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Thursday, November 1, 2001
Contact: Peter Bailley
news@knox.edu
309-341-7715
A series of performances by Knox College students are featured in the Asian Cultural Festival, 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10, in Kresge Hall, Ford Center for the Fine Arts, on the Knox campus in Galesburg, Illinois.
The performances are:
Tribal Dance from East India
Indian musical ensemble featuring Adrit Raha, tablas; Vir Das, vocals; Sujan Niraula, bass; Gaurav Khanna and Harley Jackson, guitars
Japanese Skit, performed by members of the Japanese Club
Martial arts presentation by the Martial Arts Club
Performance on the shakuhachi (Japanese flute) by Dan Hegedus
The festival is sponsored by the Knox College student group Aaina.
Founded in 1837, Knox is a national liberal arts college in Galesburg, Illinois, with students from 47 states and 41 nations. Knox's "Old Main" is a National Historic Landmark and the only building remaining from the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates.
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