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The University of Texas INSTITUTE OF TEXAN CULTURES at San Antonio
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When the gates opened on the
fledgling Texas Folklife Festival spon­sored
by The Institute of Texan Cul­tures
in 1972, no one really knew
whether it would turn out to be the
first of many or the one and only. The
path we've traveled since that time has
presented us with quite a few bridges
to cross, but the support and hard
work of a lot of people have kept us
going. And today we are pleased to
welcome you to the 15th Annual Texas
Folklife Festival.
Though much has changed over
these 15 years, the Festival's purpose
has remained the same-to present the
customs, crafts and activities of the
state's ethnic and cultural groups in a
setting which blends both education
and entertainment. At the Festival you
will meet all kinds of Texans-German,
Japanese, Filipino, Scottish, Vietnam­ese,
Hungarian, Mexican, Spanish,
Irish and Wendish, to name only a few.
And a special new area introduces you
to the diverse Afro-American com­munities
of Texas.
As you tour the grounds you have
the opportunity to learn about the
history and culture of these various
groups. You can taste their foods, enjoy
their music and dances, see their crafts
and gain a better understanding of
their ways of life.
In the Back 40 area you can discover
more about the days of the Texas pio­neers
through demonstrations of vari­ous
crafts and skills, such as spinning,
weaving, basketmaking, chair caning,
bobbin lacing, log construction and
lye-soap making. Other activities in the
Back 40 offer you the chance to join
the soldiers at the fort, attend class in
the one-room schoolhouse, play fron­tier
games and try your luck at the
fishin' hole.
When you've explored the events
and activities outside, then head in­doors
to The Institute's exhibit floor.
Here you can learn even more about
many of the groups you've met
through exhibits highlighting their
contributions to the growth and devel­opment
of Texas. And you won't want
to miss Faces and Places of Texas, a
colorful and lively audiovisual presen­tation
focusing on various aspects of
life in the state.
Whether this is your first Festival or
your fifteenth, we know you will enjoy
celebrating Texas's rich heritage. We're
glad you've come to join us, and we
hope you have a great time. But more
importantly we hope you leave here
with an expanded idea of what Texas
and Texans are all about.
John McGiffert,
Interim Executive Director
The Institute of Texan Cultures
]o Ann Andera,
Director, Texas Folklife Festival
In Fond Memory
The 15th anniversary of the Texas
'Folklife Festival is a time of joyfulness
·and celebration. It is, however, also a
·time when we look back over the years
and remember with sadness those we
,have lost. The past year was a partic­ularly
difficult one as we mourned the
<deaths of four long-time participants.
We would like to take this opportunity
tto extend our sympathies to their
!friends and families and to express our
deep sense of loss. We loved and re-~
rspected each of them, and we will miss
[them all very much.
Juan Martinez, Laredo
Roof-thatcher
Ed Bell, Luling
Storyteller
Jack ~'Spot" Baird, Gilmer
Professor of Possumology
Sylvester Duckens Sr., Temple
The Duckens Family
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Welcome
1
General Information
2
"Moving Forward, Looking Back"
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Steering Committee and Sponsors
8
Ambassadors
10
Menu
14-19
Map, Legend, Games and Specials
20-21
Entertainment Schedule
22-29
"Stitching Up a Piece of Texas History"
32-33
Festival Crafts
34
"Keep in Touch"
36-37
General Information
HOURS AND SCHEDULE: The Folklife Festival is open
Thursday, 5-11 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, noon-11 p.m.; and
Sunday, noon-10 p.m. Admission is for the entire day. If
you wish to leave the grounds and return later in the day,
please be sure to have your hand stamped at the gate.
color-coded area and inside The Institute at the Store. See
the map on pages 20 and 21 for details.
FIRST AID: First aid stations are located inside The Institute
and on the Festival grounds in the Back 40 area. See the
map for specific locations.
Craft demonstration times are posted at each booth;
however, most are continuous. The Festival's 11 stages are
located throughout the grounds and feature all types of eth­nic
and cultural entertainment. For a complete listing of
performance times, see the daily schedules on pages 22-29.
FOOD AND DRINKS: Food and drinks are sold by coupon
only. Coupon booths are located throughout the grounds.
Most food booths offer samples for one or two coupons.
Beer sales will be discontinued Vz hour before the
Festival grounds close.
PARKING: Downtown parking is scarce, so VIA PARK-AND­RIDE
is the only way to go. Services are available from
major shopping malls throughout the city, and a shuttle
bus serves the downtown area. For specific information, call
VIA Metropolitan Transit at 227-2020.
SOUVENIRS AND INFORMATION: General information
and Festival souvenirs are available at kiosks located in each
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SECURITY: Both security guards and members of the San
Antonio Police Department are on the grounds throughout
the Festival. In the event of a problem or emergency, please
report it immediately to the guard or officer in your area
or at the Security Desk on the lower level of The Institute.
LOST CHILDREN: Lost children will be taken to the Secu­rity
Desk. Identification tags for children are available at
each of the entry gates.
LOST AND FOUND: Visitors can claim or report their lost
articles at the Security Desk.
RESTROOMS: Facilities are located throughout the grounds;
see the map for details.
PARTICIPANTS: Festival participants are here to share their
skills and knowledge with you. Feel free to ask questions­you'll
learn much more and meet some interesting people
in the process.
===:-.Moving Forward,~=
Looking Back
If you were a visitor to the first Texas Folklife Festival
in 1972, then you know that things have changed over the
years. We've gotten bigger, and in some ways maybe better,
but we've also left a few things behind along the way. One
thing that hasn't changed, however, is the basic concept upon
which the Festival is based.
O.T. Baker, ·who served as the first Festival director and
played a significant role in transforming the dream into reali­ty,
explains: '~ .. our intention was to invite representatives
of each group to come together for a four-day event and let
them present to themselves, and to each other, and to the
visitors, a kind of a picture of what they were like-their
likes and dislikes, the types of food that were peculiar to
them, the types of songs they grew up singing, the dances
they did . . . all of these things that had made friends of
people. We wanted people to come and say, 'We are like this.
This is what we enjoy-come on in and enjoy it with us:"
Sparked by their involvement in the American Folklife
Festival, for which The Institute of Texan Cultures was asked
to organize a delegation representing the state in 1968, O.T.
and several others began to discuss the idea of creating a
similar event focusing on Texas. After four years of planning
and preparation, the first Texas Folklife Festival opened on
September 7, 1972, with financial assistance from the Moody
Foundation of Galveston, Houston Endowment and the
Ewing-Halsell Foundation of San Antonio. Enthusiastically
received and supported by both the public and the media,
paid admissions for the first Festival totalled 63,565.
Today the Festival is completely self-supporting with an
average annual attendance of more than 100,000. While this
increase in size is often used as an indicator of the Festival's
success, its real growth over the past 15 years isn't reflected
in numbers or dollars. Its real growth comes from people­their
ideas and actions, their successes and ~istakes.
The people whose comments appear here have all been
part of the Festival for 15 years or more. Admittedly their
opinions are somewhat less than objective for they all have
very close ties to the Festival. But looking back over the years
through their eyes gives us a chance to see the possibilities
ahead of us as the Festival keeps moving forward.
It was kind of a risky business that first year. Nobody really knew what
it would be like. Nobody knew how many people would be there, nobody
knew what kind of weather we would have ... all those imponderables-
O.T. Baker
I was the worst of the pre-first-Festival doomsayers. I said that it would
never work; that there was no way anyone would ever show up ... I
was amazingly wrong.
David Haynes
The first year was hectic. The Festival was new, and we didn't know
how to do things or how to put it up. It was an absolute madhouse.
Claudia Ball
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The year when we had the hurricane, and the winds and rain seriously
damaged the grounds, a lot of people's spirits were very low. But there
were ample people who just said, "to hell with the rain, we're going to
do this anyway," and they moved up on the veranda and carried on.
john Davis
The fact that it rained those first years was probably one of the most
cohesive things that could have happened. It kind of unified everybody
and really gave them the spirit of being together. . .. it may have been
the secret to our success.
The Festival has gotten so big that we just can't do some things anymore.
I miss all the animal things we used to have, like the cow-milking contest
and the horseback rides. One of the funniest things was the year we let
people in for free if they had a live chicken for the chicken-flying contest
.... we had chickens everywhere! You've never seen so many chickens
in all your life!
Claudia Ball
]o Ann Andera
We used to have a lot more time to spend with participants and each
other, and it was great because everybody found something in common
in spite of all our differences. I still love sitting at the Grape Arbor on
Sunday night with a lot of the staff and participants and having Doyle
Bryant bless us on our way for another year.
]o Ann Andera
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The strength of the Festival should be in the contact between the public
and participants. Occasionally, it does that as well as it can be done
anywhere, and when that happens, it is absolutely priceless. For me it
is a source of creative enjoyment.
fohn Davis
I think the Festival was a good idea when we started it, and I still think
it's good. I want to see it continue for a long time. The Institute has become
better known because of the Festival. ... it draws people here to see what
we have, and then they come back.
