mashav found this little tidbit...
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">This year's Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival will explore the cross-cultural influences among the lands of the ancient Silk Road, from Japan to Italy. The Festival will be held outdoors on the National Mall between 7th and 14th streets Wednesday, June 26 through Sunday, June 30 and Wednesday, July 3 through Sunday, July 7. Over two dozen countries will be represented through music, crafts, lectures, food, etc. Visitors will see demonstrations of martial arts, silk making, pottery painting, glass blowing, papermaking, kite flying, calligraphy, puppetry, textile weaving and more. Admission is free. A complete calendar of events can be found at
http://www.folklife.si.edu/CFCH/festival2002.htm</font>
[This message has been edited by markbach (edited 06-27-2002).]