The second annual Schweinfest offers a full day of family fun including musical and dance performances, demonstrating Folk Artists, plus 5 stations for hands-on art activities for children. Food provided by Premier Catering including hot dogs, pulled pork, sausage & peppers & more. Schweinfest suggested donation: $5. Sponsored by Nucor Auburn Steel, Inc., Wegmans and NYSCA
| Noon–5PM |
Collage + Assemblage Exhibit
Featuring 115 works by 22 artists |
| Noon–3PM |
Demostrating Folk Artists:
Valerie Lynn Brown, Waterloo: Rush weaving and chair caning; Alf Jacques, Jamesville: Onondaga lacrosse-stick making; Barbara Peterson, Syracuse: African American needlework; Christina Bobesky, Camillus: Ukrainian embroidery; James Alaak, Syracuse: Sudanese clay cow making; Akon Koun & Monica Dut, Syracuse: Dinka hair braiding (ny-ny) and needlework (posa). |
| Noon |
Ling Wang & Ling Chinese Performing Arts, Cortland
Wang is a professional dancer and teacher who’s been teaching and directing the Central NY Dancing Team in Syracuse since 2001. She lives in Cortland, where she opened the Ling Wang Performing Arts in 2009. Ms. Wang will perform a medley of different genres of Chinese folk, classical and performance dances. |
| 12:15PM |
 ODESA Ukrainan Dancers, Syracuse
The ODESA Ukrainian Dance Ensemble promotes pride in heritage through song and dance for all children and young adults of Ukrainian descent. ODESA's repertoire represents the many lively and colorful dances from various historic periods and regions of Ukraine. |
| 1:30PM |
Sudanese DiDinga Hills Dancers, Syracuse
The Sudanese Didinga Hills Dancers and the Dinka Community Dancers represent two new Sudanese communities in Syracuse. The Didinga Hills dancers will perform two of their traditional dances, nyakorot a celebratory harvest dance and gyrikot a social tradition of mocking songs. The Dinka will perform maloul, which was performed during harvest time but since has become a form of war protest. |
| 3–5PM |
Music by Donna Colton & the Troublemakers
Enjoy music by this 3-piece country & blues band.
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| 3–5PM |
Beer Tasting by the Bruhaus of Rochester
Taste a variety of microbrews and learn about the nuances of each by professional beer taster Fausto Angotti.
Cost: $12 for Art Center members & $15 for non-members. Includes 12 2oz. tastes and a souvenir Schweinfest tasting glass. Must be 21+ |
| 5PM |
50/50 raffle & 5 beer gift basket drawings
Raffle prize is half of all cash proceeds and a special donation from MacKenzie- Childs, a green Honeymoon fluted serving bowl.
50/50 tickets: $5 each, 3 for $10 or 7 for $20. Call the Art Center to purchase your tickets, or they will be available at the event. |
