Day 1 of Social Power of Music

Today was the first day of the Festival. It was a very short day though, beginning at Noon and wrapping up at 9:00pm. I rolled out of bed at 9:00am (hey, I'm on vacation! I have this luxury), and made my way down to the Festival site. Things started off slowly though. With only a …

Folklife Festival: Day 10

The last and final day of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. It has been an amazing experience and I'm so glad I said yes when Betty called. It's been an interesting experience seeing the Festival first hand and not just from archival material or second-, third-, or fourth-hand stories. And it's absolutely wonderful to see the …

Folklife Festival: Day 9

Today was by far the busiest day at the Festival. The weather was absolutely gorgeous so everyone - and their dog - was out for the day. It's also the last weekend of the Festival, and the full contingent of Catalonian human tower teams have arrived. It was a phenomenal day. It's probably safe to …

Folklife Festival: Day 8

My feet are telling me I'm done; my curiosity is telling me one more mile! I have blisters the size of nickles on my toes. I criss-cross the site dozens of times a day, searching for my volunteers, checking up on them to see how they're doing, have they eaten, did they see the awesome …

Folklife Festival: Day 7

The weather has finally broken. There was a noticeable change in the air around 1:30 p.m. again, and the wind has been active all day. It was a welcomed relief from the scorching heat last week. Today wasn't the best day for volunteers assigned to helped with surveys. I had one person and she was …