At the dawn of the American Folklife Center’s 50th year, we would like to reintroduce ourselves. Regular readers of the blog likely already have a good idea about the current work of the Center, but those who are reconnecting with us after an absence or tuning in for the first time will learn about the work we've been up to recently. This post offers highlights of AFC activity over the past year, while prefacing a full listing of planned anniversary programs to be released next month.