[MR] Mongolian Festival this Saturday

[Denise V McMahon]

For those of us with an interest in all things Mongol:

MONGOLIA: TRADITIONS REBORN -- Opens Friday. Lecture Friday at 7:30 
p.m. Mongolian Cultural Festival Saturday, noon-4 p.m. Through May 14. 
Antique and contemporary costumes, masks, figures and photographs 
illustrate Mongolia's cultural renaissance. On Friday photographer 
Gordon Wiltsie gives an illustrated lecture, "In the Footsteps of 
Genghis Khan." The cultural festival on Saturday features Tsam dancers, 
throat singers, a contortionist, a show of traditional and contemporary 
fashions and a documentary film. National Geographic Society, Explorers 
Hall, 17th and M streets NW. Free. 202-857-7588.

Cheers!

-Rowan Berran
Cook Like a Mongol

  "Risk-taking, trust, and serendipity are key ingredients of joy. 
Without risk, nothing new ever happens. Without trust, fear creeps in. 
Without serendipity, there are no surprises."

-- Rita Golden Gelman