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Diverse Travel: Smithsonian Folklife Fest Opens Today

June 26, 2008 at 2:00 PM | 0 Comments

As if we weren't already jealous of Washington, DC residents and their free world-class Smithsonian museums, the doors have been thrown open for a two-week celebration of cultures from all over. The Folklife Festival runs today through Sunday; it continues next Wednesday through the holiday weekend on the National Mall. Like the museums that spawned it, it's completely free.

Special exhibits for 2008 include demonstrations of Bhutanese archery, art exhibits celebrating the last 50 years of NASA and a panel of Texan winemakers as well as artifacts from all corners like this Pakistani truck. And we'd love to kick our heels up at the zydeco concert at 6 pm on July 2. It's also free!

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· 2008 Smithsonian Folklife Festival [Official Site]
· Smithsonian Folklife Festival Opens on Mall [AP, via Yahoo]
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