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July 10, 2011

July 10: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival

A visitor samples southeast Asian food at the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Image by Julie Mianecki.

Welcome to day nine of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Fuse two dance traditions at the event “Tango meets Salsa” at the El Rumbiadero stage today and learn about Colombian mask-making traditions at the Me Contaron Los Abuelos stage. Across the Mall, get a lesson in sharing the United States with the world from the Peace Corps or head over to the R&B section to listen to The Swallows and The Dixie Cups. Tonight, spend an evening with songwriter-producer team Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff or enjoy a performance of Peruvian music and dance.

COLOMBIA

Al Son Que Me Toquen Stage:

11:00 AM–11:45 PM      El Pueblo Canta

11:45 PM–12:30 PM      Grupo Cabrestero

12:30 PM–1:15 PM         El Pueblo Canta

1:15 PM–2:00 PM           Aires del Campo

2:00 PM–2:45 PM          Chirimía la Contundencia & Cantaoras de Alabaos

2:45 PM–3:30 PM           Amazonian Ceremonial Music and Dance

3:30 PM–4:15 PM           Don Abundio y sus Traviesos

4:15 PM–5:00 PM           El Pueblo Canta

5:00 PM–5:30 PM          Parranda Paisa: Aires del Campo & Ayombe

El Rumbiadero Stage:

11:00 AM–11:45 PM       Tango Workshop

11:45 PM–12:30 PM       Circus Workshop

12:30 PM–1:15 PM         Carranguera Music & Dance Workshop

1:15 PM–2:00 PM           Salsa Workshop

2:00 PM–2:45 PM          Joropo Workshop

2:45 PM–3:30 PM           Tango meets Salsa

3:30 PM–4:15 PM           Baudilio y su Marimba

4:15 PM–5:30 PM           Carnival Workshop & Procession

Me Contaron Los Abuelos Stage:

11:00 AM–11:45 PM       Amazonian Crafts

11:45 PM–12:30 PM       Craft Market Strategies

12:30 PM–1:15 PM         Mask-Making Traditions

1:15 PM–2:00 PM           Making & Using Hammocks

2:00 PM–2:45 PM          Building with Guadua Bamboo

2:45 PM–3:30 PM           Creating Collectives

3:30 PM–4:15 PM           Traditional Games

4:15 PM–5:00 PM           Ceremonial Music & Dance at Amazonian Circle

5:00 PM–5:30 PM          Conversation with Artists

Sabores y Saberes Stage:

11:00 AM–11:45 PM       Preparing the Mamona Beef Roast (Part 1 of 2)

11:45 PM–12:30 PM       Boyacense Stew

12:30 PM–1:15 PM         Momposino Cheese

1:15 PM–2:00 PM           Aborrajados from Cali

2:00 PM–2:45 PM          Rice Dishes

2:45 PM–3:30 PM          Tamales

3:30 PM–4:15 PM           Momposino Fish Stew

4:15 PM–5:00 PM           Preparing the Mamona Beef Roast (Part 2 0f 2)

5:00 PM–5:30 PM          Regional Exchange: Parrado

THE PEACE CORPS

World Stage

11:00 AM–12:00 PM      Garifuna Collective featuring Umalali

12:00 PM–1:00 PM        Opika Performance Group from Ukraine

1:00 PM–2:00 PM          Tinikling Dancers from Philippines

2:00 PM–3:00 PM          San Dancers from Botswana

3:00 PM–4:00 PM          Garifuna Collective featuring Umalali

4:00 PM–5:00 PM          Opika Performance Group from Ukraine

5:00 PM–5:30 PM          Peruvian Dance

Peace Porch

11:00 AM–11:45 PM       Teaching & Learning

11:45 PM–12:30 PM       Capturing the Peace Corps Experience

12:30 PM–1:15 PM         Life after Peace Corps

1:15 PM–2:00 PM           Peace Corps Families

2:00 PM–2:45 PM          Being “The American”

