Tag: Folklife Festival
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DC’s Shining Stars, GAO Mall report, Folklife Festival, Branch Museum exhibit, World War II Memorial archive and the Coalition in the the news
Dear Friends, The National Mall, the Stage for American Democracy, is in the news almost daily as its popularity grows as a special place to explore our history and celebrate […]
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On the National Mall: The Smithsonian’s Folklife Festival Turns 50!
Toward the end of June for two weeks the Smithsonian’s Folklife Festival returns to the National Mall. This year’s events mark a milestone: the Festival’s 50th anniversary.
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Slideshow: Celebrating 50 years of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival
A pictorial history of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall that celebrates 50 years of Folklife in 2017.
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Kojo Explores Tension Between Restoring the Grass and Public Activities on the National Mall
The National Park Service’s turf grass specialist was the guest on the Kojo Nnamdi Show (WAMU-FM radio) on October 4th. Michael Stachowicz spoke about the new turf installed between 4th and 14th Streets, the […]
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Status Update: National Park Service’s “National Mall Plan”
The National Park Service (NPS) began its planning process for the Mall Plan in fall 2006. In February 2009 NPS made public its “Preliminary Preferred Alternative.”
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