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July 7, 2009

A Song Becomes a Work of Art in the Hirshhorn’s Sculpture Garden

Art is more than what you see, on a stroll through the Hirshhorn's sculpture garden. Photograph courtesy of the museum.

Art is more than what you see, on a stroll through the Hirshhorn

“I asked my love to take a walk, to take a walk, to take a walk, Down beside where the waters flow, Down by the banks of the Ohio…”

It’s pretty rare for someone to walk through the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden and hear music playing. It’s even rarer for the music to be an actual exhibit at the Garden. But now when visitors go to ponder the Rodin’s or attempt to solve a Kooning, they’ll leave contemplating a new beat.

Recently, the Sculpture Garden acquired “Sunset Song,” the first sound artwork located in the sculpture garden. The installment, by Susan Philipsz, is made up of two speakers with two audio tracks, one which features a male character and the other, a female character. Philipsz sings both tracks a capella.

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So where exactly is the art in a piece like this?

“[We were] drawn to the notion of thinking we could enhance our sculpture garden in a more contemporary direction and engage visitors in a different sense, beyond sight, beyond vision,” answers Associate Curator of Contemporary Art Kristen Hileman. ”It was interesting to reintroduce the idea of a narrative in contemporary art and see how by telling a story Susan Philipz elicits an emotional response in viewers.”

Thinking the Hirshhorn is losing it’s artsy-edge and going romantically soft? Just wait for the lines, “I murdered the girl I love you see, Because she would not marry me …” and set any doubts aside.

The song is an American murder ballad called “Banks of the Ohio.” It has roots in Scotland, where ballads termed ‘Sunset Song’ are songs in which someone is killed. “Banks of the Ohio” is about a male figure inviting his female lover to go for a walk on the banks of the Ohio River. When the female refuses to marry him, he kills her. (There are other variations in which the two characters switch roles).

“Sunset Song” is also sensitive to its surroundings. Set on an electric sensor, as the sun sets or fades, the volume of the piece decreases. Just as in keeping with the idea of death, when it is finally dark, there is absolute silence.

“When visitors encounter the sound piece in the context of sculpture, I hope they are prompted to ask questions about what art can be and what sculpture can be,” says Hileman “And maybe even think about how sound artwork sculpts our environment.”




July 6, 2009

Smithsonian Events for the Week of July 6-10: Rainforest Animals, Zoo Serenade and a Ladybug Release

Arabic calligrapher from Oman

Arabic calligrapher from Oman; image courtesy of Freer and Sackler Galleries

Monday, July 5: Nothing special going on today. Check out the Smithsonian events site for regularly scheduled events. 

Tuesday, July 7: Rainforest Summer with Reptiles Alive!

Ever wanted to touch an iguana, turtle or boa constrictor? Now you can! Meet live animals from each level of the Rainforest and learn their different survival stories. Ti$6 for adults; $5 for children (ages 2-16), $4 resident members; call 202-633-8700. S. Dillon Ripley Center 10:15 AM, Repeats 11:30 AM

Wednesday, July 8: ImaginAsia: Arabic Calligrapher from Oman

Learn and practice the art of Calligraphy with Omani calligrapher Saleh Shukairi. Participants will be given activity books so that they may explore the importance of calligraphy in the decoration of objects in the Freer gallery of Islamic art. Free, first-come, first-served. Freer and Sackler Galleries, Sackler sublevel 2, 2 PM

Thursday, July 9: Sunset Serenade

Pack a picnic and head to the National Zoo for a free concert by GHZ (Gigahertz) Band. Listen to their psychedelic blues style as it accompanies the sounds of nature. Free. National Zoo, 6-8 PM

Friday, July 10: Ladybug Release

They’re not just bugs, they’re our friends! Join staff at the National Museum of the American Indian as they release ladybugs to the traditional croplands on the south side of the museum. Ladybugs are helpful to the environment and control pests in the landscape. Free, weather permitting. National Museum of the American Indian, 10 AM




July 5, 2009

Folklife Festival Events for Sunday, July 5

Click on the picture to view more images of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.

Click on the picture to view more images of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.

