Anne's Arts & Activities Blog

                Ebo Barton, a spoken-word artist from Seattle  BRADFORD, Pa. – While many activities have been canceled by the pandemic this year, the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford’s popular annual One World Cultural Festival will go on celebrating the rich and diverse cultures of the campus just has it has for more than 20 years. This year, however, it will take place online.             Organizers said they never considered canceling the annual festival, which will take place Saturday. There’s even a chance for the public to partake in online concerts, demonstrations and lectures.             “We know that the Cultural Festival has always been popular with the Bradford community,” said festival co-chair Amy Bilezikian, director of student engagement and assessment. “We made sure we found ways that members of the...

The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford will hold its popular annual One World Cultural Festival Feb. 24. The festival celebrates the many different cultures represented by the Pitt-Bradford student body, faculty and staff and the surrounding community. This year’s celebration will feature the band Erie-based band One World Tribe and the theme “We are one.” Festivities begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Frame-Westerberg Commons. Food from four regions (Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America) will be served at tasting stations with authentic recipes coming from student members of the Cultural Festival planning committee. Between bites, festival goers can visit international displays and booths with activities for all ages, including creating dream catchers with Pitt-Bradford Habitat for Humanity; “Be a Traveler, not a Tourist” with the Hospitality Organization of Students at Pitt-Bradford; henna designs and bubble tea with the Asian Culture Association; drum circle sponsored by the Pitt-...