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Events in April–August 2024

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23	24	25	26 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Smithsonian Folklife Festival 11:00 am – 5:30 pm June 26, 2024 The Smithsonian Folklife Festival honors contemporary living cultural traditions and celebrates those who practice and sustain them. This year’s Festival, Indigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian, highlights living traditions of Indigenous peoples within the Northern, Central, and Southern Americas. Visitors at the Festival can enjoy a wide range of music and dance performances, artisan workshops, cooking demonstrations, hands-on activities, narrative sessions and conversations, and more. The Festival is open 11:00 am – 5:30 pm daily and is FREE! Navigate to the Festival Schedule, for more information. Accessible seating is available at all performance venues and concessions dining areas. A wide range of accessibility services are available including ASL Interpretation, Audio Description, and Real-time captioning (CART) for selected programs. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the Festival website for more information and resources The National Mall Washington, DC Map {title} More, Featured Concert: Hālau o Kekuhi Featured Concert: Hālau o Kekuhi 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm June 26, 2024 This event is presented as part of the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. The esteemed Hālau O Kekuhi classical dance school elevates Native Hawaiian knowledge and practice through hula and oli (chant). In this performance, they portray the Native Hawaiian saga of Pele, the goddess of volcanoes, and her younger sister, Hiʻiakaikapoliopele, a goddess of regeneration and hula. Accessible seating and assisted listening are available. ASL interpretation and live real-time captioning (CART) will be provided. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the festival website, linked below, for more information. https://festival.si.edu/accessibility Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian - Potomac Atrium 4th St SW Washington, DC 202-633-1000 View Location Map {title} More	27 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Smithsonian Folklife Festival 11:00 am – 5:30 pm June 27, 2024 The Smithsonian Folklife Festival honors contemporary living cultural traditions and celebrates those who practice and sustain them. This year’s Festival, Indigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian, highlights living traditions of Indigenous peoples within the Northern, Central, and Southern Americas. Visitors at the Festival can enjoy a wide range of music and dance performances, artisan workshops, cooking demonstrations, hands-on activities, narrative sessions and conversations, and more. The Festival is open 11:00 am – 5:30 pm daily and is FREE! Navigate to the Festival Schedule, for more information. Accessible seating is available at all performance venues and concessions dining areas. A wide range of accessibility services are available including ASL Interpretation, Audio Description, and Real-time captioning (CART) for selected programs. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the Festival website for more information and resources The National Mall Washington, DC Map {title} More	28 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Smithsonian Folklife Festival 11:00 am – 5:30 pm June 28, 2024 The Smithsonian Folklife Festival honors contemporary living cultural traditions and celebrates those who practice and sustain them. This year’s Festival, Indigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian, highlights living traditions of Indigenous peoples within the Northern, Central, and Southern Americas. Visitors at the Festival can enjoy a wide range of music and dance performances, artisan workshops, cooking demonstrations, hands-on activities, narrative sessions and conversations, and more. The Festival is open 11:00 am – 5:30 pm daily and is FREE! Navigate to the Festival Schedule, for more information. Accessible seating is available at all performance venues and concessions dining areas. A wide range of accessibility services are available including ASL Interpretation, Audio Description, and Real-time captioning (CART) for selected programs. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the Festival website for more information and resources The National Mall Washington, DC Map {title} More, Featured Concert: Pasatono Orquesta Featured Concert: Pasatono Orquesta 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm June 28, 2024 This event is presented as part of the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Pasatono Orquesta is dedicated to studying and sharing the Mixtec music of Guerrero, Puebla, and Oaxaca, Mexico, especially the music of village bands, while innovating on their inherited repertoire with modern arrangements and influences. Accessible seating and assisted listening are available. ASL interpretation and live real-time captioning (CART) will be provided. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the festival website, linked below, for more information. https://festival.si.edu/accessibility Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian - Rasmuson Auditorium 4th Street and Independence Ave SW Washington, DC, View Location Map {title} More, First Beats: Indigenous Hip-Hop First Beats: Indigenous Hip-Hop 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm June 28, 2024 This event is presented as part of the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Artists from North and South America challenge popular perceptions of “Native music” and hip-hop. The show features brothers Doc Native and Spencer Battiest (Seminole/Choctaw) from the Seminole Nation in Florida, and Mapuche rapper Waikil with guitarist Ketrafe from Santiago, Chile. Accessible seating and assisted listening are available. ASL interpretation and live real-time captioning (CART) will be provided. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the festival website, linked below, for more information. https://festival.si.edu/accessibility The National Mall Washington, DC Map {title} More	29 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Smithsonian Folklife Festival 11:00 am – 5:30 pm June 29, 2024 The Smithsonian Folklife Festival honors contemporary living cultural traditions and celebrates those who practice and sustain them. This year’s Festival, Indigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian, highlights living traditions of Indigenous peoples within the Northern, Central, and Southern Americas. Visitors at the Festival can enjoy a wide range of music and dance performances, artisan workshops, cooking demonstrations, hands-on activities, narrative sessions and conversations, and more. The Festival is open 11:00 am – 5:30 pm daily and is FREE! Navigate to the Festival Schedule, for more information. Accessible seating is available at all performance venues and concessions dining areas. A wide range of accessibility services are available including ASL Interpretation, Audio Description, and Real-time captioning (CART) for selected programs. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the Festival website for more information and resources The National Mall Washington, DC Map {title} More, Featured Concert: Sara Curruchich Featured Concert: Sara Curruchich 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm June 29, 2024 This event is presented as part of the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Singer-songwriter Sara Curruchich is the first Indigenous Guatemalan artist to sing in Kaqchikel for an international audience. Her songs blend elements of rock, folk, and Maya Kaqchikel traditional music, with marimba, bass, and percussion accompaniment for this performance. Accessible seating and assisted listening are available. ASL interpretation and live real-time captioning (CART) will be provided. