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Cultural Center Brings Back Dancers

07/07/2020

A beloved Cortez tradition, the weeknight Native American Dance performaces, have started, and they’re FREE! Starting 7 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through Aug. 15.

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IN ANOTHER NOD TO NORMALCY, THE CORTEZ CULTURAL CENTER WILL OFFER FREE NATIVE AMERICAN DANCE PERFORMANCES ON THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS THIS SUMMER. YOU'RE WATCHING THE LOCAL NEWS NETWORK. I'M WENDY GRAHAM SETTLE. THE CORTEZ CULTURAL CENTER HAS REVIVED A A SUMMER TRADITION BY HOSTING ITS POPULAR NATIVE AMERICAN DANCE PERFORMANCES, FEATURING THE RAMONA AND NORMAN ROACH FAMILY, ON THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS, AND SATURDAYS OUTSIDE IN THE CENTER'S PLAZA.THEY'VE PERFORMED ALL ACROSS THE WORLD, ALL AROUND THE WORLD. SO THEY'RE VERY POLISHED AND, IT'S REALLY JUST, IT'S A NEAT GROUP. THEY'VE BEEN WITH US FOR, FROM THE BEGINNING. SO WE'RE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THEM BACK.DANCES START AT 7 P.M. THE CULTURAL CENTER WILL BE OPEN ON PERFORMANCE EVENINGS FROM 5 TO 8 P.M. FOR A SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AND UPDATES ON EXPANDED HOURS, VISIT THE CORTEZ CULTURAL CENTER DOT ORG. THANKS FOR WATCHING THIS EDITION OF THE LOCAL NEWS NETWORK. I'M WENDY GRAHAM SETTLE.

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