Reminder: The Smithsonian Folklife Festival will present “Beyond the Mall: Making Matters” this weekend on June 25-27. The digital program series features both seasoned master artisans and the everyday makers who find solace and connection in creativity. Visitors are invited to join
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Smithsonian Folklife presents “Samgyetang: Korean Ginseng Chicken Soup Across Generations” online on June 27. In this program, Korean American chefs Yesoon Lee and Danny Lee—who separately own and operate several popular restaurants in the Washington, D.C., area, including Mandu, Chiko, and Anju—will
The 15th SIEF (International Society for Ethnology and Folklore) Congress is hosted by the University of Helsinki in Finland, June 19-24, 2021.With the theme “Breaking the Rules? Power, Participation and Transgression,” SIEF invites and encourages participants to explore the dynamics, modes, arenas
Katherine Borland, past AFS Executive Board member and Director of the Ohio State University Center for Folklore Studies, will give the opening keynote on June 20 at the upcoming SIEF congress in Helsinki, Finland. Borland’s presentation, “Slow Activism: Lessons from Citizen Scientists,”
The Research Centre for the Study of Music, Media, and Place (MMaP) at Memorial University is delighted to announce the launch of its new journal, Music Research Annual. Edited by Harris M. Berger and Jocelyne Guilbault, MRA is the first peer-reviewed, open
The application deadline has been extended to July 31, 2021 for the following prizes: Travel Stipend for Independent and Public FolkloristsTravel Stipend for Women and Independent Folklorists Sections See Annual Meeting Financial Support for more information about these prizes and how to
Join the Philadelphia Folklore Project for a special viewing of La Ofrenda (The Altar), directed by Irving Viveros, on June 24. Across diverse communities and throughout the world, altars have been spaces for veneration and introspection. They are structures that assist individuals
Sarah Lawrence College, in partnership with the Hudson River Museum, invites applications for a Public Humanities Fellow starting no later than January 2022. This three-year, full-time fellowship will be integral to the interpretive work at the Hudson River Museum and also extend
Hilliard Art Museum is hosting a landmark exhibition that celebrates and commemorates a vibrant 250 year tradition with the exhibition, Acadian Brown Cotton: The Fabric of Acadiana. This exhibition is the most comprehensive project to date dedicated to the cultural traditions associated
The Research Centre for the Study of Music, Media, and Place (MMaP) at Memorial University is delighted to announce the launch of its new journal, Music Research Annual. Edited by Harris M. Berger and Jocelyne Guilbault, MRA is the first peer-reviewed, open-access
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