On Memorial Day weekend, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., May 26 and 27, the first Iroquois Cultural Festival takes place on the lakefront lawn of the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, according to a media release from the museum.
It will be a gathering of Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) artisans, dancers, interpreters, and Native American scholars. provide enjoyment. Visitors can explore the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art.
Another highlight of the weekend is a concert by Haudenosaunee singer, composer, and Grammy Award winner Joanne Shenandoah at The Farmers’ Museum at 7 p.m. Saturday.
For more detailed festival information, visit the website FenimoreArtMuseum.org.
Local News
May 24, 2012
Iroquois Festival is this weekend
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