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Diana Rodriguez, left, gets a henna tattoo from Kalpana at the 42nd annual Northwest Folklife Festival on Friday.

Phoebe Chien, 9, gets a butterfly painted on her face from Kathleen Taylor at the 42nd annual Northwest Folklife Festival.

Revelers enjoy sunshine and music at the 42nd annual Northwest Folklife Festival on Friday. The festival runs Friday through Monday of Memorial Day weekend.

Liam Baird, 3, gets help from his mom, Terry, building a wooden boat at the 42nd annual Northwest Folklife Festival.

Gregory Mulkern plays banjo for Only Sold As Curio at the 42nd annual Northwest Folklife Festivall.

Nate Jackson, left, and Gregory Mulkern play a traditional Irish tune at the 42nd annual Northwest Folklife Festival.

Bianka Black plays fiddle as a member of Sold Only as Curio at the 42nd annual Northwest Folklife Festival.

Alivna Ondvejka, 22, jams on the washboard with friends outside the Exhibition Hall at the 42nd annual Northwest Folklife Festival.

Elly Taylor, 18, plays the harp outside the Exhibition Hall at the 42nd Annual Northwest Folklife Festival.

The Baile Glas Irish Dancers perform at the 42nd annual Northwest Folklife Festival.

The Baile Glas Irish Dancers perform at the 42nd annual Northwest Folklife Festival.

The Baile Glas Irish Dancers perform at the 42nd annual Northwest Folklife Festival.

The Hamilton International Middle School Jazz Band plays at the 42nd annual Northwest Folklife Festival.

Quichua Mashis plays traditional Peruvian music at the 42nd annual Northwest Folklife Festival.

Quichua Mashis plays traditional Peruvian music at the 42nd annual Northwest Folklife Festival.

Participants dance to "Horseplay," a traditional English country dance, by Gary Roodman at the 42nd annual Northwest Folklife Festival.

Participants dance to "Horseplay," a traditional English country dance, by Gary Roodman at the 42nd annual Northwest Folklife Festival.

Participants at the World Dance Party event learn belly dance steps from Angela Silling.

Emilie Lauren, a bellydancer from Portland, Ore., performs a traditional sword dance in the Center Theatre Saturday as part of the 42nd annual Northwest Folklife Festival. She combines her love of belly dance with her studies of gymnastics and classical ballet.

Emilie Lauren, a bellydancer from Portland, Ore., performs a traditional sword dance in the Center Theatre Saturday as part of the 42nd annual Northwest Folklife Festival.

Emilie Lauren, a bellydancer from Portland, Ore., performs a traditional sword dance in the Center Theatre Saturday as part of the 42nd annual Northwest Folklife Festival.

Nick Mcleod, 26, busks on one of the sidewalks surrounding the Northwest Folklife Festival.

Shoppers browse a booth at the 42nd annual Northwest Folklife Festival.

Revelers enjoy sunshine and music at the 42nd annual Northwest Folklife Festival.

Karen and Bob Schaefer, dressed in traditional Norwegian outfits, enjoy music at the 42nd annual Northwest Folklife Festival.

Karen Schaefer, dressed in a traditional Norwegian outfit, enjoys music at the 42nd annual Northwest Folklife Festival.

Northwest Folklife Festival 2013 in Seattle