Craft Lake City is honored to partner with Creative West to welcome Cultural Fire Events Inc. to the 17th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented By Harmons. The special and powerful performance will take place on Friday, August 8 from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on the KRCL 90.9FM Main Stage.
Based in Utah, Cultural Fire Events Inc. is a 501(c)(3) Indigenous-led nonprofit organization dedicated to uplifting, celebrating and bringing together indigenous people, culture and community. Built around the belief that Indigenous people thrive when they’re culturally connected, the organization creates community-focused cultural gatherings, such as powwows and cultural celebrations.
This special performance offers Craft Lake City DIY Fest attendees a meaningful opportunity to engage with and learn from four Indigenous cultures: Northwest Band of Shoshone, Navajo, Ute,and Tsuut’ina. The group enjoys sharing the stories and cultural significance behind each dance before they perform. The show will end with some light audience participation through a round dance.
“We’re honored to welcome Cultural Fire Events to the 17th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented By Harmons,” says Angela H. Brown, Executive Director of Craft Lake City. “Their work enriches our collective understanding of place, identity and tradition — and invites all Festgoers to learn and experience the vibrancy of four Indigenous cultures firsthand.”
Thanks to the generous support of Creative West, a nonprofit arts service organization dedicated to uplifting unheard creative voices, this one-of-a-kind performance at DIY Fest by Cultural Fire was made possible.
Advance tickets to the 17th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented By Harmons are available at 24tix.com.
About Cultural Fire Events Inc.:
The Cultural Fire Events is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to Native American culture and community development throughout the Southwest. The organization has hosted Powwowws and similar events since 2022. The Co-founders of Cultural Fire Events believe that Indigenous people thrive when they are culturally connected. These events help strengthen the identity of Native American youth and families living off of the reservation and away from their communities. Helping Indigenous youth to be strong and rooted in their Native American heritage has not only been shown to help reduce rates of suicide, drug & alcohol addiction, and domestic violence but also contributes to preserving culture & language.
About Creative West:
Founded in 1974, Creative West has aspired to be a force in advancing arts and culture across the western United States. As a nonprofit arts service organization founded on the belief that place is important to the creative process, Creative West works to strengthen the creative economy, support artists and cultural organizations, and advocate for arts funding and policy.
Over the last five decades, Creative West has developed innovative programs, fostered regional and national partnerships, and continually evolved to meet the changing needs of the arts sector. This rich history reflects our unwavering commitment to enhancing the vibrancy, health and accessibility of creative communities throughout the region and beyond.
About Craft Lake City:
Founded in 2009 by Angela H. Brown, Executive Editor of SLUG (Salt Lake UnderGround) Magazine, Craft Lake City® is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization with the mission to educate, promote and inspire local artisans while elevating the creative culture of the Utah arts community through science, technology and art. Craft Lake City strives to further define the term “Craft,” by modernizing the definition to include all handmade works of art.
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Craft Lake City’s year-round programming is supported in part by the residents of Salt Lake County through the Zoo, Arts & Parks (ZAP) Program, Utah Arts & Museums, the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, Salt Lake Arts Council and SLUG Magazine.
The 17th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented By Harmons is Utah’s largest local-centric art, music, science and technology festival. The DIY Fest features over 500 local artisans, vintage vendors, foodies, youth entrepreneurs, performers and STEM exhibitors over three days the second weekend of August. The 17th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented by Harmons features the GFiber STEM Building, the SLC Stars Kid Area, the 90.9FM KRCL Stage, the GOFHA stage Presented By KUAA, Bike Valet Presented by Cyrusher and the Dog Oasis Presented By PupTub Club. Additional support is provided in part by the Willard L. Eccles Foundation, Stephen G. and Susan E. Denkers Family Foundation, Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation, McCarthey Family Foundation, Utah Afterschool Network, Falbaum-Caillet Family Foundation, PBS Utah, 90.1 KUER, Salt Lake City Mayor’s Office ACE Grant, Creative West, Project Rainbow, STEM Action Center, Hypha, 24tix.com, Visit Salt Lake, Utah State Fairpark, Water and Wellness, XMission, VentureLab, Urban Food Connections of Utah, Lucero Hair, Salt Lake Sewciety and Wellness and Utah’s Own.