Minnie Collins
The planning and preparation phase is worked out and handled as well
as possible. Every year I'm amazed. I think that's why we've been able
to expand and add new things.
David Haynes
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There's a lot of detailed work involved in organizing the Festival that
most people don't comprehend. It's a lot of work and it's a challenge,
but it's fun. The fact that people are here learning and enjoying themselves
and meeting some of these wonderful people makes it all worthwhile.
The Festival has a special kind of charisma that's hard to define, but we've
given a lot of good memories to a lot of people.
]o Ann Andera
If we can get people appreciative of themselves and of the group from
which they sprang and, maybe most of all, of the community in which
they live, then we have made things better than they were. We do the
best we can to improve; sometimes we make mistakes. I think you have
to keep improving. You can't stay where you are ... you can't go back
... you've got to go forward.
O.T. Baker
Texas Folklife Festival
Lifetime Members
Mr. O.T. Baker, Austin
Mrs. Claudia Ball, Comstock
Mr. Charles C. Butt, San Antonio
Mr. Arnold Griffin, Devine
Mr. Jack R. Maguire, Fredericksburg
Mr. Richard Pryor, Austin
Mr. Bartell Zachry, San Antonio
O.T Baker and Claudia Ball are former
Festival managers, and ]o Ann Andera is the
current director. David Haynes is director of
production for The Institute; Minnie Collins
is an Institute purchasing agent, and John
Davis is the former director of program plan­ning
for The Institute.
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Steering Committee
Lt. Col. George H. Ensley (ret.)
Chairman
Senior Vice President, Group Treasurer,
United Services Automobile Association
Mrs. Louis H. Stumberg
Vice Chairperson
Civic Leader
Manuel A. Anaya
Vice President
National Bank of Commerce
Steven L. Aycock
Executive Vice President
First Federal Savings and Loan
Allen Bassuk
Vice President-Risk Management
La Quinta Motor Inns, Inc.
Mrs. Maria Berriozabal
City Council Member
Janie Dillard
Events Coordinator
San Fernando Cathedral
James R. Dublin
President
Dublin, McCarter & Associates
Katherine Netting Folbre
Executive Director
San Antonio Area Foundation
Howard Freeman
Assistant General Manager-Finance
City Public Service Board
William F. Grinnan Jr.
Owner
Royal Street Crossing Restaurant
Barbara Jane Henk
Executive Assistant
H.B. Zachry Company
Michael A. Hogan
President
Hogan Property Company
Chris Hosmer
Director of Marketing, The San Antonio
Marriott Riverwalk
Mark M. Johnson
President, National Bancshares
Corporation of Texas
Teeta Johnston
Commercial Real Estate Broker
Kuper Realty Corporation
Mrs. Blair Labatt Sr.
Civic Leader
Elizabeth Lange
President
Scottish Society of San Antonio
C. Wayne Moore
Pathway Financial Group
John Mosty
Director
San Antonio Convention and
Visitors Bureau
Dan A. Naranjo
Attorney at Law
J.T. Neal Jr.
Rancher
Jack Newman
Philip Pfeiffer
Fulbright & Jaworski
Robert B. Price
Executive Vice President for Administration
and Business Affairs
The University of Texas
Health Science Center
Laurence J. Raba
President
Cerna, Raba and Partners
Janice Ricks
President
Janice Ricks & Associates
A.W. "Tex" Schofield
Manufacturer Representative,
Contractor and Announcer
Tom Sineni
Henry S. Miller Co., Realtors
Marc J. Seidenberg
Director of Marketing and Sales
The Crockett Hotel
Mrs. Marshall T. Steves
Civic Leader
M. Lynn Taylor
Attorney at Law
Groce, Locke & Hebdon
J. Marvin Walker
Brokerage Agency Manager
The Bankers Life Company
Mrs. George M. Wallace
Community Volunteer
Jill Wilson
President
Wilson Properties, Inc.
Sponsors and Contributor
We would like to thank all the people, businesses and community organizations who have contributed their time, talent, funds and expertise
to make the 1986 Texas Folklife Festival an enjoyable and rewarding experience for visitors and participants alike.
A.l. Root Candle Company
AT&T
Brooks AFB
Burkett Distributing Company
City Public Service Company
Coca Cola Bottling Company
Commonwealth Savings Association
Crain Distributing Company
Crockett Hotel
Davis Mountain Spring Water Company
Dean Lumber Company, Gilmer
Federal Building Administration
Foley's
Fort Sam Houston
Four Seasons Hotel
Frost National Bank
Golden Beverage Company
HemisFair Plaza Administration
H.B. Zachry Company
H.E. Butt Grocery Company
Hobbs Trailers
Hilton Palacio del Rio Hotel
Halo Distributing Company
Imperial Sugar Company, Sugar Land
Joe and Harry Freeman Coliseum
Juan Flores, UTSA Copy Center
Kallison's Farm & Ranch Store
Kelly AFB
KLRN Channel 9
Kroger Company
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Lackland AFB
La Mansion Del Rio Hotel
La Quinta Motor Inns
L.C. Vending Co.
Local Arrangements
LJP Leasing
Lynwood Building Materials
Marriott Hotel Riverwalk
MBank Alamo
Menger Hotel
Metro Media Paging, Inc.
National Bank of Commerce
National Bank of Fort Sam Houston
National Endowment for the Arts
New Braunfels Smokehouse
Newell Salvage Company
Pepsi
Pioneer Flour Mills
Randolph AFB
Roegelein Provision Company
Royal Street Crossing Restaurant
San Antonio Convention Center
San Antonio Convention
& Visitors Bureau
San Antonio Fire Department
San Antonio Independent
School District
San Antonio Metropolitan
Health Department
San Antonio Park Rangers
San Antonio Parks and
Recreation Department
San Antonio Police Department
San Antonio Savings Association
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Southwest Research Institute
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
St. Anthony Hotel
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Texas Highway Department
Tezel & Cotter Air
Conditioning Company
The University of Texas Health
Science Center
The University of Texas at San Antonio
USAA (United Services
Automobile Association)
U.S. Army Reserve 704th Engineer
Company, Arkansas
Van de Walle Farms
VIA Metropolitan Transit Company
WestFest, Inc.
Williams Distributing Company
Special thanks to the
Institute of Texan Cultures staff
and Alliance members, and also to
Halo Distributing Company for its
generous assistance in training volunteers
in alcoholic beverage control.
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320 Bonham • By The Alamo
San Antonio, Texas 78205
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====~~r.nbassadors ~===
In a state as large as Texas, it takes a truly statewide network of concerned and interested volunteers to help Texans learn about
their proud heritage. Ambassadors bring their communities the culture, history and folklore of Texas by sharing information about
The Institute of Texan Cultures with the people in their area. From acquainting schools, libraries, museums and businesses with
Institute programs and products to spreading the word about the annual Texas Folklife Festival, Ambassadors are eager to keep the
state's exciting past alive in their home towns.
Mary Lou Abat (Houston) Peggy and Bill Gunn (Austin)
Stanley Addington {Raymondville) Margaret A. Haag {Llano)
Susan Allen (Luling) Betty Hanna {Breckenridge)
Mike Andrews {Pampa) Carol H. Harmon (Quinlan)
Sydna Arbuckle {Elgin) Bomer Harris (Hamilton)
Daisy Arledge (Comstock) David L. Hartman (Beaumont)
Brick Autry (Dimmitt) Jo Hedge (Lake Dallas)
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Barbee (El Campo) Clovis Heimsath (Fayetteville)
Vera Barnhart {Pearsall) ' Carolyn and John Henderson (Lufkin)
John Barnhill Jr. (Brenham) \ Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Herron Jr.
