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Folk Life Festival
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The Folk Life Festival celebrates a variety of cultures and traditions.
The Folk Life Festival offered free entertainment and localized activities such as boat building, log rolling, quilting, and panning for gold while also celebrating a variety of cultures and traditions.
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Folk Life Festival
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The Folk Life Festival offered free entertainment and localized activities such as boat building, log rolling, quilting, and panning for gold while also celebrating a variety of cultures and traditions.
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