Schedule of Events
Friday, October 2 - Middfest Opening Ceremonies
MIDDFEST OPENING CEREMONIES at 5:30 P.M.
Middfest continues until 10 pm
Saturday, October 3 - Super Saturday for Kids
Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. Round Robin International Performances 10 am to Noon
Middfest open 10 am – 10 pm
October 4, Sunday, Middfest opens at Noon, Exhibits close at 6 pm,
INDONESIAN FINALE 6 – 8 pm
MIDDFEST WEEK ACTIVITIES
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2009
EXHIBIT OPENING & ARTISTS RECEPTION
Downtown Middletown at the MIDDFEST SITE on Donham Plaza & in the Surrounding Building
2:30 – 4:30 pm Exhibits Open on the Plaza
STUDENT TOURS OF EXHIBITS
PERFORMERS VISIT SCHOOLS
Monday, September 28 – Friday October 2, 2009
MIDDFEST INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EXCHANGE & CONFERENCE
Wednesday, September 30, and Thursday October 1, 2009, Business Exchange Tours
Friday, October 2, 2009, 7:30 am – 4:30 pm Business Breakfast & Conference
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Friday, October 2, 2009, Noon, Ambassador Luncheon & Keynote Address
2009 MIDDFEST SCHEDULE
Note: Dates and Times subject to change without notice.
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PERFORMING ARTS MILLERCOORS STAGE BROAD STREET STAGE STROLLING PERFORMERS |
IN THE CITY BUILDING ART & CULTURE EXHIBIT FILMS & DOCUMENTARIES CONVERSATIONS MUSIC CENTER |
AROUND THE PLAZA YOUTH PARK SCIENCE & HISTORY LITERATURE & LANGUAGE |
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2009 7:30 AM |
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Business Breakfast & Conference |
12:00 NOON |
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Luncheon Address, Ambassador Sudjanan Parnohadiningrat The Manchester Inn |
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5:45 PM |
Cincinnati Caledonian Pipes & Drums Band – MillerCoor Plaza |
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6:00 PM |
OPENING CEREMONY |
OPENING CEREMONY MillerCoors Plaza StageGamelan/Indonesian Musical Ensemble |
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7:00 PM |
Cindai - Traditional Indonesian Dancers/Sumatra, MillerCoors Plaza Stage |
FILM CENTER “Ruang” (Indonesian Film) (7:00-9:30) City Bldg 2nd Floor |
Magic Around the Worldw/ JimKleefeld, Youth Park |
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Art of Batik: Avy Loftus |
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7:30 |
Jabali African Acrobats |
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STORY, Youth Park |
8:00 |
Las Alegrias - Hispanic Songs w/guitar, Broad Street Stage |
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HISTORY: “Sailing on a 16thCentury Merchant Ship” w/Capt. & Mrs. TarbuttArts Center Patio |
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8:30 |
Rhythm in Shoes - Dance Company, MillerCoors Plaza Stage |
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LITERATURE: “Folktales Worth Retelling”, Indonesian Puppet/Gamelan Center,(former Senior Citizens Bldg) |
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9:00 |
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2009
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PERFORMING ARTS |
IN THE CITY BUILDING |
AROUND THE PLZA |
9:00 |
Super Saturday Registration |
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10:00 – NOON |
SUPER SATURDAY |
SUPER SATURDAY |
SUPER SATURDAY |
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PERFORMANCES ALL DAY |
EXHIBITS OPEN ALL DAY! |
EXHIBITS OPEN ALL DAY! |
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12:00 |
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RELIGION: “Islamic Women in Indonesia: Two Perspectives” w/Karmila Macmud (Ohio University) and Widya Listyowulan (Ohio University), City Bldg 3rd Floor(employee’s lounge)(12:00-1:00) |
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12:30 |
Indianapolis Minyo Dancers -Japanese Folk/Traditional Dance, MillerCoors StageRussian Duo - Virtuoso Balalaika/Concert Piano, Broad StreetStage |
Jim McCutcheon Music Center LL City BldgCONVERSATIONS: Growing Up in Indonesia: Native Born with U.S. Perspective, City Bldg 3rd Floor |
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1:00 |
