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March 16, 2004 Indonesian students to share culture with students, communityWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Indonesian Student Association at Purdue University will present its fourth IndoFest from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 27, at the First United Methodist Church. "This event is an opportunity for more than 400 Indonesian students at Purdue to introduce their culture to the rest of the campus and community," said Frederik Dharmawan, IndoFest master of ceremonies and a junior in mathematics from Jakarta, Indonesia. The event will feature dinner, and Purdue students and other performers will present traditional Indonesian entertainment including Rongeng Blantek and Legong (traditional dances) and angklung (bamboo bell). An angklung is a traditional Indonesian instrument that is made from bamboo and sounds like a doorbell when played. A team of 14 angklung performers is needed to play an entire scale of notes. Dinner will feature traditional Indonesian food including nasi uduk (rice cooked with coconut milk), ayam panggang (grilled chicken) and kering kentang (spicy shoestring potatoes with roasted nuts). The event will feature performers from the Indonesian Consulate in Chicago, Dharmawan said. The Indonesian Student Association also participates in the fall Global Fest and organizes social activities, such as ski trips and paintball, for students on campus. IndoFest is open to the public, and tickets cost $10 and are available at the door. Tickets also will be on sale from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on March 22, 23, 25 and 26 in the Purdue Memorial Union near Villa Pizza and on March 24 inside the main entrance to Stewart Center. Writer: Matt Holsapple, (765) 494-2073, mholsapple@purdue.edu Source: Frederik Dharmawan, purdueboy@purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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