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CANCELED – Lifted Voices: Women’s History + Folk in the Park!
March 21, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Free
From 1 to 4 pm, costumed interpreters bring history to life by sharing Greensboro stories in first person. Plus fun family activities in LeBauer Park as part of NC Folk Fest’s Folk in the Park!
Check out the Folk in the Park family area near the museum’s LeBauer Park terrace. Family area visitors can take part in activities highlighting Women’s History Month and the Project Democracy 20/20 initiative:
* Meet Lifted Voices costumed interpreters portraying women from Greensboro history.
* Make suffrage buttons and sashes highlighting the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote.
* Reshape electoral districts with the Gerrymander Madness VR experience.
* Color and send Four Freedoms postcards.
* Play Smithsonian Unity Square games to share what democracy means to you.
History buffs can also join in a Women’s History Month Costume Contest & Parade. Dress up as a favorite figure from history and compete for most creative entry for your age group (preschool, K-8, 9-12, adult). Open to all genders and ages. Register by 1:30 pm. Parade begins in museum at 1:50.
For Folk in the Park performances and full schedule, check out ncfolkfestival.com/folk-in-the-park/
