Smithsonian Festival Explores Latino Culture

The 43rd annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival "will explore music and its meaning in Latino culture in Las Americas: Un mundo musical/The Americas: A Musical World." The Festival starts Wednesday, June 24, and continues through Sunday, June 28, and then begins again Wednesday, July 1, through Sunday, July 5. It is an outdoor festival located on the National Mall between 7th and 14th streets in Washington D.C. Admission is free. Here is a link to the full press release:

http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/folklife09_las_americas.htm

Here is a link to the full schedule of activities:

http://www.festival.si.edu/visitor/schedule.aspx

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