2:45 PM–3:30 PM           What Peace Corps Volunteers Do

3:30 PM–4:15 PM           Sharing the World with the United States

4:15 PM–5:00 PM           Sharing the United States with the World

5:00 PM–5:30 PM          Thinking Globally, Living Locally

Home Cooking Stage

11:00 AM–11:45 PM       Ukrainian Cooking

11:45 PM–12:30 PM       Kenyan Cooking

12:30 PM­–1:15 PM         Trees, Water & People

1:15 PM–2:00 PM           Ghanaian Cooking

2:00 PM–2:45 PM          Kyrgyz Cooking

2:45 PM–3:30 PM           Zambian Cooking

3:30 PM–4:15 PM           Peruvian Cooking

4:15 PM–5:00 PM           Moroccan Cooking

5:00 PM–5:30 PM          Just Desserts

RHYTHM AND BLUES

Session Stage

11:00 AM–11:45 PM       Vocal Roots

11:45 PM–12:30 PM       Getting the Music Heard

12:30 PM­–1:15 PM         Globe Posters and R&B

1:15 PM–2:00 PM           R&B through the Decades

2:00 PM–2:45 PM          Musical Crossroads

2:45 PM–3:30 PM           Social Dance

3:30 PM–4:15 PM           Marketing & Promotion

4:15 PM–5:00 PM           Doo-Wop with the Swallows

5:00 PM–5:30 PM          Interview with Fred Wesley, Sam Lathan

Soulsville Stage

11:00 AM–12:05 PM      The Swallows

12:05 PM–1:10 PM         Fred Wesley and The New JBs

1:10 PM–2:15 PM            The Dixie Cups

2:15 PM–3:20 PM           The Swallows

3:20 PM–4:25 PM           Fred Wesley and The New JBs

4:20 PM–5:30 PM           The Dixie Cups

Motor City Stage

11:00 AM–12:05 PM      The Monitors

12:05 PM–1:10 PM         Fernando Jones

1:10 PM–2:15 PM            Smooth & EZ Hand Dance Institute

2:15 PM–3:20 PM           The Jewels

3:20 PM–4:25 PM           The Monitors

4:20 PM–5:30 PM           Fernando Jones

EVENING CONCERTS

World Stage

5:30 PM–7:00 PM          Peruvian Music and Dance

Motor City Stage

6:00 PM–8:00 PM          An Evening with Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff and a Tribute to Philadelphia International Records




July 9, 2011

July 9: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival

An abstract sculpture representing Colombian urban buildings at the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Image by Julie Mianecki.

Welcome to day eight of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival! Check out presentations about weaving and the environment and recycling in the arts this morning in the Colombia tents, then head over to the Peace Corps area to try out some Ukrainian, Jamaican and Georgian cooking. Later on, enjoy interview with musicians from The Jewels, The Monitors and The Dixie Cups. Tonight’s evening events include a memorial concert for Kate Rinzler, wife of Ralph Rinzler, the late founder of the Folklife Festival, and a concert of traditional Colombia music with Aires del Campo and Ayombe.

COLOMBIA

Al Son Que Me Toquen Stage:

11:00 AM–11:45 PM      Grupo Cabrestero

11:45 PM–12:30 PM      Don Abundio y sus Traviesos

12:30 PM–1:15 PM         El Pueblo Canta

1:15 PM–2:00 PM          Encuentro: Don Abundio y sus Traviesos & Ayombe

2:00 PM–2:45 PM          Chirimía la Contundencia

2:45 PM–3:30 PM          Aires del Campo

3:30 PM–4:15 PM          Grupo Cabrestero

4:15 PM–5:00 PM          Chirimía la Contundencia

5:00 PM–5:30 PM         Salsa de Cali

El Rumbiadero Stage:

