Saturday & Sunday, August 30 & 31 – 42nd Annual Iroquois Arts Festival
This event celebrates Iroquois creativity by featuring an all-Iroquois Art Market open to Haudenosaunee artists and artisans. Both traditional and contemporary arts and fine crafts are featured. The Sky Dancers from Six Nations Reserve in Ontario will perform traditional Iroquois social dances and invite the public out onto the dance floor to participate. Onondaga storyteller Perry Ground will return with dramatic tales of daring feats and astounding adventures. The family activity area will feature participatory crafts. Local wildlife rehabilitator Kelly Martin will discuss regional wildlife conservation and present a variety of native animals including birds of prey. The Museum’s archeology department will be on hand to help identify archeological finds and give demonstrations of flintknapping and other early technologies. The fee for this fundraiser is members/nonmembers adults $8.00/10.00 per person or Children (5-17) $4.00/5.00, Children under five are free. No advance ticketing is necessary.