The 34th Annual Roasting Ears of Corn Festival, Pennsylvania's oldest Native American Indian Festival, is 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Aug. 16 and 17 at The Museum of Indian Culture, 2825 Fish Hatchery Road, Allentown.

This year's festival features world-renowned Native-American recording artist Arvel Bird, Paiute violinist and flutist, and Cree demonstrator Katrina Fisher with her Plains teepee program.

Live music and dance performances include "Silver Cloud Singers" (Southern Drum), "White Buffalo Singers" (Northern Drum), Aztec Fire Dancing by the Salinas Family from Mexico City, Matthew White Eagle Clair, Mikmaq hoop dancer, and American Indian dancers, singers and performers from Canada, New York and throughout North America.

This year's Master of Ceremonies is George Stonefish, Delaware, from Canada. Featured dancers will include head man Robert SilentThunder, Gros Ventre, Mont., and head woman Kristian Smith, Cheyenne River Sioux, S.D.

There's a children's hand-on activity area for the making of dreamcatchers, cornhusk dolls, Navajo sand painting, face-painting, American Indian stories, painting of festival mural; life skills demonstrations including Atlatl and Tomahawk throwing, Flintknapping, Arrow making, Flutemaking, Native cooking demonstrations by Heart to Hearth; and artifact displays and appraisals by Lee Hallman, Museum of Indian Culture curator.

Vendors will displayrhand-crafted items such as handmade silver and beaded jewelry, Kachina dolls, pottery, leather clothing, soap stone carvings, Indian trade silver and other crafts.

American Indian cuisine of Fry bread prepared by Danielle Shenandoah, Oneida, N.Y., buffalo burgers, buffalo stew, Indian Tacos, corn soup and more.

The Museum of Indian Culture is a non-profit, member-supported organization dedicated to presenting, preserving and perpetuating the history and cultural heritage of the Northeast Woodland Indians and other American Indian tribes.

Information: museumofindianculture.org, 610-797-2121