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What unexpected thing did you see or learn at the Folklife Festival?

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Posted: 27 June 2012
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Alex di Giovanni is primarily responsible for "other duties as assigned" in the Office of Communications and External Affairs. She has been with the Smithsonian since 2006 and plans to be interred in the Smithson crypt.

2 Responses to What unexpected thing did you see or learn at the Folklife Festival?
    • Mary Augusta Thomas
      July 12, 2012 at 4:39 pm

    • Who knew that UC Davis produces olive oil? Really enjoyed meeting the students who were involved in the Land Grant Universities tents.

    • Nikki Krakora
      June 28, 2012 at 5:41 pm

    • American Sign Language interpreters trying to sign along with some of the performances has been fun to watch. At the Opening Ceremony, the interpreter tried to keep up while Hip Hop Artist Head Roc was performing on the stage. At the Bring Back the Funk concert, the interpreter added some “funk” to his signing when George Clinton and the PFunk Allstars took the stage. It was wildly entertaining to watch the interpreters add all sorts of body syncopation and groove to their signing. At one point, Tom Joyner said to one of the interpreters at the Funk concert, “Girl, George Clinton is going to break your fingers…”