Youth Ambassadors Bring Culture Fest to Capitol Hill

By Warren Rojas

Posted April 30, 2015 at 11:59am

The International Festival of Language and Culture wraps up its 13^th annual goodwill tour Thursday with a pit stop on Capitol Hill.

Members and staff will be treated to a taste of the artistic celebration, which organizers describe as “a genuine cultural Olympiad,” in the Cannon Caucus Room from noon to 2 p.m.

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