Opening Ceremony
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content: Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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content: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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content: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival / Series 2: Basque: Innovation by Culture / 2.3: Audio
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content: 1 Sound recording (digital audio file)
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content: 2016 June 29
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content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
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content: CFCH.SFF.2016, Item SFF2016_0629_Basque_Opening_Ceremony
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content: Sound recordings
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content: Listening copies available
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content: OPENING CEREMONY RUN OF SHOW; Wednesday, June 29, 2016;TIME: 10:00 AM - Noon;LOCATION: Arts & Industries Building;DRESS: Business Attire or National Dress;ADVANCE: Ariadne (Ari) Pineda ? pinedaa@si.edu;STAFF: 8:00 AM;VOLUNTEER: 8:30 AM;10:00-10:05 AM (5 mins) PERFORMANCE ? Homayoun Sakhi and Salar Nader;10:06-10:10 AM (4 mins) Welcome remarks by Dr. Michael Atwood Mason, Director, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. Mason introduces Dr. David J. Skorton, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Mason remains on stage.;10:11-10:15 AM (4 mins) Skorton provides remarks on the Folklife Festival?s role in advancing the Institution?s larger cultural heritage goals. Skorton returns to his seat.;10:16-10:19 AM (3 mins) Mason introduces Dr. Richard Kurin, Acting Provost/Under Secretary for Museums and Research, Smithsonian Institution. Mason remains on stage. Kurin delivers his remarks on the importance of the Festival for advancing the Smithsonian Institution?s mission. Kurin returns to his seat. Mason introduces Aukeran and leaves stage.;10:20-10:23 AM (3 mins) PERFORMANCE ? Aukeran;10:24-10:25 AM (1 mins) Mason returns to stage; introduces Representative John Garamendi. Mason remains on stage.;10:26-10:30 AM (4 mins) Garamendi give remarks. Garamendi welcomes Kepa Junkera & Sorginak to the stage. Garamendi and Mason leave stage.;10:31-10:36 AM (5 mins) PERFORMANCE ? Kepa Junkera & Sorginak;10:37-10:40 AM (3 mins) Ms. Lorea Bilbao, Minister of Language and Culture, Bizkaia; Ms. Cristina Diaz-Carrera, and Dr. Mary Linn take the stage. Bilbao deliver remarks. Bilbao remains on stage.;10:41-10:44 AM (3 mins) Diaz-Carrera OR Linn delivers remarks on behalf of SI Basque curatorial team (both on stage). Diaz-Carrera welcomes Quetzal. Bilbao, Diaz-Carrera, and Linn return to their seats.;10:45-10:50 AM (5 mins) PERFORMANCE ? Quetzal;10:51-10:54 AM (3 mins) Dr. Sojin Kim, Dr. Olivia Cadaval, and Dr. James Deutsch take the stage. Kim delivers remarks on behalf of SoCA curatorial team. Kim welcomes NOKA with Mikel Markez to the stage. Kim, Cadaval, and Deutsch leave the stage.;10:55-11:00 AM (5 mins) PERFORMANCE ? NOKA with Mikel Markez;11:01-11:05 AM (4 mins) Ms. Sabrina Lynn Motley, Director, Smithsonian Folklife Festival give remarks and introduces Ms. Gay Vietzke, Superintendent, National Mall and Memorial Parks, National Park Service. Motley remains on stage. 11:06-11:09 AM (3 mins) Vietzke delivers remarks on the role collaboration with SFF has played in promoting cultural heritage on the National Mall. Vietzke remains on stage. 11:10-11:14 AM (4 mins) Motley calls to the stage both Garamendis, Skorton, Kurin, highest ranking Basque representative, Vietzke, all program curators, and Mason as participant representatives ring ceremonial bell and officially open the Festival. Photo Op with pre-selected VIPs, guests, staff, and participants. 11:15-11:18 AM (3 mins) RECESSIONAL to the National Mall led by Banda Brillo.;END