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11/25/09 :: Off Leash Area of Rancho San Rafael Regional Park to close for cross country events

The off-leash area in Rancho San Rafael will be closed on Sunday, November 29 and again on Saturday, December 12 for High School cross country championship.

11/24/09 :: Wilbur D. May Museum closed for Thanksgiving Weekend

The May Museum in Rancho San Rafael Regional Park will be closed from Sunday, November 22 through Tuesday, December 1, 2009.

11/23/09 :: Holiday Open House at the Wilbur May Museum

Museum’s Holiday Festival features Art, Gingerbread Houses and Tubas

11/16/09 :: All ages invited to enter the May Center’s Holiday Gingerbread House Contest

Winners will be announced at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 5, right before the Wilbur May Museum’s Tuba Christmas concert.

11/09/09 :: Many Traditions; One Day

Nevada’s Native Americans bring culture exhibit to the Wilbur May Museum on Saturday, November 21.

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PRESS RELEASE

Contact: Bob Harmon, PIO

For Immediate Release

(775) 823-6519

http://www.washoecountyparks.com

09110901

Many Traditions; One Day

Reno, Nevada. Listen to the traditional drum songs, see traditional crafts such as basket weaving and weapon making, hear traditional stories told in Native tongue, take part in traditional dances and witness the wonder of northern Nevada’s Native American culture during Trembling Leaves, a one-day interactive family exhibit from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 21.

Highlights of the day include:

• Make your own Talking Stick decorated with beads and yarn of different colors to represent the sky, water, and earth with Tia Flores

• Bow-making demonstrations by Native American artist and weapon maker Burton Pete

• Basketry demonstrations by award-winning basket maker Norma Smokey

• Buckskin and duck decoy making demonstration by Wesley Dick

• Learn Native American drum songs, dance and languages, with Lois Kane

• Traditional Native American stories told in Paiute and English by Ralph Burns

• History of the Pyramid Lake Tribe with Ben Aleck

• Traditional dances performed by the Eagle Wings Dancers will perform at 1 p.m., exhibit guests will be invited to join the dancers

• Display of Native American artifacts and photographs from the Nevada State Museum and Nevada Historical Society

What: Trembling Leaves Native American Culture Day

When: 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 21, 2009

Where: Wilbur D. May Museum, Rancho San Rafael Regional Park, 1595 N. Sierra St., Reno

Cost: $6 for children and seniors; $7 for adults

Details: Eagle Wing Dancers perform at 1:00 p.m. Ralph Burns storytelling scheduled for 11:30, 12:30, 2:30 and 3:30

Contact: (775) 785-5961

The Wilbur D. May Museum is managed by the Washoe County Department of Regional Parks and Open Space. The Department’s mission is to provide exceptional parks and open space, and recreational opportunities while preserving our natural, historical and cultural resources. For more information, visit www.washoecountyparks.com.

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