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the festival website, linked below, for more information. https://festival.si.edu/accessibility Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian - Rasmuson Auditorium 4th Street and Independence Ave SW Washington, DC, View Location Map {title} More, Featured Concert: Pamyua Featured Concert: Pamyua 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm June 29, 2024 This event is presented as part of the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Described as “Inuit soul,” Pamyua is rooted in Inuit music, dance, and tradition, dynamically reinterpreted with contemporary style by members from Alaska and Greenland. Accessible seating and assisted listening are available. ASL interpretation and live real-time captioning (CART) will be provided. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the festival website, linked below, for more information. https://festival.si.edu/accessibility The National Mall Washington, DC Map {title} More
30 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Smithsonian Folklife Festival 11:00 am – 5:30 pm June 30, 2024 The Smithsonian Folklife Festival honors contemporary living cultural traditions and celebrates those who practice and sustain them. This year’s Festival, Indigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian, highlights living traditions of Indigenous peoples within the Northern, Central, and Southern Americas. Visitors at the Festival can enjoy a wide range of music and dance performances, artisan workshops, cooking demonstrations, hands-on activities, narrative sessions and conversations, and more. The Festival is open 11:00 am – 5:30 pm daily and is FREE! Navigate to the Festival Schedule, for more information. Accessible seating is available at all performance venues and concessions dining areas. A wide range of accessibility services are available including ASL Interpretation, Audio Description, and Real-time captioning (CART) for selected programs. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the Festival website for more information and resources The National Mall Washington, DC Map {title} More, Featured Concert: Nadia Larcher Featured Concert: Nadia Larcher 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm June 30, 2024 This event is presented as part of the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Based in Buenos Aires, Nadia Larcher (Diaguita Calchaquí) fuses her Indigenous Argentine roots with modern Latin music through strings, percussion, and her distinctive voice. Accessible seating and assisted listening are available. ASL interpretation and live real-time captioning (CART) will be provided. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the festival website, linked below, for more information. https://festival.si.edu/accessibility Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian - Rasmuson Auditorium 4th Street and Independence Ave SW Washington, DC, View Location Map {title} More, Featured Concert: Sara Curruchich Featured Concert: Sara Curruchich 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm June 30, 2024 This event is presented as part of the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Singer-songwriter Sara Curruchich is the first Indigenous Guatemalan artist to sing in Kaqchikel for an international audience. Her songs blend elements of rock, folk, and Maya Kaqchikel traditional music, with marimba, bass, and percussion accompaniment for this performance. Accessible seating and assisted listening are available. ASL interpretation and live real-time captioning (CART) will be provided. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the festival website, linked below, for more information. https://festival.si.edu/accessibility The National Mall Washington, DC Map {title} More	July 1 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Smithsonian Folklife Festival 11:00 am – 5:30 pm July 1, 2024 The Smithsonian Folklife Festival honors contemporary living cultural traditions and celebrates those who practice and sustain them. This year’s Festival, Indigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian, highlights living traditions of Indigenous peoples within the Northern, Central, and Southern Americas. Visitors at the Festival can enjoy a wide range of music and dance performances, artisan workshops, cooking demonstrations, hands-on activities, narrative sessions and conversations, and more. The Festival is open 11:00 am – 5:30 pm daily and is FREE! Navigate to the Festival Schedule, for more information. Accessible seating is available at all performance venues and concessions dining areas. A wide range of accessibility services are available including ASL Interpretation, Audio Description, and Real-time captioning (CART) for selected programs. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the Festival website for more information and resources The National Mall Washington, DC Map {title} More, Featured Concert: Sons of Membertou Featured Concert: Sons of Membertou 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm July 1, 2024 This event is presented as part of the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Representing First Nations in Nova Scotia, Canada, Sons of Membertou present Mi’kmaw music traditions through drum repertoire and the Mi’kmaw language. This concert publicly kicks off a collaboration with the group that will culminate in a future Smithsonian Folkways album. Presented with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and the Embassy of Canada to the United States to mark Canada Day. Accessible seating and assisted listening are available. ASL interpretation and live real-time captioning (CART) will be provided. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the festival website, linked below, for more information. https://festival.si.edu/accessibility Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian - Potomac Atrium 4th St SW Washington, DC 202-633-1000 View Location Map {title} More	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11 Virtual America InSight: Verbal Description Tours  Virtual America InSight: Verbal Description Tours  5:30 pm – 6:30 pm July 11, 2024 Join the Smithsonian American Art Museum for a docent-led virtual tour designed for participants who are blind or have low vision. Discover highlights from the collection through rich verbal descriptions that invoke a multisensory experience.  Location: Online via Zoom Free \| Registration required Smithsonian American Art Museum Virtual Event View Location {title} More	12	13
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Calendar

Events in April–August 2024

April

May

June

Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Featured Concert: Hālau o Kekuhi

Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Featured Concert: Pasatono Orquesta

First Beats: Indigenous Hip-Hop

Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Featured Concert: Sara Curruchich

Featured Concert: Pamyua

Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Featured Concert: Nadia Larcher

Featured Concert: Sara Curruchich

July

Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Featured Concert: Sons of Membertou

Virtual America InSight: Verbal Description Tours

August

Virtual America InSight: Verbal Description Tours 