Arts Gumbo 2008 opens at the Rainier Valley Cultural Center at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27 with a Free World Music Festival at Columbia Park. Entertainers include Red Eagle Soaring, a local Native American youth performance troupe; International Capoeira Angola Foundation; local group Abr"ce; Adefua Cultural Education Workshop presenting an African dance and drumming workshop for audiences; and Global Heat, combining the best of HipHop, jazz, and funky world beat. Along with a variety of world music, the festival will offer food from the southeastern region of Brazil. Right, The Professor of Global Heat performs gymnastics on tour in Shanghai, China. For more information call 206-725-7157.
