Global Diversity Series

The Dennos Museum Center, in partnership with the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce, presents a new Global Diversity Series for 2009-10.

The series will present a variety of performances and guest artists that will feature sculpture, folk music, hoop dancing, gospel music, bluegrass music, Celtic band music, dance ensemble, and photography.

Performers hail from China, the Lakota/Ojibwe tribe of South Dakota, Mexico, Canada, Ireland and India.

See more about the Global Diversity Series on this edition of "Chamber Connections" from UpNorth 2.

The 2009-10 Dennos Global Diversity Series

	Wan Liya Sunday, Sept. 27 - 2:00 p.m. Wan Liya, one of the artists featured in the Breaking the Mold: Contemporary Chinese and Japanese Ceramic Sculpture exhibition, will give a presentation on his work and the Chinese art world to close the Breaking the Mold exhibition.
	Hanggai Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 8:00 pm What happens when a Mongolian born Punk rocker in Beijing looks to rediscover his traditional cultural identity in modern China? You get Hanggai.
	Kevin Locke: The Hoop of Life Friday, October 23, 2009 - 8:00 pm Kevin Locke is known throughout the world as a visionary Hoop Dancer, a traditional storyteller, the preeminent player of the indigenous Northern Plains flute.
	The Whitfield Company Friday, January 15, 2010 - 8:00 pm A spectacular concert of spirituals and rousing choral music of the Black church with a dynamite backup band that is simply not to be missed!
	Sones de Mexico Friday, February 19, 2010 - 8:00 pm A Grammy Award winning folk music ensemble specializing in Mexican ‘son' including the regional styles of huapango, gustos, chilenas, son jarocho, and more.
	Dervish Friday, March 12, 2010 - 8:00 pm Ireland's award-winning Celtic band offering high energy reels to hauntingly beautiful slow ballads.
	Nrityagram Dance Ensemble Saturday, March 20, 2010 - 8:00 pm An internationally acclaimed dance ensemble from Southern India transports viewers to enchanted worlds of magic and spirituality with the sensuous flow of Odissi, the oldest of India's classical dance forms.
	Jayme Stone's Africa to Appalachia Friday, April 9, 2010 - 8:00 pm What happens when an award winning blue grass and jazz banjo player from Toronto sets out to explore the African roots of his instrument? The answer is Africa to Appalachia, the 2009 Juno award winner for World Music album of the year.
	The Dennos Global Diversity Series is presented in Partnership with the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce, committed to promoting diversity, culture and the arts -- all of which improve the quality of life in the Grand Traverse region.

HOURS:
Mon-Sat 10 am - 5 pm
Sun 1 - 5 pm
Thurs - Open until 8pm
Closed on major holidays

ADMISSION:
Adults $6 Children $4
No charge to museum members and NMC students

Global Diversity Series

The 2009-10 Dennos Global Diversity Series

The Dennos Global Diversity Series is presented in Partnership with the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce, committed to promoting diversity, culture and the arts -- all of which improve the quality of life in the Grand Traverse region.