11:00 AM–11:45 PM      Circus Workshop

11:45 PM–12:30 PM      Salsa Workshop

12:30 PM–1:15 PM         Aires del Campo Workshop

1:15 PM–2:00 PM          Tango Workshop

2:00 PM–2:45 PM          Joropo Workshop

2:45 PM–3:30 PM          Carranguera Music & Dance Workshop

3:30 PM–4:15 PM          Circus Workshop

4:15 PM–5:00 PM          Carnival Music Workshop

5:00 PM–5:30 PM         Tango Workshop

Me Contaron Los Abuelos Stage:

11:00 AM–11:45 PM      Weaving & the Environment

11:45 PM–12:30 PM      Recycling in the Arts

12:30 PM–1:15 PM        Ceremonial Music & Dance at Amazonian Circle

1:15 PM–2:00 PM          Cooking & the Environment

2:00 PM–2:45 PM         Afro-Colombian Hairstyles

2:45 PM–3:30 PM          Amazonian Ceremonial Stools

3:30 PM–4:15 PM          Sustainable Gardening

4:15 PM–5:00 PM          Ceremonial Music & Dance at Amazonian Circle

5:00 PM–5:30 PM         Conversation with Artists

Sabores y Saberes Stage:

11:00 AM–11:45 PM      Amazonian Casabe

11:45 PM–12:30 PM      Regional Corn Arepas

12:30 PM–1:15 PM        Regional Baked Breads

1:15 PM–2:00 PM          Antioqueño Beans

2:00 PM–2:45 PM         Coconut Rice

2:45 PM–3:30 PM          Onces Santafereñas

3:30 PM–4:15 PM          Macetas: Decorating with Candy

4:15 PM–5:00 PM          Chocoano Wraps

5:00 PM–5:30 PM         Regional Exchange

THE PEACE CORPS

World Stage

11:00 AM–12:00 PM     Tinikling Dancers from Philippines

12:00 PM–1:00 PM       Garifuna Collective featuring Umalali

1:00 PM–2:00 PM         San Dancers from Botswana

2:00 PM–3:00 PM         Opika Performance Group from Ukraine

3:00 PM–4:00 PM         Tinikling Dancers from Philippines

4:00 PM–5:00 PM         Garifuna Collective featuring Umalali

5:00 PM–5:30 PM         San Dancers from Botswana

Peace Porch

11:00 AM–11:45 PM      Sharing the United States with the World

11:45 PM–12:30 PM      Sharing the World with the United States

12:30 PM–1:15 PM         Peace Corps Families

1:15 PM–2:00 PM          Life after Peace Corps

2:00 PM–2:45 PM         The Peace Corps’ Inspiration

2:45 PM–3:30 PM          Being “The American”

