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My first week interning for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival ended with a trip out into "the field" to meet some of the people who will be sharing their life experiences
My name is Jada Harris. I am the director of programs at The NAMES Project Foundation.
Calling all photographers! The 2012 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Flickr Group is now open.
My name is Gert McMullin. I have been working with The Quilt since May 1987 in Quilt production and sewing at The NAMES Project Foundation.
We know we're in the home stretch towards Festival opening day when the production/exhibition crew starts moving out onto the National Mall, as they did today.
Christylez Bacon just performed a great set to a packed house at the 32nd Annual Washington Folk Festival
Mississippi State University’s student alternative vehicle design team was just named Year-One winners of the EcoCAR2: Plugging In to the Future competition.
Glenn Burke, a renowned outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, was the first openly "out" player to his team in major league baseball history.
Wondering where the funk has gone? Look no further than this year’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival!
Just as last year’s Folklife Festival was winding down, senior graphic designer Josue Castilleja was already preparing the art direction for the 2012 programs