Over 900,000 visitors attended the 40th annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival, held June 30 - July 4 and July 7 - 11 in Washington. The festival presents contemporary cultural traditions to visitors from around the world. The 2006 focus was Alberta, the first-ever appearance of a Canadian province at the festival. In addition, a special concert series celebrated the African-American music of New Orleans in the wake of the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, and another explored the Latino music scene of Chicago. Also, a Native American basket-weaving workshop featured master craftspeople at work.