3:30 PM–4:15 PM          Teaching and Learning

4:15 PM–5:00 PM          Capturing the Peace Corps Experience

5:00 PM–5:30 PM         Local Clothes, Food & Customs

Home Cooking Stage

11:00 AM–11:45 PM      Peace Corps Staff Cooking

11:45 PM–12:30 PM      Peace Corps Staff Cooking

12:30 PM­–1:15 PM        Trees, Water & People

1:15 PM–2:00 PM          Malian Cooking

2:00 PM–2:45 PM         Tongan Cooking

2:45 PM–3:30 PM          Jamaican Cooking

3:30 PM–4:15 PM          Ukrainian Cooking

4:15 PM–5:00 PM          Georgian Cooking

5:00 PM–5:30 PM         Just Desserts

RHYTHM AND BLUES

Session Stage

11:00 AM–11:45 PM      Interview with Bill Myers and The Monitors

11:45 PM–12:30 PM      R&B through the Decades

12:30 PM­–1:15 PM        Stories from the Road

1:15 PM–2:00 PM          Interview with The Jewels

2:00 PM–2:45 PM         Interview with The Dixie Cups

2:45 PM–3:30 PM          Doo-Wop with The Swallows

3:30 PM–4:15 PM          Getting the Music Heard

4:15 PM–5:00 PM          Learning through Music

5:00 PM–5:30 PM         Social Dance

Soulsville Stage

11:00 AM–12:05 PM     The Jewels

12:05 PM–1:10 PM        Fernando Jones

1:10 PM–2:15 PM           The Monitors

2:15 PM–3:20 PM          Fred Wesley and The New JBs

3:20 PM–4:25 PM          The Jewels

4:20 PM–5:30 PM         The Monitors

Motor City Stage

11:00 AM–12:05 PM     Smooth & EZ Hand Dance Institute

12:05 PM–1:10 PM        The Dixie Cups

1:10 PM–2:15 PM           The Swallows

2:15 PM–3:20 PM          Smooth & EZ Hand Dance Institute

3:20 PM–4:25 PM          The Dixie Cups

4:20 PM–5:30 PM          The Swallows

EVENING CONCERTS

Al Son Que Me Toquen Stage

6:00 PM–8:00 PM         Aires del Campo and Ayombe

World Stage

5:30 PM–7:30 PM          Ralph Rinzler Memorial Concert: Remembering Kate Rinzler with Elizabeth Mitchell, Suni Paz, Chip Taylor and the Grandkids and others




July 8, 2011

July 8: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival

Presenters discuss the Peace Corps at the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Image by Julie Mianecki.

UPDATE: The Folklife Festival will close today at 4 p.m. due to severe thunderstorms. It will reopen tomorrow at 11 a.m.

Welcome to day seven of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival! This morning, learn a thing or two about improvisation at the El Rumbiadero stage or immerse yourself in the culture of Colombia’s coffee region next door at the Me Contaron Los Abuelos stage. Explore diversity in the Peace Corps later in the day then head over to the R&B tents to discuss music and communities. Tonight, choose between two great options: A musical journey through Colombia and an evening with The Dixie Cups, the 1960s girl group behind the song “Chapel of Love.”

COLOMBIA

Al Son Que Me Toquen Stage:

11:00 AM–11:45 PM      Aires del Campo

11:45 PM–12:30 PM      Don Abundio y sus Traviesos

12:30 PM–1:15 PM         Grupo Cabrestero

1:15 PM–2:00 PM          El Pueblo Canta

2:00 PM–2:45 PM          Don Abundio y sus Traviesos

2:45 PM–3:30 PM          Chirimía la Contundencia

3:30 PM–4:15 PM          Tango de Medellín

4:15 PM–5:30 PM          Parrada Paisa: Aires del Campo & Ayombe

El Rumbiadero Stage:

11:00 AM–11:45 PM      Improvising Workshop

11:45 PM–12:30 PM      Circus Workshop

12:30 PM–1:15 PM         Voice Workshop

1:15 PM–2:00 PM          Tango Workshop

2:00 PM–2:45 PM          Instrument-Making Workshop

2:45 PM–3:30 PM          Salsa Workshop

3:30 PM–4:15 PM          Carranguera Music & Dance Workshop

4:15 PM–5:00 PM          Chirimía Music Workshop

5:00 PM–5:30 PM         Circus Workshop

Me Contaron Los Abuelos Stage:

11:00 AM–11:45 PM      Mining & Fishing

11:45 PM–12:30 PM      Coffee Culture

12:30 PM–1:15 PM         Ceremonial Music & Dance at Amazonian Circle

1:15 PM–2:00 PM          Ranching in the Plains

2:00 PM–2:45 PM          Maintaining Languages

2:45 PM–3:30 PM          Maloquero Wisdom

3:30 PM–4:15 PM          Highlands & Coffee Region Basketry

4:15 PM–5:00 PM          Ceremonial Music & Dance at Amazonian Circle

5:00 PM–5:30 PM         Conversation with Artists

Sabores y Saberes Stage:

