[MPWG] quick announcements

[Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov]

Here are a couple events that may be of interest:

39th Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival
   June 23-27 and June 30-July 4, 2005
   On the National Mall - Washington, DC.
   Open daily 11 am - 5:30 pm
   All events are free.
See: http://www.folklife.si.edu/festival/2005/schedule/oman/june23.html
                                                                 
       As if there isn't an implicit connection to native plants 
       - here's a concrete connection!  One of the pavilions     
       this year:                                                
       FOOD CULTURE USA celebrates the extraordinary story of    
       the American food revolution of the last 40 years. The    
       program focuses on three of its driving forces: the       
       immigration that has introduced new foods and tastes to   
       American cooking, the grassroots movement for sustainable 
       agriculture and its connection with traditional methods   
       of growing, and the role that chefs and cooks as          
       tradition-bearers have played in encouraging appreciation 
       for the great variety of American foodways.               
                                                                 
                                                                 


National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) National Powwow
   August 12-14, 2005
      Grand Entry Friday, noon & 6 p.m. | Saturday, noon & 6 p.m. | Sunday,
   1 p.m.
   MCI Center - Washington, DC.
   Tickets required.
See: www.AmericanIndian.si.edu




Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.
Botanist - Division of Scientific Authority
Chair - Plant Conservation Alliance - Medicinal Plant Working Group
US Fish & Wildlife Service
4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 750
Arlington, VA  22203
703-358-1708 x1753
FAX: 703-358-2276
Working for the conservation and sustainable use of our green natural
resources.
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