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If you’re reading this it means the Mayans were wrong and we survived, lol!  The American Indian Museum celebrated the B’ak’tun 13 Festival last weekend with dances, a fashion show, and lectures.

This beautiful sawdust carpet was made by a Guatemalan artist Ubaldo Sanchez.  Traditionally it’s made with colored sawdust, but this one also included rice.  You can see towards the bottom of the photo where some of the sawdust separated from the carpet’s backing.

 

 

Grupo AWAL presented traditional dances from the city of Concepcion Chiquirichapa in the Guatemalan highlands. The dances are based on a cylindrical calendar cycle.

 

 

There was also a father and daughter duo playing the marimba.

 

(Continued from Part 1)

 

The Bring Back the Funk concert with George Clinton was easily one of my favorites ever!

 

 

The concert was high energy throughout, but Mary Griffin absolutely stole the show with her rendition of “Dr. Feelgood.”

 

Of course George had to shot out the Omegas with “Atomic Dog.”

 

The crowd demanded an encore, but host Tom Joyner informed the crowd that the Park Service wouldn’t extend the concert beyond the allotted time.

George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic brought the funk to the National Mall at the Smithsonian’s Folklife Festival!  The Bring Back the Funk concert, hosted by Tom Joyner, as part of the National Museum of African American History and Culture fundraising efforts.  The museum is scheduled to open in Washington DC in 2015.  George’s mothership, which was previously used  during performances, will be part of the museum’s collection.

 

Be sure to check back for Part 2 tomorrow for more photos and video!  (Editor’s Note: Part 2 now available!)

 

They got the party started with “Flashlight.”