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Sunday, July 6
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| 11 AM-5:30 PM
42nd Smithsonian Folklife Festival: June 25-29 & July 2-6
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The Smithsonian's annual Folklife Festival brings together hundreds of performers, artists, storytellers, craftspeople, cooks, and workers to explain, demonstrate, and celebrate their cultural traditions. This year's themes include: • Bhutan: Land of the Thunder Dragon
• NASA: Fifty Years and Beyond
• Texas: A Celebration of Music, Food, and Wine
Free
Last day
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Special Smithsonian Sponsored
Location: National Mall near Smithsonian Museums
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| 12 Noon
Music in Bhutan
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Join Bhutanese singers and instrumentalists to learn about music in the Himalayas. Discover how their traditional collective songs play a role in farming, weaving, carpentry, and building homes. Part of the 2008 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
Free; first come, first served
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler Pavilion
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| 3 PM
Masked Dances of the Monastery
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Learn more about Bhutanese masked dancers and their costumes through close-up interactions with Buddhist monks and their interpreters. Part of the 2008 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
Free; first come, first served
Last program
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler Pavilion
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