Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 29th, 2009
Important work in the area of cultural equity:
ACE REPATRIATION PROJECT SELECTED BY CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE
ACE’s Haiti Repatriation and Cultural Preservation Project was selected as an outstanding project of the Clinton Global Initiative in Haiti, sponsored by the Green Family Foundation, a humanitarian agency based in Miami and operating in Haiti, and a partner of the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 24th, 2009
Have you ever heard of Xoomei, also known as throat singing or overtone singing? Imagine that one person is playing a didgeridoo while one or two others are singing melodic tones. Now imagine that all of these sounds are being sung by one person at the same time! This unique musical tradition [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 22nd, 2009
Smithsonian staff and colleagues are invited to attend (in person or online) “Listening Across Differences,” a presentation by Martha Norkunas at the S. Dillon Ripley Center’s lecture hall on Friday, September 25, at 10 am. Dr. Norkunas is a professor in the Public History Program at Middle Tennessee State University. She works with schools, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 20th, 2009
Come to our information session on 9/23 from 5-7 pm in the Rosenberg Gallery here on Goucher’s campus. Meet faculty and program staff, speak with other prospective students, and get a feeling for our campus.
We hope you will join us for a informal and fun gathering to meet the faculty and staff of Goucher’s Masters in [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 3rd, 2009
A note that Jon Lohman asked me to share:
I wanted to let you all know about a new series of short radio pieces we’ve started producing here at the Virginia Folklife Program. They’re called “Folklife Fieldnotes,” and they are short features (roughly 3 minutes and 40 seconds to fit in little slots during regional airings [...]
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