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June 27: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival
Two Wayuu dancers from La Guajira Province in northern Colombia perform a courtship dance. Photo by Daniel Sheehy Each morning of the festival, Around the Mall will publish a list of events to help...
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June 28: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival
A member of the Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, models a hat in the church’s runway fashion show last year. Photo by Sharon Farmer, courtesy of the National Museum of African...
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Events July 2-4: Discover Genetic Coding, Experience Garifuna Culture and...
Witness a cultural performance of Garifuna songs and drumming at the Folklife Festival Wednesday, July 3. The Garifuna are an ethnic minority in Central America with a diverse background and distinct...
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Can Musicians and Educators Bring Welsh Back?
Gwyneth Glyn, a Welsh singer who performs original and folk songs in her native tongue, will perform at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival this year as part of the “One World, Many Voices” program....
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July 3: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival
A priestess of Osun in the Yoruba tradition shops at the Dance Africa Festival and Bazaar in New York City. Her natural hair is combined with synthetics to produce her style. Photo by Jade Banks Each...
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July 4: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival
A professional potter works on his craft in Mezőtúr, Hungary, a town known for its traditional pottery-making. Photo by Ágnes Fūlemile, Balassi Institute/Hungarian Cultural Center Each morning of the...
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July 5: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival
Ayana Mongush, a throat singer from Kyzyl in the Republic of Tuva, Russian Federation, plays an igil. She is part of Tyva Kyzy, an all-female throat singing group, a profession which was traditionally...
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Events July 5-7: Listen to Air Force Tunes, Dance the Day Away and Get Local...
Continue the patriotic celebration Friday, July 5, with the United States Air Force Band, which will perform at the Air and Space Museum. Image courtesy of Flickr user angela n. Friday, July 5: United...
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July 6: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival
Members of a New Orleans social aid and pleasure club sport stylish and costly outfits and masquerade regalia. Organizations like these walk together in funerals and parades, such as the famous New...
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July 7: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival
An Indian woman and her children from Kajõ, a village in the East Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India, listen to a recording of a song in Koro. The Tibeto-Burman language is considered...
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Events July 9-11: Verbal Gymnastics, Craft Art and Beer and West African...
Bring your friends to the Renwick Gallery for a night of craft art and craft beer at an adults-only DIY how-to. Image courtesy of Flickr user Bre Pettis Tuesday, July 9: Verbal Gymnastics Unlock your...
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How Do You Freshen Up an Alexander Calder? Bolt by Precious Bolt
Alexander Calder’s ‘Gwenfritz’ will be reinstalled in its original location on the west side of the American History Museum in October. This mock-up shows the sculpture at its new and old home in a...
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Hurry In! These Smithsonian Exhibitions Won’t Be Here Much Longer
This gold and pearl hair ornament from the days of China’s Qing Dynasty shows the symbolic significance of the phoenix in Chinese culture. Come see an exhibit at the Sackler Gallery showcasing...
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Cool New Panda Cams Deliver Panda Life in Living Color
Tune into the National Zoo’s newly reinstalled panda cams and watch Mei Xiang and Tian Tian any time of day. Photo courtesy of the National Zoo The Zoo’s panda fans can now live stream 24-7 the high...
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Not Too Hot and Not Too Cold, These Goldilocks Planets are Just Right
Angela Palmer’s sculpture “Searching for Goldilocks” depicts all of the stars with possible planets that the Kepler Observatory has found. The opaque circles represent stars with “Goldilocks planets,”...
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