The Peruvian dance group Yawar Llajta performs at the Rotary Clubs of Norwich annual Celebrate Cultural Diversity event Monday, September 19, 2020, at Howard T. Brown Park. The event is sponsored by a City of Norwich ARPA Grant for Arts Can Culture, Chelsea Groton Bank, Johnny’s Clam Shack and variety of community sponsors. More than a dozen food vendors provided a wide variety of dishes from across the cultural spectrum. Music, dance and other performers took the stage, or the area in front of the stage, throughout the evening. Norwich Mayor Peter Nystrom read a proclamation from the City Council, and the 8th annual Norwich Rotary Lottie B. Scott Diversity Award was presented to Barry N. Shead, and the 5th annual Norwich Rotary Community Diversity Award was given to Debbie Kievitz. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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A member of Akaal Gatka Gurmat demonstrates one of the Sikh martial art’s many techniques at the Rotary Clubs of Norwich annual Celebrate Cultural Diversity event Monday, September 19, 2020, at Howard T. Brown Park. The event is sponsored by a City of Norwich ARPA Grant for Arts Can Culture, Chelsea Groton Bank, Johnny’s Clam Shack and variety of community sponsors. More than a dozen food vendors provided a wide variety of dishes from across the cultural spectrum. Music, dance and other performers took the stage, or the area in front of the stage, throughout the evening. Norwich Mayor Peter Nystrom read a proclamation from the City Council, and the 8th annual Norwich Rotary Lottie B. Scott Diversity Award was presented to Barry N. Shead, and the 5th annual Norwich Rotary Community Diversity Award was given to Debbie Kievitz. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Barry Greenhalgh plays the violin with the Eastern European folk-klezmer band Klezmenschen at the Rotary Clubs of Norwich annual Celebrate Cultural Diversity event Monday, September 19, 2020 at Howard T. Brown Park. The event is sponsored by a City of Norwich ARPA Grant for Arts Can Culture, Chelsea Groton Bank, Johnny’s Clam Shack and variety of community sponsors. More than a dozen food vendors provided a wide variety of dishes from across the cultural spectrum. Music, dance and other performers took the stage, or the area in front of the stage, throughout the evening. Norwich Mayor Peter Nystrom read a proclamation from the City Council, and the 8th annual Norwich Rotary Lottie B. Scott Diversity Award was presented to Barry N. Shead, and the 5th annual Norwich Rotary Community Diversity Award was given to Debbie Kievitz. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Visitors to the Rotary Clubs of Norwich annual Celebrate Cultural Diversity event sample the food stalls Monday, September 19, 2020 at Howard T. Brown Park. The event is sponsored by a City of Norwich ARPA Grant for Arts Can Culture, Chelsea Groton Bank, Johnny’s Clam Shack and variety of community sponsors. More than a dozen food vendors provided a wide variety of dishes from across the cultural spectrum. Music, dance and other performers took the stage, or the area in front of the stage, throughout the evening. Norwich Mayor Peter Nystrom read a proclamation from the City Council, and the 8th annual Norwich Rotary Lottie B. Scott Diversity Award was presented to Barry N. Shead, and the 5th annual Norwich Rotary Community Diversity Award was given to Debbie Kievitz. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Dancers with Hypnotic Dance Academy perform their routine at the Rotary Clubs of Norwich annual Celebrate Cultural Diversity event Monday, September 19, 2020 at Howard T. Brown Park. The event is sponsored by a City of Norwich ARPA Grant for Arts Can Culture, Chelsea Groton Bank, Johnny’s Clam Shack and variety of community sponsors. More than a dozen food vendors provided a wide variety of dishes from across the cultural spectrum. Music, dance and other performers took the stage, or the area in front of the stage, throughout the evening. Norwich Mayor Peter Nystrom read a proclamation from the City Council, and the 8th annual Norwich Rotary Lottie B. Scott Diversity Award was presented to Barry N. Shead, and the 5th annual Norwich Rotary Community Diversity Award was given to Debbie Kievitz. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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