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Monday, 9 January, 2012 11:56 AM
Polish-American
Heritage Day Festivities Part of EMU Basketball
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credit: EMU Eagles Athletics Dept.
The
Polish-American Heritage Day is scheduled for Feb. 11, 2012
at EMU's Convocation Center.
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Raymond Rolak |
| AmericaJR.com
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YPSILANTI, Mich.
-- On Saturday, February 11, 2012 Eastern Michigan University
will be hosting Polish-American Heritage Day along with their scheduled
basketball doubleheader. The women will take on Kent State at 2:00
p.m. and the men host perennial Mid-American Conference power Ohio
University at 4:30 p.m.
Ethnic Heritage Days
are a growing area of sports and entertainment cross-promotion.
All the Mid-American Conference teams are finished with non-conference
play and headed with optimism for the MAC Championship weekend in
Cleveland, March 7-10, 2012.
The EMU women boast high scoring guard Tavelyn James, an All-America
candidate, and rebounding whiz Olivia Fouty while the men’s
team features Polish national Kamil Janton.
The afternoon will be highlighted with a juried Polish art show,
educational and historical exhibits. Polish dance troupes, folk
music and Polish food items will also be featured. Children’s
activities will be in abundance and the ever popular EMU mascot,
‘SWOOP’ will entertain. The ‘EMU SPIRIT’
dance team will be conducting a pregame dance tutorial for the attending
dance groups.
For out-of-town visitors there is a special basketball package available.
Polish fraternal organizations, Polish National Alliance and PRCUA
are sponsoring the dance activities. The E-Club, an organization
of athletic letter winners will be presenting this year’s
Hall of Fame inductees during halftime of the men’s game.
Halftime entertainment
will include the dancing entertainment of the Wawel Folk Ensemble
and the song renditions of Polish pop sensation Magda Kaminski.
It will be the second time Kaminski is appearing in the Detroit
area. She is also doing a January showcase at the White Star in
Hamtramck.
Included with a game
ticket will be a free chance at a $1,000 MacBook, among other prizes.
This type of cross-promotion has been very successful with Major
League Baseball and Minor League Baseball teams that have active
ethnic populations in their cities.
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Photo
credit: Facebook
Polish
pops sensation Magda Kaminski will be making her second appearence
in the Detroit area in as many months at the EMU Convocation Center
as part of the February 11, 2012 EMU basketball doubleheader.
Photo
by Lars Hjelmroth, Rolco Sports Network
The
Wawel Folk Ensemble will be appearing at the February 11, 2012 Polish-American
Heritage Day as part of an Eastern Michigan basketball doubleheader.
Photo
by Lars Hjelmroth, Rolco Sports Network
'SWOOP'
and friends will be participating in the activities along with the
EMU Spirit Dance Team.
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