{"id":42652,"date":"2013-09-08T10:24:11","date_gmt":"2013-09-08T17:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=42652"},"modified":"2013-09-14T09:28:51","modified_gmt":"2013-09-14T16:28:51","slug":"countdown-to-av-heritage-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2013\/09\/08\/countdown-to-av-heritage-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Countdown to AV Heritage Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Filipino American Association of AV will be performing again at this year’s festival. (Photos courtesy AV International Heritage Committee)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Grupo Folklorico will be performing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PALMDALE \u2013 Hundreds of residents will descend on Poncitlan Square this Saturday to celebrate unity, diversity and tolerance at the Valley\u2019s oldest multicultural festival.<\/p>\n

The 19th annual AV International Heritage Festival takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at Poncitlan Square<\/strong>, located at 9th Street East and Avenue Q-9 in Palmdale. The free event includes plenty of cultural entertainment, informational booths, free food samples from local restaurants, and lots of giveaways.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an annual event to try to bring people from all backgrounds together in order to celebrate our differences,\u201d said Diana Brown, Chairwoman of the AV International Heritage Committee.<\/p>\n

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Scottish Highland dancer, Andria Witmer, will be performing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The AV International Heritage Committee\u2019s goal is to find a common thread to weave neighborhoods, cities and cultures as one. Nineteen years ago, a small group of volunteers came up with the idea of putting together an international festival to enhance mutual understanding and acceptance of each other\u2019s differences. Every year since, the event has grown to include more educational booths and a wide variety of cultural foods graciously donated by local restaurants. This year, the festival will feature food from George\u2019s Inka Grill (Peru), Mahli\u2019s (India), Fresco II (Mediterranean), El Carbonero (El Salvador), Mi Ranchito (Mexico) and Outback Steakhouse (Australia).<\/p>\n

Heritage Festival entertainment schedule (in order of appearance<\/em>):<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n