A glimpse of the Festival on July 1 through the lenses of some of the Smithsonian staff and volunteer photographers.

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• Colombia program
  Photo by Francisco Guerra, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives
• Alexander de Jesús Nieto Marín, cultivator, florist, silletero (or flower carrier).
  Photo by Francisco Guerra, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives
• Sausage-making with Maria Florinda Coy Castilla, Maria Yolanda Franco Garcia, and Rufa Herrera de Perea at the Colombian foodways tent.
  Photo by Van Luong
• Tongan foodways demonstration at the Peace Corps program.
  Photo by Van Luong
• Enthusiastic purveyors of mango smoothies on the National Mall.
  Photo by Van Luong
• Hermes Romero Vidal cuts leather for hammocks made on Southeastern Plains.
  Photo by Van Luong
• Rukaya Amidu, Shietu Braimah, Gladys Sala Petey make shea butter.
  Photo by Van Luong
• Sonny Til's Orioles perform on the Soulsville Stage.
  Photo by Van Luong
• Barbara Jo White and the World Map Project at the Peace Corps program area.
  Photo by Van Luong
• Jhon Jairo Amortegui Piña, jeep driver and loader and his crew.
  Photo by Van Luong

Van Luong is the festival blogger for the 2011 Folklife Festival.