Events are divided by each of the three cultures featured at this year’s festival—Giving Voice, Las Americas and Wales—and subdivided by the pavilion where the event takes place. Don’t forget to get your festival map so you can plan your day!

GIVING VOICE

Barbershop/Beauty Parlor

11:00 AM-12:00 PM Beauty Tales with Joni Jones, Novena Peters, and Toni Blackman

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Storytelling with Brother Blue and Valerie Tutson

1:00 PM-2:00 PM The Barbershop with Thomas Sayers Ellis and Kenny Carroll

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Hair Stories with Dylan Pritchett and Baba Jamal Koram

3:00 PM-4:00 PM Our Mothers’ Gardens: Growing Up Black and Beautiful

4:00 PM-5:00 PM Wit and Wisdom with Kenny Carroll and Tejumola Ologboni

5:00 PM-5:30 PM Closing Theater

Radio Station

11:00 AM-12:00 PM Gospel Radio in the Black Community

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Vintage Black Radio, M.L.King – On the Power of Peaceful Persuasion with Lorne Cress Love

1:00 PM-2:00 PM The Next Generation of Black Radio

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

3:00 PM-4:00 PM A Voice for Our People: The Power of Black Radio presented by Lorne Cress Love

4:00 PM-5:00 PM Vintage Black Radio Broadcast with Paul Robeson at Peekskill

5:00 PM-5:30 PM

The Oratorium

11:00 AM-12:00 PM Asante Children’s Theater

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Drama

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Poetry with Sonia Sanchez, Novena Peters, and Tonya Matthews

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Roger Guenveur Smith Frederick Douglass Now

3:00 PM-4:00 PM Storytelling with Nothando Zulu and Valerie Tutson

4:00 PM-5:00 PM Poetry with Sonia Sanchez

5:00 PM-5:30 PM Closing Story Circle

The Stoop

11:00 AM-12:00 PM In the Beginning was the Word with Nothando Zulu

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Neighborhood Stories with Holly Bass and Toni Lightfoot

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Stoop Stories with Onawumi Jean Moss and Diane Ferlatte

2:00 PM-3:00 PM A Poetic Dialogue with Toni Blackman

3:00 PM-4:00 PM The Artist’s Voice with Roger Guenveur Smith

4:00 PM-5:00 PM Drama with Tonya Matthews

5:00 PM-5:30 PM Closing Poetry

Young Wordsmiths

11:00 AM-12:00 PM Creative Challenge with Esther Washington

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Storytelling Workshop with Sonia Sanchez

1:00 PM-2:00 PM The Blues. Raps, Rhymes, and Snaps Program/ Mind Builders

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Asante Children’s Theater Workshop

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

4:00 PM-5:00 PM The Blues, Raps, Rhymes, and Snaps Program/ Mind Builders

5:00 PM-5:30 PM Closing Children’s Culture

LAS AMERICAS

Folkways Salón

11:00 AM-11:45 AM Jíbaro Music: Ecos de Borinquen

11:45 AM-12:35 PM Nati Cano’s Mariachi Los Camperos

12:35 PM-1:25 PM Las Estrellas del Vallenato

1:25 PM-2:15 PM Joropo Llanero: Grupo Cimarrón

2:15 PM-3:05 PM Los Maestros del Joropo Oriental

3:05 PM-3:55 PM Nati Cano’s Mariachi Los Camperos

3:55 PM-4:45 PM Son Jarocho: Son de Madera

4:45 PM-5:30 PM Mariachi Chula Vista

La Peña

11:00 AM-11:45 AM Learning Mariachi Music Workshop

11:45 AM-12:35 PM Currulao Workshop

12:35 PM-1:25 PM Sonoran Music Traditions: Don Beto Cruz & Jesús García

1:25 PM-2:15 PM Mariachi Workshop

2:15 PM-3:05 PM Making a New Place Home

3:05 PM-3:55 PM Song Stories

3:55 PM-4:45 PM Música de Arpa Grande Workshop

4:45 PM-5:35 PM Improvisation Workshop

Salón de Baile

11:00 AM-11:45 AM Los Maestros del Joropo Oriental

11:45 AM-12:35 PM Chanchona de los Hermanos Lovo

12:35 PM-1:25 PM Música de Arpa Grande: Arpex

1:25 PM-2:15 PM Huasteco Music & Dance: Los Camperos de Valles & Artemio Posadas & Dolores García

