Folk Festival
I attended the Smithsonian Folk Festival over the weekend, on Friday after work and on Saturday. Friday I mostly stuck to the Mekong River exhibit area (and a bit of Northern Ireland), and Saturday I saw some of the Virginia exhibits, attended the dances given by the Virginia Indians (and danced in the Friendship Dance). Saturday evening, I saw much of the Live Earth concert, the DC part. It was at the National Museum of the American Indian, out front (the East side). The musicians were (almost*) all Native Americans, ranging from Rock/Classic Rock to Punk** to Blues to Reggae. I liked most of it, especially the Reggae musicians, and the Punk Rockers. The concert(s) was/were part of the "Indian Summer Showcase". I missed hearing Al Gore speak on Saturday morning. *shrugs*.
I took over 100 photos at the festival, which I've shared on the official Folk Festival Flickr group. They will become part of the Smithsoan's record of the festival, along with all other photographs by the public which have been/will be share. And of course, there were quite a few official photographers as well. My photos aren't yet captioned, some aren't even rotated yet.
Sunday I went to see a documentary film, "The Trail of Tears", at the NMAI. It was quite fascinating, and told the tragic story very well. I stayed for the discussion with the director afterwards. Sunday evening I went gaming, and played "Arkham Horror", and we won (it's a game where [usually] the players all win or all lose, it is a cooperative game).
* I can't say for sure if the member of Native Roots who was identified as Jamaican was or was not, Native American. All others had a listed tribal (as compared to nation-state, identification).
** The Reddmen were featured on Grey's Anatomy.
I took over 100 photos at the festival, which I've shared on the official Folk Festival Flickr group. They will become part of the Smithsoan's record of the festival, along with all other photographs by the public which have been/will be share. And of course, there were quite a few official photographers as well. My photos aren't yet captioned, some aren't even rotated yet.
Sunday I went to see a documentary film, "The Trail of Tears", at the NMAI. It was quite fascinating, and told the tragic story very well. I stayed for the discussion with the director afterwards. Sunday evening I went gaming, and played "Arkham Horror", and we won (it's a game where [usually] the players all win or all lose, it is a cooperative game).
* I can't say for sure if the member of Native Roots who was identified as Jamaican was or was not, Native American. All others had a listed tribal (as compared to nation-state, identification).
** The Reddmen were featured on Grey's Anatomy.