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| Smithsonian Folklife Festival Opens Tomorrow With Bhutan, NASA, and Texas |
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The Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in 2004
Photo: Jeffrey Tinsley
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Each summer for the last 42 years, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival has turned the National Mall into a massive outdoor cultural celebration reaching over seven city blocks. This year, the event, organized with the help of more than 500 Smithsonian staffers and 300 volunteers, is celebrating the isolated mountain Kingdom of Bhutan, the 50th anniversary of NASA, and the music and cuisine of Texas.
Kicking off tomorrow, the festival runs through June 29 and from July 2-6, offering everything from an evening concert of the Texas Songsters to Bhutanese momos (or pork-and cheese-filled dumplings) to screenings of classic space films (think 2001: A Space Odyssey) at the nearby National Museum of Natural History.
Co-sponsored by the National Park Service, with support from Motorola, Sprint, WAMU-FM, Whole Foods Market, and Washingtonpost.com, the festival is expected to attract more than one million visitors throughout its 10-day run.
—Adele Chapin
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival, N.A.S.A., Motorola, Sprint, WAMU-FM, Whole Foods, Washingtonpost.com
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