Family Day January 29, 2011

Family Day, opening of the El Hilo de la Memoria Exhibit at the El Paso Museum of History, January 29, 2011 – 1 to 4 PM

Family Day will include: Bilingual performance by Teatro Paraguas of “Peralta Proclamation”; Living history of Spanish Colonial Period provided by local re-enactors; blacksmithing demonstration of Spanish Ironwork; Performances of native dances by Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo' Performance of modern dance, “The Silver Thread of Dance from Spain to the New World,” presented by Emily Morgan and students from the University of Texas at El Paso; Hands-on activities: leatherwork, colcha needlework, straw art, spinning and more