Each Saturday program will highlight folk artists from a different cultural group. The public will be able to actually try several of the folk crafts. Programs begin May 12 celebrating the arts of Mexico as practiced in Las Vegas. From noon until 3 p.m., museum visitors will learn how to make traditional Mexican paper flowers from artist Rosa Schlichter. At the same time, Irma Wynants will demonstrate another paper craft known as papel picado .
Tissue paper is folded and then cut to make festive decorations used for holidays and birthdays.
From 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Mariachi Nayar t will fill the museum with traditional music of strings and trumpets. Saturday, May 26, will bring three Paiute artists to Las Vegas to demonstrate their weaving skills from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Rebecca Eagle Lambert, a member of the Pyramid Lake Paiute tribe, is known for her beaded baskets. Joey Allen from Fallon specializes in making tule duck decoys. The much-admired tule duck decoy is the official state artifact. Everett Pikyavit, a Moapa Paiute, creates all traditional Southern Paiute and Goshute basketry styles, both coiled and twined.