Sat 6/12 @ 11AM – (parade @ noon)
It’s that time of year again when the city comes alive. Ah yeah… it’s time for the coolest parade outside of Mardi Gras — Parade the Circle! Bang a drum, don a mask and marvel at the colors of Parade the Circle, one of Cle’s most unique and beloved family-friendly activities. This year features all-new African connections to complement the Cleveland Musuem of Art’s latest galleries.
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This year’s theme — Zounou Younou Hèrè, Une Porte S’Ouvre, A Door Opens — celebrates doorways as portals of cultural exchange, in which opportunities to share traditions, creativity and innovation abound.
This summer, the Cleveland Museum of Art will open its newest door, unveiling renovated galleries in the first level of its original 1916 building. These galleries showcase the museum’s collections of art from the ancient Near East, Greece, Rome, Egypt and Africa, as well as art from the Late Antiquity, Byzantine Empire and European Middle Ages.
Just as the art objects in these collections were once integral to the living cultures of their regions and were used actively in daily life, ceremonies, rituals and festivals, the art created by mask makers, musicians and dancers from Burkina Faso, which will be spotlighted in this year’s parade, represents the living traditions of the Bwa people of Africa, who reside at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert.
Be there. Bring yr lawn chairs to University Circle. It doesn’t matter if you have kids. This parade’s for us all. After the parade, stick around Circle Village ’til 4PM for food and kids fun.
http://UniversityCircle.org/uci.aspx?page=122