Thelma D. Bartosh (Temple) ) (Grand Prairie)
Elizabeth Battle (Houston) Jean Hoard (Wichita Falls)
Doug Beich (Arlington) Jane Hoerster {Mason)
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Billings . Eddie Holland {Kerrville)
(Corpus Christi) Katherine Hornsby (Uvalde)
Jack Birkner (El Campo) / Mr. and Mrs. Rex Jackson (Marble Falls)
Glenda M. Bittinger (Houston) James E Jasek (Waco)
Elwana Brewster (Andrews) Mrs. John Jenkins (Austin)
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Brinkerhoff (Houston) Michael Jentsch (Arlington)
Mr. and Mrs. Jean William Brown (Houston) Kaye Jones (Odessa)
Mattie Duckens Browne (Temple) Rosie Jones (Del Rio)
Elaine Bruhl {Llano) Edward J. Kadlecek (New Braunfels)
Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Bryant (Texas City) Mr. and Mrs. Don Kaspar (Shiner)
Dr. Rita S. Bryant {Tyler) Rod Kennedy (Kerrville)
Mary Lou Campbell (South Padre Island) Ronda Kirk {Hewitt)
Ann Chambless (Beeville) Guich Koock (Austin)
Judy and Gordon Chapin (Lampasas) Dr. James B. Kracht (College Station)
Carlos Chavez (El Paso) Mr. and Mrs. Ted LaCaff Jr. (Midland)
At!an M. Citzler (La Grange) Burnis Lawrence (Crosbyton)
Bill Clark (Nacogdoches) Linda Lea (Dallas)
Mrs. Glenn Coates (Floresville) Mildred Lester (Port Lavaca)
Mrs. Robert Cobb (Comanche) Diane Lander Lewallen (San Antonio)
Beth and Hubbard Colley Jr. (Vernon) Dr. William M. Logan (San Marcos)
Mrs. Jim Copeland (Ballinger) Charles Loving {Round Rock)
Rose M. Crowell (Bandera) Caroline McGuire (Woodville)
John H. Cypher Jr. (Kingsville) Dr. and Mrs. William G. Maddox Jr. (Dallas)
Liz Deike (Kerrville) Sam A. Maglitto {Bay City)
John De La Garza (Dallas) Jack R. Maguire (Fredericksburg)
The Hon. Wilhelmina R. Delco (Austin) Dodie Marshall (Ft. Worth)
Mattie Dellinger (Center) Val and Robert Maxey {Texas City)
Barbara Dent (El Paso) Judy Meador (San Angelo)
Linda and Mike Dietert {New Braunfels) Mr. and Mrs. Howard R. Milstein
Carol and Don Douglass {Rockport) (Longview)
Gerry Doyle (Beaumont) Kathy Morgan (Blanco)
Robert J. Duncan (McKinney) Betty Rhea Moxley (Lubbock)
Lela M. Esmond (Texas City) Dr. Kenneth Muckelroy {Tyler)
lvanne Farr-Alsup (Corpus Christi) Kathy Munger (Houston)
Hilde Faulkner {Coldspring) Suzy Munson {Denison)
Mr. and Mrs. Herb Felsted (Wimberley) Mrs. Mayon Nee! {Menard)
John Fischer {McAllen) Anne W. Nemeth (San Marcos)
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fleming (Nederland) Kit Neumann {Austin)
Bobbie and Sterling Fly Jr. {Uvalde) Marj Nicholson (Kerrville)
Mary Lou Ford (Iredell) Nancy E. Olson (Conroe)
Drew Franklin (Palestine) Ben L. Parker (Pleasanton)
Kenneth Fuchs (Temple) Helga and Frank Parks {Weimar)
Doris J. Gann (Smithville) Paul Patterson · (Crane)
Berta Garcia (Del Rio) Dorothy Patton (Crockett)
Sam Gerald (Harlingen) Herb Petry (Carrizo Springs)
Gibby Gerdes (Gonzales) Mrs. H.M. Phillips (San Angelo)
Alice K. Gerfers (Boerne) Mary Ann Philmon {Lufkin)
Dorothea Gingrich (Seguin) Jimmie R. Picquet (Kingsville)
Molly and Harry Gray (Alvin) Cyrill Sid Pokladnik {Dallas)
Sarah L. Greene (Gilmer) Betty J. Porter (Menard)
Arnold Griffin {Devine) Dr. David E Prindle (Austin)
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Tom Purdum (New Braunfels)
Jo Randel (Panhandle)
Rosemary Richey {San Antonio)
Cynthia Adams Rising (Alice)
Becky Rivers {Bastrop)
Claudia Robinson (Dallas)
Dr. Beverly Rodgers (Fairfield)
Toni Rossignol (Blanco)
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sallee {Grand Prairie)
Gloria Sandova {Zapata)
Ruben M. Santos (Waco)
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sargeant {Schertz)
Jane M. Sebesta {Caldwell)
Commissioner Chris Victor Semos {Dallas)
Cindy Sherrell-Leo (Austin)
Hal A. Siros (El Paso)
Calvin B. Smith (Waco)
Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Smith (A~ngton)
H. Martin Soward III (Corpus Christi)
Dr. Ernest B. Speck (Alpine)
Jenny Stanfield (The Woodlands)
Carol Stazo (Houston)
James B. Stephen (Sonora)
Terri Stewart (Austin)
Frances Stovall (San Marc05)
Ann Miller Strom {Kyle)
Mrs. Charles B. Suehs {Castroville)
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Sueltenfuss {Boerne)
Fred Switzer (Taylor)
Mrs. Harold Talbot {Big Spring)
Mary M. Taylor {Beeville)
Bob Thaxton (Seguin)
Norma June Thompson (Elgin)
Vicie and Robert Thonhoff {Fashing)
Manuel Torres {Brownsville)
Clara P. Treadwell (Fort McKavett)
Dr. Robert Trotter II (Edinburg)
Catherine Uhlhorn {Harlingen)
Mrs. Ross Vick (Dallas)
Judge Henry H. Vollentine (Gonzales)
Dr. Patricia Wallace (Waco)
Dr. and Mrs. James L. Ware (Galveston)
Pat Warner {Taylor)
Lorraine and Frank Watkins (Comfort)
Nancy Lou Webster (Elgin)
John Wehby (Taylor)
Erich Wend! (Corpus Christi)
Peck Westmoreland Jr. {Lockhart)
Josiah Wheat {Woodville)
Betty Wheeler (Lubbock)
Kyle Wheelus Jr. (Beaumont)
Grace Wilhelm {Menard)
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wilkerson (Pleasanton)
Beth Williams (Navasota)
Jane Wilmer {San Antonio and Salado)
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wofford {Houston)
Mary Wofford {Houston)
G. Preston Woodrome (Freeport)
Eugenia J. Wright {Seguin)
Fay and Jack Yarbro (Alpine)
Marilyn Zschech (Caldwell)
Mike Zwan (Tyler)
Join the fun year-round by becoming a member of The Institute of Texan Cultures.
Not only will your membership entitle you to benefits such as special events, exhibit
openings and Heritage Tours, but it will help to preserve the history and culture of
Texas for you and future generations to enjoy.
Start your membership today by completing the form below and mailing it with
your check to:
Membership Coordinator • The Institute of Texan Cultures • P.O. Box 1226
San Antonio, Texas 78294
Membership Categories
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( ) Individual Associate $25 ( ) Family $50
( ) Benefactor $500 ( ) Corporate $2,500
( ) Sustaining Associate $100
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DAY
WEEKEND
Captures Czech Tradition In
Food, Festival and Dance
• All Types of Good Food • Variety of Folk Dances
• Kolache 5,000 + (3.2 miles) starts Sunday, Aug. 31, 1986 at 8
a.m. Prizes in each of three categories plus T-shirts to all entries.
• Large exhibition of Arts and Crafts with participating artists
throughout the State.
• Children's Area with Games, Rides, Refreshments and Super­vision.
• Scores of Concessions • Sokol Gymnastic Exhibition
• Czech Pastries and Sausage
Something For Every Member
Of The Family .... Young! Old!
August 30 & 31, 1986
ON THE WEST FAIR & RODEO GROUNDS
ONE MILE SOUTH ON MAIN ST.
Free Shuttle buses from downtown to
festival grounds.
Parking $1 per car at festival grounds.
HOURS:
Saturday & Sunday, Aug. 30 & 31
11 a.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Downtown Parade Sat. 10:30 a.m.
ADMISSION:
Adults: $3.00
Children 6-12: $1.00
Children under 6 admission free when
accompanied by. ad. u.lt..
SEPARA IE ADMISSION
CHARGE EACH DAY
Admission good for all dances, entertainment,
exhibit• and actlvttes within the- festival
ground5.
P.O. Box65
West, Texas 76691
817-826-5058
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Food coupons are 25¢ each. The amounts listed indicate the number of coupons per item.
ALsATiAN
Castroville St. Louis Day Celebration
(Brown Zone)
Originating in Alsace, located in
northeastern France along the Rhine
River, most Texas Alsatians live in Castro­ville.
This South Texas hamlet was
founded in the 1840's by Henri Castro, an
adventurous Frenchman who dreamed of
establishing "a new and better France" on
the Texas frontier.
Many people say that the best sausage
in Texas comes from Castroville. Alsatian
sausage is widely known for its distinctive,
delicious seasoning, and, according to the
Castroville Chamber of Commerce, their
infamous parisa (French steak tartare) "has
no rival anywhere in the state:'
Drucke wurst (Dried sausage)......... 2
Wurst (Sausage on a French roll)..... 5
Pari sa on a cracker . .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. .. . 2
Breadle (Cookie).... .. ....................... 1
beLGiAN
Belgian American Club of Texas
(Blue Zone)
The majority of Belgian settlers in
Texas were vegetable growers who contri­buted
a great deal to the agricultural
economy of the state. In 1894 Belgian
immigrants drilled the first artesian well
in Bexar County and initiated the type of
large-scale, irrigated truck farming which
continues to dominate the produce market
in South Texas.
Belgian Texans certainly know how to
put the fruits of their labor to good use,
as demonstrated by their tasty belgische
wafels. With several tempting toppings to
choose from, the only word for these fluffy
concoctions is irresistible.
