World Fest at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Communications and Marketing Office
600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3900

For more information, contact:
Pam Small
Phone: 386-226-6157
Fax: 386-226-6158

Embry-Riddle’s World Fest 2008: A ‘Tour’ of the World Within Budget

Daytona Beach, Fla., Feb. 26, 2008 -- The public is invited to travel from Africa to Brazil to India -- no airline tickets or baggage inspections required -- at World Fest 2008, to be held Saturday, March 8, at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach campus.

Dance, music, arts, and information will be available at booths and displays representing the different nations from which many of Embry-Riddle’s students come. Visitors will be invited to interact, participate, and learn.

Entertainment at World Fest 2008 will include:

Chinese dances performed by Kim Hardiman, an instructor in Embry-Riddle’s Language Institute

Musical styling by student Rohan Bhatnager, an Indian singer who recently released his first CD, titled Dholna (2006, Universal Music India)

Music of Central America played by student Elias Mourra Luna

A Brazilian martial arts demonstration

A big-screen exhibit of winning entries from two recent international photo contests General admission to World Fest 2008 is free, but specific booths may charge a small fee for some activities. Food will not be served. Activities will take place from 1-5 p.m. in the ICI Center (the field house), on South Clyde Morris Boulevard across the street from the main entrance to the campus.

World Fest 2008 is sponsored by Embry-Riddle’s International Student Services.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world’s largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, offers more than 30 degree programs in its colleges of Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Engineering. The university educates more than 34,000 students annually in undergraduate and graduate programs at residential campuses in Prescott, Ariz., and Daytona Beach, Fla., through its Worldwide Campus at more than 130 centers in the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East, and through online learning. For more information, visit www.embryriddle.edu.