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Istanbul International Film Festival Kicks Off This week the city of Istanbul is hosting a ground-breaking international film festival. Called Crime and Punishment, it is focusing on military coups. Turkey is no stranger to coups with its military se
By Tendai Maphosa London 30 April 2007 The third-annual Palestinian Film Festival is underway in London. For VOA Tendai Maphosa speaks to one of the participating directors who says even under extreme conditions, people get on with life. The two-week
Railways across China are under pressure after the Spring Festival travel rush began on Thursday. To help ensure people make it home for the holiday, the railway authority has added more trains and launched a special ticketing service for migrant wor
By Carolyn Weaver New York City 24 September 2007 Summer in New York is a season of outdoor festivals, and although summer is mostly over, one arts festival continues to the end of September. The River to River Festival was founded in 2001 to lift th
HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. On today's program, we explore the power of words in African-American culture Move to the many rhythms of Latin American music And experience Wales and its people, al
By Phuong Tran Dakar 23 February 2007 Filmmakers, fans and critics are preparing to attend one of Africa's largest film festivals known as FESPACO. As theaters are shutting down across Africa, the festival in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso opening this S
By Ruth Reader Washington, D.C. 28 June 2007 Children from around the world attended a special festival in Washington this past weekend to celebrate children's involvement in the arts. The Art Olympiad festival -- held in front of the U.S. Capitol -
By Katherine Cole Washington 25 September 2007 For decades, the small town of Sisters, Oregon, has been a favorite vacation spot for people who enjoy spending time outdoors. Whether it's winter skiing, or hiking, mountain biking or bird watching on t
Cherry Blossom Festival Marks Centennial Event This years cherry blossoms provided a spectacular display. Aarti Kabade is enjoying her first Cherry Blossom Festival with friends. We're really enjoying it. We are loving it. And these are beautiful col
By Carolyn Weaver New York 27 October 2009 Organizers call it a cinema across borders, the first-ever festival of Kurdish film in the United States. The films chosen for the five-day event at New York University focused on a people widely dispersed,
Science, Technology Festival in Nation's Capital Inspires Students For one of the world's most technologically advanced nations, the United States sorely lacks scientists and engineers. The USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C., is
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The Route 91 Harvest festival, the target of last night's shooting, is one of country music's biggest events. It's nicknamed the neon sleepover. The three-day event attracts big-name artists and more than 20,000 fans. NPR's Eliza
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Reservoir Dogs, Memento, The Blair Witch Project and the Coen brothers' debut film, Blood Simple, all have one thing in common. They premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. My co-host Kelly McEvers has more. KELLY MCEVERS, HOST:
By Rory Byrne Phnom Penh 07 March 2008 A festival aimed at promoting disabled artists in Cambodia has just ended in the nation's capital, Phnom Penh. Despite having one of the world's highest rates of disabled people, social, political and economic d
By Amanda Cassandra New York 04 October 2006 In early autumn, an array of international artists presented their best on the page and on the stage in the Harlem section of New York City. The presentation is part of a new festival celebrating storytel
By Doug Levine Washington 07 August 2006 Summertime is peak season for jazz festivals across the United States. From coast to coast, in small towns and big cities, fans have been lining up early for the best seats in the house, or depending on the v
-The annual Accordion Fiddle Festival mainly concentrates on music provided by Shetland's two most popular instruments - the accordion and the fiddle. The festival, currently in its 12th year, takes place over a hectic four-day period in mid-October.
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Now a federal case over pierogi and who can lay claim to Pierogi Fest. (SOUNDBITE OF FESTIVAL MUSIC) UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: It's a Polish dumpling. And they're filled with either different meats, cheeses. A lot of them have fruits. Y
Chinese actor-director Wu Jing is now working as a cultural ambassador who helps promote a Silk Road international film festival. Wu Jing spoke at the opening ceremony of film festival on Tuesday evening in Fuzhou, capital of Fujian province. Along w
What are buskers? They are street performers. They perform circus acts like acrobatics or juggling, or singing and dancing, and they are always very clever and very funny. They get paid at the end of their show when the audience throws money in the h