International Children's Music Festival

So Dan and I have been on the committee for this International Children's Music Festival this year and in a week will be seeing it all put together. The festival is bringing over children from Japan, Nepal, Kenya, and from the U.S. who all share a common love for music. As a part of the committee I've been involved with the dancers and have paired them up with local dance groups to do workshops. I cannot wait to see them dance together!! For most of these kids it will be their first visit to the United States. While they're here they will be home staying with families across Utah from the 4th to the 10th. Dan and I are excited to host a couple of our own! If there are any of you, or know of anyone, who would be interested in hosting some kids, there are about 100 kids who still need homes to stay in!!! They will need a ride in the morning to a drop off point and then will need to be picked up in the evening at that same point. The kids will also need breakfast and dinner with your family. Nothing special, they want to experience your everyday way of life. Anyway, let me know if there are any of you who are interested!!
Also, because the festival is being put on by a non-profit organization, we are depending solely on sponsors to fund the event. This year The Singing Children of Africa are coming and we are still looking for help to cover the costs of them coming over for the event. If anyone knows of any companies that may want to sponsor a child, we'd be very interested in talking with them. We're also looking for any kind of donations no matter how small if you'd like to support the children and the festival. It's going to be an amazing experience for these children and would like to continue on with this event each year.

Another way people can support the kids is by coming to the opening and closing concerts. The opening concert will be held at Thanksgiving Point at 7:30 pm in the Waterfall Amphitheater. It'll be a big welcome for the kids with performances by Jon Schmidt, Alex Boye, Sheree Fitzgerald, The Dance Club, Ryan Shupe and the Rubber Band, and many more local artists. It's going to be a blast! VIP tickets are $20, Family passes are $15, and for general admission it's $8 per person. All proceeds will go towards the festival. You can purchase tickets before from Thanksgiving Point or at the door. Please tell all your friends and family! At the end of the week, the kids will put on a concert for us at Cottonwood High School. I'm not sure of the ticket prices for that, but it'll be on the 9th at 6pm. This concert should be absolutely amazing!! You won't want to miss it!

We're really excited about this event and think it's such a worthy cause for those who would like to get involved too!! We've got more details for those who'd like to know more.