2:15 PM-3:05 PM Drumming Workshop

3:05 PM-3:55 PM Joropo Llanero: Grupo Cimarrón

3:55 PM-4:55 PM Dance Party: Chanchona de los Hermanos Lovo & Las Estrellas del Vallenato

WALES

Rugby Club

11:00 AM-12:00 PM Singer-Songwriters

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Female Harmony Singing

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Stories with Music

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Ashtons

3:00 PM-4:00 PM Harp and Voice

4:00 PM-5:30 PM Sild and Guests

Story Circle

11:00 AM-12:00 PM Stories for Children

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Poetry about Welsh Identity

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Stories from the Mabinogion

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Poetry and Song

3:00 PM-4:00 PM Welsh Songs and Stories

4:00 PM-5:00 PM Festival Poetry

5:00 PM-5:30 PM Welsh Lesson: Days of the Week

Taste of Wales

11:00 AM-12:00 PM Welsh Breakfast and Patagonian BBQ prep

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Bakestone and Cauldron Cooking

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Celtic Caribbean

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Game and Wild Foods

3:00 PM-4:00 PM Recipes from My Patagonian Grandmother

4:00 PM-5:00 PM Preserving Food in Wales and Patagonian Welsh

5:00 PM-5:30 PM Regional Specialties

The Square Mile

11:00 AM-11:45 AM My Square Mile: City and Country

11:45 AM-12:30 PM Heritage Meets Innovation: Museums

12:30 PM-1:15 PM Wales and the World: International Events

1:15 PM-2:00 PM Think Globally, Act Locally: Building for the Planet

2:00 PM-2:45 PM Working and Playing Outdoors: Stone and Wood

2:45 PM-3:30 PM Adapt, Reuse, Recycle: Ceramics and Dressers

3:30 PM-4:15 PM The Arts in Action: Arts Education in Wales

4:15 PM-5:00 PM Festival Experiences: Tell Your Story

5:00 PM-5:30 PM Festival Experiences: Tell Your Story

Welsh Dragon

11:00 AM-12:00 PM Fiddles, Pipes, and Guitar

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Crasdant

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Only Men Aloud!

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Parti Cut Lloi

3:00 PM-4:00 PM Crasdant

4:00 PM-5:00 PM The Hennessys

5:00 PM-5:30 PM

Welsh Media

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

5:00 PM-5:30 PM




July 4, 2009

Folklife Festival Events for Saturday, July 4

Click on the picture to view more images of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.

Click on the picture to view more images of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.

Events are divided by each of the three cultures featured at this year’s festival—Giving Voice, Las Americas and Wales—and subdivided by the pavilion where the event takes place. Don’t forget to get your festival map so you can plan your day!

Barbershop/Beauty Parlor

11:00 AM-12:00 PM Wit and Wisdom of the Barbershop with Kenny Carroll and Tejumola Ologboni

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Our Mothers’ Gardens: Growing Up Black and Beautiful

1:00 PM-2:00 PM The Barbershop with Dylan Pritchett and Baba Jamal Koram

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Poetry with Thomas Sayers Ellis and Kenny Carroll

3:00 PM-4:00 PM Hair Stories with Brother Blue and Valerie Tutson

4:00 PM-5:00 PM Beauty Tales: Joni Jones and Tonya Matthews

5:00 PM-5:30 PM Hair Stories with Toni Blackman and Tejumola Ologboni

Radio Station

11:00 AM-12:00 PM Vintage Radio

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Vintage Radio

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Vintage Radio

2:00 PM-3:00 PM The Role of Radio in Community: Giving Voice, Wales, Las Americas

3:00 PM-4:00 PM Me and My Radio

4:00 PM-5:00 PM The Persona of the Black Deejay

5:00 PM-5:30 PM Me and My Radio

The Oratorium

11:00 AM-12:00 PM Storytelling with Nothando Zulu and Valerie Tutson

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Poetry with Sonia Sanchez

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Theater with Tonya Matthews

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Storytelling with Mitch Capel

