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American Folklife Center

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Ethnic and Regional Music and Dance Concerts from the Library of Congress

Presented by the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress, in cooperation with the K e n n e d y C e n t e r

Mi l l enn ium Stage

APRIL 12: DAVID & LEVON AYRIYAN - ARMENIAN MUSIC FROM RHODE ISLAND MAY 23: JAMES “SUPER CHIKAN” JOHNSON & RICHARD CHRISTMAN BLUES GUITAR FROM MISSISSIPPI JUNE 21: THE RIVER BOYS POLKA BAND - DUTCH HOP POLKA MUSIC FROM NEBRASKA JULY 26: NATASINH DANCERS AND MUSICIANS - LAO MUSIC AND DANCE FROM IOWA* AUGUST 16: MARY LOUISE DEFENDER WILSON AND KEITH BEAR SIOUX AND MANDAN HIDATSA STORYTELLING AND MUSIC FROM NORTH DAKOTA+ September 20: 2006 NEA National Heritage Fellow-TBA OCTOBER 18: SONNY BURGESS AND THE PACERS - ROCKABILLY MUSIC FROM ARKANSAS

NOVEMBER 15: THE GANNON FAMILY IRISH MUSIC AND DANCE FROM MISSOURI✫✫✫✫✫✫✫✫✫✫✫✫* In Collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution’s

Arthur M. Sackler and Freer Gallery of Art

+ In Collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian

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THOMAS JEFFERSON BUILDING LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

10 FIRST STREET, S.E. WASHINGTON, D. C.

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FREE CONCERTS NO TICKETS REQUIRED

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To be broadcast at a later time on

“Traditions,” with host Mary Cliff,

WETA 90.9 FM Saturdays, 8:00 P.M.- 1:00 A.M.

✩✩✩✩✩✩✩✩✩ Smithsonian Arthur M. Sackler and Freer Gallery of Art

Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

Concertina courtesy of House of Musical TraditionsConcertina courtesy of House of Musical Traditions