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On Saturday, June 23, the volunteers for the 2012 Smithsonian Folklife Festival came to the Mall for their annual orientation.
The 2012 Folklife Festival opens June 27 on the National Mall! The official start of the Festival—the opening ceremony—begins at 10:30 a.m.
I am excited to see that Dinosaurs under Montana’s Big Sky will be featured at the Festival.
Christylez Bacon, a native of Washington D.C., is a musician on a mission; his mission being the promotion of cultural unification and acceptance.
When joining the Folklife festival team, I was given brief profiles of all the participants that were a part of the Citified program.
Making all events and programs of the Folklife Festival accessible to all visitors is a high priority for the Smithsonian.
Each day during the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, volunteers will unfold The AIDS Memorial Quilt on the National Mall for display as part of the program Creativity and Crisis: Unfolding The AIDS Memorial Quilt.
Be prepared to get inspired musically, as well as intellectually!
West Virginia University is providing a new take on what you might consider folklife in Appalachia.
Support the Folklife Festival, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Cultural Vitality Program, educational outreach, and more.