11:00 AM–11:45 PM      Mote de Quesoo Soup

11:45 PM–12:30 PM      Momposino Cheese

12:30 PM–2:00 PM       Regional Sausages

2:00 PM–2:45 PM         Baked Regional Breads

2:45 PM–3:30 PM          Amazonian Tucupí Broth

3:30 PM–4:15 PM          Sweet Corn Arepas

4:15 PM–5:00 PM          Candied Lime Rind

5:00 PM–5:30 PM         Regional Exchange

THE PEACE CORPS

World Stage

11:00 AM–12:00 PM     Garifuna Collective featuring Umalali

12:00 PM–1:00 PM       San Dancers from Botswana

1:00 PM–2:00 PM         Opika Performance Group from Ukraine

2:00 PM–3:00 PM         Tinikling Dancers from Philippines

3:00 PM–4:00 PM         Garifuna Collective featuring Umalali

4:00 PM–5:00 PM         San Dancers from Botswana

5:00 PM–5:30 PM         Opika Performance Group from Ukraine

Peace Porch

11:00 AM–11:45 PM      Thinking Globally, Living Locally

11:45 PM–12:30 PM      Peace Corps Families

12:30 PM–1:15 PM        Sharing the World with the United States

1:15 PM–2:00 PM          Sharing the United States with the World

2:00 PM–2:45 PM         Capturing the Peace Corps Experience

2:45 PM–3:30 PM          Diversity in the Peace Corps

3:30 PM–4:15 PM          Life Peace Corps

4:15 PM–5:00 PM          Being “The American”

5:00 PM–5:30 PM         What Peace Corps Volunteers Do

Home Cooking Stage

11:00 AM–11:45 PM      Filipino Cooking

11:45 PM–12:30 PM      Peruvian Cooking

12:30 PM­–1:15 PM        Kyrgyz Cooking

1:15 PM–2:00 PM          Moroccan Cooking

2:00 PM–2:45 PM         Ghanaian Cooking

2:45 PM–3:30 PM          Guatemalan Cooking

3:30 PM–4:15 PM          Kenyan Cooking

4:15 PM–5:00 PM          Jamaican Cooking

5:00 PM–5:30 PM         Just Desserts

RHYTHM AND BLUES

Session Stage

11:00 AM–11:45 PM      Social Dance

11:45 PM–12:30 PM      Stories from the Road

12:30 PM­–1:15 PM        Musical Crossroads

1:15 PM–2:00 PM          Doo-Wop with the Swallows

2:00 PM–2:45 PM         Interview with The Jewels

2:45 PM–3:30 PM          Radio as Promotion

3:30 PM–4:15 PM          R&B through the Decades

4:15 PM–5:00 PM          Learning through Music

5:00 PM–5:30 PM         Music Communities

Soulsville Stage

11:00 AM–12:05 PM     The Swallows

12:05 PM–1:10 PM        The Jewels

1:10 PM–2:15 PM           Fred Wesley and The New JBs

2:15 PM–3:20 PM          Smooth & EZ Hand Dance Institute

3:20 PM–4:25 PM          The Jewels

4:20 PM–5:30 PM          Fred Wesley and The New JBs

Motor City Stage

11:00 AM–12:05 PM     Fernando Jones

12:05 PM–1:10 PM        The Monitors

1:10 PM–2:15 PM           The Dixie Cups

2:15 PM–3:20 PM          Fernando Jones

3:20 PM–4:25 PM          The Monitors

4:20 PM–5:30 PM          Smooth & EZ Hand Dance Institute

EVENING CONCERTS

Al Son Que Me Toquen Stage

6:00 PM–8:30 PM         Musical Journey through Colombia: Dancing Salsa, Carranguera and Joropo featuring Salsa de Cali, El Pueblo Canta and Grupo Cabrestero

Motor City Stage

6:00 PM–7:30 PM          An Evening with the Dixie Cups




July 7, 2011

July 7: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival

Dancers from the National Hand Dance Association at the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Image by Julie Mianecki.

Welcome back to day six of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival! Settle in to today’s scheduled events with some cowboy stories in the Colombia tents, then head next door to try cholado, a common Colombian drink made from crushed ice, fruit and sweetened condensed milk. Later in the day, watch traditional dancers from the Ukraine and the Philippines and hear R&B artists tell stories from the road. Tonight, head over to the Motor City stage for an Evening with Fred Wesley and the New JBs.

