But the Seattle group won’t be the only kid-oriented entertainers on stage. Also performing are the choir from the South Peninsula Hebrew Day School, The Puppet Players, and singers and dancers from the Albert L. Schultz Jewish Community Center’s preschool.
Emceeing this year’s festival is Joey Altman, host of KRON 4’s culinary magazine show “Bay Cafe” and executive chef and co-owner of Wild Hare restaurant in Menlo Park. Altman will also participate in the festival’s daylong schedule of cooking demonstrations featuring Jewish chefs. In addition, vendors will feature vegetarian and kosher Middle Eastern and ethnic foods throughout the day.
This year’s event also brings together more than 100 jury-selected artists and craftspeople from throughout the world, offering a variety of items including ceramics, decorative fabrics, glass, jewelry, metal, mixed media, painting, photography, textiles and wood-working.
Musicians, storytellers and ethnic dancers round out the entertainment menu, which will include plenty of audience participation events, such as Israeli dancing, cooking presentations, singing and artwork.
A full range of kids’ activities includes arts and crafts, an inflatable fun house, and karaoke and henna art for teens. Adults can get involved in beading and challah tasting.
Presented by New Bridges, a community outreach organization sponsored and partially funded by the S.F.-based Jewish Community Federation, the festival offers the opportunity to experience the flavor of Jewish life.
“The Bay Area brings a rich blend of cultures that includes a dynamic, large Jewish population,” said Wendie Bernstein Lash, executive director of New Bridges. “Our hope is to create a forum where everyone can gather and enjoy the vitality of this culture. There’s plenty for everyone — young, old, Jewish and non-Jewish — to experience.”