Written by Alexis, WCTP Recreation Aide

Cultural Connection Night was a blast for everyone involved! We enjoyed hearing the positive feedback from staff and community members. There was a variety of wonderful cultural performances and artwork shared, accompanied by displays made by our Rec Aides. To help host our show, we had our two great emcees, Ms. Allison and Ramere! Helping keep our bellies full with comfort and happiness were Chef Mark, Chef Frank, Teen Leader Annabelle and several Rec Aides. Thank you to all of our performers who took their time to share their cultures with us and volunteers who helped support our show, and a big thanks to Peanutt for putting it all together! 

2026 CCN Visual Artists

Additional gratitude to the 100+ Teen and WCTP staff visual artists that exhibited their amazing artwork at Cultural Connection Night at the Log Cabin!

Big congrats to the 2026 winners:

Annie (1st)

Genesis (2nd)

Lex (3rd)

Ridwan (Staff)

Thank you all for sharing your talent with the community.

Celebrating Community at CCN 2026

Displays helped showcase different parts of cultures and community, bringing a sense of unity and collaboration. Displays included EHS WINTime (in partnership with Evergreen High School), a White Center Library X Rec Aide collaboration, a Log Cabin history and culture, history of beads in different cultures, the Log Cabin cookbook, and a Kendo display. 

The EHS WIN Time display booth provided information on what the program stands for, as well as photos showcasing some of the activities completed. The Log Cabin partners with Evergreen High School to bring community-building and social-emotional learning support directly to students during their “What I Need” or WIN Time period. They strive to provide the support that students need, which is shown to be more than can be offered in class. 

The beads across cultures display brought to light some of the many different ways beads play a role in culture, and how they are used in various cultures.

The White Center Library X Rec Aide display showed how the Rec Aids provide the kids weekly crafts for storytime through the partnership between the White Center Library and the Log Cabin. This display showcased the care that the Rec Aides put into the crafts for the kids.

The Log Cabin history and culture display showcased some of the past 85 years of the Log Cabin history, including a lego display of the cabin itself. 

The Log Cabin cookbook was available for the community to submit their favorite recipe for a chance to have it entered.

The Kendo program shared the culture of Kendo by showing off the traditional Kendo wear, and even providing demonstrations – some even got to experience it themselves!

As the night continued, those who voted in our art contest got entered in a raffle for a chance to win one of our 4 baskets which included 2 snack baskets, 1 movie basket, and 1 art kit. Our art competition had 90 entries total! With so many lovely entries, it was a hard decision and came close. We had 3 winners: 1st place went to Annie, 2nd to Genesis, and 3rd to Lex. This year, we included a staff category; our lovely staff member, Ridwan, got to take home the win and even got her name engraved in our new plaque. Congrats to our winners! 

Alongside the art competition, raffles, and performances, there were crafts throughout the room to keep you busy. The crafts included friendship bracelets, DIY Cultural Connection Night keychains, crocheting with Chloe, button making, and story telling tiles where you could make your very own story with the characters from Spooky Town! 

The night wouldn’t be complete without the amazing performances. Opening the night was one of our own Rec Aides, Alex, who performed a bass cover of “(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth”, followed was Ricardo performing an enthusiastic dance solo, Emma dancing ballet to “Tchaikovsky Pas De Deux Variation”, a beautiful cover of “I Don’t Want to Talk About It” by Kaylani, an amazing dance from THE PAK dance team, a Kendo demo, a lovely cover of “Risk It All” performed by Nicole, a performance of “Rhythm & Soul” by Emi, a touching cover by Ashley of “Los Lureles”, a performance of “Hanuman” by Raiden, lovely performances by Khmer Pride including both “Robam Tivea Propey” and “Robam Kuos Trolaok”, and to end our night we had beautiful performances by Tanoa Polynesian Productions. Thank you so much to our performers for sharing your talents and cultures with us!

Keeping our bellies happy were Chef Mark and Chef Frank, with the help of Rec Aides. The yummy appetizers included crispy beef burritos, fried mac and cheese balls, vegetarian lumpia, chocolate chip cookies, and snickerdoodles. The delicious food helped make the night fun and delicious! Thank you to our amazing chefs and all who helped. 

Cultural Connection Night had something to offer to everyone, thank you to everyone who made that possible. Whether you were performing or just enjoying the show, you helped make the night fun for everyone. Thank you for joining us in our annual Cultural Connection Night. We look forward to the next!