Celebrate Folklife Benefit Auction
November 8, 2008
Fisher Pavilion
Join us at the annual Celebrate Folklife Benefit Auction on November 8th! Feast on a delicious buffet provided by Foodz Catering, dash for your dessert and enjoy music from favorite Folklife performers. And that’s not all! Be one of the first to experience the 2009 cultural focus, the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition.
You will also have the chance to bid on exceptional items in three silent auctions, a live auction and a wine blitz. And don’t forget our spinning prize wheel! Here are some of the fabulous items up for bidding:
- A trip for two to Tillicum Village
- Framed photography by Johsel Namkung
- A case of wines selected by the Northwest Folklife Board of Directors
- Handmade Zuni pottery donated by Seciwa’s Southwest Native Jewelry and Crafts
- Lunch and kayaking courtesy of Agua Verde Paddle Club
- Plus unique crafts from Folklife Festival vendors, one-of-a-kind experiences, exciting getaways and more! Stay tuned for updates as the Auction date nears. For weekly updates, email mollyh@nwfolklife.org with the subject line “Hot List.”
To purchase tickets at $65 per person (after October 24th, the cost rises to $75), please call the Northwest Folklife office at 206-684-7300 or ORDER ONLINE. See you there!
Thank you to Foodz Catering, the official caterer of the “Celebrate Folklife” Benefit Auction
Sponsors- Interesting
in sponsoring the 2008 Festival?
See
our Sponsor
Information Packet
2009
Performers - Application Info - Apply
online now!
2009 Food Merchants - Application
Info - Apply
online now!
Food applications
available now, or get
information and a pdf application.
2009
Volunteers- Application Info - Coming Soon!
Printable
pdf and online applications available
now
Now
Hiring:
See
our employment
page for details...
Thank
you for a great 2008 Northwest Folklife
Festival!
We
hope you all enjoyed the brilliant weather
and great entertainment.
Special thanks to all the volunteers,
performers and donors who help make it
happen, and to the Seattle Police Department
and Seattle Center staff for their help.
We're looking forward to the 2009 Festival
and the 2009 Cultural Focus: the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
Exposition. Stay tuned for more information,
2009 applications and more!
See details and
highlights from the 2008 Festival.
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NFDI International Folk Dance to benefit Northwest Folklife!
November 15, 2008, 7:30 to 11 p.m.
Cedar Valley Grange
20526 52nd Avenue West
Lynnwood, WA
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Listen
Online to 2008 Northwest Folklife Performances
http://www.nwfolklifeaudio.org
Listen
to hours of 2007 Northwest Folklife Festival
performances streaming online. New performances
will be uploaded throughout the 2008 Festival.
Free and fun music from the biggest and
best community arts festival in the nation!
News
/ Media Important
Northwest Folklife information and documents
available for download.
2008
Cultural Focus: Urban Indians
16 Stellar Live Performances from the 2007
Festival!
ONLY
$12 (Shipping Included)
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Northwest Folklife is the most visible
advocate of the traditional arts in
the Northwest region. It presents
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and other public programs.
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