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Article: Smithsonian Folklife Festival Opening Ceremony, June 26
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- June 24, 2002
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WHAT:
Opening Ceremony of the 36th annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival
WHEN:
Wednesday, June 26
10:30 a.m. to 12 noon
WHERE:
On the National Mall, near the Smithsonian Metro station
Samarkand Square Tent
WHO:
-- Lawrence M. Small, secretary, Smithsonian Institution
-- His Highness the Aga Khan
-- Yo-Yo Ma, artistic director, the Silk Road Project
-- Diana Parker, director, Smithsonian Folklife Festival
The 2002 Smithsonian Folklife Festival kicks off at 10:30 a.m. on
Wednesday, June 26, on the National Mall, as performers and speakers
highlight the cultural diversity and cross-cultural influences among
the lands of the ancient and fabled Silk Road. Performances ...