Belgian waffle (Plain or
sugared) ...... ....... ....... .. .................. 5
Each topping . .. . . . .. .. .. . .. .. ... .. .. . . .. .. . .. 1
Vanilla ice cream topping .. .. .... ... 2
Rij stpap (Saffron-flavored
rice pudding)...... .. ....... ....... ... .... .... 3
Vanilla ice cream . .. .. . .. .... . . .. .. ... .. .. 3
Raspberry sherbet......................... 3
Imported Belgian beer .. . .. . .. .. . . . .. .. 8
14
1985 Award Winners
Each year the Festival recognizes
those organizations who have made an
effort to provide presentations incorpo­rating
aspects of their ethnic heritage
with well-prepared traditional foods. In
1985 awards were granted to these groups
for their outstanding work.
Booth Presentation
First Place
Wendish Heritage Society
Second Place
The Nederland Dutch
Third Place
Polish Arts and Culture Foundation
Honorable Mention
Korean American Association;
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
(Soul fuod)
Food Presentation
First Place
San Antonio Hungarian Association
Second Place
The Beethoven Maennerchor
Third Place
Polish Arts and Culture Foundation
Honorable Mention
Wendish Heritage Society;
St. Stephens; Mexican-American
Business and Professional Women's
Club; Khmer Society of
San Antonio
British Sporting Club of San Antonio
(Yellow Zone)
The contributions of English immi­grants
have been spread throughout many
different areas of Texas's culture-business,
politics and cattle ranching, to name a few.
In fact, an Englishman by the name of
William ]. Marsh co-authored the state
anthem, "Texas, Our Texas:'
One of the first things that comes to
mind when you think of merry old En­gland
is that familiar establishment, the
British pub. As in England, the Festival's
pub is a hub of activity and merriment
with food, music and even a friendly game
of darts to enjoy.
Cornish pastie (Meat pie) . .. .. .. .. .... . 7
Sausage roll ........ .. ..................... ..... 4
CAcTus CAFE
All Saints Episcopal Church
in Colorado City
(Red Zone)
What's more Texan than longhorns
and oil wells? According to the folks from
Colorado City, the answer to that ques­tion
is none other than chicken-fried
steak, "the national food of Texas:'
The Cactus Cafe, where you can order
up a scrumptious serving of authentic
Texas chicken-fried steak and gravy, is
reminiscent of the many small-town cafes
which dot the state's countryside from
corner to corner.
Chicken-fried steak fingers with
gravy, puff and honey .............. 8
Steak fingers .. .. .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. .. .. 2 & 3
Puffs and honey............................ 2
Texas Cajun Club, Inc.
(Lime Zone)
Cajuns are a colorful group of people
who made their way to Texas from the
French colony of Acadia in what is now
Nova Scotia. Struggling to live in the
swamplands of East Texas, the Cajuns
developed their cuisine by instinct. Blend­ing
their ingenuity with local Spanish,
Indian and African techniques, they pro­duced
a style of cooking that's like nothing
else around.
But unique food isn't the only charac­teristic
for which Cajuns are famous.
They're fun-loving folks who put a little
spirit into everything they do. So when
you visit the Cajuns, be prepared to
"Lassiez les bons temps rouler'!_ let the
good times roll.
Shrimp gumbo .... .. ... .. .... ...... ......... 1 0
Boudain on bread (Rice sausage)... 6
Cajun links on bread.................... 5
Cajun pork skins ................ .. ......... 6
San Antonio Pod,
Chili Appreciation Society
(Red Zone)
According to the book Tex-Mex Food
... all you need to know, chili is one feature
of Texas everyone knows. And every Texan
has the best recipe for it and probably an
ancestor or two who knew the guy who
invented it. No one really knows where
the first chili was made, but a lot of folks
believe it just had to be in San Antonio.
In the 1880's chili was the street food
of San Antonio, with "chili queens" selling
it for 5~ a bowl from their carts in Alamo
Plaza. In 1896 a San Antonio company,
Gebhardt's, was the first to can chili, and
they are still doing it today. So, birthplace
or not, San Antonio has a wealth of chili
history to its credit.
Chili (Bowl) .. ........... .... ...... .... ..... ..... 7
Chili (Sample) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
CbiN€5€
Chinese Community Council
(Blue Zone)
Many Chinese Texans came to the
state as laborers on the railroad, first in the
Brazos River valley and later in the El Paso
area. A large group of Chinese living in
Mexico followed General John Pershing
back to Texas after his expedition to cap­ture
Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa.
And another wave of immigration to Texas
occurred with the Communist takeover of
China in 1948-49.
Chinese cuisine reflects the prefer­ences
of people in different areas of the
country. For example, the Cantonese cook
their food a short time, just enough to
preserve the natural flavors, while in
Shanghai they like their food well done.
People of Szechwan like hot pepper, and
Shantung people are fond of onion and
garlic as their flavorings.
Egg roll .......................... ...... ....... .... 5
Shrimp-flavored chips .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 2
Fortune cookies . ..... ........ ... ... . ... .... 2
buTch
The Nederland Dutch
(Lime Zone)
Until the 1880's the Dutch came to
Texas only on an individual basis. Then
in 1895 the Port Arthur Land Company
was formed in order to sell 66,000 acres
in Jefferson County. Advertisements ap­peared
in Dutch newspapers offering pros­pective
buyers the chance to invest in a
"tropical paradise" at $8 an acre. The set­tlement
was called Nederland, and it is the
only lasting Dutch community in Texas.
At the Festival the people of Neder­land
present a bit of their heritage with
delicious Dutch ice cream served at their
booth that looks like a windmill.
Bienquet (Dutch apple cakes) ......... 10
Ice cream float . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. .. . . .. .. .. . . .. 4
Milk and chocolate milk........... .. 3
Ice cream (Cones and cups) .... ....... 2
Cookies (6) ........ ...... .......... .. ........... 2
fiLipiNO
Filipino Americans in San Antonio
(Red Zone)
In 1898 the Philippine Islands were
ceded to the United States by treaty with
Spain and were granted their indepen­dence
in 1946. Migration of Filipinos to
Texas is a fairly recent phenomenon; most
came over between 1920 and 1960.
The quaint and delicious dishes pre­pared
by the Filipinos are the result of
more than 300 years of acculturation due
to occupation by one foreign country or
another. For example, their flavorful
lumpia incorporates aspects of similar
dishes prepared by other cultural groups
but remains distinctly Filipino.
lnihaw (Pork shish kebab) ............ ... 7
Lumpia (Egg roll) . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. 5
GeRMAN
New Braunfels Wurstfest Association
and The Beethoven Maenrerchor, Inc.
(Yellow Zone)
German Texans make up the state's
fourth largest ethnic group. As early as
1850 people of Germany had begun to
establish their own distinctive pattern in
the social fabric of Texas. Today German
customs and traditions continue to flour­ish
in the Texas Hill Country through
celebrations held in communities such as
New Braunfels and Fredericksburg.
At the Festival, too, German Texans
bring a little bit of the Old Country to life
for you to enjoy as the rousing strains of
oompah music and the aroma of those
traditional German favorites, sausage and
sauerkraut, fill the air.
Sausage on a stick .... ....... ... ...... .... . 9
Beef jerky............... .. .... .. .. ..... 4 & 8
Dried sausage .. .. .. . .. .. .. . . . . . .. . . . .. . .. . .. . 2
Apple strudel........ .. .. .... ...... ....... .... 4
Bear claws . . ... .. .. .. . .. . . .. . . ... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Bratwurst on bun with or
without sauerkraut ............... .... 1 0
Sauerkraut .. .... .. .. .. .... .. . .. .. . . . . . . . .. . . .. . 2
St. Sophia's Greek Orthodox Church
(Lime Zone)
Greek immigration to Texas did not
get under way until the 1880's, with the
crest coming about 1910. Today there are
more than 15,000 Greeks in Texas. Their
Old World traditions are preserved largely
by the Greek Orthodox Church, of which
there are 11 congregations in the state.
Many Greek recipes call for wine and
olive oil, blended with spices to create a
distinctive seasoning. This unique flavor­ing
makes the souvlaki found at the
Festival's Greek booth a definite taste treat.
Souvlaki (Beef shish kebab) ... ....... ... 9
Shrimp (Charcoal-broiled) .. .. .. .. . ... ... 9
Baklava (Pecan-and-honey pastry) .... 3
Koulourakia (Butter cookies) ..... ..... 1
huNGARiAN
San Antonio Hungarian Association
(Blue Zone)
The failure of the Hungarian Revolu­tion
of 1848-49 sent the first wave of im­migrants
to the United States and Texas;
exiles from Louis Kossuth's armies found
new homes in San Antonio in the early
1850's. Economic immigrants followed in
the late 19th century, and a third wave
came as the result of World War II.
Gulyas is a traditional soup of meat
and vegetables prepared by Hungarian
cowboys over an open fire. In the United
States the dish is served as a stew known
as goulash, but the Hungarian version is
still a soup.
