Folklife's Sunday highlights

Heading to Northwest Folklife today? With more than 100 Sunday performances scheduled, how to choose? You can find the complete schedule at the Folklife Web site (www.nwfolklife.org). And here's a cheat sheet of shows that sound intriguing to the Times arts staff:

11 a.m.: Recess Monkey, Just for Kids Showcase, Fisher Green Stage

This local kids' rock band will get the kids screaming — and the parents dancing, too. The two-hour showcase at Fisher Green continues with Board of Education and Sandy Buchner.

12:20 p.m.: "Urban Indians: Dance Celebration," Intiman Theatre

Dance troupes from the Haida, Aleut and Tlingit traditions are part of a this two-hour showcase, one of many performances under the umbrella of this year's cultural focus, the Urban Indian.

1 p.m.: Carrie Akre, Fisher Green Stage

The local fave singer has a short live set.

3:30 p.m.: Northwest Independent Showcase, Vera Stage

Independent artists in a variety of genres play this 2 ½-hour showcase — Calvin Johnson plays "homemade music," Christina Antipa is all folk.

7 p.m.: "Indigenous & Indigenius Hip Hop," Bagley Wright Theatre

This hip-hop concert will showcase Native musicians and rappers, including Culture Shock Camp, Komplex Kai and Red Eagle Soaring.

7 p.m.: All-ages alternative concert, EMP Sky Church

With the Nextdoor Neighbors, the Mission Orange, the Lonely Forest and others.

For the kids

And families, don't forget: Kids' activities rule every day, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., on the Broad Street side of Seattle Center. That's where children 12 and younger have a place of their own, the Folklife Commons Kids Area, with music, activities, stories and dancing geared toward families.