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[[underlined]] 1977 Festival Activities [[/underlined]]

Following numerous discussions within the recently appointed Folklife Advisory Council and between the Division of Performing Arts, the Folklife Unit of the Office of American Studies and various Smithsonian museums, a tentative plan has emerged for two principal festive events to take place later this year.

First, following the pattern of outdoor programming for the July 4 holiday weekend established over the past ten years, the National Museum of History and Technology (NMHT) and the Division of Performing Arts are actively at work developing a modest festival of American popular culture to be held in and around the NMHT July 2-4. The general structure for the Independence Day celebration will encompass traditional ways that the Fourth has been celebrated throughout our history with band music, oratory, and supporting activities.

Later in the year, over the Columbus Day holiday weekend, the Smithsonian's annual Folklife Festival has been scheduled. The period from Wednesday, October 5, through Monday, October 10 is now set aside for the renewal of our annual presentation of practioners of folk arts and crafts. This event is being developed by museum staff, with the active assistance of the Folklife Unit, and will be staged by the Division of Performing Arts.