by: Christina Papakirk 513.460.6647 cismene1@gmail.com
Middfest International will host the first in a series of lectures about Mongolian culture, arts and religion on Tuesday May 13, 2008 at 6:30 pm at the Middletown Public Library, 125 South Broad Street. 
Ghengis Khan and the Mongol Horde:
It's Not What You Think!
will be presented by Prof. Christopher Atwood, Ph.D., Chair-Central Eurasian Studies, Indiana University. Admission is free and open to the public.
Additional lectures in the series are:
May 20, 2008 6:00 pm Middfest International Offices, One Donham Plaza, Middletown, OH 45042
Mongolia's Past and Promise in the 21st Century
Speaker: Al La Porta, Former US Ambassador to Mongolia
September 2008
Buddhism
Date, Time and Location To Be Announced.
Middfest International is a premiere cultural event with dance, music and food from many countries throughout the world. Held annually in Middletown, Ohio, USA, Middfest has celebrated a different country each year since 1981 and will feature Mongolia in 2008 from October 3-5. For more information contact Middfest Executive Director Virginia Ritan at 513-425-7707 or email to Middfest@siscom.net. For information on past Middfest feature countries visit www.MiddfestInternational.org