3:00 PM-4:00 PM Asante Children’s Theater

4:00 PM-5:00 PM Roger Guenveur Smith as Frederick Douglass

5:00 PM-5:30 PM Storytelling with Baba Jamal Koram

The Stoop

11:00 AM-12:00 PM The Artist’s Voice with Roger Guenveur Smith

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Theater with Holly Bass and Trio

1:00 PM-2:00 PM A Poetic Dialogue with Toni Blackman and A. B. Spellman

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Neighborhood Stories with Onawumi Jean Moss and Diane Ferlatte

3:00 PM-4:00 PM Stoop Stories with Victoria Burnett and Branice McKenzie

4:00 PM-5:00 PM In the Beginning was the Word with Nothando Zulu

5:00 PM-5:30 PM Storytelling with Borther Blue and Onawumi Jean Moss

Young Wordsmiths

11:00 AM-12:00 PM The Blues, Raps, Rhymes, and Snaps Program/ Mind Builders

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Open Mic for Children

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Asante Children’s Theater Workshop

2:00 PM-3:00 PM The Blues, Raps, Rhymes, and Snaps Program/ Mind Builders

3:00 PM-4:00 PM Poetry Workshop with Sonia Sanchez

4:00 PM-5:00 PM Dunbar Stories with Mitch Capel

5:00 PM-5:30 PM Storytelling with Victoria Burnett

LAS AMERICAS

Folkways Salón

11:00 AM-11:45 AM Mariachi Chula Vista

11:45 AM-12:35 PM Currulao: Las Cantadoras del Pacífico

12:35 PM-1:25 PM Nati Cano’s Mariachi Los Camperos

1:25 PM-2:15 PM Husteco Music & Dance: Los Camperos de Valles & Artemio Posadas & Dolores García

2:15 PM-3:05 PM Las Estrellas del Vallenato

3:05 PM-3:55 PM Jíbaro Music: Ecos de Borinquen

3:55 PM-4:45 PM Encuentro: Mariachi Relatives

4:45 PM-5:30 PM Encuentro: Mariachi Relatvies

La Peña

11:00 AM-11:45 AM Mexican Son Workshop

11:45 AM-12:35 PM Sonoran Music Traditions: Don Beto Cruz & Jesús

12:35 PM-1:25 PM Accordion Workshop

1:25 PM-2:15 PM Vocal Styles across Traditions

2:15 PM-3:05 PM Sonoran music traditions: Don Beto Cruz & Jesús García

3:05 PM-3:55 PM Harps across Traditions

3:55 PM-4:45 PM Tarima Workshops

4:45 PM-5:35 PM Melodic Strings

Salón de Baile

11:00 AM-11:45 AM Joropo Llanero: Grupo Cimarrón

11:45 AM-12:35 PM Jíbaro Music: Ecos de Borinquen

12:35 PM-1:25 PM Son Jarocho: Son de Madera

1:25 PM-2:15 PM Mariachi Chula Vista

2:15 PM-3:05 PM Currulao: Las Cantadoras del Pacífico

3:05 PM-3:55 PM Los Maestros del Joropo Oriental

3:55 PM-4:45 PM Chanchona de los Hermanos Lovo

4:45 PM-5:35 PM Joropo Llanero: Grupo Cimarrón

A TASTE OF WALES

Rugby Club

11:00 AM-12:00 PM Harp and Voice

12:00 PM-1:00 PM The Ashtons

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Sild

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Stories with Music

3:00 PM-4:00 PM Singer-Songwriters

4:00 PM-5:30 PM Fiddlers and Guests

Story Circle

11:00 AM-12:00 PM Stories for Children

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Poetry in Welsh and English

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Stories from the Welsh Landscape

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Welsh Lesson: Where Are You From?

