{"id":11287,"date":"2018-10-09T11:42:44","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T15:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?post_type=press-release&p=11287"},"modified":"2018-10-09T11:42:44","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T15:42:44","slug":"fusionfest-celebrates-diversity-new-festival-brings-two-days-cultural-international-entertainment-food-film-central-florida","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2018\/10\/fusionfest-celebrates-diversity-new-festival-brings-two-days-cultural-international-entertainment-food-film-central-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"FusionFest Celebrates Diversity | New Festival Brings Two Days of Cultural and International Entertainment, Food and Film to Central Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Orange County, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 A brand-new festival celebrating Central Florida\u2019s growing diversity is coming to Orange County on Thanksgiving weekend this year. FusionFest<\/a>, a free, two-day celebration of cultural inclusion, will be held on Nov. 24 and 25, 2018 in front of the Dr. Phillips Center in downtown and will last from noon to sundown on both days.<\/p>\n

Festivities will include multiple stages, a food court, marketplace and other interactive activities along Orange Avenue at Orlando City Hall Commons. Performances will focus on original cultures as well as reflecting fusions from different world regions. The MYgration<\/em> short film program will offer personal stories of how Central Floridians came to live here from other parts of the world.<\/p>\n

Go to FusionFest.org<\/a> for the entire schedule. It\u2019s mostly free, except for food, drink and merchandise purchases.<\/p>\n

\"FusionFest<\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal of FusionFest is to bring together, welcome and celebrate the growing number of people who come from around the world to call Central Florida home,\u201d said Terry Olson, FusionFest coordinator. Olson has been guiding and growing the celebration of diversity for several years in his role as director of Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always loved bringing people together, and this project is particularly fun because of the wide variety of creative people from all over the world,\u201d said Olson, who was the founder of SAK Comedy Lab and the Orlando International Fringe Theater Festival, but acknowledges this is the biggest project he has ever taken on.<\/p>\n

What started as an idea became a grassroots movement powered by the multinational volunteer steering committee, as well as first-class creative and production team, and a growing family of sponsors and community partners. Presented by the Dr. Phillips Center, FusionFest is a project of the Downtown Arts District<\/a> with support from Orange County Government<\/a>, the City of Orlando<\/a> and a growing grassroots movement.<\/p>\n

\"Colombian

Photograph by Eric Dusenberry<\/p><\/div>\n

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

FusionFest Preview & VIP Reception for the Sculpture on the Lawn<\/em> and Art in the Chambers<\/em> exhibitions with the Diversitastic!\u00a0<\/em> theme. Come meet the organizers, performers, vendors and volunteers behind the inaugural celebration of diversity.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Date: Friday, Oct. 19, 2018<\/p>\n

Time: 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Location: Orange County Administration Center<\/p>\n

Address: 201 S. Rosalind Ave., Orlando, FL 32801<\/p>\n

For more information, please visit FusionFest.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Photo Caption: FusionFest stages will feature both traditional performances from other cultures as well as multicultural fusions of music and dance, such as this jam session with Jianping Yang on Chinese pipa, Don Harrell on African drum, Larry Lockwood on Scottish bagpipe and Maria Saavedra performing Colombian dance.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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