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Here are the top ten photos posted on Flickr from day seven of the Festival.
Here are the top ten photos posted on Flickr from day six of the Festival.
Congressman Sam Farr and journalist Maureen Orth sat on the Peace Porch yesterday, talking with Festival visitors and Peace Corps program curator Jim Deutsch about their lives after the Peace Corps.
Peace Corps Participant Assistant Meredith Adhikari accompanied the Peace Corps participants to a reception honoring their contributions to this year's festival
The Smithsonian Institution Archives, the record keeper of the history of the Smithsonian
This installment of Festival Audio features a live evening concert performance by Fred Wesley and the New JBs
Photos from the July 7 evening concert of Fred Wesley and The New JBs.
Preparation of Borschch at the 2011 Folklife Festival
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