Hungarian gulyas (Goulash) . .. .. . .. .. 8
Kolbasz (Sausage). .. .... .. ...... ........ .. ... 8
Szekely kaposzta (Sekely kraut
goulash) .. .. ................... ................. 8
Palacsinta (Crepes) ............ ..... 2 & 5
Langos (Fried pastry) .... ...... .... 1 & 4
Pecan-and-poppy rolls
(Christmas pastry) ...... .. ........ 2 & 5
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lNbiA-AsiA
India-Asia Association
(Red Zone)
Though the number of people from
India and Pakistan who make their home
in Texas has increased in recent years, their
customs remain unfamiliar to a great many
Texans. One goal of the India-Asia Asso­ciation
is to acquaint people with their
traditions and promote better under­standing
of their culture.
Cooking methods used to prepare
exotic India-Asia dishes, such as tandoori
chicken, have evolved as the result of many
cultural influences, including Arabian,
Persian, Aryan, Greek and Turkish.
Beef tikka . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Tandoori chicken .. ... ......... .......... 6
Vegetable pakoras ... ... . . .. . . .. . . . . . .. . . 5
Combination plate ... .............. .. .... 16
Mix (a snack) .. ... .. ............ ... ... .... ..... 2
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lNbiAN
Alabama-Coushatta
Indian Reservation
(Brown Zone)
Texas has been the home of more
different Indian tribes than any other
state. The best known were the Plains
Indians-Comanches, Apaches and Kio­was.
Other groups were the Karankawas,
the Coahuiltecans and the Caddoes.
Today Texas has two officially recog­nized
tribes: the Tiguas, Pueblo Indians
from New Mexico who settled in El Paso;
and the Alabama-Coushattas, who came
to Texas from the southeastern United
States in the early 1800's. At the Festival
the Alabama-Coushatta Indians display
their heritage with beautiful dances and
by offering samples of their traditional
Indian fry bread.
Fry bread .... .... ... .......... ..... ... .... ... ... 5
Harp and Shamrock Society of Texas
(Yellow Zone)
Many Irish settlers discovered the
hard way that some of the state's native
foodstuffs had to be eaten in moderation.
One group of new arrivals, after weeks
without fresh food, hungrily gathered and
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ate large quantities of a purple fruit they
found growing wild. The next day they
were all quite ill and later discovered that
they had overindulged in what turned out
to be prickly pear apples.
At the Festival, you'll find the Irish
fare to be more traditional, with servings
of hearty Irish stew, boxty and soda bread.
Irish stew .. .......... ... .. ...... ......... .... ... 1 0
Boxty (Potato pancake)....... .. .... ... .... 2
Irish soda bread . . . . . . . .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. ... 2
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ITAliAN
Christopher Columbus Society
Ladies Auxiliary
(Blue Zone)
In the early 19th century only a few
Italians found their way to Texas, but by
the 1880's more were settling in such areas
as Galveston, Houston and San Antonio.
Although Italian Texans are few in num­ber,
they have made important contri­butions
to the state.
Wherever Italian immigrants settled,
they formed organizations to help main­tain
the traditions of their homeland. One
of the most enduring aspects of Italian
culture is their food -lots of it, and all
seasoned as only Italians can.
Lasagna ...... ...... .. ... ... ......... .... .......... 6
Pepperoni pizza.. ........................... 5
Cheese pizza . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Cheesecake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Amaretto cheesecake . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
jAPANESE
Japan America Society
of San Antonio
(Yellow Zone)
In the early 20th century Japan faced
food shortages, and the emperor encour­aged
citizens to emigrate to areas suitable
for rice production. One man, Seito
Saibara, created a colony in Webster near
Houston. In the beginning they had only
primitive tools, but their first harvest
doubled that of previous crops in the area.
The Saibara family's success inspired
others to give Texas a try. Japanese settlers
quickly adopted many local customs, but
their food remained traditional. Most
Japanese meals are composed of several
dishes to accompany rice-sashimi, tem­pura,
yakitori, etc. -all attractively served.
Yakitori (Beef or chicken and
vegetables on skewer) .................... 4
Teriyaki (Barbecued chicken
with soy sauce). ....... .......... ............ 3
Fried wontons (3) ................... ....... 2
Steamed rice . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
)ewisb
Jewish Community Center
(Brown Zone)
Jewish Texans are not from one partic­ular
geographical or political region but
represent a host of nationalities. Even
though they came from many different
areas, they all share a common religious
and cultural heritage.
Special foods are an important part of
Jewish celebrations. For example, during
Passover, the Feast of Freedom, matzo-a
flat, cracker-like substance- is a reminder
of the unleavened bread the Jews took
with them in their hasty departure from
Egypt. At the Festival the Jewish Com­munity
Center serves some of the more
widely known Jewish foods such as the
potato knish and lox and bagels.
Bagel with lox and
cream cheese . . . . . . .. ... . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. ... 8
Falafel (Pita bread with
chick-pea balls).............................. 8
Bagel with cream cheese .. . . . . . .. . . . . 5
Bagel. ................. ... .......................... 2
Honey cake . .... .. .. .. .. .... ......... ... ... .. . 2
Potato knish...... .. .... .. .. ...... ............ 3
Khmer Society of San Antonio
(Blue Zone)
Khmer, or Cambodian (the name
given to them by the French), resettlement
in the United States and Texas is quit~
recent. The Khmer Society of San Anto·
nio was formed in 1982 to assist Cambo·
dian refugees in adjusting to their nev.
home and preserving their culture.
Dishes served by the Khmers are thos~
used during the New Year celebratior
which occurs in mid-April. Because the)
are recent immigrants, most Texans knov.
very little about them, and the Khmers an
happy to share their culture with their nev.
Texas neighbors.
Ko ang (Barbecued beef) ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t
Mon ang (Barbecued chicken) . . . . . . . .. t
Nom pang chean (Shrimp toast) .. .. 2
Chech chean (Fried banana) . . . .. . . . . . ~
Chrok (Khmer salad) ....................... 2
Korean American Association
(Red Zone)
Like the Khmers, Korean Texans are
fairly recent arrivals in the state. Korean
culture is considered one of the most
hospitable in the world, and a guest in a
Korean home is always offered a meal.
Though the traditional Korean kitchen is
simple and sparsely equipped, the foods
served to guests, such as bul-go-gi and sin
sollo, are usually quite elaborate and metic­ulously
prepared.
Bul-go-gi (Grilled beef) .... .. ... ..... ...... 5
Kimchi (Cabbage) ......... .. .. ..... ..... ... . 2
Rice ............ .... ...... ... ... ............ ... .... 1
LeBANESE
Ameleb Club of St. George
Maronite Church
(Orange Zone)
Lebanese immigrants began arriving
in significant numbers in Texas after 1880.
At the turn of the century America had
a magnetic appeal for the youth of Leba­non,
and in 1914 more than 9,000 Leba­nese
entered the United States. The 1920
census listed approximately 3,400 Lebanese
who had made Texas their home.
Many Lebanese traditions have been
preserved, and the foods especially have
retained their popularity. Special recipes
of the Middle East, such as kibbe, mihshe
malfoof and tabooli, have reached a wide
audience through celebrations held in
various parts of the state, including, of
course, the Texas Folklife Festival.
Lahem mishwee (Shish kebab) ... .... 9
Kibbe (Lebanese meat loaf).. ...... ...... 5
Lemon/garlic chicken ........... .. .. .... 9
Mihshe malfoof (Cabbage rolls) .. ... 5
Tabooli (Health salad) .................. .. 4
Sambouski (Pecan-filled pastry) ....... 4
Macaroon ....... ....... ... .... ......... ......... 4
Baklawa (Pecan-filled pastry) ... ........ 4
Namoora (Date bar) .. .... ...... ...... ... ... 4
Mint tea ......................... .. ....... ....... 3
Coffee .... ................ ... ..... ............ ... .. 2
M exicAN
Mexican-American Business and
Professional Women's Club, Our
Lady of Guadalupe, St. Alphonsus,
St. Stephens, St. Timothy and San
Juan De Los Lagos
(Orange Zone)
For more than 300 years Texas shared
a common history with Mexico. Today,
much of the state's ranching techniques,
architectural styles and other cultural
elements reflect this Mexican influence.
It's hard to find a Texan that doesn't
have a passion for the spicy food from
south of the border. Mexican food is not
a cuisine created by chefs with pampered
palates, but it is something special. The
regional Tex-Mex fare differs from tradi­tional
Mexican dishes, but all are full­bodied,
spicy, satisfying and, as some
aficionados would claim, mildly addictive.
