Soka University International Festival May 1, 2010
Soka University, 1 University Drive, Aliso
Viejo, CA 92656. Cost of admission or tickets: FREE, parking on campus: $10.
info@soka.edu; 949.480.4081; soka.edu/festival
The International Festival at Soka University is one of Orange County,
California's most popular and most diverse celebrations. Thousands attend an
event featuring well over 600 international musicians, dancers and performers on
three stages. The best part of all is it's absolutely free to attend! Held each
year around early May, the weather is great and the festivities exceptional as
costumed children and adults perform, sharing their cultural roots.
Where to stay:
The Renaissance ClubSport Aliso Viejo hotel nearby blends a full-service
hotel and world-class sports club, ClubSport, a 75,000-square-foot fitness
facility offering a 12,000-square-foot fitness floor, and a child center. During
the event, rooms are going for around $125 per night, as of this posting.
Some of the performers have included Agrupcio Liajtmasis Group;
Ballet Folklorio Tesoros de Mexico; Ghungroo Indian Dance Club of SUA; Group
Folklorico Los Sonadores; Hua Ying Singing and Dancing; Ikeda King Orchestra;
International Drummers for Peace; JJ & the Habibis Dancers; Josho Daiko Drums of
SUA; Ka Pilina Ho-olohaki Club of SUA; Ke Alohi Lani - SGI Long Beach; Jimmy
Kim's Tae Kwon Do Center; Le Polynesia Cultural Performing Arts Center; Mei-Ling
Lee Dance Group; Mudra Academy of Dance; Salsuelos Club of SUA; San Diego Blue
Sky Chorus; San Diego Blue Sky & Men's Division Combined Chorus; San Juan
Capistrano Dance Conservatory; SGI Hula Ohana Orange County; SGI-USA Beach
Cities Region Taiko; SGI-USA Pearl Chorus; Spirit Soul & Friends; Susana Elena
Classical Spanish & Flamenco; Syrtaki International Folk Dance Ensemble; and The
Temple Bhajan Band.
Soka University’s 9th Annual
International Festival. - Soka University’s 8th Annual International Festival
features over 600 international musicians and dancers performing on three
stages, international food, demonstrations and workshops, ceramic sale, crafts,
non-profit and business exhibitors, games and inflatable rides. SUA’s
International Festival is part of the Orange County’s Imagination Celebration
held in cooperation with the OC Department of Education and Arts OC. Time: 10:30
am – 5:30 pm. Location & address: Soka University, 1 University Drive, Aliso
Viejo, CA 92656. Cost of admission or tickets: Free. Parking on campus: $10.
Parking off campus with shuttle: Free. For more information: info@soka.edu,
www.soka.edu/festival or 949.480.4081
Soka University
1 University Drive
Aliso Viejo , CA 92656
949. 480.4081
949.480.4260
www.soka.edu
Soka University of America is a private, non-profit, four-year liberal arts
college and graduate school offering leadership for peace, study abroad for all
undergraduate students, and a 9:1 student/faculty ratio. SUA features a
non-sectarian curriculum and is open to top students of all nationalities. About
half of Soka’s students come from the United States and half from 30 other
countries. Soka University is proudly founded upon the Buddhist principles of
peace, human rights and the sanctity of life.
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