(TOP) The alpacas and their owner visit Harrisonburg s International Festival every
year, where attendees can buy items made from their fur.
(BELOW) Other vendors
from across the area come to showcase and sell cultural items.
By AAron Koepper and KAtie...
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(TOP) The alpacas and their owner visit Harrisonburg s International Festival every
year, where attendees can buy items made from their fur.
(BELOW) Other vendors
from across the area come to showcase and sell cultural items.
By AAron Koepper and KAtie thisdell
contributing writer and The Breeze
The rain hardly let up on Saturday, but the people kept coming
out anyway.
Undeterred by the cold, organizers and vendors turned out for
Harrisonburg’s 12th annual International Festival in Hillandale
Park, celebrating the area s diverse culture.
For an event usually serving 6,000 to 6,500 people, co-chair Vaunda Brown considered 2,000 attendees acceptable, considering the
weather.
“It’s that aspect of our human spirit that wants to have an adventure,” said Brown, about people wanting to learn more about the
world that’s represented in the area.
“I thought it would be mostly Hispanic,” added Kelly Zaleski, a
sophomore.
“I didn’t realize how diverse Harrisonburg was.
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Zaleski thinks this
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