COLOMBIA

Al Son Que Me Toquen Stage:

11:00 AM–11:45 PM      Don Abundio y sus Traviesos

11:45 PM–12:30 PM      Aires del Campo

12:30 PM–1:15 PM         Chirimía la Contundencia & Cantaoras de Alabaos

1:15 PM–2:00 PM           Aires del Campo

2:00 PM–2:45 PM          El Pueblo Canta

2:45 PM–3:30 PM           Grupo Cabrestero

3:30 PM–4:15 PM           Aires del Campo

4:15 PM–5:00 PM           Chirimía la Contundencia

5:00 PM–5:30 PM          Salsa de Cali

El Rumbiadero Stage:

11:00 AM–11:45 PM       Circus Workshop

11:45 PM–12:30 PM       Salsa Workshop

12:30 PM–1:15 PM          Joropo Music & Dance Workshop

1:15 PM–2:00 PM           Tango Workshop

2:00 PM–2:45 PM           Circus Workshop/Baudilio y su Marimba

2:45 PM–3:30 PM           Voice Workshop

3:30 PM–4:15 PM           Carranguera Music & Dance Workshop

4:15 PM–5:00 PM           Momposino Carnival Procession

5:00 PM–5:30 PM          Tango Workshop

Me Contaron Los Abuelos Stage:

11:00 AM–11:45 PM       Amazonian Occupations

11:45 PM–12:30 PM       Cowboy Stories

12:30 PM–1:15 PM         Ceremonial Music & Dance at Amazonian Circle

1:15 PM–2:00 PM           Ranching & Fishing

2:00 PM–2:45 PM          Transportation in the Coffee Region

2:45 PM–3:30 PM           Andean and Pacific Crafts

3:30 PM–4:15 PM           Urban Artistic Alternatives

4:15 PM–5:00 PM           Ceremonial Music & Dance at Amazonian Circle

5:00 PM–5:30 PM          Conversation with Artists

Sabores y Saberes Stage:

11:00 AM–11:45 PM       Cholado from Cali

11:45 PM–12:30 PM       Momposino Hayaco Stew

12:30 PM–1:15 PM         Regional Wraps

1:15 PM–2:00 PM           Medellín Fritters

2:00 PM–2:45 PM          Momposino Candy

2:45 PM–3:30 PM           Cali Fritters

3:30 PM–4:15 PM           Pacific Seafood

4:15 PM–5:00 PM           Cali Carnitas Costillas

5:00 PM–5:30 PM          Regional Exchange

THE PEACE CORPS

World Stage

11:00 AM–12:00 PM      Garifuna Collective featuring Umalali

12:00 PM–1:00 PM        Opika Performance Group from Ukraine

1:00 PM–2:00 PM          Tinikling Dancers from Philippines

2:00 PM–3:00 PM          Garifuna Collective featuring Umalali

3:00 PM–4:00 PM          San Dancers from Botswana

4:00 PM–5:00 PM          Opika Performance Group from Ukraine

5:00 PM–5:30 PM          Tinikling Dancers from Philippines

Peace Porch

11:00 AM–11:45 PM       The Peace Corps’ Inspiration

11:45 PM–12:30 PM       Life after the Peace Corps

12:30 PM–1:15 PM         Being “The American”

