Friday, May 7, 2010 1:08 pm

The folk troupe of musicians and dancers from Curacao will be performing and eating lunch at the Cannon County Seniors Citizens on Wednesday, June 16.

International Folkfest, an annual event since 1982, returns to Middle Tennessee during June 13-20. Performing troupes from Italy, Curacao, and the Republic of Slovakia will join the host group, the Cripple Creek Cloggers, in performances throughout the area.

The major public performances will be on Monday, June 14, at 6:30 p.m., at the Centennial Park Bandshell in Nashville; on Wednesday, June 16, at 7 p.m., at Central Christian Church on E. Main STreet in Murfreesboro; on Thursday, June 17, at 6:30 p.m. at the Manchester Arts Center; on Friday, June 18, at 7 p.m. at the Patterson Park Theatre, in Murfreesboro; and on Saturday, June 19, between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. at Cannonsburgh Pioneer Village, in Murfreesboro.

The folk troupe of musicians and dancers from Curacao will be performing and eating lunch at the Cannon County Seniors Citizens on Wednesday, June 16, hosted by Director Connie Rigsby and her staff and patrons. They will be touring historic Cannon County that day as well.

For more information about International Folkfest, contact Steve Cates, Director, at appdancer@aol.com or 615 896 3559. The Folkfest website is www.mboro-international-folkfest.org.

Major sponsors of International Folkfest are the Tennessee Arts Commission, the City of Murfreesboro, the Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation, and the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce.