Cultural Survival Bazaar
The Cultural Survival Bazaar is the Biggest & Best International Craft Fair in America.
Cultural Survival Bazaars are fair-trade events around New England that give indigenous artists from around the world the chance to sell their work directly to the American public. They also expose 30,000 Americans each year to indigenous food, music, and culture, and give visitors a chance to talk with indigenous artists directly.
In the past six years alone the bazaars have generated $2.5 million for indigenous artisans, fair trade businesses, indigenous communities’ programs, and Cultural Survival’s work on behalf of indigenous peoples. Revenue from past bazaars has supported education and micro-finance in Uganda, literacy projects in Mexico, land and forest conservation across Latin America, language training and economic development for Tibetan refugees, and the building of a school in Adkhoy, Afghanistan, that strongly encourages female attendance, free of tuition.
Every year, hundreds of artists and their representatives sell traditional crafts, artwork, clothing, jewelry, carpets, and accessories. The bazaars also offer a wide assortment of cultural performances, from the live music of Ecuadorian Band Yarina (yarinamusic.com) to the award winning Tuvan Group Alash Ensemble (alashensemble.com), performances by Veronica Robles sponsored by the Mexico Tourism Board, traditional Native American storytelling by Leonard Fourhawks, Native American Singing and drumming by Tim Swallow and Don Barnaby, and craft-making demonstrations by Zimbabwe's Shona artisan Bernard Domingo. This weekend's bazaar will also feature the excellent food of Cafe of India.
Dates, Locations, & Hours of Operation
FREE ADMISSION
RAIN, SNOW, OR SHINE!
30th Annual Cultural Survival Bazaar WINTER 2008
December 13th & 14th, 2008
DRCLAS-Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA.
10am to 6pm
* FREE Parking Available on 7 Felton St., Cambridge, MA. 02138*
* Bring your old cell phones to recycle and CS will get funding for each one!
Performance Schedule
Saturday, December 13th
11am Tim Swallow (www.sovereign-arts.com)
1130am Veronica Robles (www.veronicarobles.com Presented by The Mexico Tourism Board
1200pm Yarina (www.yarinamusic.com)
130pm Veronica Robles Presented by The Mexico Tourism Board
2pm Yarina
4pm Don Barnaby
Sunday December 14th
11am Yarina (www.yarinamusic.com)
1200pm Alash Ensemble (www.alashensemble.com)
1pm Yarina
2pm Alash Ensemble
3pm Yarina
4pm Alash Ensemble
