CHECK OUT APRIL CALENDAR
April 6th- 3:30
P.M. to 5:30 P.M. @ Big Red Barn
FREE
Add
your countries flag to the International Festival 2000 "Unison"
banner!
Flag Painting, the kickoff event to this year's Festival, will take Thursday
April 6th, from 3:30pm to 5:30pm in the Big Red Barn. The completed banner
will be displayed at all the Festival events throughout the month of April.
Light
refreshments will be served!
Contact
Mark Smith
April 7,12,18,
21,27
For
the second year in a row, enjoy five thought-provoking films from different
parts of the globe. From documentary to anime, find your style at the reduced
admission price of $3. In coordination with Cornell Cinema.
Rosetta
- Belgium - 4/7, 7p, WSH
A girl's fight for a
normal life and attempt to escape the trailer park, shown without compromises,
in all the brutality of class struggle.
Perfect Blue
- Japan - 4/12, 9:40p, WSH
A Hitchcock-style thriller
set in the world of teenage idols.
Earth
- India - 4/18, 7p, WSH
A child's view of the
turmoil which surrounded the partition of India and Pakistan.
West Beirut
- Lebanon - 4/21, 7:30p, WSH
All About My
Mother - Spain
- 4/27, 7:15
Almodovar's masterpiece,
combining humor and drama in an effort to depict women's shared grieves,
amidst a backdrop of transexuals, organ transplants, and A Streetcar Named
Desire.
Contact
Antoine Asseraf
April 11th-
11 A.M. to 2 P.M. @ WSH Memorial Room FREE
The International
Exhibition 2000 celebrates the diversity on campus in the International
Festival!
It is a cultural mosaic show where many campus international organizations
congregate in the Willard Straight Hall Memorial Room to share their wonderful
and exotic culture with the Cornell and Ithaca Community. To be held on
Tuesday, 11 April from 11:00am to 2:00pm.
Get ready to learn, play, and interact with many cultures on this day!
Contact
Ann Mizumoto
April 14th-
8 P.M. @ Bailey Auditorium FREE
Music and dance have
the unique ability to transcend barriers of language, age, and time.
The ISPB invites you
to join us in our celebration of cultural expression through music and dance
at the International Festival's Dance Debut on Friday, April 14, 2000 in
Bailey Auditorium starting at 8:00 p.m. The event is free and refreshments
will be served.
Bring your friends and
be prepared to experience different cultures in an exciting new way.
Contact
Rebecca Abou-Chedid
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April 23rd-
All 1-6 P.M.@ Ramin Room FREE
In the spirit of the
world's greatest sporting spectacle and celebration of national identity,
ISPB presents an indoor five-a-side co-ed soccer tournament. Participants
are encouraged to represent their home countries so that the ramin multi-purpose
room comes alive with soccer patriotism.
Contact
Dessy Gruncharova
April 22nd-
7 P.M. @ Anabel Taylor One World Room $5
One of the most successful
and longest-running events in the ISPB's International Festival is the Food-Tasting,
which falls on the Saturday, the 22nd of April.
International Food-Tasting brings foods together from around the world to
the One World Room at Annabel Taylor Hall, right here on the Cornell Campus.
There is no need to go downtown or to New York City for a taste of other
worlds, everything is right here for your convenience.
Food is prepared by the different cultural, ethnic, and national groups
around campus, and usually goes pretty fast, so come at 7PM on the dot to
get your little international flavor.
Contact
Gershon Lewental
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April 28th-
10 P.M. 'til whenever @ Republica $5
Last but not least: a
chance to party to the world's grooviest tunes all night long.
Contact
Riaz Shariff
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