MIDDLETOWN, N.Y.—The Middletown Community Campus held its second Arts and Culture Festival, hosting a multitude of cultural performances, vendors, and an art exhibit.
The festival ran from Oct. 1 to 4, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. It featured performances from cultures ranging from Russia to Ecuador to Vietnam.
The aroma of different cultural cuisines filled the vendor lanes from foods including creamed corn, fried chicken, and lamb kebab. Visitors heard the music from the center stage that fell over the whole festival as they ate and walked. The steady sound of drumming from the Spirit Sky Drum tent and humming from food truck generators slipped seamlessly under music and chatter. …