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March 7, 2008


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Chad Mertz, (513) 287-7054, cmertz@cincymuseum.org
Laura Partridge, (513) 345-2658, lpartridge@cincymuseum.org
Ben Cober, (513) 287-7099, bcober@cincymuseum.org

Museum Center Celebrates Celtic Culture
The Fourth Event of the 2007-2008 Passport to the World Series
March 15 and 16, 2008

Join Cincinnati Museum Center March 15-16, 2008 and discover the diverse heritage, dance, music, crafts and culture of Ireland, Scotland and Wales, at Celtic Lands Culture Fest. In its tenth year, this FREE event is the fourth in a series of five Passport to the World culture fests, which give visitors a chance to experience cultures from around the globe.

Celtic Lands Culture Fest features fancy footwork, traditional Celtic music and an array of art and folklore from the British Isles. Visitors can also shop for authentic wares in the marketplace, and enjoy a variety of activities, which include:

  • A Celtic Forest in the Losantiville Café featuring storytellers, folk art demonstrations, dance workshops and face painting;
  • Performances by musicians Silver Arm, Ceol Mhor, Traveler's Dream and Tri-Werin;
  • Traditional Celtic dancing by the McGing Irish Dancers, the Riley School of Irish Music, the
  • Cincinnati Highland Dancers and more...

Also, don't forget your Passport! Visitors will receive a Passport, which they can get stamped at various stamping stations. Once the Passport is full, it can be exchanged for free admission to one museum. All three museums have developed support programming around the event.

Times: March 15-16, 2008, noon to 5 p.m.

Cost: Celtic Lands Culture Fest is free and open to the public, with the exception of activities that take place within the museums, which are subject to general museum admission. Parking is $5 per car.

The 2007-2008 Passport to the World series also includes Asian Culture Fest, April 26-27.

 

Cincinnati Museum Center gratefully acknowledges operating and capital support from the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation, the City of Cincinnati, Hamilton County and the State of Ohio.

Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal is home to the Cincinnati History Museum, Duke Energy Children's Museum, the Museum of Natural History & Science, the Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX® Theater, and the Cincinnati Historical Society Library. It is a nationally recognized educational and research resource and one of the top cultural attractions in the Midwest. Cincinnati Museum Center serves more than 1.47 million visitors annually, reaching out to almost 200,000 young people through hands-on exhibits and programs. As a center for the community, more than 700 events are held in the building each year. Originally built in 1933 as the Union Terminal train station, the building is a national historic landmark and was renovated and reopened as Cincinnati Museum Center in 1990. For information, call (513) 287-7000 or 1-800-733-2077 or visit www.cincymuseum.org.

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