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JUNE 29 - JULY 4; JULY 6-9, 2017 LOG SHEET #3 SMITHSONIAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL AUDIO/VIDEO LOG SHEET LOGGER/VIDEOGRAPHER: Paul Motsuk/Andrea Castillo RECORDER NUMBER (MAIN): CFCH 1 FILE NAME: Story1 93/4.wav RECORDER NUMBER (BACKUP): CFCH 18 FILE NAME: Story2_380/1.wav PRESENTER:(p) Claudra Teilliho DATE/TIME: 9 July 17/1730 PROGRAM: On the Move STAGE: Story Circle GROUP NAME: Treating Festival Participants like Family SESSION TITLE: [[2 columned table]] | PARTICIPANTS | INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION | | --- | --- | | Betty Derbyshire | Smithsonian Staff, Retired | | Barbara Strichland | Smithsonian Staff, Retired | | Francine Berhowitz | Smithsonian Staff, Retired | CONTENTS/NOTES (continue on back) 1. (1) 1976 12 week day festival: Lots of participants 2. 34 yrs of Smithsonian 3.(2) Started 1975-2015, 40 yrs! 4. (3) Started March '65. Special $s to be spent in certain countries 5. Curators go out to track participants (takes 5 years or so to develope program) Local people required to help get participants without passports and/or birth certificates 6. (2) Used to send a letter in January to confirm Best interest in participant. 7. 8. Post '76 festival not expected to continue Rorinzler got petition to keep fest around for 77. Letters also went to participant employers. (p) often participants were surprised that folk cared to see them. (2) '78 was 1st time hotel was used. Participants sometimes surprised. Many times 1st time in DC. OVER