3:00 PM-4:00 PM Family Stories

4:00 PM-5:30 PM Poetry Stomp

Taste of Wales

11:00 AM-12:00 PM Game and Wild Foods

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Soups with Spice

1:00 PM-2:00 PM A Twist on Tradition

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Cooking on the Bakestone

3:00 PM-4:00 PM Teatime in Welsh Patagonia

4:00 PM-5:00 PM Frugal Foods

5:00 PM-5:30 PM Welsh Cheese

The Square Mile

11:00 AM-11:45 AM My Square Mile: Along the Water

11:45 AM-12:30 PM The Arts in Action: Across Genres

12:30 PM-1:15 PM Reimagining Community: Greener Communities

1:15 PM-2:00 PM Working and Playing Outdoors: Hunting and Fishing

2:00 PM-2:45 PM Adapt, Reuse, Recycle: Buildings

2:45 PM-3:30 PM Wales and the World: Festivals

3:30 PM-4:15 PM Think Globally, Act Locally: What You Can Do

4:15 PM-5:00 PM Heritage Meets Innovation: Family Business in 21st

5:00 PM-5:30 PM Planning for the Future: Food

Welsh Dragon

11:00 AM-12:00 PM The Hennesseys

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Parti Cut Lloi

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Welsh Dance Music

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Fiddles, Pipes, and Guitars

3:00 PM-4:00 PM Crasdant

4:00 PM-5:30 PM Only Men Aloud!

Welsh Media

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

5:00 PM-5:30 PM




July 3, 2009

Folklife Festival Events for Friday, July 3

Click on the picture to view more images of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.

Events are divided by each of the three cultures featured at this year’s festival—Giving Voice, Las Americas and Wales—and subdivided by the pavilion where the event takes place. Don’t forget to get your festival map so you can plan your day!

GIVING VOICE

Barbershop/Beauty Parlor

11:00 AM-12:00 PM Hair Stories with Brother Blue and Vicki Burnett

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Storytelling with Joni Jones and Tejumola Ologboni

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Poetry with Holly Bass

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Beauty Tales with Diane Ferlatte and Onawumi Jean Moss

3:00 PM-4:00 PM Hair Stories with Baba Jamal Koram and Valerie Tutson

4:00 PM-5:00 PM Storytelling with Mitch Capel

5:00 PM-5:30 PM The Barbershop with Baba Jamal Koram and Dylan Pritchett

Radio Station

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

12:00 PM-1:00 PM WPFW-FM Live Broadcast: Don’t Forget The Blues

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Me and My Radio: The Narrative Stage Onawumi Jean Moss and Candy Shannon

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Vintage Black Radio with Paul Robeson at Peekskill

3:00 PM-4:00 PM The Persona of the Black Deejay: Narrative Stage

4:00 PM-5:00 PM Vintage Black Radio: Africa and the Black Liberation Struggle: David Sideko and Sherley

5:00 PM-5:30 PM Candy Shannon

The Oratorium

11:00 AM-12:00 PM Asante Children’s Theater

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Storytelling with Nothando Zulu and Onawumi Jean Moss

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Drama with Roger Guenveur Smith

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Asante Children’s Theater

3:00 PM-4:00 PM Drama with Sonia Sanchez

4:00 PM-5:00 PM Drama with Roger Guenveur Smith

5:00 PM-5:30 PM Poetry with Thomas Sayers Ellis

The Stoop

11:00 AM-12:00 PM Stoop Stories with Holly Bass and Toni Blackman

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Storytelling with Valerie Tutson and Mitch Capel

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Poetry with Kenny Carroll and Thomas Sayers Ellis

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Poetry with Toni Blackman

3:00 PM-4:00 PM Storytelling with Onawumi Jean Moss

4:00 PM-5:00 PM Stoop Stories with Joni Jones and Tejumola Ologboni

5:00 PM-5:30 PM Storytelling with Diane Ferlatte and Brother Blue

Young Wordsmiths

11:00 AM-12:00 PM The Blues, Raps, Rhymes, and Snaps Program/ Mind Builders

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Poetry Workshop with Sonia Sanchez

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Children’s Storytelling with Dylan Pritchett

