Seattle Center Festál Presents Asian-Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration, 5/5

Seattle Center Festál presents Asian-Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration, 11:45 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sunday, May 5, in Seattle Center Armory. Explore and experience the cultural roots of the Asian and Pacific Islanders through live music, visual arts and hands-on activities.

The festival launches Asian-Pacific Islander Heritage Month in Seattle with spectacular youth drill teams, Taiko drumming, traditional music and dance, and artists from around the state.

In 2013, Asian-Pacific Islander Festival features a variety of entertainment groups including: Massive Monkees, Filipino Youth Activities and Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Teams, Kaze Daiko, Cascade Kendo Kai, Kinnaly Music and Dance Troupe, Fraggle Rock Crew and the University of Washington Lambda Phi Epsilon Step Dancers. The festival also presents art contest entries and displays by the Nisei Veterans Committee celebrating Filipino accomplishments.

Seattle Center Festál, a series of 22 celebrations presented by community organizations with support from Seattle Center, considers themes of importance to ethnic cultures in our region, revealing their common forms of tradition and expression, while highlighting their unique contributions to the Pacific Northwest and the world.

Asian-Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration is produced in partnership with Asian-Pacific Directors Coalition. For more information on Asian-Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration, visit their website: apiheritage.com. or click on www.seattlecenter.com or call 206 684-7200 to learn more about Seattle Center Festál and other outstanding public programming offered at Seattle Center.