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 [...]
The annual Smithsonian Institution Folklife Festival starts this week from June 24 – 28; and from July 1 – 4. The festival takes place on the national mall by the Smithsonian castle and Ripley Center. This year’s featured festival programs include: – Mexico – commemorating Mexico’s Independence Bicentenary (1810-2010) and Revolution Centenary (1910-2010) – Asian [...]
Today is the beginning of summer for me. I’m wrapping up contracts and starting to look at the summer calendars for a few weeks of catchup around town. Though airfares are great, and there are plenty vacation deals out there, there’s a certain challenge to finding something new and interesting just outside your doorstep. STARTING [...]
