{"id":89234,"date":"2019-04-15T17:07:15","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T21:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=89234"},"modified":"2019-04-15T17:07:15","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T21:07:15","slug":"umw-multicultural-fair-brightened-a-cloudy-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/04\/15\/umw-multicultural-fair-brightened-a-cloudy-day\/","title":{"rendered":"UMW Multicultural Fair Brightened a Cloudy Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>A little overcast and a few sprinkles couldn&rsquo;t dampen the colorful spirit of the University of Mary Washington&rsquo;s Multicultural Fair this past Saturday. Thousands turned out to the 29th annual event, designed to promote awareness of cultures across the globe.<\/p><div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":7,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/15\\\/umw-multicultural-fair-brightened-a-cloudy-day\\\/\",\"likes_blog_id\":230672515}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 491px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"491\"> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 734px; height: 491px;\" data-original-width=\"734\" data-original-height=\"491\"> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/04\/15\/umw-multicultural-fair-brightened-a-cloudy-day\/multicultural03\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"730\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"487\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"89235\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural03.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"3.2\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"ILCE-7M3\",\"caption\":\"Grace Green (right) of UMW gets a temporary tattoo at the 29th Annual Multicultural Fair at UMW on Saturday.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1555172381\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"25\",\"iso\":\"3200\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.002\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"Multicultural03\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural03-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural03-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural03.jpg?w=730&amp;h=487&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural03.jpg 6000w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural03-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural03-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural03-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural03-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural03-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"730\" height=\"487\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"730\" data-original-height=\"487\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Multicultural03\" alt=\"Grace Green (right) of UMW gets a temporary tattoo at the 29th Annual Multicultural Fair at UMW on Saturday. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" style=\"width: 730px; height: 487px;\"> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Grace Green (right) of UMW gets a temporary tattoo at the 29th Annual Multicultural Fair at UMW on Saturday. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 366px; height: 491px;\" data-original-width=\"366\" data-original-height=\"491\"> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/04\/15\/umw-multicultural-fair-brightened-a-cloudy-day\/multicultural04\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"362\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"242\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"89236\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural04.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"3.5\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"ILCE-7M3\",\"caption\":\"The JNJ Dance Expression group performed a West African dance number in front of Lee Hall on the UMW campus during the 29th Multicultural Fair.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1555180432\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"181\",\"iso\":\"640\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.00125\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"Multicultural04\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The JNJ Dance Expression group performed a West African dance number in front of Lee Hall on the UMW campus during last weekend&amp;#8217;s 29th annual Multicultural Fair. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural04-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural04-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural04.jpg?w=362&amp;h=242&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural04.jpg 6000w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural04-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural04-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural04-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural04-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural04-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural04-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"362\" height=\"242\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"362\" data-original-height=\"242\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Multicultural04\" alt=\"JFMC celebrates the 30th anniversary of its signature event, the Multicultural Fair, in April 2020. This beloved UMW tradition draws between 4,000 and 6,000 visitors to campus each year. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" style=\"width: 362px; height: 242px;\"> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> JFMC celebrates the 30th anniversary of its signature event, the Multicultural Fair, in April 2020. This beloved UMW tradition draws between 4,000 and 6,000 visitors to campus each year. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/04\/15\/umw-multicultural-fair-brightened-a-cloudy-day\/multicultural06\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"362\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"241\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"89237\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/multicultural06.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"2.8\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"ILCE-7M3\",\"caption\":\"The UMW Belly Dance group performed at Monroe Hall during the 29th Annual Multicultural Fair at UMW on Saturday.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1555179204\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"130\",\"iso\":\"2500\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.005\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"multicultural06\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/multicultural06-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/multicultural06-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/multicultural06.jpg?w=362&amp;h=241&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/multicultural06.jpg 6000w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/multicultural06-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/multicultural06-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/multicultural06-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/multicultural06-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/multicultural06-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/multicultural06-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"362\" height=\"241\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"362\" data-original-height=\"241\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"multicultural06\" alt=\"The UMW Belly Dance group performed at Monroe Hall during the 29th annual Multicultural Fair. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" style=\"width: 362px; height: 241px;\"> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> The UMW Belly Dance group performed at Monroe Hall during the 29th annual Multicultural Fair. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 246px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"246\"> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 367px; height: 246px;\" data-original-width=\"367\" data-original-height=\"246\"> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/04\/15\/umw-multicultural-fair-brightened-a-cloudy-day\/multicultural07\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"363\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"242\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"89238\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural07.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"2.8\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"ILCE-7M3\",\"caption\":\"Harry Wilson Jazz played at Lee Hall Underground during the 29th Annual Multicultural Fair at UMW on Saturday.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1555178444\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"25\",\"iso\":\"2500\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.005\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"Multicultural07\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural07-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural07-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural07.jpg?w=363&amp;h=242&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural07.jpg 6000w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural07-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural07-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural07-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural07-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural07-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural07-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"363\" height=\"242\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"363\" data-original-height=\"242\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Multicultural07\" alt=\"Harry Wilson Jazz played at Lee Hall Underground during the 29th Annual Multicultural Fair at UMW on Saturday.