Pittsburgh Folk Festival
pittsburgh folk festival large multicultural celebration diverse international ethnic heritage held pittsburgh pennsylvania since festival early mission statement described may follows zajednicar official newspaper croatian federal union america auspex duquesne university festival nonprofit venture dedicated closer relationship present day citizenry better appreciation contribution pittsburgh growth especially occasion bicentennial year initially sponsored duquesne university festival held annually since various culture represented since time music folk dance performance main stage different vendor sell traditional food well art craft festival first festival held syria mosque beginning pm day saturday sunday june food booth located mosque ground floor multicultural exhibit history craft product displayed mosque upstairs lobby saturday twohour program began pm featured dance folk singer storyteller scottish hungarian bulgarian american croatian russian slovak greek ad german tradition sunday program featured italian lithuanian lebanese carpathorussian polish irish israeli chinese ukrainian cultural performance theme third annual festival also held syria mosque unity diversity democracy beauty fun friendliness held friday may sunday may held syria mosque fourth annual event began pm night friday may sunday may friday evening performance represented swiss indian italian lithuanian scottish hungarian tradition slovak german croatian chinese ukrainian greek group performed saturday bulgarian irish mexican lebanese carpathorussian polish group closed festival sunday general admission ticket per person people attended year opening day event robert morris junior college took sponsorship festival tenth annual festival included french show french booth first time event held syria mosque may festival grown large moved pittsburgs civic arena twentieth anniversary pittsburgh folk festival year united state bicentennial celebrated newspaper across country reported pittsburgh annual multicultural event become one nation largest outdoor festival festival operator received state fund via allegheny county bicentennial commission year add two day event schedule provide free admission student senior citizen thirty thousand people expected attend festival festival planner introduced several new feature including international bazaar attendee could purchase authentic ethnic artifact new family ticket plan allowed parent purchase admission two adult two child nine dollar saving six dollar standard general price admission year attendance figure declined sixteen percent visitor attracted planner faulted decision pittsburgh city official allow scheduling free carnival event child day festival three river stadium festival thirtieth anniversary longtime festival organizer charles carol cubelic programmed event highlight history culture india korea poland india extensive programming timed coincide festival india exhibition touring united state time opened smithsonian institution washington dc carol cubelic took director festival october husband health declined sharply died cancer shortly afterward october pittsburgh folk festival final event overseen charles cubelic one successful festival history attracting forty thousand attendee threeday run thirtyfourth annual pittsburgh folk festival first leadership carole cubelic held may came pittsburgh married late husband married festival said interviewed pittsburgh press day festival memorial day weekend opening theme year festival taste old world live cooking demonstration sponsored equitable gas robert morris college ended sponsorship festival citing lost twenty thirty thousand dollar thirtyyear period sponsored event result carole cubelic employed college student account administrator also serving assistant director director pittsburgh folk festival stepped role festival director college subsequently transferred pittsburgh folk festival corporation nineteen group collectively provided cultural performance food volunteer staffing festival nearly forty year additionally negotiation david l lawrence convention center festival venue many year turned difficult center manager began pushing festival planner expand event ethnic food fair event planner feared would ruin festival food reputation increased participation inauthentic carnivalstyle pizza italian sausage stand convention center executive also planned double triple charge booth rental utility use proposing general admission fee cut half would eliminated source revenue multicultural group hoping participate event response festival new organizer moved th annual event convention center melody tent amphitheater station square operated pittsburgh history landmark foundation held memorial day weekend event planner hoped attract crowd forty fifty thousand attendee festival leadership changed following year nan krushinski taking helm festival administrator behalf pittsburgh folk festival inc business organization formed multiple cultural organization involved presenting festival year still scheduled memorial day weekend th annual event held first time history venue outside pittsburgh city limit opening pittsburgh expo mart monroeville friday may festival launched new entertainment plan three stage changing various presenter every thirty minute stage operated continuously throughout festival day ticket price set five dollar adult four dollar senior citizen three dollar child aged three twelve time fortieth anniversary pittsburgh folk festival returned david l lawrence convention center city downtown festival head year angela lipchick still held david l lawrence convention center downtown pittsburgh pittsburgh folk festival celebrated fiftieth anniversary inviting participation twentyfive different ethnic group five bulgaria greece lebanon lithuania ukraine represented every year since festival founding rev james root chaired year event walter kolar member festival since founding developed fiftiethanniversary display festival organizer celebrated sixtieth anniversary pittsburgh folk festival conjunction city pittsburgh bicentennial celebration held labor day weekend september schenley plaza tent oakland forty distinct culture twenty different country celebrated bhutan egypt mexico venezuela represented first time event history admission free festival resumption festival happened year later recognition pittsburgh folk festival honorable ron klink u house representative may retrieved online december