Cindai - Traditional Indonesian Dancers/Sumatra, MillerCoors Plaza Stage Broad Street Stage |
Art of Batik: Avy Loftus RELIGION: “Religious Diversity and Islam: Indonesia’s Story” w/Dr. Elizabeth Fuller Collins (Professor Ohio University), City Bldg 3rd Floor |
Gamelan/Indonesian Musical Ensemble, Indonesian PuppetGamelan Center, (former Senior Citizens Bldg) |
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1:30 |
Pamana Philippine Dance Group |
Hasu Patel, Sitar Concert, |
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2:00 |
Jim McCutcheon - classical guitar, Broad Street Stage |
RELIGION: “Islamic Feminism in Indonesia” w/Riri Kharioroh City Bldg 3rd Floor |
HISTORY: “Sailing on a 16thCentury |
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2:30 |
Vesselka Brazilian Ukranian Folk Group-Ukrainian Dances, MillerCoors Plaza Stage |
CONVERSATIONS: Indonesian Healthcare, Dr. Abdul Radjak, City Bldg 3rd Floor |
PLAY: Adventures of Kanchil, The Deer Mouse, (Based on an Indonesian Folktale), Youth Park |
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3:00 |
Indonesian Consulate Performers, MillerCoors Plaza Stage |
RELIGION: Mohammad and Me: An Indonesian Photographer’s Story w/Alex Supartono (Jakarta Art Institute), City Bldg 3rd Floor |
HISTORY: “The Line Where Wallace and Darwin Meet” by Dr. Danielson Kisanga, Arts Center Patio |
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3:30 |
Richens/Timm Academy of Irish Dance,MillerCoors Plaza Stage |
Russian Duo - Virtuoso Balalaika/Concert Piano, Music CenterLL City BldgCONVERSATIONS: Governing by Boat: Challenges of Geography, Provincial Governor, City Bldg 3rd Floor |
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4:00 |
Que Lindo Es Panama-Folkloric Dancers from Panama, MillerCoors Plaza Stage |
RELIGION: Nancy and Dudley Bolser, “Our Life as CMA Missionaries in Kalimantan for 40 years” City Bldg 3rd Floor |
HISTORY: “Sailing on a 16thCentury Merchant Ship” w/Capt. & Mrs. Tarbutt Arts Center PatioIndonesian Shadow Puppets, Indonesian Puppet Center, (former Senior Citizens Bldg) Indonesian Musical Ensemble, Indonesian Puppet/Gamelan Center, (former Senior Citizens Bldg) |
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4:30 |
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Simple Gifts- Ethnic Folk Music Music Center LL City BldgCONVERSATIONS: Indonesia’s Cultural Melting Pot, Larry Taylor, Aziotics LLC, City Bldg 3rd Floor |
Magic Around the World w/Jim Kleefeld, |
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5:00 |
Cincinnati Klezmer Project-Eastern European/Israeli Folk Dance and Music, MillerCoors Plaza Stage
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RELIGION: Maya Chandrika: Balinese Dance and Religion, City Bldg 3rd Floor
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HISTORY: “Rice and Tremors: Culture and Geography in Modern Indonesia,” w/Dr. Charles Sullivan, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Arts Center Patio |
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5:30 |
Indonesian Consulate Performers, MillerCoors Plaza Stage |
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LITERATURE: “Folktales Worth Retelling”, Indonesian Puppet/Gamelan Center, (former Senior Citizens Bldg) |
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6:00 |
Vesselka Brazilian Ukranian Folk Group, MillerCoors Plaza Stage |
RELIGION: Muslims and Christians in North Sulewesi w/Karmila Macmud, City Bldg 3rd Floor |
Gamelan/ Indonesian Shadow Puppets, Indonesian Puppet/Gamelan Center, (former Senior Citizens Bldg) |
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6:30 |
The Art of Dance Academy Broad Street Stage |
Hasu Patel, Sitar Concert,
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PLAY: Adventures of Kanchil, The Deer Mouse, (Based on an Indonesian Folktale), Youth Park |
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7:00 |
Knot-Fibb’n - Celtic Band, MillerCoors Plaza Stage |
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE – The Manchester Inn (7:00-9:00) |
HISTORY: “Rice and Tremors: Culture and Geography in Modern Indonesia,” w/Dr. Charles Sullivan, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Arts Center Patio |
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7:30 |
Cindai - Traditional Indonesian Dancers/Sumatra, MillerCoors Plaza Stage |
