BeeGlobal - Cultural Diversity Festival
Noon–6 p.m.
Sunday, March 30
Rogalski Center
Admission is $2 for adults; SAU students and children 12 and under admitted free
Program Highlights
Festival Sponsors
An afternoon of cultural diversity fun for families and people of all ages will include musical and dance performances, food from around the world, and children’s activities, crafts and games.
The festival will take place throughout the Rogalski Center. A main stage area will allow people to relax and enjoy musical and dance performances. Food and merchandise from around the world will be sold in the ballroom. In the children’s area, children will receive a passport to be stamped as they “visit” various countries by playing games, practicing with chop sticks and creating make-and-take crafts such as Mexican tissue flowers, Japanese origami art, Ecuadorian rain sticks and Russian nesting dolls.
“We were impressed with the great turnout last year and hope that we can make this year an even bigger success,” says Daniela Martinez, an SAU MBA student from Ecuador and president of BeeGlobal. “It’s a great way to interact with people from different cultures and backgrounds without having to leave the Quad Cities.”
Beeglobal’s purpose is to promote diversity and unity by encouraging interaction between persons of all cultures on campus, educating the campus community about various cultures and reaching out to the larger community.
Program Highlights
Rogalski Center Food Court Main Stage, First Floor
Noon, Kalanjali School of Dance (Indian classical dance)
12:30 p.m., The Happy Belgians (Belgian music, American dixie and jazz)
1 p.m., Filipiniana Dancers of the Philippine American Assoc. of the QCA
1:30 p.m., Jorge & Tara Campos – Salsa Dancing
2 p.m., Irish Step Dance (SAU Irish Connection)
2:30 p.m., Irish Social Dance (SAU Irish Connection)
3 p.m., Moline Kendo/Shikendo (martial arts demo)
3:30 p.m., Moline Kendo/Shikendo (martial arts demo)
4 p.m., Larry Lockwood (Native American dance)
4:30 p.m., The Quad Cities Ballet Folklorico (Mexican folk dance)
5 p.m., Polynesian Dancers of the QC (Polynesia)
5:30 p.m., Zloti Village Chorus (Slavic music)
Rogalski Center Gottlieb Lounge, Second Floor
Noon–6 p.m. Children’s games, crafts, activities and storytelling. Play Mexican Loteria and Drop the Hanky; make a fish, tissue flowers or nested dolls; make Origami art, speak German, and practice using chop sticks.
Rogalski Center Ballroom, Third Floor
Noon–6 p.m., International food samples available for purchase
Bier Stube
Dewey's Copper Cafe
Antonella's Tratoria
Sodexho - Mexican
Noon–6 p.m., International merchandise for sale
African Market Wagadou
Crowded Closet
Maya Paudel (Nepal)
Noon–6 p.m., Informational displays
Festival Sponsors
Our heartfelt thanks to our generous sponsors who made this event possible.
Bee-Patrons
BeeGlobal
Student Government Association
Graduate Student Government Association
CAB (Campus Activities Board)
KWQC TV-6
Center for International Education: Study Abroad Office & International Student Services
Bee-Friends
College of Professional Studies
Dean of Students
RIA Credit Union
Rotary Club of Davenport
Hola America
River Cities’ Reader
Dispatch/Argus/Leader
Other Sponsors
Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities