Cleveland International Folk Festival
June 26, 2011
Wade Oval, University Circle

The 22nd annual International Folk Festival was held at Wade Oval in University Circle.

The International Folk Festival is sponsored by the International Services Center (ISC) which was established in 1916 as a non-sectarian, private non-profit refugee resettlement and social services agency.

Executive Director Karin Wishner says "ISC is dedicated to assisting refugees, immigrants and other new citizens in overcoming social, cultural and economic barriers."

ISC Executive Director Karin Wishner
and Board Member Susan Lohwater

ISC Board Members George Koussa (and son)
and Dora Harper (at right)

Along with the annual International Folk Festival, The ISC provides services such as:

• Refugee Resettlement
• Immigration Consultation
• Job Counseling
• Education
• Citizen Services
• Language Bank
• Fingerprinting
• Urban Agriculture

The beautiful weather, terrific venue and amazing line up of international acts enticed a very large crowd to visit this year's event. Almost a dozen Food Trucks lined Wade Oval giving the crowds some new and fun foods to sample.

The 2011 International Folk Festival began with a welcome from the Masters of Ceremonies for the day, Ken Kovach and Asim Datta. Ken is the chair of the ISC Board and Asim is VP.

Ken Kovach



Asim Datta

The group is directed by Toni Gras. They performed several traditional dances at the Festival including the popular Bottle Dance (Uveges).