Nov. 3-6: The 2005 International Festival — Indiana's Global Block Party

The best way to get the feel glocal — global+local — of Indianapolis

When: Nov. 3-6
Special Hours for School and Student Groups

• Thursday, November 3.....10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (school/student groups only)
• Friday, November 4.....10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (school/student groups only)
• Special student discounts are available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Festival 2005 Welcomes All!

• Friday, November 4.....3 to 9 p.m. (open to the public)
• Saturday, November 5.....10 a.m. to 9 p.m. (open to the public)
• Sunday, November 6.....Noon to 6 p.m. (open to the public)

Where: Exposition Hall, Indiana State Fairgrounds, 1200 East 38th Street, Indianapolis

Discounted tickets are available from ethnic groups participating in the International Festival until Nov. 3. Advance sale discount tickets are available at AAA Hoosier Motor Club branch offices and Marsh Supemarkets from Oct. 10 through Nov. 3. Tickets at the door are $9 for adults, $6 for children 5-12; children 4 and under are admitted free.Information on tickets (including student tickets) at 317:236-6515 ext. 106 or e-mail.

This is the Big One for ethnic Indiana. Go and you won't be able to think the same way about "white bread" Indianapolis. Dozens of foods, demonstrations of arts from various cultures, songs, costumes ... what a treat. Let's doff our colorful regional hats to the Nationalities Council of Indianapolis for making this possible.

But the International Festival ought to be a small part of engaging yourself in Glocal Indianapolis. When you scroll down through the events featured in IndyBuzz you ought to get a sense of how many groups and individuals are working every day to educate the rest of us, to connect the residents of Central Indiana to the rest of the world, to make us better and perhaps to help solve some of the bigger problems facing the world. It ought to be a reminder that for many of us, every day is International.