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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 Don Abundio y sus Traviesos Circus Workshop Amazonian Occupations Cholado: Shaved Ice from Cali
 
 
 
 
 
  Aires del Campo Salsa Workshop Cowboy Stories Momposino Hayaco Stew
 
12:00
 
 
 
  Chirimía la Contundencia & Cantaoras de Alabaos Joropo Music & Dance Workshop Occupations and the Environment: Tools of the Trade Regional Wraps
 
 
 
1:00
 
  Aires del Campo Tango Workshop Ceremonial Music & Dance at Amazonian Circle Medellín Fritters: Stuffed Potatoes
 
 
 
 
 
2:00 El Pueblo Canta Circus Workshop /
Baudilio y su Marimba
Transportation in the Coffee Region Momposino Candy
 
 
 
 
 
  Grupo Cabrestero Voice Workshop Andean and Pacific Crafts Cali Fritters
 
3:00
 
 
 
  Aires del Campo Carranguera Music & Dance Workshop Urban Artistic Alternatives Pacific Seafood
 
 
 
4:00
 
  Chirimía la Contundencia Momposino Carnival Procession Ceremonial Music & Dance at Amazonian Circle Cali Carnitas Costillas
 
 
 
 
 
5:00 Salsa de Cali Tango Workshop A Conversation with Silletero Alexandro Nieto Regional Exchange
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
American Sign Language-interpreted program American Sign Language-interpreted program

The Peace Corps

  World Stage Peace Porch Home Cooking
11:00 Garifuna Collective featuring Umalali The Peace Corps' Inspiration Colombian Cooking
 
 
 
 
 
  Life after Peace Corps Malian Cooking
 
12:00 Opika Performance Group from Ukraine
 
 
 
  Being "The American" Kyrgyz Cooking
 
 
 
1:00 Tinikling Dancers from Philippines
 
  Capturing the Peace Corps Experience Georgian Cooking
 
 
 
 
 
2:00 Garifuna Collective featuring Umalali Teaching & Learning Ukrainian Cooking
 
 
 
 
 
  Peace Corps Families Zambian Cooking
 
3:00 San Dancers from Botswana
 
 
 
  Sharing the United States with the World Filipino Cooking
 
 
 
4:00 Opika Performance Group from Ukraine
 
  Sharing the World with the United States Ghanaian Cooking
 
 
 
 
 
5:00 Tinikling Dancers from Philippines Local Clothes, Food, & Customs Just Desserts
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
American Sign Language-interpreted program American Sign Language-interpreted program

Rhythm and Blues

  Session Stage Soulsville Motor City
11:00 Learning through Music The Dixie Cups® Smooth & EZ Hand Dance Institute
 
 
 
 
 
  Interview with Fred Wesley
 
12:00
  The Monitors The Swallows
 
 
  R&B through the Decades
 
 
 
1:00
  Fernando Jones Fred Wesley and The New JBs
  Globe Posters and R&B
 
 
 
 
 
2:00 Music Communities
 
  The Dixie Cups The Jewels
 
 
 
  Social Dance
 
3:00
 
 
  Fernando Jones The Swallows
  Marketing & Promotion
 
 
 
4:00
 
  Stories from the Road
 
  Smooth & EZ Hand Dance Institute The Jewels
 
 
 
5:00 Doo-Wop with the Swallows
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
6:00 Evening Concert
An Evening with
Fred Wesley and The New JBs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7:00
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
American Sign Language-interpreted program American Sign Language-interpreted program


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