Heart of Florida Asian Festival

Saturday and Sunday, October 22 & 23, 2011
12 - 6 PM
Historic Thomas Center
302 NE 6th Ave.
Gainesville, FL 32601
352.393.8537

Admission: Adults $5.00
Children 12 and under free

	Spanish Court (Saturday)	Spanish Court (Sunday)	Live Oaks Stage (Saturday & Sunday)	Knight Garden Theatre (Saturday & Sunday)	Martial Arts Arena (Saturday & Sunday)
12:30 pm	Japanese Traditional Dance – UF Japanese Club	Purnama Sari Balinese Dance Co	Filipino Traditional Dance		Tai Chi with the Flowing Zen Studio
1:00 pm	Liang – Acrobatic and Comedy Show	Liang – Acrobatic and Comedy Show	UF Bhangra Dance Club	Meihua Student Association of Martial Arts Kung Fu	Aikido with Aikido of Gainesville
1:30 pm	Indian Dance Medley – Sweetwater Academy	Indian Dance Medley - Vinata Vedam & Co.	Sino Elite Acrobats		Qigong with the Flowing Zen Studio
2:00 pm	International Cultural Procession - At the Fountain
2:30 pm	Japanese Traditional Dance – UF Japanese Club	Purnama Sari Balinese Dance Co.	Filipino Traditional Dance		Tai Chi with the Flowing Zen Studio
3:00 pm	Traditional Indian Music -SPICMACAY	Traditional Indian Music - SPICMACAY	Mingying plays ER-HU (Chinese 2-sting violin)	Meihua Student Association of Martial Arts Kung Fu	Aikido with Aikido of Gainesville
3:15 pm			Chinese Multi-instrumentalist Mr. Li
3:30 pm	Indian Dance Medley – Sweetwater Academy	Indian Dance Medley – Sweetwater Academy			Qigong with the Flowing Zen Studio
4:00 pm	Japanese Traditional Dance – UF Japanese Club	Purnama Sari Balinese Dance Co.	UF Bhangra Dance Club	Meihua Student Association of Martial Arts Kung Fu	Aikido with Aikido of Gainesville
4:30 pm	Liang – Acrobatic and Comedy Show	Liang – Acrobatic and Comedy Show	Filipino Traditional Dance
5:00 pm			Sino Elite Acrobats	Meihua Student Association of Martial Arts Kung Fu

Held in conjunction with the art exhibition in the Thomas Center Main Gallery:
Temples and Festivals: A Celebration of Indian Art
September 10 – October 30, 2011
Curator: Allysa Peyton, Curatorial Associate for Asian Art, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art; Co-curated by Vasudha Narayanan, Director of CHiTra (Center for the Study of Hindu Studies, University of Florida)

India's rich tradition of folk art is highlighted in Temples and Festivals, an exhibition of votive figures, scroll paintings, and temple hangings from the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art collection. Blurring the boundaries between "folk" and "fine" art, the exhibit explores the ways that the Hindu religious system pervades in the whole of everyday life in India. Temples and Festivals celebrates both the spiritual significance of the objects and their recognition as works of art.

Traditional Korean Images: The Art of Myung-ok Kang
September 10 - November 12, 2011
The work of this artist, Professor Myung-ok Kang, combines Korean folk art images and han-ji, a traditional Korean handmade paper with a unique texture and color. Using a cut-and-paste technique, Professor Kang translates folk art subjects into delicate cut-paper motifs

Concurrent with the festival is the month-long Asian Kaleidoscope Month at the University of Florida campus.

In addition to the diverse entertainment line-up, festival goers can dine on a variety of Asian foods and visit the numerous booths that will feature Asian arts, crafts and information about Asian cultural organizations.

Food & Craft Vendor Rules and Application

Directions to the Thomas Center