2011 Folklife Festival – Not to Be Missed

Friday, 1 July 2011, 14:24 | Category : African American, Culture, Festivals, Food, Hispanic, Music, Parks, Volunteerism, Washington
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Yesterday I attended the opening ceremonies of the Smithsonian Institution’s annual Folklife Festival which the attention of returning back to my desktop by 2 PM. I didn’t get back until 5. There was no way I was going to miss the Funk Brothers, the Motown studio sessions band. Where do you think the Motown sound [...]

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Sunday In the Parks with Ken Burns

Monday, 28 September 2009, 19:39 | Category : Culture, History, Movies, Parks, Places, Television, The Media
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If trees would talk wonder what they’d tell me Nikki Giovanni – “Alabama Poem” Ken Burns is certainly going to try to give nature a voice in his latest epic 6-part mini-series The National Parks: America’s Best Idea. Last night (Sunday) was the premiere on PBS. Ten hours left. No better time than now to [...]

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