Wouldn’t it be great if you could meet people from other countries without even leaving Zionsville? You may think I’m talking about Facebooking with friends from faraway lands or Skyping with a class of school children in South Korea or doing a craft from Russia at the Library. Those are all cool ways to experience something international, but have we got something even better at the Library on Sunday!!
The Hussey-Mayfield Library’s Sixth International Fair is being held at the Library this Sunday, February 13th from 2:30 – 4 PM. Begun in 1999, it was thought that the first International Fair would be the only one. But, the popularity of the event has made it become one that has been repeated several times. This year, more than a dozen local residents from the greater metro-Indy area who were born in another country and make their home here now will be on hand to introduce you to their home country and culture. Tables with displays of clothing, maps, books written in different languages, artwork, crafts, music and food & drink will all help you learn about other cultures and how life is lived in other countries. Some of the countries and cultures you will meet people from at the International Fair are Japan, Bulgaria, India, Greece, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Guatemala, Turkey and Switzerland, among others. Some of our friends from other countries will have activities and crafts for you to do that are illustrative of the culture and life in their home countries.
The Zionsville Star had a story about this year’s Fair a couple of weeks ago and featured comments from a participant who has been at every International Fair we’ve had at the Library, Emilia McCarthy, who is originally from Bulgaria. The accompanying photo in the online version features Odette Zero, originally from Guatemala, and her 2 daughters, at our 2009 International Fair. All 3 will be at this year’s Fair as well.
The weather looks like it is going to cooperate this weekend, so, please venture out to the Library on Sunday afternoon to travel the world for no cost – so you can afford to bring the whole family! Registration is recommended to help our participants plan for amounts of food and drink to bring and may be done via the Library’s website Event Calendar.
See you there!
We now are up to 19 countries being represented at the International Fair on Sunday: Libya, Japan, Jamaica, Haiti, Trinidad & Tobago, St. Lucia, Thailand, Bulgaria, Switzerland, India, Latvia, Turkey, Greece, Mexico, Finland, Lithuania, China, Guatemala and Austria! The weather looks great, so come to the Library and travel the world!
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