{"id":25934,"date":"2023-10-27T14:06:53","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T18:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/?p=25934"},"modified":"2023-10-27T14:06:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T18:06:53","slug":"marshall-universitys-60th-international-festival-kicks-off-on-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/marshall-universitys-60th-international-festival-kicks-off-on-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Marshall University\u2019s 60th International Festival kicks off on Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span style=\"font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif\">West Virginia\u2019s oldest and longest-running International Festival will be held Saturday, Oct. 28, on Marshall\u2019s Huntington campus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif\">This year marks the 60th year for the annual event, which features international foods, world music, dance and displays representing many different countries and cultures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif\">\u201cPutting on an event that has been a long-standing tradition, not only for the state, but for Marshall University, is something I am very honored and proud to do,\u201d said Shaunte Polk, director of intercultural and international students. \u201cThe festival highlights and celebrates cultures from around the world. Those who attend can fully immerse themselves in a multitude of different traditions, clothing styles and foods without ever setting foot on a plane or spending a dime.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif\">International students at Marshall University currently represent more than 50 countries. Some of those students will be participating in the event and special performances from India and Japan will be showcased. Guests may also enjoy live music or take part in a silent auction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif\">The festival will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Don Morris Room in the Memorial Student Center. The event is free and open to the public. Media are invited and encouraged to attend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif\">For more information about the International Festival, <a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flink.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com%2Fls%2Fclick%3Fupn%3DKyqpsfcO9sHHpJJC9DDuF-2BtgGsEvCv2qDNKAwi83BgaNlL3A2Bz0gxodNyE0M7RzQipe_kKc-2BNHhJly1XbfdRgyRhV-2FGuQcf5peC-2F7QKQkzDLJiFfp3jc-2Fk6JSS7oNXVJOKbY7oP9-2FR99EuIiCTfiS3tCYhCqNu9iwALgTFhzpcNAP6vmWnAv23a51CxNqw5GZw0ls3t85EQ9e2gzvoYZwSvPa3Ltcspq6Rr7g9j3yAiFuhGT6wvptp0CjxpbJMpdtaKhIYnTB4o0eqgBl3iiUj4BVg4-2FhjrwzxVMcA2-2FB2atRoROYbmzD8tb35lo7PjLgcJ8qvUnLaSP7l2GmVt7W3Cy0-2FDeI7x2CTPYu5Hk51A1aMq4ve0lR-2Fh2SoH6UtLqVcfc4PfNdgR-2BAp4PZ2lAU4fOtW-2B9918RX4cvQesJKpPTn86FEf-2Fm9JTXwPir7qMQgnh8&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cstams%40marshall.edu%7C1f7f16641da24c5f642e08dbd7139fcc%7C239ab2783bba4c78b41d8508a541e025%7C0%7C0%7C638340251511596068%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Pd5gI43KFxdezSWVmWmOSktnIPVZO9B23oG7YzZ3m4k%3D&amp;reserved=0\">click here<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Virginia\u2019s oldest and longest-running International Festival will be held Saturday, Oct. 28, on Marshall\u2019s Huntington campus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":134,"featured_media":25935,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-news-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/134"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25934"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25936,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25934\/revisions\/25936"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}