CONVERSATIONS: Economic Triggers: Coffee to Ships to Rubber, Erna Wati, Vice Consul, Indonesian Consulate, Chicago, City Bldg 3rd Floor |
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8:00 |
Raqdoll - American Bellydance, Broad Street Stage |
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HISTORY: “Sailing on a 16thCentury Merchant Ship” w/Capt. & Mrs. Tarbutt Arts Center PatioGamelan/Indonesian Musical Ensemble, Indonesian Puppet/Gamelan Center, (former Senior Citizens Bldg) |
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8:30 |
Jabali African Acrobats |
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9:00 |
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2009
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PERFORMING ARTS |
IN THE CITY BUILDING |
ON THE PLAZA |
12:00 |
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12:30 |
Simple Gifts - Ethnic Folk Music, MillerCoors Plaza Stage |
Jim McCutcheon |
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1:00 |
Indonesian Consulate Performers, MillerCoors Plaza Stage |
TALK: Mario Blanco, painter & photographer, City Bldg 3rd Floor East (1:00-3:00) |
LITERATURE: “Folktales Worth Retelling”, Indonesian Puppet/Gamelan Center, (former Senior Citizens Bldg) |
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1:30 |
The Art of Dance Academy, MillerCoors Plaza Stage |
Russian Duo CONVERSATIONS: Adventures in Tourism, Shirley Malinton, Indonesian Consulate, Chicago, City Bldg 3rd Floor |
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2:00 |
Nugent School of Irish Dance |
RELIGION: “Religious Diversity and Islam: Indonesia’s Story” w/ Dr. Elizabeth Fuller Collins (Professor Ohio University), City Bldg 3rd Floor (2:00-3:00) |
HISTORY: “Rice and Tremors: Culture and Geography in Modern Indonesia,” w/Dr. Charles Sullivan, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Arts Center Patio |
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2:15 |
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2:30 |
Cindai - Traditional Indonesian Dancers/Sumatra, MillerCoors Plaza Stage |
Hasu Patel, Sitar Concert, |
PLAY: Adventures of Kanchil, The Deer Mouse, (Based on an Indonesian Folktale), Youth Park Gamelan/Indonesian Musical Ensemble, Indonesian Puppet/Gamelan Center, (former Senior Citizens Bldg) |
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3:00 |
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Art of Batik: Avy Loftus |
HISTORY: “Sailing on a 16thCentury Merchant Ship” w/Capt. & Mrs. Tarbutt, Arts Center Patio |
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3:30 |
Knot - Fibb’n-Celtic Band, MillerCoors Plaza Stage |
CONVERSATIONS: Growing Up In Indonesia, City Bldg 3rd Floor Music Center LL City Bldg |
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4:00 |
Academy of Dance Art(formerlyDeweese Academy), MillerCoors Plaza StageMagic of Tom Bemmes Broad Street Stage |
FASHION SHOW, City BldgLobby |
HISTORY: “The Line Where Wallace and Darwin Meet” by Dr. Danielson Kisanga Arts Center PatioDas Puppenspiel, “The Puppet Tree: A cross cultural tour ofPuppetry”Indonesian Puppet Center, (former Senior Citizens Bldg) |
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4:30 |
The Art of Dance Academy, Broad Street Stage |
Simple Gifts - Ethnic Folk Music, Music Center LL City Bldg |
Magic Around the World with Jim Kleefeld, Youth Park |
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5:00 |
Jabali African Acrobats MillerCoors Plaza Stage |
FILM CENTER “Globetrekker: Eastern Island’s” (5:00-6:00) City Bldg 2nd Floor |
HISTORY: “Sailing on a 16thCentury Merchant Ship” w/Capt. & Mrs. Tarbutt, Arts Center Patio |
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5:30 |
Vesselka Brazilian Ukranian Folk Group, MillerCoors Plaza Stage |
Hasu Patel, Sitar Concert, |
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6:00 |
FINALE |
CITY BUILDING CLOSES |
AROUND THE PLAZA |
Note: Dates and Times subject to change without notice.
A premiere cultural event with dance, music and food from many countries throughout the world. Held annually in Middletown, Ohio, USA, Middfest has celebrated a different country each year since 1981.
Phone: (513) 425-7707 • Fax: (513) 425-7921 • E-mail: middfest@siscom.net