Fireworks, Folklife, and Fine Art

[gorgeousgary]

Yesterday was perhaps one of the most pleasant celebrations of America's Birthday we've had. As usual, we joined the hordes on the Mall for the annual festivities. The weather was perfect: mid-80s, sunny most of the day, frequent cooling breeze, and while it got cloudy later the rains stayed away. A welcome change from the usual shvitz-fest and

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[gorgeousgary]

The typical lineup for the Folklife Festival features one US state or region, one foreign country, and one social/ethnic community or folk/art tradition. There's not intended to be any relation between the three.

[gorgeousgary]

Getting down there hasn't been too bad, except for the parade-dodging part the last several years. It was easy this year with Smithsonian station back in play.
Getting back to Union Station from the Capitol is a little more interesting since *everyone* (or at least half the Capitol crowd) is going that way. But we have our secrets to managing the throngs.

[blueeowyn]

Thank you for the link to the exhibit ... I have sent it to a few people who will hopefully enjoy it.

[gorgeousgary]

I'd love to go through the exhibit again with a bunch of fighters. It would be fun to listen to the comments... 8-)