Annual International Food Fest goes at NipU Saturday

Nipissing University
News Release

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Nipissing University is providing the opportunity to sample the tastes of the world without leaving the city thanks to the annual International Food Fest, taking place on Saturday, April 2, 2011.

The festival begins at noon and is taking place in The Wall this year. Volunteers will be serving up dishes from around the world while supplies last. Tickets cost $10 for 10 food samples and are available at the door. All proceeds support Nipissing’s WUSC Student Refugee Sponsorship Program. There are currently two WUSC sponsored refugee students attending Nipissing.

The Food Festival features a sampling of dishes from around the world, as well as a variety of cross-cultural entertainment. This annual event is organized by Nipissing University’s International Office, the local World University Service of Canada (WUSC) committee and The North Bay and District Multicultural Centre, and Big Brother Big Sisters of North Bay and District.

As an added bonus to the food, this year’s festival also includes a silent auction featuring items running the gamut from hotel rooms to dance and tennis lessons.

Featured entertainment runs includes fiddle dancers, belly dancers, guitars, singers and a special performance of the play Shine-a-Light, a collection of monologues about refugee women and men related to education and how the related Shine-a-Light campaign can affect people in a refugee camp.

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