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Today’s Ten: Photos from 7/9

by Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Sunshine and big crowds today. Here are some highlights from our photographers.

Only two more days left to come check out the performances, demonstrations, and Marketplace. Hope to see you out on the Mall!

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Bill Myers and Gerald Hunter of the Monitors talk about their experiences at the R&B Session Stage. Photo by Amulya Mandava/Smithsonian Institution

Fernando Jones of Chicago, Illinois, performs from the Soulsville Stage in the R&B program. Photo by Walter Larrimore/Smithsonian Institution

Eddie Rich performs with The Swallows, a vocal harmony group from Baltimore, on the Motor City Stage in the R&B program. Photo by Kathryn Mitchell/Smithsonian Institution

Visitors touch ripe, harvested coffee beans in the Colombia program area. Photo by Amulya Mandava/Smithsonian Institution

María Florinda Coy Castilla is a basket weaver from Sutamarchán in the Andean Highlands of Colombia. Photo by Amulya Mandava/Smithsonian Institution

Anilis María Meza Tous is a hammock weaver from Morroa in the Momposino Depression. Photo by Amulya Mandava/Smithsonian Institution

Danitza Lourdes Ramos de Gonzalez of Callalli, Peru, demonstrates weaving in the Peace Corps program. Photo by Amy Vaughters/Smithsonian Institution

Moussa Fofana of Sévaré, Mali, leads a foodways demonstration in the Peace Corps progam. Photo by Amy Vaughters/Smithsonian Institution

The Wish Tree, an installation in the Peace Corps program, is covered with messages honoring the memory of lost Peace Corps friends and offering good will to Peace Corps volunteers and partners around the world. Photo by Amy Vaughters/Smithsonian Institution

The Garifuna Collective with Umalali perform from the World Stage in the Peace Corps program. Photo by Kathryn Mitchell/Smithsonian Institution

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1 David Horgan { 07.11.11 at 11:06 am }: Thanks to the Monitors for sporting the new JAZZ t-shirts from Smithsonian Folkways – lookin’ good!

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