*** 2021 UPDATE: We were hoping to be back this year but unfortunately we will have to wait another year. We are keeping this website up for the benefit of our local authors, musicians, and sponsors. Please visit their listings and websites! *** 2020: We are so sad to announce that the 2020 festival has been cancelled due to the current crisis. We had a great festival planned but we will regroup and have a great festival next year! Thank you to everyone who supported and encouraged us in so many different ways. And to all our authors...keep writing! Please everyone stay safe and healthy. Elisenda & the 2020 Festival Team
Special Guest In partnership with the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage: Joan Garriga & the Galàctic Mariatxis on the Catalonia Stage. Also Featuring… The Rock-A-Sonics and The Nighthawks on the KTown Rocks! Stage. Eli August and the Abandoned Buildings on the La Rambla Stage. Sisters Uke & Friends and Matthew Dayton on the Sweat Shop Stage. Roman Kostovski
Read more2020 Special Guest speakers – Michael Dirda, Verlyn Flieger, Ethelbert Miller, Daniel Glavin, Wendy Swallow, Marti Gironell, and Dr Cynthia Jacobs Carter … with music by Eli August and the Abandoned Buildings Master of Ceremonies Steve Piacente Please scroll down for more information on each presentation Special Guests – Michael Dirda & Verlyn Flieger – J.R.R. Tolkien and the Roots
Read moreChildren’s entertainers and activities 2020 More to come soon! Schedules tba Location & Time: Children’s Stage, 11:15 to 12:00 The Great Zucchini has been Washington DC’s #1 children’s entertainer for over 15 years. He has performed at the White House, Vice President’s House, 11 embassies, and is the only children’s entertainer to grace the stage of The World Famous DC Improv.
Read moreJoin Jonathan Bardzik and other cookbook and culinary authors for an afternoon of “food talk” and cooking demonstrations. “With each book there was a guiding idea – simple, summer entertaining or fresh, seasonal cooking – and the stories and recipes grew from it… there are times when good stories suggest recipes and other times when a story follows a favorite
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