1:15 PM–2:00 PM           Capturing the Peace Corps Experience

2:00 PM–2:45 PM          Teaching & Learning

2:45 PM–3:30 PM           Peace Corps Families

3:30 PM–4:15 PM           Sharing the United States with the World

4:15 PM–5:00 PM           Sharing the World with the United States

5:00 PM–5:30 PM          Local Clothes, Food & Customs

Home Cooking Stage

11:00 AM–11:45 PM       Colombian Cooking

11:45 PM–12:30 PM       Malian Cooking

12:30 PM­–1:15 PM         Kyrgyz Cooking

1:15 PM–2:00 PM           Georgian Cooking

2:00 PM–2:45 PM          Ukrainian Cooking

2:45 PM–3:30 PM           Zambian Cooking

3:30 PM–4:15 PM           Filipino Cooking

4:15 PM–5:00 PM           Ghanaian Cooking

5:00 PM–5:30 PM          Just Desserts

RHYTHM AND BLUES

Session Stage

11:00 AM–11:45 PM       Learning through Music

11:45 PM–12:30 PM       Interview with Fred Wesley

12:30 PM­–1:15 PM         R&B through the Decades

1:15 PM–2:00 PM           Globe Posters and R&B

2:00 PM–2:45 PM          Music Communities

2:45 PM–3:30 PM           Social Dance

3:30 PM–4:15 PM           Marketing & Promotion

4:15 PM–5:00 PM           Stories from the Road

5:00 PM–5:30 PM          Doo-Wop with the Swallows

Soulsville Stage

11:00 AM–12:05 PM      The Dixie Cups

12:05 PM–1:10 PM         The Monitors

1:10 PM–2:15 PM            Fernando Jones

2:15 PM–3:20 PM           The Dixie Cups

3:20 PM–4:25 PM           Fernando Jones

4:20 PM–5:30 PM          Smooth & EZ Hand Dance Institute

Motor City Stage

11:00 AM–12:05 PM      Smooth & EZ Hand Dance Institute

12:05 PM–1:10 PM         The Swallows

1:10 PM–2:15 PM            Fred Wesley and The New JBs

2:15 PM–3:20 PM           The Jewels

3:20 PM–4:25 PM           The Swallows

4:20 PM–5:30 PM          The Jewels

EVENING CONCERTS

Motor City Stage

6:00 PM–7:30 PM          An Evening with Fred Wesley and the New JBs




July 4, 2011

July 4: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival

An example of Colombian highland weaving at the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Image by Julie Mianecki.

Welcome to day five, the Fourth of July, at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival! Today, broaden your horizons with Tango de Medellín, a pair of dancers who teach tango as an alternative activity to counteract the violence in the Medellín, a former drug capital once known as the world’s most violent city. Just down the Mall, learn about how Peace Corps members deal with what it means to be “the American” during their time abroad or watch the National Hand Dance Association perform their unique form of swing dancing. There are no evening concerts tonight because of the holiday, but stick around the Mall for a magnificent fireworks display after sunset.

COLOMBIA

Al Son Que Me Toquen Stage:

11:00 AM–11:45 PM      El Pueblo Canta

11:45 PM–12:30 PM      Grupo Cabrestero

12:30 PM–1:15 PM         Aires del Campo

1:15 PM–2:00 PM          Don Abundio y sus Traviesos

2:00 PM–2:45 PM          Chirimía la Contundencia & Cantaoras de Alabaos

2:45 PM–3:30 PM          Aires del Campo

3:30 PM–4:15 PM          Chirimía la Contundencia

4:15 PM–5:00 PM          Grupo Cabrestero

5:00 PM–5:30 PM         Tango de Medellín

El Rumbiadero Stage:

11:00 AM–11:45 PM      Aires del Campo Workshop

11:45 PM–12:30 PM      Tango Workshop

12:30 PM–1:15 PM         Amazonian Ceremonial Music & Dance

1:15 PM–2:00 PM          Carranguera Music & Dance Workshop

2:00 PM–2:45 PM          Salsa Workshop

2:45 PM–3:30 PM          Regional Songs

3:30 PM–4:15 PM          Instrument-Making Workshop/Circus Workshop

4:15 PM–5:00 PM          Carnival Workshop

5:00 PM–5:30 PM         Salsa Workshop

Me Contaron Los Abuelos Stage:

