2:00 pm
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Opening Ceremonies
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Guillermo Lopez, Ingham County Fair Board Member
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2:15 pm - 2:35 pm
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Loas
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Hmong Family Association - Musical selections from Southeast Asia.
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2:40 pm - 3:10 pm
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Africa
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WWW Community Praise Dancers, featuring The African Masquerade Drummers - Dance and drumming are vehicles to connect young people and adults with their roots.
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3:20 pm - 3:50 pm
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Mexico |
Grupo Fiesta - Grupo Fiesta concentrates on bringing in the youngest children to learn and to have a deeper understanding of their cultural heritage.
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4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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India
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"MALR" - The name of a musical tune that in Indian culture and tradition is believed to help bring rain when it is played.
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4:40 pm - 5:40 pm
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South Texas
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Trio Corporacion - This group follows the old South Texas, Northern Mexico tradition of making music with three instruments (bass guitar, guitar, and accordion) while performing classic Norteno and Tejano music.
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5:50 pm - 6:10 pm
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United States - Country
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Ray Rodriquez - From Ovid, Michigan, via Pearsall, Texas. Ray has performed in and around Michigan for many years with the Lonesome Dove Band. He had an extensive run with his Tejano group "Kilo Band".
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6:20 pm - 6:30 pm
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Puerto Rico
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Nellie Ruperto - From Lansing, Michigan. Nellie of Puerto Rican descent, sings and dances the music of this "Isla del Encanto" (Island of Enchanment).
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