15pm PDT

Sami Braman Northwest Court Stage

4:20pm PDT

Trio Fleur de Lys Alki Court Stage Chervona Fountain Lawn Stage

4:30pm PDT

Central Intelligence Vera Project/Gallery Alchymeia Fisher Green Stage: Sponsored by KBCS 91.3FM Professor Gall Acoustic Stage (Shaw Room) Sea Songs w/ The Last Sunday Shanty Singers Intiman Choral Courtyard

4:35pm PDT

Canote Brothers Center House Theatre: Sponsored by KUOW Koko and the Sweetmeats Indie Roots at Broad Street: Sponsored by BECU & 103.7 The Mountain

4:40pm PDT

Spirit of Ojah Mural Amphitheatre

4:45pm PDT

Us on Roofs EMP Sky Church

4:50pm PDT

Louisiana Dance Lesson Warren's Roadhouse in the Fisher Pavilion John Palmes Folklife Cafe Kierah Raymond Northwest Court Stage DJ Sho Nuph Vera Project/Gallery

5:00pm PDT

Polka Mania with Pat 'n Marjorie Center House Court Baby Gramps Fisher Green Stage: Sponsored by KBCS 91.3FM Africa Comes to You Rhythm Tent Introduction to Klezmer Music - KLEZMER 101 Olympic Room Open Jam Boeing Green Bread & Roses, Then & Now Narrative Stage at SIFF Cinema Whozyamama Cajun and Zydeco Band Warren's Roadhouse in the Fisher Pavilion Emerald City Songwriter Circles Acoustic Stage (Shaw Room)

5:10pm PDT

Smilin' Scandinavians Center House Court

5:20pm PDT

Eleanor Murray Folklife Cafe

5:25pm PDT

Curtains For You Indie Roots at Broad Street: Sponsored by BECU & 103.7 The Mountain

5:30pm PDT

Blackthorn Northwest Court Stage BOAT EMP Sky Church Seattle Waldorf H.S. Jallamollawalla Rhythm Band Mural Amphitheatre

5:40pm PDT

Atlas Stringband Fisher Green Stage: Sponsored by KBCS 91.3FM

5:50pm PDT

Louisiana Dance Lesson Warren's Roadhouse in the Fisher Pavilion Renegade Stringband Alki Court Stage

5:55pm PDT

The HeartRocks Folklife Cafe

6:00pm PDT

Keff L'Olam Israeli Dancers International Dance Stage in the Exhibition Hall The Jelly Rollers Fountain Lawn Stage Seattle Raging Grannies Intiman Choral Courtyard SUS Northwest Court Stage Titanium Sporkestra Indie Roots at Broad Street: Sponsored by BECU & 103.7 The Mountain Northwest Stories: Video Portraits of Northwest Communities Narrative Stage at SIFF Cinema Folichon Cajun Band Warren's Roadhouse in the Fisher Pavilion Seattle Kirtan Singers Center House Theatre: Sponsored by KUOW

6:30pm PDT

A. E. and the I.O.U's Alki Court Stage Danny Trashville Folklife Cafe

6:35pm PDT

Tango Argentino International Dance Stage in the Exhibition Hall

6:45pm PDT

Stacy Jones Band Fountain Lawn Stage

6:50pm PDT

Louisiana Dance Lesson Warren's Roadhouse in the Fisher Pavilion

7:00pm PDT

ORCA TEAM EMP Sky Church Eduardo Mendonça & Show Brazil! Mural Amphitheatre More of Anything Vera Project/Gallery Robert Sarazin Blake Northwest Court Stage Tito Ramsey Indie Roots at Broad Street: Sponsored by BECU & 103.7 The Mountain Balkanarama Center House Court Cayenne Cajun Band Warren's Roadhouse in the Fisher Pavilion Danny Kelly Intiman Choral Courtyard David Rovics Intiman Choral Courtyard Desert Rat Intiman Choral Courtyard E.T. & the Boy Intiman Choral Courtyard Jim Page Intiman Choral Courtyard Nina Laboy Intiman Choral Courtyard The Chris Chandler and Paul Benoit Show Intiman Choral Courtyard Ukulele Kaeley Intiman Choral Courtyard 1001 Nights: Belly Dance & Folkloric Dances of the Near & Middle East: Ala Nar, Nadira, Delshodeh, Sabura, Dahlia, Nalini/Blue Lotus, Shula Azhar, Shahrazad, Malia, Karavans, Imei, Suzanna/TaWaSol Ensemble International Dance Stage in the Exhibition Hall

