PRINCETON, NJ Restaurant Dining Guide Announcement

WwacFest Culture Kaleidoscope August 4

Princeton Junction, NJ (July 16, 2018) – West Windsor Arts Council and its major supporter, DDR Corporation, offer a full day of free music and performance-based acts under tents at the surprisingly bucolic Nassau Park Pavilion in the shopping center on Rt. 1 behind Panera. Featuring a variety of performance genres as well as craft vendors, food trucks, and fun for everyone! Please visit www.westwindsorarts.org for a full schedule.

11 – 11:40 am
The day begins with two acts by local performance schools. First, a showcase by the Princeton School of Percussion. This Princeton based ensemble provides a great opportunity for percussion students of all levels to play independently while developing ensemble skills. Next, a circus arts performance by The Circus Place. Specializing in the disciplines of aerials, balance, manipulations, and acrobatics, their aim is to build skills while encouraging trust and community in the true spirit of circus.

11:40 am – 12:40 pm
WwacFest presents Malidelphia, a folkloric performance-art concert bridging African immigrant and African-American communities through traditional and contemporary song, dance, music, masquerade and folklore. Inspired by Ira Bond and his experiences in West Africa, Malidelphia brings established Malian and Philadelphian musicians together to celebrate both traditional and modern styles of music and dance.

12:50 – 1:20 pm
In celebration of vibrant cultures of all kinds, WwacFest presents interactive storytelling with Noah Buchholz, an American Sign language (ASL) speaker, performing artist, and translator. Having grown up in both a Deaf and hearing world, his ASL literary works communicate the beauty of Deaf culture and the struggles of Deaf people as well as educate hearing people about the reality of Deaf culture.

1:30 – 2:30 pm
Performing Latin Jazz will be Zaccai Curtis. A pianist, bandleader and musician of Puerto Rican and African American ancestry, Zaccai performs with artists such as Cindy Blackman-Santana, Brian Lynch, Ralph Peterson, Ray Vega, Antoine Roney, Wallace Roney, Jerry Gonzalez, Papo Vasquez, Donald Harrison, Stacie Orrico, and many notable others.

2:55 – 3:55 pm
Continuing with the day's diverse offerings is Recycled Sounds. Considered folk industrial, this group developed out of world renowned percussionist Dendê Macêdo's interest in making instruments out of found materials. His sustainable practice transmits an important message about our environment, conveyed through his wacky performance on a bunch of wild looking instruments that make some interesting and distinctive sounds.

4:05 – 4:40 pm

From the City of Brotherly Love comes singer, rapper and songwriter Osiris Wildfire. Osiris creates music that encourages the nurturing of Mother Earth and her inhabitants. What really drives Osiris? To be a positive and inspirational being at a high level of consciousness and to share this through his music.

4:45 – 5:45 pm
Pasadeo is an eclectic band based out of New Jersey, influenced by the sounds of Indie Rock, Bhangra, Spanish and Middle Eastern music.

5:55 – 6:55 pm
Lead by Daniel Johnson, a Tabla player and percussionist, the band SEJ finds inspiration in music from both the US and India. Extensive study inboth countries as well as performing with jazz legend Badal Roys "Dharma Jazz" and Grammy winner Paul Winter Consort have kept Danielmoving further into subtle pulsations.

7:10 – 8:30 pm
Finally, the headlining act will be Ja-Tun and Random Acts of Soul. This 5 to 8 piece unit performs original R&B, Soul, Dance and Pop music. They perform in Philadelphia, Atlantic City, Pocono Resorts and Central New Jersey. Ja-Tun has been billed alongside the likes of Kindred the Family Soul, Raheem DeVaughn, Jeff Bradshaw, and more.

WwacFest Summer Music is made possible by the generous sponsorship of DDR Corp. (Nassau Park), Title Village Company, the West Windsor Arts Council, and with support of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Mercer County Cultural & Heritage Commission/New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Check West Windsor Arts Center website for event details and weather contingencies at www.westwindsorarts.org

About the West Windsor Arts Council: The West Windsor Arts Council's mission is to provide professional quality community arts programming in order to support, educate, inspire, and promote the arts and art appreciation for all.  Founded in 2002, the West Windsor Arts Council opened the doors of the West Windsor Arts Center in 2010 in the historic Princeton Junction Firehouse at 952 Alexander Road, West Windsor, NJ 08550.

For information on the West Windsor Arts Council and West Windsor Arts Center, please visit www.westwindsorarts.org. Summer office and gallery hours: Tues-Fri, 10:00 am-6:00 pm. Call 609.716.1931 or write info@westwindsorarts.org.