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Three people stand in a garden courtyard with musical instruments,

Ensemble Sangineto from Italy: Homegrown Plus

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Four members from the If Tenth Street Could Talk project team stand behind and to the side an enlarged print-out of a neighborhood map, showing important locations within the Tenth Street Historic Freedmen's Town.

CCG Year of Engagement Podcast #1: Remembering Black Dallas

Posted by: Meg Nicholas

Healing Work in Puerto Rico – A New Occupational Folklife Project

Posted by: Douglas D. Peach

Head and shoulders portrait of a man holding a baby

Bunday! Old-Story Jack Tales from the Bahamas

Posted by: Stephen Winick

A paper plate divided into three segments sits on a diner table. Sliced barbecue fills the largest segment. A scoop of Brunswick stew fills a smaller compartment, and a set of plastic cutlery and a slice of white bread rest in the third. A mismatched set of salt and pepper shakers sits to the side of the plate, at the top right of the frame. A full cup of a dark iced beverage (either tea or cola) is positioned to the top left of the plate.

“Get it hot off of the pit”: a celebration of barbecue

Posted by: Meg Nicholas

A large white billboard sits off the side of Interstate 94 in Montana, against the background of a wide open bright blue sky. The billboard proclaims "Relax in...Miles City - the Friendliest Town in the West! Ext 3 Exits."

Celebrate National Road Trip Day with the American Folklife Center!

Posted by: Meg Nicholas

A large group of men and women in uniform, seated and standing, raise glasses and bottles in the air. One of the women holds a small white dog.

“This We’ll Defend”: VHP’s Newest Online Exhibit

Posted by: Megan Harris

Four men on stage in chairs with musical instruments

The Kohala Mountain Boys play Traditional Music of Hawai’i Island: Homegrown Plus

Posted by: Stephen Winick

A man plays fiddle and a woman plays cello

Louis Michot and Leyla McCalla: Homegrown Plus

Posted by: Stephen Winick