A local festival celebrating the region’s diversity returns this weekend. Local Colors will be celebrating three decades of cultural appreciation by highlighting more than 50 nations through performances, food, and fun.
Listen to the report below or read the full story:
The Local Colors Festival is returning for its 35th year this Saturday. Executive Director of Local Colors, Lisa Spencer, says the festival grew from humble beginnings, with the first ‘Local Colors’ representing just four countries, “Each table had cultural artifacts and things that were representative of that culture. Pearl Fu, who was the representative for China, thought, ‘You know what? This needs to happen on a regular basis.’ Thus, the Local Colors festival was born.”…