Chalupa .... ... ... .............. .................. 4
Nachos (3) ..... .. ........ .... .. ......... 1 & 4
Aguas frescas .. .. . . . . . . . . .. .. . .. . . . . .. . . .. . ... 3
Fruit-ka-bob ..... .............. ........... ..... 5
Taco de carne guisada ......... ... ..... . 5
Tamale ......... ... .............. ... .............. 2
Gordita de queso ................. ......... 4
Gordita de picadillo . . . . . .. .. .. . . . . .. . . . . 5
Bunuelo ................. ................ 1 & 3
Fajita taco with guacamole
and pi co de galla . . . . . . .. . . .. . .. . . . . . . . 7
Fajita taco with
pico de galla ........ .... ............ ...... 6
Crispy beef taco ... ............. ... ......... 4
Raspa ............. ..... ......... ... ............. .. . 2
Tortilla ....... .. ............. .. ........... ..... ... 1
Margaritas de vino .. ................. ..... 6
N oRweGiAN
Norwegian Society of Texas
(Brown Zone)
Western Bosque County is one of the
most beautiful places in Texas, and the
Norwegians who settled there must have
been struck by the similarity between the
area and their homeland. Until the mid-
1940's Norwegian was spoken in the bank,
barbershop and general store of Cranfill's
Gap, a community in the area. While
many aspects of Norwegian culture are no
longer part of everyday life, the commu­nity
still celebrates an annual event, sym­bolizing
its Norwegian heritage, for which
traditional dishes are prepared.
Lapskaus (Norwegian stew) .......... ... 10
Sm,Sd br~d (Open-face
sandwich) ........................ ...... .... .... 7
P eANUTS
Pearsall Women's Civic Club
(Brown Zone)
A lot of Texans don't know that pea­nuts
have been an important commodity
in the state since the frontier days. And
even more are surprised to discover, at the
Peanut booth sponsored by the Pearsall
Women's Civic Club, just how many
different things you can do with peanuts.
There are chili nuts, candied nuts, salted
nuts, boiled nuts, roasted nuts and even
peanuts still on the plants. And, if that's
not enough, the folks from Pearsall will
even show you how to make homemade
peanut butter.
Homemade peanut butter..... ....... 7
Peanut-butter cookie ..... ...... ....... .. 1
Peanut brittle . . .. . .. . ...... .. .. . . . . . . . . .... .. 8
Chili nuts........................... .. ...... .. .. 2
Candied nuts .. . . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . . .. .. . .. .. . . 2
Salted nuts . . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . . . . .. . . . .. . . . 2
Boiled nuts ..... .... .. . ... ... .. .. .... .. .... .... 3
Roasted peanuts in shell.............. 3
Peanut plants..... ................... ...... ... 2
P olish
Polish Arts and Culture Foundation
and Polish Folk Dancers of
San Antonio
(Yellow Zone)
In 1854 a group of 150 Poles from
Silesia landed at Galveston and then made
their way to the confluence of the San
Antonio River and Cibolo Creek in Cen­tral
Texas. They arrived on Christmas Eve
in the area which became Panna Maria,
the oldest Polish town in North America.
Christmas Eve supper is a special meal
for the Polish, consisting of fish prepared
according to the family's taste accompa­nied
by pierogi, or stuffed dumplings. At
the Festival's Polish booth you can sample
pierogi along with Polish potato pancakes
called placki.
Golabki (Cabbage rolls) ... .. .............. 6
Placki (Potato pancakes). .... ......... .... 5
Each topping (Sour cream or
applesauce).......... ............ ..... ......... 1
Pierogi (Cheese and potato
pockets) .......... ............... ................ 5
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Nalesniki z kapusta (Pancakes
stuffed with sauerkraut)........ .. ....... 5
Makowiec (Poppyseed cake) .. .. .. .. .... 4
Przekladaniec jablkowy
(Apple cake).... .............................. 4
Przekladance orzechawy
(Pecan roll) .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .. .. .... .. .. .... 4
Jablka w ciescie (Apple
fritters) ...... ...... .............................. 4
PopcoRN
The Institute of Texan
Cultures Alliance
(Institute Porch)
Don't worry, we aren't going to give
you the history of popcorn in Texas. But
we will tell you that the popcorn made by
members of the Alliance, The Institute's
volunteer organization, rivals that of any
circus, movie theater or baseball stadium
in the state!
Popcorn.......... .. ...... .. .. ...... .... . 2 & 3
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ScoTTish
Scottish Society of San Antonio
(Brown Zone)
The Scottish story in Texas is one of
individual accomplishments. Jesse Chis­holm
blazed the famous wagon trail from
Kansas to Oklahoma, Dr. George Cupples
established the first Texas Medical Asso­ciation,
Murdo McKenzie managed the
huge Matador Land and Cattle Company,
and many others contributed to the state's
growth and development.
One of the more intriguing Scottish
dishes is haggis, which gained its reputa­tion
as a symbol of Scottish pride in the
common man from the poet Robert
Burns. At annual Burns's night celebra­tions
held by the Scottish, haggis is more
than just the main dish ... it's the guest
of honor, ushered in "wi a skirl o' the pipes"
and served with great ceremony.
Fish and chips........... ... ...... .. ......... 8
112 order of fish and chips.......... 5
Chips .... .. .................. .. ............ .. ...... 3
Fish ...... .. ............... .......................... 3
Shortbread .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. . 1
Haggis ball..................................... 1
Onion rings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 3
Scotch egg...................................... 3
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Soul footJ
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
(Blue Zone)
Unlike most immigrants who jour­neyed
to Texas in search of a new life,
many Afro-American Texans came as
slaves who were forced to abandon the
culture and heritage of their native land.
But they have been able to build a new
culture out of the remnants of the old.
Many dishes thought of as "soul food"
have actually been around for centuries
and were prepared by both blacks and
whites. What distinguishes soul food from
other forms of Southern cooking is its link
to the slave experience. For slaves,
resources were scarce, and, consequently
nothing was wasted. As one Festival partic­ipant
says in describing how different parts
of the pig were used, "The only thing we
threw away was the oink!'
Pig's ear sandwich ........................ 5
Pickled pig's feet .. .. .. .. .. ...... .... .... .. 4
Barbecued pork ribs ..................... 5
Peach cobbler .... ............ .... .. .. ....... 4
Compania de Arte Espanol
(Blue Zone)
The first Spanish population in Texas
comprised military families and settlers
from the Canary Islands and northern
Mexico. Although they dominated Texas
for nearly three centuries, the Spanish
population was never numerous. Their
influence, however, is still evident in the
missions and other such areas.
Early Spanish settlers in Texas often
had to struggle to find food in the harsh,
untamed land. But you'll have no problem
finding the tantalizing dishes available at
the Festival-just follow the aromas of gam­bas
al ajillo, paella a la marinera and torrijas.
Paella a la marinera
(Seafood and rice) .... .. .... .. .. . .. .. .. .... 6
Torrijas (Sweet bread) ..................... 4
Tortilla espanola (Potato, onion
omelet) ............. .. ... ... .. ................... 4
Gambas al ajillo (Shrimp).............. 6
Empanadilla (Chicken-filled
pastry) ..................... .. ........ .......... .. 4
Sangria .. .. .... ........... ..... ................... 6
Clara ....... ........ ................................ 6
STRAWBERRies
Poteet Strawberry Festival
(Brown Zone)
Known as the "Strawberry Capital of
the World;' Poteet is an agricultural com­munity
located in the state's Artesian Belt.
The strawberries grown by Poteet farmers
are unique because of their aromatic flavor
and their unusually high vitamin and
mineral content.
The Poteet Strawberry Festival Asso­ciation
strives to preserve Texas's rural
heritage and to highlight the role of farm­ers
in the continued growth of the state.
Begun in 1948 as a way to help farmers
better market the community's crop, the
Strawberry Festival is now recognized as
one of the top ten festivals in the state.
Strawberry shortcake .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. . 5
Strawberry parfait .... .... .. .... .. .. .. .. .. 4
Strawberry cheesecake.. .... .... ....... 5
Strawberry wine ............................ 6
Strawberry wine cooler .. .... .. .. .. ... 6
Ukrainian American Club
of Houston
(Lime Zone)
In 1896 a large group of Ukrainians
arrived in Texas, but they had very little
cash with which to buy farms. Instead they
rented abandoned plantation land on a
share basis. Many Ukrainian Texans still
live on and work this land. Bremond,
Anderson, Marlin, New Waverly, Schu­lenburg
and Dundee are the largest
Ukrainian farm settlements in Texas.
Today Houston and Dallas also have
thriving Ukrainian communities which
strive to maintain their heritage through
various organizations such as dance
ensembles, choirs and other groups.
Varennyky (Potato-stuffed
dumpling) . .. .. ..... .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 5 ·
Bigus (Sauerkraut, sausage plate)...... 6
Borscht (Warm)............................... 3
Holubsti (Cabbage rolls) ...... ...... .. ... 3
Spiced tea........... .... ...... .. ........ .... .... 3
VieTNAMese
Vietnamese Association of
San Antonio
(Blue Zone)
The first major wave of Vietnamese
immigration to the United States and
Texas occurred after the fall of Saigon in
1975. In subsequent years more than
75,000 Vietnamese have made their way
to Texas, attracted by the climate, which
is similar to that of their homeland. Today
the Vietnamese population in Texas is
second only to that of California, with the
majority residing in the Houston/ Beau­mont
region.
