The Burnsville Performing Arts Center hosts cultural event with various performances and activities.
This is the second group of photos from Saturday's International Festival of Burnsville at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. Read earlier stories about the festival: • International Fest Moves Inside • PHOTOS: Residents Turn Out for International Festival of Burnsville • UPDATE: Rain or Shine, International Festival is a Go
Music, dance, visual art and fun and games were featured during the annual event, which moved indoors because of rain Saturday.
Just like clockwork, a rain shower marked the 3 p.m. starting time for the International Festival of Burnsville Saturday. But festival organizers were prepared, as they already decided to move activities from Nicollet Commons Park to the adjacent Performing Arts Center. Signs announcing the change in venue greeted festival-goers as they arrived at the Nicollet Avenue facility. The skies brightened soon after the start of the festival, but dark clouds to the west threatened more showers. The evening’s weather turned out to be calm and clear. Shortly after 3 p.m., Cyril Paul and the Calypso Monarchs opened the live-performance portion of the festival on the PAC main theater. Nearly a dozen performers were scheduled to follow. A surprise …
Events organizers planned for rain, and it came just minutes before the 3 p.m. starting time.
Just like clockwork, a rain shower marked the 3 p.m. starting time for the International Festival of Burnsville Saturday. But festival organizers were prepared, as they already decided to move activities from Nicollet Commons Park to the adjacent Performing Arts Center. Signs announcing the change in venue greeted festival-goers as they arrived at the Nicollet Avenue facility. The skies brightened soon after the start of the festival, but dark clouds to the west threatened more showers. The National Weather Service predicted a chance of showers in Dakota County through 7 p.m. Saturday. Shortly after 3 p.m., Cyril Paul and the Calypso Monarchs opened the live-performance portion of the festival on the PAC main theater. Nearly a dozen …
