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kaleidoscope
2002
Kaleidoscope geared
for families
By Joe Licavoli
On-line Forty-Niner
Kaleidoscope has
served as Cal State Long Beach's way to connect annually with
the Long Beach community since 1985 through a fun, educational
atmosphere for children, said Armando Contreras, executive
assistant to CSULB President Robert Maxson.
"It's geared toward a relaxed family environment,"
Contreras said in regard to the festival's strong connection
to children and family.
Along with carnival games and activities for children, this
year's event will focus on cultural diversity with ethnic
food vendors offering eclectic dishes, Contreras said.
The event has been a staple of the CSULB calendar except for
one year in the early 1990s when there were some budget problems,
Contreras said.
However, that brief period of time did not stymie the attraction
of the event.
Like in years past, the involvement of student organizations
on campus is once again a major goal of the event.
"We are trying to get fraternities and sororities and
different groups involved in this year's event," Contreras
said.
This year's festival will have approximately 100 booths covering
the whole quad area in Upper Campus, the plaza area of the
University Student Union and Friendship Walk, Contreras said.
A portion of this year's event will be televised on Channel
3, the local Long Beach television station, with an hour devoted
to Maxson's Kaleidoscope speech. The cameras will be set up
next to KLON near the University Library, Contreras said.
The festival has had a long legacy of providing an opportunity
for residents of Long Beach to get more accustomed to CSULB.
In addition, the biggest change to the Kaleidoscope festival
is the amount of people who attend the event. Attendance is
expected to exceed 30,000 people, Contreras said.
Kaleidoscope also offers an educational component as children
have the opportunity to visit a college campus, Contreras
said.
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