2007 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Opens

You know it's July Fourth in DC when you see notices for the Smithsonian's Folklife Festival.

It's one of my favorite events. It's fun but also mind-broadening too. There are perfromers, artists, storytellers, and others sharing their cultural heritage.

Unfortunately, this is one instance where the summary does not do the event justice.
Being there is seeing and believeing.

This year's event on the National Mall highlights the culture of Virginia.
http://www.folklife.si.edu/festival/2007/Virginia/index.html

Also portrayed are cultures from abroad: Mekong River and Northern Ireland.

The event runs for the following dates:
Wed, Jun 27-Sun, Jul 1 and Wed, Jul 4-Sun, Jul 8, 11am-5:30pm, evening events 6pm

By the way, when you're done at the Festival, there's always the color and pomp of July Fourth in the Nation's Capital.

For additional information see:
http://www.folklife.si.edu/festival/2007/index.html