2012 Festival Blog
Olive Lewin (1927-2013): A Life of Service
Dr. Olive Lewin—renowned Jamaican musicologist, folklorist, singer, actress, and community servant—transitioned last week at the age of eighty-five. She wasRead More
April 23, 2013 No Comments
A Corrido of Struggle: Remembering Roberto Martínez and the Black Berets through “El Corrido de Córdova y Canales”
Inspired by the Black Panthers and Latin American revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara, and formed in 1969, Las Gorras Negras (TheRead More
March 16, 2013 No Comments
Celebrate International Women’s Day: Take Action!
This Friday, March 8, 2013, marks International Women’s Day, first celebrated in the United States in 1909 and now observedRead More
March 8, 2013 No Comments
Working Magic, Occupations of the Film Industry: Introducing Matt Noonan, Location Manager
Matt Noonan is often the first on a location film set and the last to leave. He also probably hasRead More
March 6, 2013 No Comments
Senator Justin Morrill at the 2012 Festival
Longtime Festival volunteer Robert Scow shares this 26-minute video he produced of Jon Vrana’s interpretation of Senator Justin Morrill atRead More
January 3, 2013 No Comments
Remembering Senator Daniel K. Inouye
As members of the public pay their last respects to Senator Daniel K. Inouye, the Center for Folklife and CulturalRead More
December 20, 2012 3 Comments
Hula: Preserving Native Hawaiian Language and Culture
UNUKUPUKUPU is the name of the rigorous hula curricula of Dr. Taupōuri Tangarō at Hawai‘i Community College, University of Hawai‘iRead More
December 12, 2012 1 Comment
The Musical Life of Chuck Brown
The 2012 Smithsonian Folklife Festival paid tribute to the late Chuck Brown, the “Godfather of Go-Go,” with a day ofRead More
December 3, 2012 No Comments
“Outing” Our Humanity: A Personal-Professional Reflection on the 2012 “Creativity and Crisis” Folklife Festival
When The Names Project Foundation came to the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage conference room in Spring 2011 toRead More
November 30, 2012 No Comments
Women Making a Difference: The Women’s Collective, pt. 2
The Women’s Collective was founded in 1993 by Patricia Nalls as a safe place for women and girls living withRead More
November 27, 2012 No Comments
