Columbia Citizens

Othello Park is seven and a half acres of thoughtfully designed open space serving the neighborhoods of Holly Park, Hillman City, Beacon Hill and Rainier Beach. Located on Othello Street just off Martin Luther King Jr. Way South, the park is easily accessible from the Othello Light Rail Station. The Othello Park contains a play area for children, a unique “hill slide,” basketball courts, picnic tables, an open meadow, and nice walking paths. The festival is produced by The Othello Park Alliance, a group of community volunteers working to retain and enhance the Park’s beauty and open space with a vision of integrating the park into a vibrant, multicultural, pedestrian-friendly community.

Come down on Sunday, August 21 between noon and 6pm, to the 5th Annual Othello Park International Music & Art Festival. You are promised a day filled with music and performances highlighting the talent and cultures of the Southeast Seattle community. Bring the kids to meet Stanley the Camel… Yes! A real live camel! Kids will also enjoy the Arts Creation Station providing hands on projects to feed your artistic tendencies. Hungry for more? You can wander the vendor booths, or just grab some food from our vendors, sit back and relax! Music, art, and food – what better way to spend a summer Sunday afternoon? The Othello Park International Music and Art Festival is part of the Rainier Valley Culture Fest Weekend, and a Seafair-sanctioned event.

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The Shaolin White Dragons and Little Tigers of Macabee Martial Arts, led by Grand Master Jacob Lunon, will perform at the Othello International Arts & Cultural Festival between 1:00 and 2:00 pm on Sunday, August 21. The Little Tigers, children ages four and up, will perform three traditional Chinese forms as well as a special grand finale demonstration. The Shaolin White Dragons, teens and adults trained in the Pai Lum tradition, will perform 14 routines including Hungar and Pai Lum forms, double sword and bo staff forms, and kung fu and Commando Krav Maga self defense demonstrations, including defense against gun and knife attacks. Macabee Martial Arts provides kung fu, sports yoga, and Commando Krav Maga Strong Arm Combative training for all ages and levels at the gym in the Cultural Corner on 3651 S. Edmunds (in the Columbia School building), as well as in the Greenlake area.
For more information:
www.macabeema.com
206-979-0459 (Kimberly Bowen)
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