\" style=\"width: 363px; height: 242px;\"> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Harry Wilson Jazz played at Lee Hall Underground during the 29th Annual Multicultural Fair at UMW on Saturday. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 367px; height: 246px;\" data-original-width=\"367\" data-original-height=\"246\"> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/04\/15\/umw-multicultural-fair-brightened-a-cloudy-day\/multicultural08\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"363\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"242\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"89239\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural08.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"4\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"ILCE-7M3\",\"caption\":\"Food trucks circled Ball Circle with food from various countries during the 29th Multicultural Fair at UMW on Saturday.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1555174749\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"25\",\"iso\":\"640\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.0008\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"Multicultural08\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural08-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural08-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural08.jpg?w=363&amp;h=242&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural08.jpg 6000w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural08-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural08-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural08-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural08-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural08-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural08-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"363\" height=\"242\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"363\" data-original-height=\"242\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Multicultural08\" alt=\"Food trucks ringed Ball Circle with culinary offerings from various countries. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" style=\"width: 363px; height: 242px;\"> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Food trucks ringed Ball Circle with culinary offerings from various countries. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 366px; height: 246px;\" data-original-width=\"366\" data-original-height=\"246\"> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/04\/15\/umw-multicultural-fair-brightened-a-cloudy-day\/multicultural09\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"362\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"242\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"89240\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural09.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"4\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"ILCE-7M3\",\"caption\":\"Chris Fols (left) shows his mom, Wendy Fols (right) jewelry for sale in the University Center during the 29th Annual Multicultural Fair at UMW on Saturday.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1555173083\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"25\",\"iso\":\"3200\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.002\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"Multicultural09\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural09-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural09-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural09.jpg?w=362&amp;h=242&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural09.jpg 6000w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural09-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural09-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural09-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural09-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural09-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural09-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"362\" height=\"242\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"362\" data-original-height=\"242\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Multicultural09\" alt=\"Chris Fols (left) shows his mom, Wendy Fols, jewelry for sale. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" style=\"width: 362px; height: 242px;\"> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Chris Fols (left) shows his mom, Wendy Fols, jewelry for sale. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 185px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"185\"> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 275px; height: 185px;\" data-original-width=\"275\" data-original-height=\"185\"> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/04\/15\/umw-multicultural-fair-brightened-a-cloudy-day\/multicultural12\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"271\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"181\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"89241\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural12.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"3.2\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"ILCE-7M3\",\"caption\":\"Darshan Nagaraja, 6, prepares to make hand prints during the Multicultural Fair.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1555172781\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"25\",\"iso\":\"3200\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.004\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"Multicultural12\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural12-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural12-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural12.jpg?w=271&amp;h=181&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural12.jpg 6000w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural12-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural12-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural12-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural12-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural12-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural12-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"271\" height=\"181\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"271\" data-original-height=\"181\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Multicultural12\" alt=\"Darshan Nagaraja, 6, prepares to make hand prints during the Multicultural Fair. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" style=\"width: 271px; height: 181px;\"> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Darshan Nagaraja, 6, prepares to make hand prints during the Multicultural Fair. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 275px; height: 185px;\" data-original-width=\"275\" data-original-height=\"185\"> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/04\/15\/umw-multicultural-fair-brightened-a-cloudy-day\/multicultural14\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"271\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"181\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"89242\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural14.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"4\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"ILCE-7M3\",\"caption\":\"Food trucks circled Ball Circle with food from various countries during the 29th Multicultural Fair at UMW on Saturday.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1555174821\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"25\",\"iso\":\"640\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.00125\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"Multicultural14\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural14-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural14-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural14.jpg?w=271&amp;h=181&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural14.jpg 6000w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural14-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural14-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural14-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural14-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural14-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/04\/Multicultural14-600x400.jpg 600w\" width=\"271\" height=\"181\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"271\" data-original-height=\"181\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Multicultural14\" alt=\"UMW's Multicultural Fair brings food from all corners of the Earth to campus each year. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.\" style=\"width: 271px; height: 181px;\"> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> UMW&rsquo;s Multicultural Fair brings food from all corners of the Earth to campus each year. 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Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div><p>The weather forced entertainment, crafts, vendors and children&rsquo;s entertainment inside various buildings, including George Washington and Monroe halls, &nbsp;and the University Center, while food trucks kept their spots around Ball Circle.<\/p><p>&ldquo;Even though we had to move the majority of the activities and performances for the Fair indoors due to the weather,&rdquo; said James Farmer Multicultural Center Director Marion Sanford. &ldquo;It was an amazing day that lived up to the mission and tradition of the Fair &ndash; celebrating the beautiful ethnicities, heritages and customs that make our campus and region so rich and vibrant.&rdquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A little overcast and a few sprinkles couldn&rsquo;t dampen the colorful spirit of the University of Mary Washington&rsquo;s Multicultural Fair this past Saturday. 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