Danille Elise Christensen

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Lāhainā, Maui, was once the capital of the Kingdom of Hawai‘i. Recent wildfires took an astounding toll on human and animal life and also destroyed priceless records, artifacts, and sites central to Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) history and culture.
Here are 5 ways to help:

07:33 PM - Aug 15, 2023

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There's a great list of folklore/oral history archives in the United States at this Teaching with Primary Sources site maintained by the Local Learning Network--scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the name of the region you're interested in.

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Teaching with Primary Sources - Local Learning

Looking for a customized workshop to help you facilitate folk arts and folklife education in your communities?

02:59 PM - Jul 28, 2023

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NotNPR

@NotNPR

https://www.npr.org/2023/0...

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U.S. Army renames Fort Polk after Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a Black WWI hero : NPR

Louisiana's Fort Polk became Fort Johnson, the latest Army base to replace its Confederate name. It now honors a soldier who earned a Medal of Honor a century after the night that made him a hero.

06:16 PM - Jun 14, 2023

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Interested in street/vendor cries as verbal art, remediation, vernacular recordings, etc., give this a listen (about pregones and their remixing in Mexico City): https://99percentinvisible...

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The Siren of Scrap Metal - 99% Invisible

Amid the noisy bustle of Mexico City, there is one iconic sound echoing on repeat in the background. A recording that blares from trucks looking to buy old household items and appliances, either to fix and resell or to sell for scrap. The crews inside these trucks are essentially scrap metal haulers..

11:30 AM - Jun 14, 2023

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The PBS series 'My Music with Rhiannon Giddens' premiered across the US this week. In episode 1, Giddens visits with Justin Robinson, one of her fellow Carolina Chocolate Drops co-founders; her sister, singer Lalenja Harrington; and singer-songwriter Laurelyn Dossett.

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My Music with Rhiannon Giddens | Episode 1 | PBS

Rhiannon sings and chats with three friends who have been lifelong musical influences.

12:43 PM - May 07, 2023

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Free on youtube! "Thomas Fox has an ambitious goal: Generate billions of views for the concert series, which he then hopes will turn into hundreds of millions of dollars raised toward environmental conservation."

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Cleveland producer creates virtual concert series filmed in Northeast Ohio parks | Ideastream Public Media

Greyt Outdoor concert series films music performances in beautiful Northeast Ohio landscapes. Audiences can then watch the videos from wherever they are online.

07:41 AM - May 07, 2023 (Edited)

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Alberto Pastor

@albertopastor

"Gardens are, more often than not, a tranquil place of refuge. However, they have always revealed much about the attitudes and priorities of the culture in which they were created."
Amazing places for our eyes, hearts and minds
🪴🌴🌱🌾🌺🪻🌻 #gardening #nature #environment #culture #Spoutible

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Six extraordinary gardens around the world - BBC Culture

From a warm, lush haven of native plants to a wind-swept shoreline patch, gardens have the potential to nurture, educate and enchant us, writes Cath Pound.

08:56 AM - May 06, 2023

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I love a good genre study. "Types of Scientific Paper," by xkcd. #science #CulturePatterns #ScienceWriting #genre

"Types of scientific paper": a humorous genre study

06:39 AM - May 06, 2023 (Edited)

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INTJohn

@INTJohn

Replace your lawn with native clover and flowering plants instead. No-Mow May is a trick and a trap and a broken promise to #nature

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No Mow May? Good intentions, bad approach, critics say | AP News

If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve heard about the #NoMowMay movement that’s been gaining steam on social media and in eco-conscious circles these past few years.

08:20 PM - May 05, 2023

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Christopher Bouzy

@cbouzy

Today is the last full day of voting, and 24,507 people have voted for the new Spoutible logo!

You can still vote here: https://surveys.spoutible....

09:22 AM - May 04, 2023

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National Endowment for the Arts grant application webinar, Weds., May 17, 3:00– 4:30pm (EDT). NEA staff will give an overview of funding opportunities, examples of successful projects, and application tips. More info at the link:
https://americanfolkloreso...

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Grant Programs and Honorifics at the National Endowment for the Arts: Tips for Submitting a Competitive Application/Nomination - The American Folklore Society

Program staff from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will introduce a range of grant opportunities and the National Heritage Fellowships program, including an overview of funding opportunities, examples of successful projects, and things to consider when submitting an application or nominati..

06:54 PM - May 04, 2023

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Job alert: Folk Arts Education Specialist ($50-65K) at Philadelphia's Folk Arts and Cultural Treasures Charter School, Contact esomekawafactschool.org. Full job description: https://www.factschool.org...

08:08 PM - May 03, 2023 (Edited)

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Philadelphia Folklore Project Artist Biography Workshop, May 13, 2-4pm, 735 S 50th St, Philly. Craft a bio to use in grant applications, artist announcements, etc.

Register in advance to secure a space:
https://forms.gle/sv7Szw5r...
Facebook Event for Updates:
https://fb.me/e/3G6nIZ3WN

Flyer description artist bio workshop information

07:57 PM - May 03, 2023

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On Beltane and other cross-quarter days (between equinoxes and solstices), and the intersection of the practical and the symbolic. Also, I like the idea of time being split up into evenly spaced extravaganzas.
https://www.atlasobscura.c...

