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Smithsonian Folklife Festival

2011 Festival Schedule

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Select Date:        Select Program: Colombia  |  The Peace Corps  |  Rhythm and Blues

Colombia

  Al Son Que Me
Toquen Stage
El Rumbiadero
Stage
Me Contaron Los
Abuelos Stage
Sabores y Saberes
Stage
11:00 Opening Ceremony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12:00 Don Abundio y sus Traviesos Salsa Workshop Cowboy Stories  
 
 
 
  Aires del Campo Carranguera Music & Dance Workshop Ranching & Fishing Antioqueño Beans
 
 
 
1:00
 
  Grupo Cabrestero Tango Workshop /
Circus Workshop
Ceremonial Music & Dance at Amazonian Circle Regional Candy
 
 
 
 
 
2:00 El Pueblo Canta Carnival Workshop Transportation in the Coffee Region Baked Regional Breads
 
 
 
 
 
  Chirimía la Contundencia Regional Songs & Voice Workshop Andean & Pacific Crafts Beverage Traditions
 
3:00
 
 
 
  Aires del Campo Tango Workshop Urban Artistic Alternatives Onces Santafereñas: Mid-Morning
 
 
 
4:00
 
  El Pueblo Canta Pacific Music Workshop: Marimba, Chirimía, Alabaos Ceremonial Music & Dance at Amazonian Circle Macetas: Decorating with Candy
 
 
 
 
 
5:00 Salsa de Cali Conversation with Artists Regional Drinks
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
American Sign Language-interpreted program American Sign Language-interpreted program

The Peace Corps

  World Stage Peace Porch Home Cooking
11:00 Opening Ceremony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12:00 Garifuna Collective featuring Umalali Thinking Globally, Living Locally Ukrainian Cooking
 
 
 
  Sharing the United States with the World Filipino Cooking
 
 
 
1:00 Opika Performance Group from Ukraine
 
  Sharing the World with the United States Ghanaian Cooking
 
 
 
 
 
2:00 Tinikling Dancers from Philippines What Peace Corps Volunteers Do Malian Cooking
 
 
 
 
 
  Being “The American” Jamaican Cooking
 
3:00 San Dancers from Botswana
 
 
 
  Peace Corps Families  Moroccan Cooking
 
 
 
4:00 Garifuna Collective featuring Umalali
 
  Capturing the Peace Corps Experience Kyrgyz Cooking
 
 
 
 
 
5:00 Opika from Ukraine Life after Peace Corps Just Desserts
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
American Sign Language-interpreted program American Sign Language-interpreted program

Rhythm and Blues

  Session Stage Soulsville Motor City
11:00 Opening Ceremony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12:00 Social Dance Swamp Dogg Sonny Til’s Orioles
 
 
 
 
 
  Keeping the Legacy Alive
 
1:00
  Shirley Jones of
The Jones Girls
The Funk Brothers
 
 
  Learning through Music
 
 
 
2:00
  Swamp Dogg National Hand Dance Association
  Getting the Music Heard
 
 
 
 
 
3:00 R&B through the Decades
 
  Nat Dove Sonny Til’s Orioles
 
 
 
  Interview with Shirley Jones
 
4:00
 
 
  Stax Music Academy The Funk Brothers
  R&B through the Decades
 
 
 
5:00
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
6:00 Evening Concert
An Evening with Soul Train
and Dance Party
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7:00
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8:00
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
American Sign Language-interpreted program American Sign Language-interpreted program


Select Date:        Select Program: Colombia  |  The Peace Corps  |  Rhythm and Blues