41st Annual Iroquois Arts Festival Aug 31 Sept 1

HOWES CAVE — This event celebrates Iroquois creativity by featuring an all-Iroquois Art Market open to Haudenosaunee artists and artisans at the Iroquois Museum at on Caverns Road in Howes Cave Saturday and Sunday August 31 and September 1 from 10:00 to 5:00 pm.

Both traditional and contemporary arts and fine crafts are showcased. The Sky Dancers from Six Nations Reserve in Ontario will perform traditional Iroquois social dances, and invite the public out onto the dance floor to participate. The 20-member Iroquois Indian Marching Band from Tuscarora will perform on Saturday. Onondaga storyteller Perry Ground will return with dramatic tales of daring feats and astounding adventures. The family activity area will feature participatory crafts.  Local wildlife rehabilitator Kelly Martin will discuss wildlife conservation in our region and present a variety of native animals including birds of prey.  The Museum’s archeology department will be available to help identify archeological finds and give demonstrations of flintknapping and other early technologies.