Kids ~ Sierra Nevada World Music Festival ~ Mendocino Fairgrounds, Boonville ~ June 22-24, 2012

Kids Corner at SNWMF 2010

Welcome Kids & Families

Kids 12 and under are FREE at the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival.

SNWMF always offers an exciting array of children's activities, and 2012 will be no different.

Here's a list of last year's children's activities:

Asheba:
This engaging musical storyteller who specializes in family entertainment will be featuring selections from "In The Kidz Zone" on Saturday.

Holistic Hooping:
Holistic Hooping provides a play environment for all to learn the art of skill toy spinning. Holistic Hooping will host ongoing playtime instruction and will perform 5 distinct shows throughout the weekend, including midnight Fire Dancing at the Valley Stage on Friday and Saturday nights. Visit their 17 foot high rainbow chakra hoop sculpture for an exciting interactive experience.

Dance Ensembles:
Julia Tsitsi Cigamba & the Chinyakarae Ensemble will present drum and dance from the Shona people of Zimbabwe.

Capoeira Agua De Beber:
Capoeira Agua De Beber will present the art of capoeira, using kicks, dodges, steps, cartwheels and spins, this folkloric form of martial arts, native to Brazil will be featured in performance & workshops.

Arts & Crafts:
Projects throughout the weekend.

Parades:
A daily Kids Parade will be led by Bay Area drum and dance group Loco Bloco and the Samba Stilt Circus, a troupe of stilt performers.

Not Just for Kids:

Sageman Drum Workshops:
Sageman provides drums and instruction.

Solstice Yoga:
Start your SNWMF day off with a free professional yoga class.

Bounces, Jumps & More:
Providing bounce houses open throughout the weekend.

Featured Activities from 2011:

Asheba: Born on the Caribbean island of Trinidad, he was influenced by its spectacular festival, Carnival and the folkloric oral tradition, calypso. Today, he is a renowned world musician who playfully blends reggae, calypso, neo-folk and more. - More

Clayton Duncan and the Pomo Indian Nation: Tribal members from the festival area present a traditional Native American blessing to open the festival. Mr. Duncan's non-profit organization, the Lucy Moore Foundation creates methods for forgiveness through storytelling and are represented on site throughout the festival weekend.

Face & Body Painting by Kathleen: Kathleen will be doing her Face and Body Painting throughout the weekend, a popular activity she has done for over thirty years at festivals!

Holistic Hooping: Provides flow tools for everyone to enjoy all weekend long! Visit us at our towering hula hoop tree for flow tool classes and all kinds of fun toys- Hoops, Staffs, Poi and other goodies.

Julia Tsitsi Cigamba & the Chinyakarae Ensemble: From the Bay Area, presenting traditional dance, drums and marimba from Shona and other tribal groups around Zimbabwe.

Loco Bloco: This Bay Area group teaches Carnaval-style dance and drumming to youth year-round as part of their non-profit organization. They will lead the daily parade at the festival and instruct us on how to move and groove in the "mas" parade line.

Samba Stilt Circus: From the Mendocino County area, energetic samba dancing and drumming, with elaborate costumes, all performed on stilts!

Solstice Yoga: Daily morning yoga takes place at the Village Stage under the trees with a professional instructor. A free one hour class to start the morning each day at 10am!

A world music festival is a wonderful place for kids to learn and play. At SNWMF, kids enjoy arts and crafts, puppet shows, costumes, dramatic plays, and many other sights, sounds and activities.	Photo by Lee Abel
Photo by Lee Abel	Kids play while parents relax or participate in the fun. Parents are asked to keep an eye on their children while they are participating in Festival activities.

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