Now, That's American!

Think you know what an all-American Fourth of July looks like?

White picket fences? Lots of people who look like they came from a casting call for a "Happy Days" remake? Beans and hot dogs on paper plates?

Think again.

• "Smithsonian Folklife Festival - Washington, DC"
  About.com
  • "The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is a special annual event sponsored each June-July by the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage celebrating cultural traditions around the world. The Folklife Festival includes daily and evening music and dance performances, crafts and cooking demonstrations, storytelling and discussions of cultural issues. The 2008 program will highlight Bhutan, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Texas...."
• "Today’s Events at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Tuesday July 2, 2008"
  Around The Mall / Scenes and Sightings from the Smithsonian Museums and Beyond (July 2, 2008)
  • "BHUTAN
    • "Bhutan Kitchen: 11 a.m. Dragon Drinks: Tea and Alcohol; 12:00 p.m. Cattle God’s Gifts: Butter and Cheese; 1 p.m. Taste of Bhutan; 3 p.m. Buckwheat Noodles; 4 p.m. Festive Foods...."
  • "NASA
    • "Exploration Stage: 11 a.m. NASA Pioneers; 11:45 a.m. Sun-Earth Connections; 12:30 p.m. Astronaut Adventures; 1:30 p.m. Probing the Planets; 2:15 p.m. Mysterious Universe; 3:15 p.m. NASA Art; 4 p.m. Astronaut Adventures; 4:45 p.m. Moon Bound...."
  • "TEXAS
    • "Dance Hall: 11:30 a.m. Tutu Jones and the Sound Crew; 12:30 p.m. James Hand; 1:30 p.m. C.J. Chenier; 2:30 p.m. Conjunto Los Angeles del Sur ; 3:30 p.m. The Original Soul Invaders; 4:30 p.m. Charles Thibodeaux and the Austin Cajun Aces...."

Now, that's an all-American Fourth of July.


(from Around the Mall, used w/o permission)


(from Around the Mall & NASA, used w/o permission)


(from About.com, used w/o permission)