WILLMAR -- A Cultural Celebration will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Kennedy Elementary School, 824 Seventh St. S.W. in Willmar.
Experience more than 35 different culture groups represented in the area. There will be demonstrations, crafts and performances by ethnic dancers, as well as Latin American music and Czech music.
Language classes will be held in Norwegian, Spanish, Ojibwe, German, French and Somali.
Authentic food will be for sale including Chinese, Mexican, Persian, Scottish and Norwegian.
Free admission. The celebration is sponsored by West Central Integration Collaborative which serves the communities of Atwater, Cosmos, Grove City, New London-Spicer, Maynard, Clara City, Raymond and Willmar through the schools and community education and recreation departments.
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Scottish booth
The Scottish booth will be hosted by Sandra Evans of Atwater. She has invited Audrey and Mike McClellan from the Twin Cities to participate.
Audrey has written four Scottish Island novels and will do a book signing. Mike will share information on the history and use of Scottish weaponry.
Both have been involved in the Celtic community in Minnesota and are members of the Clan Donald, the St. Andrew's Society, and dance in the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society and in Traed y Ddraig, The Dragon's Feet, a traditional Welsh dance group. Both dance groups will perform on Saturday.