Cha gio, the Vietnamese-style egg roll
prepared at the Festival, is a tasty meat and
vegetable filling wrapped in layers of rice
paper and often served with the fish sauce,
nuoc mam.
Cha gio (Egg roll)...... .. .................... 6
Thit nuong (Beef and chicken
shish kebab).................................. 6
WeLsh
Daughters of the British Empire
(Brown Zone)
Severe depression hit the iron industry
of Wales in 1876 leaving two million
miners unemployed, many of whom began
to look to Texas as a potential area for
resettlement. In 1878 a Texas emigration
society was formed in Wales. The society
planned to provide Texas settlers with
land, a house, livestock and even an allow­ance
for groceries until their first crop
could be harvested.
Later that year a group of immigrants
settled in Wharton County. However, they
arrived too late in the year to plant, and,
once the credit for food expired, they were
forced to move on to mining communities
north of the Texas border. Though Welsh
settlement died out after the Wharton
County colony failed, those who remained
had an important impact on Texas history
and culture.
Welsh rarebit (Cheese sauce
over muffin) ................ .... .... .......... 3
Wallies (Pickle)................................ 2
WeNbish Pickle .................................. ... 1 & 2
Lemonade ............. .. ....................... 3
Texas Wendish Heritage Society
(Purple Zone)
The Gilmer Yamboree
(Brown Zone)
Who are the Wends? That question is
one members of the Wendish Heritage
Society are asked all the time. The Wends
are descendants of a group of Slavic tribes
who occupied much of central Europe in
the lOth century. Persistent attempts by
the Prussians to Germanize the Wends
prompted them to seek freedom in anoth­er
land. Once in Texas they settled near
Giddings in a town they called Serbin.
At the Wendish booth you can watch
society members prepare their special
noodles, a staple served at practically every
Wendish meal, and sample some for your­self.
Also available is a Wendish sandwich
called koch kaesse.
Forty years ago in Upshur County
sweet potatoes were a big money crop, and
the 1935 quarantine placed on yams
because of weevil infestation hit everybody
hard. So when the quarantine was lifted
the town of Gilmer decided to celebrate,
and that's how the Yamboree was born.
While yams no longer hold much eco­nomic
consequence for the area, the Yam­boree
lives on. And the folks in Gilmer
still make the best yam pies around. (But
watch out for those possums!)
Noodles .............. .. .......... .. .. .. .. 3 & 5 Yam pie (Slice) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 1 & 3
Koch kaesse (Sandwich) ...... .. 2 & 5 Snow cone ...................................... 2
Wendish drumstick
(Grilled chicken with sauce) .. .... .... 4
Special Demonstrations
Recipes for some menu items are available at many of the food booths,
and participants are happy to answer questions about how dishes are prepared,
so be sure to ask. In addition, several special cooking demonstrations offer you
a chance to see traditional foods in the making.
Houston Afro-American Communities Area/Lime Zone
Supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
Trinidadian roti-a dough casing made with flour and chick-peas, stuffed with
curried meat and vegetables
* 2 & 4:30 p.m. Saturday, August 2
* 2 p.m. Sunday, August 3
Creole chicken gumbo-made with chicken, a variery of spices and a special base
called roux
* 5:30 p.m. Friday, August 1; Saturday, August 2; and Sunday, August 3
Shrimp etouffee-shrimp smothered in sauteed onions, celery, bell pepper and
garlic
* 6:30 p.m. Friday, August 1; Saturday, August 2; and Sunday, August 3
Cajun Area/Lime Zone
Cajun roux-the base for gumbo made from lard, meat drippings and flour
* 3:30 p.m. Friday, August 1; Sunday, August 3
Cajun gumbo-made with roux as the base, spices, and various combinations
of meat and seafood
* 3:30 p.m. Saturday, August 2
Czech Booth/Purple Zone
Sisky-cottage cheese dumplings served with melted butter, sugar and cinnamon
* Check at the booth for specific times
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YELLOW ZONE
British Pub
Compadres (Out-of-State
Visitors)
German
Irish
Japanese
Sausage-Stuffing School
Stage 2
Stage 10
PURPLEZQNE
Balloons
Czech
Noodle Making
Popcorn
Wen dish
ORANGE ZONE
Buiiuelos
Cascarones
Flores
Lebanese
Pinatas
Mexican Market
Stage 6
Stage 7
Stage 8
BLUE l!ONE
Gate 4 (Bus Stop)
Belgian
Belgian Climbing Pole
Bien
Bolls
Chinese
Davis Mountain Water
Hungarian
Italian
Khmer
Polish Needlework
Soul Food
Spanish
Vietnamese
Stage 5
GREEN ZONE
American Indian Horses
Blacksmiths & Horseshoers
Bocce
Corn Shuckin'
Geese
Goats
Goose Plucking
Horseshoe Pitching
Muleskinner
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep
Sheep Shearing
Tobacco Spitting Contest
(sign-in)
Wagon Rides
Wheelwright
Gate 1
Cactus Cafe
Chili
Filipino
India-Asia
Korean
Stage 1
BROWN ZONE
Gate 3 (Bus Stop)
AREA A
Antique Tools
Ax men
Barn
Beekeepers
Bread Baking
Chimney Builder
Herbs
Hoecakes
Log Construction
Lye-Soap Making
Peanuts
Pickles
Preserves
Rush Candle Making
Sauerkraut Making
Shingle Splitting
Smokehouse
Tatting
Windmill
Wine Making
AREAB
Baskets
Elocution
Fishin' Hole
Handwriting as a Craft
Pottery
Schoolhouse
Silversmith
Silk Screening
Snake Skinning & Tanning
Stenciling
Treen ware
Whistles & Whips
Stage 4
AREAC
Folk Games
Fort McDermott
Frontier Playland
Games Field
Kite Making
Tobacco Spitting Contest
Trick Roping
Watermelon-Seed
Spitting Contest
Whittlin' School
Yamboree
LIME ZONE
Afro-American Quilters
Bronze Casting
Cajun
Dutch
Houston Afro-American
Communities Area
lee Cream
Greek
Net Tyer
Pysanky
Steel Pan Tuning
Trinidadian Carnival Costumes
Ukrainian
Stage 9
AREAD
Bobbin Lace Makers
Bootmaker
Bowmaker
Chair Caners
Cowhide Seats
Crochet
Gourds
Gunsmith
Quilters
Rug Hooking
Scrimshaw
Spinners & Weavers
Whittlin' Sid
AREAE
Adobe
Chuck Wagon
Cow & Hog Dogs
Geology
Gristmill
Horsehair Rope Spinner
Indians
Old Time String Shop
Rawhide Quirts
Roof Thatcher
Rope Maker
Syrup Cooker
Texas Rockers
Trapper
Stage 3
AREAF
Alabama-Coushatta Indians
Alsatian
First Aid
Jewish
Norwegians
Poteet Strawberry Festival
Scottish
Welsh
Games and Specials
THURSDA~ JULY 31, 1986
' p.m.
:3 p.m.
7 p.m.
i p.m.
7:3 p.m.
7:30p.m.
8 p.m.
Sausage Stuffing, German Stage {Yellow Zone)
Trick Roping, Games Field (Brown Zone)
First Texas Battalion Drum and Fife, Fort (Brown Zone)
Sheep Shearing (Green Zone)
Goose Plucking (Green Zone)
Retreat Ceremony, Fort (Brown Zone)
Tejas Fandango, Fort (Brown Zone)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1986
Noon, 3:30 p.m.
I, 3, 5, 8 p.m.
Children's Games, Houston Afro-American Communities Area (Lime Zone)
Sausage Stuffing, German Stage (Yellow Zone)
1, 8 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
3, 7 p.m.
3:30, 7:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
6 p.m.
7 p.m.
7:30p.m.
8 p.m.
Quilting Demonstration, Houston Afro-American Communities Area (Lime Zone)
Tejas 1836, Fort (Brown Zone)
Net Tying, Cajun Area (Lime Zone)
Sheep Shearing (Green Zone)
Goose Plucking (Green Zone)
Trick Roping, Games Field (Brown Zone)
Texas Professional Gunfighters, Games Field (Brown Zone)
First Texas Battalion Drum and Fife, Fort (Brown Zone)
Retreat Ceremony, Fort (Brown Zone)
Tejas Fandango, Fort (Brown Zone)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1986
Noon, 5:30 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
Children's Games, Houston Afro-American Communities Area (Lime Zone)
Tejas 1836, Fort (Brown Zone)
1, 3, 5, 8 p.m.
I, 8 p.m.
1:30, 3:30 p.m.
2 p.m.
2, 4 p.m.
2:30p.m.
3, 7 p.m.
3, 7 p.m.
3:30, 7:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
5 p.m.
6:30, 8:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
7:30p.m.
8 p.m.
