Crane House Presents The Asian Water Festival Family Day
Saturday, June 3 2006 11:00 am– 3:00 pm
Sponsored by The Louisville Water Company and the Louisville Metro Office for International Affairs
Crane House, The Asia Institute, Inc., is proud to announce The Asian Water Festival Family Day, on Saturday June 3. This exciting new event will take place on the Harbor Lawn in Waterfront Park between 11am-3pm. The afternoon’s festivities will include martial arts demonstrations, dancers, children's activities, crafts, food and much more. This event is free and open to the public.
Entertainment includes Mei Li Yang Guang Chinese Dance Troupe, Brown’s Traditional Tae Kwon Do, The Crescent Moon Dancers, and more. Local Asian eateries representing different cultures will have food available at a reasonable cost including Kim’s Asian Grill and Mai’s Thai. Activities include boat building, children’s games, hands on activities, and water splashing.
Performance schedule as follows:
12:00-12:30 Mei Li Yang Guang Chinese Dance Troupe
12:30-1:00 Brown’s Traditional Tae Kwon Do- Korean Tae Kwon Do
1:00 -1:15 Rudy Davison’s Tai Chi Group
1:15 -1:30 Crescent Moon Dancers- Central Asian Dances
1:30 -2:00 Joe Aikido Club
For many centuries in Southeast Asia, the water festival has been an annual event that celebrates connection of water to all aspects of life: food, agriculture, spirituality, and economic prosperity. It is a time to be thankful for the rivers, lakes and seas that we dep/files/storyimages/upon for livelihood and economic development. Although this festival is traditionally held in spring, or in fall to commemorate the finish of their harvest season, Crane House is welcoming in the summer with this splash of Asian tradition. We invite Louisville’s communities to come together to join in this joyous celebration. This event is possible thanks to a generous sponsorship from The Louisville Water Company and support from the Louisville Metro Office for International Affairs.
Waterfront Park is located in downtown Louisville, parking is available near the corner of Witherspoon and Preston Streets, please enter near the flock of Finn’s. For more information please call 502.635.2240 or email jk@cranehouse.org.
Crane House is an Asian cultural center with the mission of fostering mutual understanding
between the peoples of the United States and Asia through education. Founded in 1987, it is a
Private, nonprofit organization located in Louisville at 1244 South Third Street.
For additional information, call 502/635-2240 or visit www.cranehouse.org.
