SLIPPERY ROCK — The annual Kaleidoscope Arts Festival at Slippery Rock University has begun and will continue through April 25 with a myriad of multicultural events.

Updated highlights include:

Today • Latin Fiesta, a Philadelphia-based award-winning ensemble whose music includes Latin styles, 8 p.m. in Swope Music Hall. Cost is $3 for general admission.

Friday• Taiko Drummers, dynamic drumming and movement, 8 p.m. in Swope Music Hall. Cost is $3 general admission.• The art department will open its art exhibit on Main Street from 6 to 8 p.m. Admission is free.

Saturday• Children's Day, with activities, shows, arts, crafts and music featuring the group, The Pop Rocks, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Morrow Way Lawn. Rain location is the West Gym. Admission is free.

Monday• International poets, Ekiwah Adler-Belendez from Mexico and Valzhyna Mort from Belarus, 7:30 p.m. in Eisenberg Hall. Admission is free.• Slippery Rock University Brass Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. in Swope Music Building. Cost is $3 for general admission; free for SRU students with ID.

Tuesday• Flute choir, 7:30 p.m. in Swope Music Hall. Cost is $3 for general admission; free for SRU students.• Brave New Plays, 8 p.m. April 20 to 25, except for April 25 when the show is at 2 p.m., all in Miller Auditorium, featuring the best of SRU student plays and performances.

Wednesday• Nego Gato, Afro-Brazilian music and dance ensemble, 8 p.m. in Swope Music Hall. Cost is $3 for general admission.• Brave New Plays, 8 p.m., Miller Auditorium.

April 22• Wacongo Dance Company, a traditional ensemble of drummers, musicians and dancers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who perform the ancestral songs and dances of Central Africa, 8 p.m. in Swope Music Hall. Cost is $3 for general admission.• Brave New Plays, 8 p.m., Miller Auditorium.

April 23• Brave New Plays, 8 p.m., Miller Auditorium.

April 24• Senior Synthesis dance concerts, 5 and 8 p.m. in Swope Music Hall. Cost is $5 for general admission and $3 for SRU students.• Brave New Plays, 8 p.m., Miller Auditorium.

April 25• Piano Extravaganza, 7:30 p.m. in Swope Music Hall. Cost is $3 for general admission and free for SRU students.• Brave New Plays, 2 p.m., Miller Auditorium.Events are subject to change. For more information, visit the Web site, http://kaleidoscope.sru.edu.