7:10pm PDT

Laura Kemp Trio Alki Court Stage Robert Meade Folklife Cafe

7:15pm PDT

Paul Anastasio's Fire of Tierra Caliente Fisher Green Stage: Sponsored by KBCS 91.3FM

7:30pm PDT

Bellingham Circus Guild Northwest Court Stage Seattle Women's Chorus Bagley Wright Theatre: Sponsored by Seattle Channel

7:35pm PDT

Dungeon Science EMP Sky Church Spoonshine Fountain Lawn Stage

7:40pm PDT

Samba Ja Mural Amphitheatre

7:44pm PDT

Zourna Fasaria Center House Court

7:45pm PDT

Jason Parker Quartet Vera Project/Gallery Librarians Northwest Court Stage Robert Deeble Indie Roots at Broad Street: Sponsored by BECU & 103.7 The Mountain

7:50pm PDT

Aaron Zig Folklife Cafe Fathia at Les Troubadours Fisher Green Stage: Sponsored by KBCS 91.3FM Steer Crazy Alki Court Stage

7:55pm PDT

Orkestar RTW Center House Court

8:00pm PDT

Waltz Partners Warren's Roadhouse in the Fisher Pavilion Seattle Men's Chorus Bagley Wright Theatre: Sponsored by Seattle Channel Laura Love Intiman Choral Courtyard

8:05pm PDT

Doug Banner, Storyteller Center House Theatre: Sponsored by KUOW

8:10pm PDT

Si Si Si EMP Sky Church Sky Blue Warren's Roadhouse in the Fisher Pavilion

8:15pm PDT

Samba Olywa Mural Amphitheatre

8:20pm PDT

Bellingham Circus Guild Northwest Court Stage

8:25pm PDT

SweetKiss Momma Fountain Lawn Stage

8:30pm PDT

Drew Piston Folklife Cafe Fadin' by 9 Fisher Green Stage: Sponsored by KBCS 91.3FM Na Hilahila Boys Alki Court Stage Harp Song Ensemble Intiman Choral Courtyard Northwest Girlchoir Vivace & Fresca Bagley Wright Theatre: Sponsored by Seattle Channel The Crow Quill Night Owls Northwest Court Stage

8:35pm PDT

Vardar Center House Court Norm Brecke Center House Theatre: Sponsored by KUOW Master Musicians of Bukkake Vera Project/Gallery The Foghorns Indie Roots at Broad Street: Sponsored by BECU & 103.7 The Mountain

8:45pm PDT

Maria and Vassil Bebelekovi Center House Court

8:50pm PDT

The Deep Wake EMP Sky Church VamoLá! Brazilian Drum & Dance Ensemble Mural Amphitheatre

9:00pm PDT

Waltz Partners Warren's Roadhouse in the Fisher Pavilion Kaba Seattle Center House Court

9:05pm PDT

Bellingham Circus Guild Northwest Court Stage Mary Anne Moorman Center House Theatre: Sponsored by KUOW

9:10pm PDT

The Hi-Liners Musical Theatre Bagley Wright Theatre: Sponsored by Seattle Channel Valse Cafe Orchestra Warren's Roadhouse in the Fisher Pavilion

9:15pm PDT

Rattletrap Ruckus Northwest Court Stage Dromeno Center House Court

9:25pm PDT

Aunt Jamamas Big Band Vigilantes Vera Project/Gallery Heatwarmer Indie Roots at Broad Street: Sponsored by BECU & 103.7 The Mountain

9:30pm PDT

Batucada Yemanja' Mural Amphitheatre zach davidson EMP Sky Church

9:35pm PDT

Ken Iverson Center House Theatre: Sponsored by KUOW