Mayor William Bell, then Jefferson County commissioner, reads a resolution to
participants in the Birmingham Asian Cultures and Food Festival.
The fourth annual Birmingham Asian Cultures and Food Festival brings together dance, music, martial arts and food in a daylong fund-raiser on Saturday.
Performers include:
- Wendy Huang, a Shanghai native and a UAB clinical researcher who performs Chinese dance around the state;
- Swami Kaal Nath, a yoga and martial arts master; and
- Natyananda Dance School and Company, a traditional Indian dance troupe.
Miss Birmingham 2011 Susan Hamm will serve as hostess of the opening ceremony. The festival will close with a fashion show.
Children can enjoy a moonwalk with Verna Lee, the friendly dragon, and kite-making workshops outside.
Several area restaurants will have food available; prepared plates are $7 each, and special a la carte dishes are $2. Participating restaurants include Homewood’s Taipei 101 Sushi and Asian Bistro and Hoover’s Ginza, Silver Coin Indian Grill and Taste of Thailand. Food will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Alabama Asian Cultures Foundation puts on the annual event as a fund-raiser for the nonprofit organization.
Admission is $5, free for age 12 and younger. The event runs from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Cedars Club of Birmingham, 301 Green Springs Ave. S., Glen Iris [map].
Birmingham-based Natyananda Dance School and Company will perform
on Saturday at the festival.
Also:
For more information, visit the Birmingham Asian Cultures and Food Festival event page.
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