Folklife highlights

Today

Pan Jam (steel-drum bands), Cold Steel, Kids of Steel, Meredith Hill Elementary Steel Drum Band, Steel Inferno & Pan Aloha, Caribbean Breeze, Bram Brata & OK2 Botay. Fountain Lawn Stage, 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Student jazz bands, Eckstein, Mount Baker, Ballard, Washington, Garfield, Roosevelt. Mural Amphitheatre, noon-5 p.m.

Sabor! Latin traditions, with bajo sexto player Juan Barco, harpists Antonio Centurion (Paraguay) and Salvador Baldovinos (Mexico), Group Sur (Argentina), Paula Maya (world rock). Rainier Room, 6-9 p.m.

What's Your Flavor? Hip Hop Dance, Breaking Point Hip Hop and Breakdance Company, Dynamic Flow. Mural Amphitheatre, 7-10 p.m.

Big Band Swing Dance, Ron Bolin, Lilli Ann Carey (lessons), Edmonds-Woodway High School Jazz Band, Portage Fill Big Band, Paul Anastasio and His Swing Cats. Big Bamboo Dance Hall (Exhibition Hall), 7-11 p.m.

Saturday

Fiddle Showcase, Washington fiddlers Marty Dahlgren, Cathie Whitesides, Jim Evans, Floyd Engstrom, Carthy Sisco, plus Paul Dahlin (Minneapolis), Kevin Carr (Quebec), Brandon Vance (Scotland), Jamie Fox (Metis/Montana), Joel Savoy (Cajun/Louisiana). Intiman Theatre, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Chinese Rod Puppetry, master puppeteers Yuqin Wang and Zhengli Xu. Family Stage, Folklife Commons, 11:20 a.m.-12:05 p.m.

Joe Hickerson, one of the great folk singer/songwriters. Nesholm Family Lecture Hall (McCaw Hall), 11:40 a.m.-12:05 p.m.

Oinkari Dancers: Basque dancers from Idaho. Mural Amphitheatre, 12:40-1:40 p.m.

Traditional Masters, Paraguayan harpist Antonio Centurion, Korean dancer Ji Yeon Cheh, Bosnian guitarist/singer Tino Sakota, bajo sexto master Juan Barco, accordionist Andres Gonzalez and harpist Salvador Baldovinos. Nesholm Family Lecture Hall (McCaw Hall), 12:20-3:30 p.m.

West African Griot Traditions, Lagni Sussu and Naby Camara (West African balafon); Mapathe Diop and Mame N'gala (Senegal); and Yeke Yeke and Taranga with Souleymane N'Diaye (Senegal). Fountain Lawn, 12:30-3:40 p.m.

Classical Traditions of Asia, Wu Ziying, Chinese guqin (zither), and K. Srdihar, sarod. Intiman Theatre, 3-5 p.m.

Traditional Masters, Chinese Puppets, Hmong Ceremony and Persian Music. Chinese puppetry with Yuqin Wang and Zhengli Xu, Hmong bamboo reed "harmonica" master Boua Xou Moua, Persian tar player Dariush Dolatshahi and drummer Faramarz Mehrdadfar. Nesholm Family Lecture Hall (McCaw Hall), 4:15- 6:30 p.m.

Basque Traditional Music, Dan Ansotegui, Sean Aucutt, Nick Ansotegui. Narrative Stage, 6-6:50 p.m.

Masters of Northern Asia, Vladivostok Balalaika Trio, Mr. Libo (Mongolian horse-head fiddle), p'ansori artist (folk opera) Yoojin Chung and epic storytelling by the World Music Gallery. Intiman Theatre, 6:30-10 p.m.

Northwest Folklife Benefit Concert. The Savoy Family Cajun Band plays irresistible, driving dance music from the Louisiana bayou. McCaw Hall, 8-10 p.m. ($15).

Sunday

Southeast Asian Music, Dara Nuon (Cambodia) and Boua Xou Moua (Hmong). Narrative Stage, 11-11:50 a.m.

Traditional Masters, Yuqin Wang (Chinese rod puppetry), James Morrison (Scottish highland bagpipes), Antonio Centurion (Paraguayan harp), Nick Petrish (Croatian music and dance), Dara Nuon (Cambodian music), Salvador Baldovinos (Michoacan harp). Nesholm Family Lecture Hall, 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Jamie Fox (Metis fiddler), Rainier Room, 1-1:30 p.m.

Knockin' on Dylan's Door, Tribute to Bob Dylan, with Anna Coogan and North19, An Tua, Alice Stuart, Minnie Pearljam, Jeremy Wegner, Catherine Crowe, J.D. Hobson, Cross-Eyed Rosie, Chris Roe, Mike Grigoni, Rachel Harrington, Markus Rill. Rainier Room, 1:40-3:40 p.m.

Chris Strachwitz, founder of Arhoolie Records. Narrative Stage, 2-2:50 p.m.

No Direction Home — The Tangled Roots of Bob Dylan, with EMP curators Bob Santelli, Jasen Emmons, Eric Weisbard, Ken Viste. Narrative Stage, 4-4:50 p.m.

Vladivostok Russian Balalaika Trio: Fisher Green Stage, 4:20-5 p.m.

In the Land of the Acadians — Cape Breton Tradition, La Famille Leger, Vazzy. Rainier Room, 7-9 p.m.

Passing It On, Generations at Folklife — Johnny Gimble Band (Texas fiddle) Paul Dahlin (Swedish fiddle), Akta Spelman (Swedish dance music), Ben and Von Walden (blues prodigy). McCaw Hall, 7-10 p.m.

Monday

Masters of the Accordion, Boua Xou Moua (Hmong reed pipes), Toby Hanson (polka), Struble-Oscar Button-Box Duo (Swiss), Andy Gonzalez (Tex-Mex), Perttu Paappanen (Finnish), Dan Ansotegui (Basque), Sean Aucutt (Basque). Intiman Theatre, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Traditional Masters, Dara Nuon (Cambodia), Boua Xou Moua (Hmong), Ji Yeon Cheh (Korea), Nick Petrish (Croatia), Jamie Fox (Metis). Nesholm Family Lecture Hall (McCaw Hall), 12:20-3:30 p.m.

Gospel Show, Solo Hour, CSL's Choir of Light, Anointed to Praise, As the Spirit Moves (Dr. Almena Lowe Mozon), The Curry Family, Preston Jones & Praise, The Unit, Rhema Praise, Emerald City 7th Day Adventist Mass Choir, Anointed Praise Dancers, Witherspoon, S.T.A.N.D. Dancers, Total Experience Gospel Choir. Mural Amphitheatre, 1-5 p.m.

Artis the Spoonman, Jim Page, Fisher Green Stage, 2:10-3:15 p.m.

Arab Show: Orchestra Ahlam (Arabic), Helen Eriksen (dance), Habib (Algerian and Tunisian), Jaffra (Palestinian), The M.B. Orchestra (Egyptian, with Maurice Rouman). Big Bamboo Dance Hall (Exhibition Hall), 3-6 p.m.