Wow sponsored by the Bemidji State University Council of Indian Students will be held April 21 and 22 in the John Glas Fieldhouse. A warm-up session will be held at 7 p.m. April 21 with registrations following the next day from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Grand entries will be at 1 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. on April 22.
All events are open to the public at no charge.
In the past, the event has drawn an audience of 5,000 with 500 dancers and more than 20 drums. The Canadian host drum will be Hanishaa from Whitefish Bay, Ontario. Wow, the Northern Great Lake Ojibwe Art Exhibit will be held April 18-22 in the Talley Gallery. The public is invited to vote on their favorite works of art at the exhibit.