Hey Jon B. here's an opportunity[not really. probably canned answers like our own state dept.] Jerry Flaherty ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sterling K. Webb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Meteorite List" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 7:24 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Smithsonian FolkLife Festival, NOT OT
> Hi, List, > > > Each year, the Smithsonian Institution sponsors the FolkLife > Festival, a huge and popular public event. It begins today, I believe, > and culminates on the Fourth of July, as part of the grand round of > celebrations in our nation's capitol of the American Day! > > Every year, one foreign country, and only one, is chosen to present > to the US public a "world's fair" style pavilion, featuring a wide array > of exhibits of their country's history, culture, arts, music, crafts, > foods, traditions abd values. > > It is a way for a government to represent their nation to the US. > Many citizens of that nation generally participate in the presentations, > which are wide ranging indeed. > > It is an excellent way for a citizen of the US living near or > traveling to Washington, DC, to speak to, ask questions of, and get > answers about one particular country. > > Only one nation each year is featured. > > This year that nation is OMAN. > > Oh, and there WILL be camels... > > > Sterling K. Webb > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
