A new International Festival for March

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Toledo Sister Cities Announces International Festival
Mayor Bell to Serve as Honorary Chair

Mayor Michael P. Bell will join representatives of Toledo Sister Cities and Great Lakes Consortium to announce the Toledo Sister Cities International Festival at a press conference on Tuesday, February 23 at 10 a.m. in the Toledo Sister Cities offices.

Mayor Bell will serve as Honorary Chair of the festival that is to be held from noon to 5 p.m. on March 20, 2010 at the Civic Center Promenade at the Erie Street Market. The afternoon event will feature food, dancing, music and other performances by participants celebrating the cultures of Spain, China, Hungary, Poland, Japan, Tanzania, Germany, Lebanon, Pakistan and India.

Presenting sponsors include The Blade, Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, the University of Toledo Confucius Institute and Reynolds Clinic. Admission for the festival will be $4 in advance and $5 at the door. Children under 10 will be admitted free.