[Nfbv-fairfax] Smithsonian Institution Folklife Festival; Tactile and Verbal Description Tour Announcement

[John Bailey]

To accommodate and maximize the experience of visitors who are blind  and/or 
visually impaired, the Smithsonian Institution is excited to  announce it 
will be holding a tactile and verbal description tour of  the annual 
Folklife Festival on Friday, July 1, 2016 from 3:00 to 5:00  P.M.  For tour 
participants who would like sighted guide assistance to  the Festival site, 
please meet at 2:45 p.m. on the Madison Dr. side of  the National Gallery of 
Art's West Building, on the sidewalk near the  stairs to the museum 
entrance.  For Metro Access purposes, the address  is 621 Madison Dr. NW, 
Washington, DC.  Tour participants may also  meet the group at the Folklife 
Festival Volunteer tent on the National Mall. The closest Metro stations are 
Navy Memorial/National Archives  or L'Enfant Plaza, Maryland Ave. exit. 
Attached to this email you  will find a word document containing festival 
information and a  description of special events which is also available 
online.  Please  pass this information along to anyone who may benefit from 
this tour.
We are asking all interested parties to RSVP to: katie.kelel at gmail.com by 
Monday, June 27, 2016 to ensure we have the appropriate staff to 
accommodate the needs of all participants.  If you have any additional 
questions or accessibility concerns, please do not hesitate in  contacting 
me via email or phone at 313-929-2633.  Thank you in  advance for your 
interest and participation in this event!  We look  forward to seeing you on 
July 1!

General Information
The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is held outdoors on the National Mall in 
Washington, D.C., during the last week of June and first week of July. In 
2016, the Festival will take place between Fourth and Seventh streets, north 
of the National Air and Space Museum, from June 29 to July 4 and July 7 to 
10. The Festival is free of charge. Visitors should dress for hot and humid 
weather.
Getting Here
Planning a visit to the Festival? The Visit | Smithsonian  page can help you 
plan your trip—from where to stay to what’s happening at the museums.
Parking around the Mall is extremely limited, so visitors are advised to use 
public transportation. L’Enfant Plaza is the closest Metro station to the 
Festival site. National Archives, Smithsonian, and Federal Center stations 
are within a half-mile. For general Smithsonian visitor information, call 
202.633.1000 (voice).

Best regards,
Katie Kelel
katie.kelel at gmail.com
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