11:00 AM–11:45 PM      Hat and Weaving Traditions

11:45 PM–12:30 PM      Instrument-Making Traditions

12:30 PM–1:15 PM        Religious Sculpture

1:15 PM–2:00 PM          Andean Highland Crafts with Fibers

2:00 PM–2:45 PM         Fish in the Amazon

2:45 PM–3:30 PM          Working with Clay

3:30 PM–4:15 PM          Filigree Craft and Design

4:15 PM–5:00 PM          Ceremonial Music & Dance at Amazonian Circle

5:00 PM–5:30 PM         Conversation with Artists

Sabores y Saberes Stage:

11:00 AM–11:45 PM      Amazonian Tucupí Broth

11:45 PM–12:30 PM      Momposino Cheese

12:30 PM–1:15 PM        Llanero Stew

1:15 PM–2:00 PM          Boyacense Stew

2:00 PM–2:45 PM         Cholado from Cali

2:45 PM–3:30 PM          Momposino Cuisine

3:30 PM–4:15 PM          Llano Wraps

4:15 PM–5:00 PM          Regional Empanadas

5:00 PM–5:30 PM         Beverage Traditions

THE PEACE CORPS

World Stage:

11:00 AM–12:00 PM     Garifuna Collective featuring Umalali

12:00 PM–1:00 PM       Tinikling Dancers from Philippines

1:00 PM–2:00 PM         San Dancers from Botswana

2:00 PM–3:00 PM         Opika Performance Group from Ukraine

3:00 PM–4:00 PM         Tinikling Dancers from Philippines

4:00 PM–5:00 PM         Garifuna Collective featuring Umalali

5:00 PM–5:30 PM         San Dancers from Botswana

Peace Porch

11:00 AM–11:45 PM      What Peace Corps Volunteers Do

11:45 PM–12:30 PM      Peace Corps Families

12:30 PM–1:15 PM        Capturing the Peace Corps Experience

1:15 PM–2:00 PM          Being “The American”

2:00 PM–2:45 PM         Sharing the World with the United States

2:45 PM–3:30 PM          Sharing the United States with the World

3:30 PM–4:15 PM          Teaching & Learning

4:15 PM–5:00 PM          Life after the Peace Corps

5:00 PM–5:30 PM         The Peace Corps’ Inspiration

Home Cooking Stage

11:00 AM–11:45 PM      Kenyan Cooking

11:45 PM–12:30 PM      Guatemalan Cooking

12:30 PM­–1:15 PM        Ukrainian Cooking

1:15 PM–2:00 PM          Ghanaian Cooking

2:00 PM–2:45 PM         Malian Cooking

2:45 PM–3:30 PM          Kyrgyz Cooking

3:30 PM–4:15 PM          Peruvian Cooking

4:15 PM–5:00 PM          Trees, Water & People

5:00 PM–5:30 PM         Just Desserts

RHYTHM AND BLUES

Session Stage

11:00 AM–11:45 PM      Learning through Music

11:45 PM–12:30 PM      Radio as Promotion

12:30 PM­–1:15 PM        Social Dance

1:15 PM–2:00 PM          Interview with William Bell

2:00 PM–2:45 PM         Vocal Roots

2:45 PM–3:30 PM          Stories from the Studio

3:30 PM–4:15 PM          The Music Industry

4:15 PM–5:00 PM          Doo-Wop with Sonny Til’s Orioles

5:00 PM–5:30 PM         Stax Music Academy

Soulsville Stage

11:00 AM–12:05 PM     Stax Music Academy

12:05 PM–1:10 PM        Shirley Jones of The Jones Girls

1:10 PM–2:15 PM           Swamp Dogg

2:15 PM–3:20 PM          Sonny Til’s Orioles

3:20 PM–4:25 PM          Stax Music Academy

4:20 PM–5:30 PM         Shirley Jones of The Jones Girls

Motor City Stage

11:00 AM–12:05 PM     National Hand Dance Association

12:05 PM–1:10 PM        The Funk Brothers

1:10 PM–2:15 PM          Nat Dove

2:15 PM–3:20 PM          National Hand Dance Association

3:20 PM–4:25 PM          Nat Dove

4:20 PM–5:30 PM         The Funk Brothers




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