Media Advisory — Photo Opportunity

March 29, 2007 --
WHAT: 13th annual International Festival — "Connecting Cultures"

WHEN: Saturday, March 31

Kevin Lowder/WUSTL Photo

University community members perform a Han folk dance during the 2005 International Festival

International Banquet and Art Exhibition: 5-6:30 p.m. in the Rettner Gallery and Room 301 of the Lab Sciences Building

Entertainment: 7:30-9:00 p.m. in Room 300 of the Lab Sciences Building

WHERE: Washington University's Lab Sciences Building

Directions: Take Forest Park Parkway west and turn left onto Throop. Make an immediate right and park in the first covered parking lot on the right. Take the stairs up to campus and take a right. The Lab Sciences Building is just past the Women's Building.

WHO: George Warren Brown School of Social Work students from various countries will offer a taste of their homelands through traditional foods and lively entertainment.

WHY: The International festival offers St. Louis a colorful and informative look at many countries from around the world. In addition to the international banquet, the students will perform dance, song and poetry from their homelands.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: (314) 935-5251 or visit http://gwbweb.wustl.edu/newsroom/PressRelease/Pages/2007InternationalFestivalForum.aspx

PLEASE NOTE: If you are planning on covering this event, please contact Jessica Martin (314-935-5251) for a parking pass.