{"id":471546,"date":"2010-03-25T13:58:14","date_gmt":"2010-03-25T17:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downtownphoenix.com\/blog\/?p=2194"},"modified":"2010-03-25T13:58:14","modified_gmt":"2010-03-25T17:58:14","slug":"the-world-comes-to-phoenix-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/471546","title":{"rendered":"The World Comes to Phoenix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How do you spell your name in Chinese? Where\u2019s Ennis, Ireland? What\u2019s Nimbus Old Monkeyshine?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2223\" title=\"WorldFest\" src=\"http:\/\/www.downtownphoenix.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/WorldFest2.jpg\" alt=\"WorldFest\" width=\"225\" height=\"144\" \/>To scope out the answers, bring your friends, family and curiosity to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phoenixsistercities.org\/templates\/section-view-wfa.php?id=65\">WorldFEST 2010<\/a>, a big multicultural bash at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.downtownphoenix.com\/directory\/5716-heritage-science-park\" >Heritage &amp; Science Park<\/a>. This Friday, Saturday and Sunday, WorldFEST 2010 celebrates the culture, art and food of our sister cities in China, Israel, France, Mexico, Ireland and more.<\/p>\n<p>Watch a video promo<a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/1ppOu\" > here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Admission is everyone\u2019s favorite four-letter word \u2013 free \u2013 and there\u2019s a dazzling array of things to taste, see and do. Here\u2019s a quick sampling of what you\u2019ll find:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beer, Beer and More Beer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beer lovers, start your engines. For just $4, you can buy a sample tray of beer or a full 16 oz cup of your favorite. There are nearly 50 beers from around the world, ranging from Belhaven Scottish Ale and Sapporo Draft to Spaten Oktoberfest. If you prefer grapes to hops, check out the wines from Japan, New Zealand, Germany, France and Australia.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2224\" title=\"6BEER\" src=\"http:\/\/www.downtownphoenix.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/6BEER2.jpg\" alt=\"6BEER\" width=\"144\" height=\"108\" \/>Events for Foodies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday and Sunday, you can watch Master Chef Theresa Lin at work. A superstar of Asian cuisine who\u2019s authored 16 cookbooks, Lin will demonstrate the art of Chinese cooking.\u00a0Hungry for more? On Friday, you can attend the World Lunch featuring food from the Havana Caf\u00e9, Pink Pepper Thai and Carolina\u2019s Mexican Food, among others, for just $10 in advance and $12 the day of the event. Plus, you\u2019ll find all kinds of international goodies all weekend long at WorldFEST.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Live Entertainment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Music is a constant at WorldFEST. One stage will feature live bands, including Crooked Grin, the Screamin\u2019 Javelinas and Trash, while the second will showcase performers from around the world like McTeggart Irish Dance and Lau\u2019s Lion Dance Team from China.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kids\u2019 Stuff<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve got kids or just want to entertain one for the weekend, WorldFEST has tons of ways to keep the little nippers happy. Kids 12 and under receive a \u201cPassport to the World,\u201d which leads them through Sister Cities Village, which is chock-full of exhibits and hands-on activities. Kids can explore a castle, learn how to rope a steer, make Italian masks and do Chinese calligraphy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/DowntownPhoenixBlog\/~4\/SWzoXLB_TPk\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you spell your name in Chinese? Where\u2019s Ennis, Ireland? What\u2019s Nimbus Old Monkeyshine? To scope out the answers, bring your friends, family and curiosity to WorldFEST 2010, a big multicultural bash at Heritage &amp; Science Park. This Friday, Saturday and Sunday, WorldFEST 2010 celebrates the culture, art and food of our sister cities [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4048,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-471546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4048"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=471546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471546\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=471546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=471546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=471546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}