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Beltane Is About More Than Fire and Fertility - Atlas Obscura

The ancient “Celtic” start of summer is rooted in animal husbandry—and it’s not on May 1.

06:04 PM - May 02, 2023 (Edited)

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May 1: May Day (we're halfway to summer solstice!)/International Labor Day. Hang a May basket, then go find a rally!

"A Forgotten Tradition: May Basket Day," NPR 2015

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A Forgotten Tradition: May Basket Day : NPR History Dept. : NPR

For at least a century or so, April flowers led to showers of May baskets on the front-door knobs of American homes.

10:56 PM - Apr 30, 2023 (Edited)

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C. Thi Nguyen distinguishes "epistemic bubbles" (selective exposure to people/ideas, filtered by preference/tech) from "echo chambers" (preemptive discrediting of people/sources, leading to faulty premises, trust chasms, and consequent resistance to info/conversation). Hope Spouters can avoid both.

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ECHO CHAMBERS AND EPISTEMIC BUBBLES | Episteme | Cambridge Core

ECHO CHAMBERS AND EPISTEMIC BUBBLES - Volume 17 Issue 2

12:51 PM - Apr 30, 2023

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Jerf

@JerfJarf

"Not everything is bad. For the first time ever, the US produced more electricity from wind and solar than coal.

"15 states now get at least half their electricity from zero-carbon sources"
– @ brent_peabody

10:58 AM - Apr 29, 2023 (Edited)

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The Ozarks--a ridge-and-holler region in Arkansas and Missouri--will be one area of focus at the 2023 Smithsonian Folklife Festival (June/July in Washington, DC). Read more here: https://festival.si.edu/bl...

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An Introduction to the Ozarks: It’s Not What You Might Expect

Welcome to the Ozarks, an American region with no single story to tell.

11:14 PM - Apr 25, 2023

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"1,000-year-old canoe recovered from N.C. lake moves Waccamaw tribe members to tears"

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/a...

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1,000-year-old canoe recovered from N.C. lake moves Waccamaw tribe members to tears | CBC Radio

When Michael Jacobs first laid eyes on a canoe his ancestors expertly crafted a millennium ago, he says he "couldn't do nothing but cry."

08:00 PM - Apr 24, 2023

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The Azania Front Lutheran Cathedral Main Choir - Kwaya Kuu - in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, East Africa singing ‘Mfurahini Haleluya / Christ Has Arisen Alleluia. https://vimeo.com/25950263...

01:55 PM - Apr 09, 2023

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Kelly Kessler

@Kesslercodes

DON'T boycott Tennessee. The Tennesseans protesting are inspiring the nation. The blue cities are where the tourists go, and are under seige by the extremist legislature. A boycott helps the extremists and harms Tennesseans.

Helena Collins @Messyone

The obvious. #BoycottTennessee

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You can view all 60 pages of the beautiful Hagadat Pesaḥ ha-ḥadashah (The new Passover Haggadah, 2006) at the Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/item/2...

08:49 PM - Apr 05, 2023

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Passover begins tomorrow! In this 2017 NYT article, Joan Nathan discusses haroseth, mandelbrot, and more, placing Jewish cuisine in a global context. Lnks to recipes included at the end. #Passover #passoverprep #FoodHistory #FoodStudies #SpoutibleCooks

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The Legend of King Solomon and the Passover Feast - The New York Times

Little is known about the biblical king (some scholars even doubt his existence), but he had a ravenous appetite and access to foods from across the world.

07:31 PM - Apr 04, 2023

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Read aBannedBook

@RetiredLibrarian

#SpoutibleBannedBookClub I'm calling it without a runoff. We're reading Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman. Discussion will start around April 24. More details to follow. Pls echo to get the word out, even if it's annoying to some. It'll be fine. #SBBC #Maus

Book cover: Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History

09:11 PM - Apr 03, 2023

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Ongoing installation of psanky at the Ukrainian Institute of America

Ukrainian Easter eggs as an art of resistance - YouTube

Sofika Zielyk, a Ukrainian-American ethnographer and artist, tells the story of pysanky, traditional Ukrainian Easter eggs. Her exhibition, The Pysanka: A Sy...

06:10 PM - Apr 02, 2023

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Library of Congress folklife scholar Stephen Winick unpacks various origin stories about the Easter Bunny (spoiler: not connected to a pagan goddess, but the American EB IS linked to Pennsylvania Dutch tradition). https://blogs.loc.gov/folk...

Special Easter edition cover (1900), in art nouveau style, shows a woman performing a magic trick by making Easter eggs and other prizes flow from a piece of paper rolled up like a cone; also a young girl with angel wings is holding an Easter egg and a rabbit.

09:28 PM - Apr 01, 2023

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Favorite things about Woody Guthrie (besides this excellent list of resolutions, on display at the Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa, OK)? Mine include songs that end "maybe so," and his disdain for fonies/phonies.

Woody Guthrie's illustrated list of New Year's Resolutions

03:12 PM - Mar 26, 2023

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