Roseville, CA, August 22, 2003
The fifth annual One Root Festival returns to Roseville on Saturday and Sunday, September 20th and 21st, in Royer Park. Admission is free and the festivities begin at 11am and go until 7pm.

The one root festival is a celebration of cultural traditions and diversity through food, arts and music. It offers a broad variety of tantalizing, ethnic foods, plus an even greater selection of vendors displaying unique arts, crafts and clothing from around the world. Enjoy fabulous Latino, Folk, Blues, Reggae and many more soul-stirring sounds as music and dance groups perform throughout the weekend's festivities.

Nowhere else can you sample such an incredible selection of food choices in one place than at the the One Root Festival. Expect to find spicy Mexican and Thai dishes, satisfying German and Polish offerings, and more exotic Greek, Chinese and Polynesian foods.

Children will enjoy the One Root Village, a special area filled with entertaining and educational crafts, as well as a story teller and other interactive activities designed just for kids.

This year's features performers include Prezident Brown, Tchiya Amet, Zydeco Flames and Lynsey Bostick. You're in for an incredible show from this intoxicating dance music that uses chats in his native Shona tongue, many of them healing chants. Other headline bands include King Caleb, , a reggae format; Canela Rose and Tex Mex performer and and Vivian Lee, a Jazz and blues primary artist.

Roseville, CA, August 22, 2002
The fourth annual One Root Festival returns to Roseville on Saturday and Sunday, September 21st and 22nd, in Royer Park. Admission is free and the festivities begin at 11am and go until 7pm.

The one root festival is a celebration of cultural traditions and diversity through food, arts and music. It offers a broad variety of tantalizing, ethnic foods, plus an even greater selection of vendors displaying unique arts, crafts and clothing from around the world. Enjoy fabulous Latino, Folk, Blues, Reggae and many more soul-stirring sounds as music and dance groups perform throughout the weekend's festivities.

Nowhere else can you sample such an incredible selection of food choices in one place than at the the One Root Festival. Expect to find spicy Mexican and Thai dishes, satisfying German and Polish offerings, and more exotic Greek, Chinese and Polynesian foods.

Children will enjoy the One Root Village, a special area filled with entertaining and educational crafts, as well as a story teller and other interactive activities designed just for kids.

This year's features performers include Prezident Brown, Tchiya Amet, Zydeco Flames and Lynsey Bostick. You're in for an incredible show from this intoxicating dance music that uses chats in his native Shona tongue, many of them healing chants. Other headline bands include King Caleb, , a reggae format; Canela Rose and Tex Mex performer and and Vivian Lee, a Jazz and blues primary artist.

Roseville, CA, August 1, 2001
The third annual One Root Festival returns to Roseville on Saturday and Sunday, September 22nd and 23rd, in Royer Park. Admission is free and the festivities begin each day at 11:00 am and go until 7:00 pm. Due to overwhelming popularity in its first two years, the 2001 festival is expanding to a full weekend.

The One Root Festival is a celebration of cultural traditions and diversity through food, arts and music. It offers a broad variety of tantalizing, ethnic foods, plus an even greater selection of vendors displaying unique arts, crafts and clothing from around the world. Enjoy fabulous Latino, Folk, Blues, Zydeco and many more soul-stirring sounds as music and dance groups perform throughout the two days' festivities.

Nowhere else can you sample such an incredible selection of food choices in one place than at the One Root Festival. Expect to find spicy Mexican and Thai dishes, satisfying German and Polish offerings, and more exotic Greek, Chinese and Polynesian foods.

Children will enjoy the One Root Youth Village which is filled with entertaining and educational crafts as well as a story teller and other interactive activities.

This year's featured performers include Zydeco Flames who's very popular sounds have entertained area audiences for years, Thomas Mapfumo a popular world beat group, and back by popular demand, Freddie Hughes and his "Alpha Band" always gets the crowd to their feet.

The One Root Festival depends on solely on financial support from local businesses. Major sponsors are HP, the Sacramento Bee, and The City of Roseville, but there are still sponsorship spaces available. Last year's one day festival drew 7,500 to Royer Park. This year the One Root Festival planning committee, all volunteers from area businesses, expect about 10,000 attendees. For more information about the festival call the information line at (916)772-2557, or click on www.oneroot.org.

Free Admission
11:00am - 7:00pm
September 18 & 19, 2004

Saturday Sept. 18

Jimmy Robinson  
-Jazz Music

Canela
- Latin Rock

Heart Life & Soul
- Hip-hop, Urban

Loco Bloco 
- Drum & Dance Ensemble

Samba Ngo
- Congolese, World beat

Sunday Sept. 19

Las Manos Locas 
- Percussion, Drum Circle

Stardust Cowboys     
 - Country

Akua
- Reggae, Spoken word

Mick Martin
Blues

Mercy Me 
 - R&B