Photograph of a member of the Slippers Zoddico Band, performing at the 15th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The man wears a grey hat with a black ribbon, a white collared shirt, and grey pants. he plays a teal electric guitar.

Photograph of Carmen Ortiz demonstrating Mexican paper flower making at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Carmen sits on a stool in front of a crowd of children. She holds a piece of tissue in her hands as she speaks into a microphone. The children sit on the floor in front of her, following her directions in order to make a paper flower.

Photograph of a Middle Eastern Dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, the woman is wearing an elaborately beaded top with a blue and silver skirt. She is barefoot as she dances on a gray stage, wearing a gold cuff on her upper arm, and many blue beaded bracelets.

Photograph of Monja Blanca, a Guatemalan Folkloric Group at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The group of men and children perform on a stage surrounded by crowds of festival participants. Four children stand on a stage carrying lanterns mounted on square posts. A man stands to their left, playing a musical instrument.

Photograph of Monja Blanca, a Guatemalan Folkloric Group, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The group of men and woman wear elaborate Guatemalan costumes as they dance and play musical instruments on stage.

Photograph of Monja Blanca, a Guatemalan Folkloric Group, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Two women carry a large tray of flowers on their shoulders as they walk across the stage. Children stand in a row behind the dancers carrying tall lanterns, and a band plays in the background on the stage.

Photograph of Monja Blanca, a Guatemalan Folkloric Group at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A group of men and women wearing traditional Guatemalan clothing play various musical instruments on a stage, including the piano and the drum.

Photograph of Norma Clark at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Norma demonstrates a blacksmithing technique to festival participants. She wears a plaid shirt, dark pants and suspenders.

Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Galliens preparing okra at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Mr. and Mrs. Galliens are wearing white aprons as they serve okra to festival participants. The demonstration was performed in the Houston African-American Communities Area at the festival.

Photograph of the opening ceremony of the 15th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a man is standing in the middle of a large crowd of people, holding a pair of scissors and a blue ribbon in his hand. People in the crowd behind him are raising umbrellas in the air and clapping.

Photograph of Paul Standefer making treenware at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Paul stands behind a table covered in tools, wood, and wood shavings. Festival participants watch the demonstration from around the booth.

Photograph of Guadalupe de Pena making a pinata at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Guadalupe holds a blue pinata towards the crowd of festival participants. She wears a white dress with colored flowers embroidered across the bodice.

Photograph of the Polish food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A man and a woman lean out of open windows of a booth decorated with painted flowers and vines. A sign reading "Polish Village" was attached to the top of the booth.

Photograph of the Polish needlework and craft booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, the booth is decorated with two wooden models dressed in traditional Polish clothing. A woman leans over a shelf holding various Polish historical items, wearing a sleeveless shirt and white shorts.

Photograph of the Polonia Folk Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The men and women wear traditional Polish clothing as they perform a dance on a raised stage in front of a large crowd of people in an outdoor amphitheater.

Photograph of Alta Niebuhr at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Alta, an herbalist, stands among various plants, wearing a red calico dress underneath a white apron.

Photograph of a quilting demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, members of the Kashmere Senior Center sew on a large quilt with many different fabrics and colors. The two women work on the quilt on the Houston African American Communities area.

Photograph of Sam Richardson at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Sam, the master of ceremonies for the festival, stands on an indoor stage wearing a long sleeve white shirt with denim jeans, a light-colored fedora, and a leather belt. He speaks into a microphone in front of a large audience of festival participants.

Photograph of Perfecto Cervantes shearing a sheep at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Perfecto holds the sheep still with one hand as he uses an electric razor with the other hand. A crowd of festival participants watch Perfecto shear the sheep.

Photograph of the Slippers Zoddico Band performing at the 15th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The band, playing zydeco music, performs on a stage with a brightly colored backdrop. The Slippers Zoddico Band is from Houston's Frenchtown area.

Photograph of Martha Atkins demonstrating wheel spinning at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Martha sits on a bench to the left of a festival participant, showing her how to create thread from sheep's wool.

Photograph of the St. Alphonsus Church food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a man is cutting fajita meat and preparing ingredients for the grill. He wears a red hat, a navy shirt, and denim jeans.

Photograph of O. T. Baker preparing food to be smoked at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. O. T. stands behind a wooden table covered in ingredients like cacti, onions and potatoes. He wears a cowboy hat, a white shirt with a floral design, and a long necklace made of red beads and animal teeth.

Photograph of Texas Indian Heritage Society at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, two men and a young girl play various musical instruments, dressed in traditional Native American clothing.