After a short hiatus, the University of Colorado at Boulder will once again hold its annual Global Jam smorgasbord of culturally diverse foods on Thursday, Sept. 9, from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Farrand Field.
Sponsored by the Department of Housing and Dining Services, Global Jam is a diversity program that showcases ethnic foods and music from people and places around the world. This year's festival includes food and music from Southeast Asia, Africa and the Caribbean.
"The goal of this program is to celebrate global diversity and at the same time build community at CU by highlighting cultural awareness through food and entertainment," said Rebecca Flintoft, area coordinator in the Department of Housing and Dining Services.
The menu includes ye miser wet (red lentil stew) and doro wat (chicken stew) from Africa; Jamaican jerk crusted pork loins with mango salsa and shrimp salad with mint from the Caribbean; and chicken satay and Thai green beans with tomato garlic salsa and seitan from Southeast Asia. Staff from the department's dining services will prepare all of the menu items.
Entertainment will include the reggae group Lion Soldier Band, a Zimbabwean marimba troupe and traditional music from Bali and Indonesia. Strolling artists also will entertain attendees with music from Japan, North Africa, Jamaica, West Africa and the Caribbean.
The program was canceled in 2003 due to budget cuts, was moved indoors in 2002 because of rain and was canceled in 2001 due to the events of Sept. 11.
The cost for the dinner is $5 for adults and children ages 7 and older, $3 for children ages 6 and under and free for CU-Boulder students who have a residence hall meal plan. Â鶹ÒùÔº will need to present their BuffOne cards. Attendance at the event, excluding food, is free and open to the public.
For more information call Steve Weaver at (303) 735-2871 or Quinston Daugherty at (303) 492-6027.