2:00 PM-3:00 PM The Blues, Raps, Rhymes, and Snaps Program/ Mind Builders

3:00 PM-4:00 PM Asante Children’s Theater Workshop

4:00 PM-5:00 PM Word Play Workshop with Kenny Carroll

5:00 PM-5:30 PM Storytelling with Nothando Zulu and Victoria Burnett

LAS AMERICAS

Folkways Salón

11:00 AM-11:45 AM Mariachi Chula Vista

11:45 AM-12:35 PM Son Jarocho: Son de Madera

12:35 PM-1:25 PM La Chanchona de los Hermanos Lovo

1:25 PM-2:15 PM Joropo Llanero: Grupo Cimarrón

2:15 PM-3:05 PM Música de Arpa Grande: Arpex

3:05 PM-3:55 PM Nati Cano’s Mariachi Los Camperos

3:55 PM-4:45 PM Los Maestros del Joropo Oriental

4:45 PM-5:35 PM Currulao: Las Cantadoras del Pacífico

La Peña

11:00 AM-11:45 AM Strings Workshop

11:45 AM-12:35 PM Caja, Maracas & Guacharaca

12:35 PM-1:25 PM Country and City Styles Meet

1:25 PM-2:15 PM Huasteco and Jarocho Dance Workshop

2:15 PM-3:05 PM Learning Mariachi Music Workshop

3:05 PM-3:55 PM Sonoran Music Traditions: Don Beto Cruz & Jesús

3:55 PM-4:45 PM Folkways Recordings Studio Experiences

4:45 PM-5:35 PM Song Stories

Salón de Baile

11:00 AM-11:45 AM Currulao: Las Cantadoras del Pacífico

11:45 AM-12:35 PM Sonoran Music Traditions: Don Beto Cruz & Jesús García

12:35 PM-1:25 PM Jíbaro Music: Ecos de Borinquen

1:25 PM-2:15 PM Los Maestros del Joropo Oriental

2:15 PM-3:05 PM Las Estrellas del Vallenato

3:05 PM-3:55 PM Son Jarocho: Son de Madero

3:55 PM-4:45 PM Huasteco Music & Dance: Los Camperos de Valles & Artemio Posadas & Dolores García

4:45 PM-5:35 PM Música de Arpa Grande: Arpex

A TASTE OF WALES

Rugby Club

11:00 AM-12:00 PM Stories with Music

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Harp and Voice

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Stories with Music

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Ceri Rhys Matthews and Christine Cooper

3:00 PM-4:00 PM Sild

4:00 PM-5:30 PM Andrew McLauchlin, Stephen Rees, and Guests

5:30 PM-7:00 PM The Hennesseys

Story Circle

11:00 AM-12:00 PM Stories for Children

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Poetry and Song

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Stories of Everyday Life through Song: Giving

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Poetry about Welsh Identity

3:00 PM-4:00 PM Stories from the Mabinogion

4:00 PM-5:00 PM Poetry in Welsh and English

5:00 PM-5:30 PM Welsh Lesson: Telling Time

Taste of Wales

11:00 AM-12:00 PM Preserves in Wales

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Food from the Farmhouse

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Game and Wild Foods

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Salt Duck, Cured Fish, and Pickles

3:00 PM-4:00 PM Stews with Spice

4:00 PM-5:00 PM Local and Seasonal Favorites

5:00 PM-5:30 PM Teatime Favorites

The Square Mile

11:00 AM-11:45 AM My Square Mile: The Valleys

11:45 AM-12:30 PM The Arts in Action: Innovation Across Crafts Genresn

12:30 PM-1:15 PM Working and Playing Outdoors: Farming

1:15 PM-2:00 PM Wales and the World: Wales to the World: Migration

2:00 PM-2:45 PM Heritage Meets Innovation: Learning Welsh, Old and New

2:45 PM-3:30 PM Think Globally, Act Locally: Preserving special places

3:30 PM-4:15 PM Adapt, Reuse, Recycle: Swansea Projects

4:15 PM-5:00 PM Reimagining Community: Food and Community

5:00 PM-5:30 PM Planning for the Future: Poetry

Welsh Dragon

11:00 AM-12:00 PM Only Men Aloud!

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Fiddles, Pipes, and Guitar

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Crasdant

2:00 PM-3:00 PM Parti Cut Lloi

3:00 PM-4:00 PM Welsh Dance Music

4:00 PM-5:00 PM Hennesseys, Linda Griffiths, and Lisa Angharad

5:00 PM-5:30 PM Singer-Songwriters

5:30 PM-7:00 PM Catrin Finch and Cimarron

Welsh Media

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

5:00 PM-5:30 PM



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