Sausage Stuffing, German Stage (Yellow Zone)
Quilting Demonstration, Houston Afro-American Communities Area (Lime Zone)
Trinidadian Carnival Costumes, Houston Afro-American Communities
Area (Lime Zone)
Watermelon-Seed Spitting Contest, Games Field (Brown Zone)
Alamo City Highlanders, Scottish Booth (Brown Zone)
Net Tying, Cajun Area (Lime Zone)
Houston Highlander Pipe Band, Institute Porch
Sheep Shearing (Green Zone)
Goose Plucking (Green Zone)
San Antonio Scottish Rifles, Flagpole Street (Yellow Zone)
Trick Roping, Games Field (Brown Zone)
State Tobacco Spitting Contest, Games Field (Brown Zone)
Steel Pan Tuning, Houston Afro-American Communities Area (Lime Zone)
First Texas Battalion Drum and Rfe, Fort (Brown Zone)
Retreat Ceremony, furt (Brown Zone)
Tejas Fandango, Fort (Brown Zone)
SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 1986
Noon, 3:30 p.m.
I, 3, 5, 8 p.m.
I, 8 p.m.
I:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
I:30, 6:30 p.m.
2 p.m.
2:30p.m.
2:30, 6 p.m.
3 p.m.
3, 7 p.m.
3:30, 7:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
4, 7 p.m.
6 p.m.
7 p.m.
7:30p.m.
8 p.m.
8 p.m.
Steel Pan Tuning, Houston Afro-American Communities Area (Lime Zone)
Sausage Stuffing, German Stage (Yellow Zone)
Quilting Demonstration, Houston Afro-American Communities Area (Lime Zone)
Tejas I836, Fort (Brown Zone)
Trinidadian Carnival Costumes, Houston Afro-American Communities
Area (Lime Zone)
Children's Games, Houston Afro-American Communities Area (Lime
Zone)
Houston Highlanders Pipe Band, Scottish Booth (Brown Zone)
Net Tying, Cajun Area (Lime Zone)
Trick Roping, Games Field (Brown Zone)
San Antonio Scottish Rifles, Flagpole Street (Yellow Zone)
Sheep Shearing (Green Zone)
Goose Plucking (Green Zone)
Texas Professional Gunfighters, Games Field (Brown Zone)
Alamo City Highlanders, Institute Porch
Com-Shucking Contest, Stage I (Red Zone)
First Texas Battalion Drum and Fife, Fort (Brown Zone)
Retreat Ceremony, Fort (Brown Zone)
San Antonio Scottish Rifles, Scottish Booth (Brown Zone)
Tejas Fandango, Fort (Brown Zone)
Thursday, July 31 ' 1986
TIME STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3 STAGE 4 STAGE 5
5 p.m. Swing Set Whoosits Goodtime
Garbage Band
5:30 Swing Set Whoosits Goodtime Dutch Dochters The Harris Family Alabama-Coushatta
Garbage Band en Moeder Molly Indian Dancers
6 p.m. Fox Fire Hickory John Henry Faulk The Woodromes Norwegian Society-
Storyteller Leikarringen
6:30 Fox Fire Hickory Kurt Van Sickle Voices of the McMillan & Company
Mainland
7 p.m. Nacogdoches Jazz East Texas The Calvary Boys Polish Folk Dancers
Band String Ensemble Quartet of San Antonio
7:30 Nacogdoches Jazz East Texas Hearts & Gizzards Bayou City Wurstfest Opa Band
Band String Ensemble Attic Singers
8 p.m. Gregg Cheser Clearfork Express Bavarian Village Band The Duckens Family Compania de
Bluegrass Band Arte Espanol
8:30 Kurt Van Sickle Clearfork Express fux Fire The Harris Family FAISA Dance
Bluegrass Band Troupe
9 p.m. Vicki Fowler Hickory fux Fire The Woodromes Remish Folk Dancers of
& Friends the BACT
9:30 Allen Damron Hickory Gregg Cheser Voices of the Ukrainian Dancers
Mainland of Dallas
10 p.m. Bill Smallwood and East Texas Kurt Van Sickle Bayou City United Fiddlers
the Jazz Cowboys String Ensemble Attic Singers Association
10:30 Bill Smallwood and East Texas The Duckens Family Fire-on-the-the
Jazz Cowboys String Ensemble Mountain Cloggers
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We would like to extend a special thanks to our great emcees, who add their own special flair to
the stages and help keep things rolling along smoothly:
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Jim Atherton, Brady
Peter Breaz, Houston
Jay Broussard, Port Arthur
Don "Red" Caldwell, San Marcos
Edward W Guinn, Austin
Bud Jackson, Houston
Mike McGlothlin, San Antonio
Gabriel Mendiola, San Antonio
Kit Newman, Austin
Wally Pryor, Austin
Sam Richardson, Austin
A.W. "Tex" Schofield, New Braunfels
Cindy Sherrell,Leo, Austin
Bob Thonoff Sr., Fashing
W.R. Tucker, Nocona
Tony Ullrich III, Houston
This schedule is subject to last-minute changes.
TIME STAGE 6 STAGE 7 STAGE 8 STAGE 9* STAGE 10 STAGE 11
5 p.m. Harp & Shamrock
Society of Texas
5:30p.m. McAllen Folklorico Fire-on-the- Texas Cajun Greyhound Jazz
Dancers Mountain Cloggers Playboys Ensemble
6 p.m. McAllen Folklorico Texas Indian Heritage Texas Cajun Greyhound Jazz Jean Schnitz
Dancers Society Dancers Playboys Ensemble
6:30p.m. Mariachi Infantil Lebanese fulk Harp & Shamrock
Dancers Society of Texas
7 p.m. Felipe de Jesus Cadence Cloggers St. James's Gate Devine Music Makers
Garza
7:30 Mariachi Uno United Fiddlers Milton Larkin and St. James's Gate Fiesta City
Association His Allstars- Sweet Adelines
Jazz Band
8 p.m. Ballet Folklorico Polonia Folk Milton Larkin and Jean Schnitz
de San Antonio Dancers His Allstars-
Jazz Band
8:30 Dueto Hermanos Lebanese fulk Harp & Shamrock
Garcia Dancers Society of Texas
9 p.m. Ballet Artes Fire-on-the- John E Donohue Hearts & Gizzards
de Mexico Mountain Cloggers Irish Tenor
9:30 Mariachi Uno McMillan & Texas Cajun Sweet Song
Company Playboys String Band
10 p.m. Expresiones Lebanese fulk Jim & Mary Hebert
Argentinas Dancers Cajun Dancers
10:30 Expresiones Bavarian Village
Argentinas Band
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Friday, August 1, 1986
TIME STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3 STAGE 4 STAGE 5
12 noon Greyhound Jazz Clearfork Express
Ensemble Bluegrass Band 12:30 Greyhound Jazz Dutch Dochters The Harris Family
Ensemble en Maeder Molly
1 p.m. Gregg Cheser Bavarian Village Band The Harris Family Fire-on-the·
Mountain Cloggers
1:30 Bill Smallwood and Whoosits Goodtime Allen Damron The Woodromes Texas Indian Heritage
the Jazz Cowboys Garbage Band Society Dancers
2 p.m. Bill Smallwood and Vicki Fowler The Woodromes Polonia Folk Dancers
the Jazz Cowboys & Friends
2:30 Fox Fire Kurt Van Sickle The Calvary Boys Norwegian Society-
Quartet Leikarringen
3 p.m. Fox Fire East Texas Gregg Cheser The Calvary Boys FAISA Dance
String Ensemble Quartet Troupe
3:30 Allen Damron East Texas Jim & Mary Hebert Bayou City United Fiddlers
String Ensemble Cajun Dancers Attic Singers Association
4 p.m. Greyhound Jazz Hickory Bayou City United Fiddlers
Ensemble Attic Singers Association
4:30 Greyhound Jazz Hickory Bavarian Village Band The Duckens Family Ukrainian Dancers
Ensemble of Dallas
5 p.m. Swing Set Clearfork Express Dutch Dochters en The Duckens Family Fire-on-the·
Bluegrass Band Maeder Molly Mountain Cloggers
5:30 Swing Set Clearfork Express United Fiddlers The Harris Family Voices of the
Bluegrass Band Association Mainland
6p.m. Gregg Cheser Whoosits Goodtime United Fiddlers The Woodromes McMillan & Company
Garbage Band Association
6:30 Hill Country Whoosits Goodtime Hearts & Gizzards The Macedonia Baptist Texas Czech Beseda
Ramblers Garbage Band Church Choir Dancers
7 p.m. Hill Country East Texas Hermann Sons The Macedonia Baptist Hawaii Club of
Ramblers String Ensemble Polkateers Church Choir San Antonio
7:30 Vicki Fowler East Texas Hope, Texas Sing The Calvary Boys Flemish Folk Dancers of
& Friends String Ensemble & Swing Group Quartet BACT
8 p.m. Kurt Van Sickle Beverly Houston Hope, Texas Sing Bayou City Campania de
& Breezin' & Swing Group Attic Singers Arte Espanol
8:30 Nacogdoches Jazz San Antonio Czech The Duckens Family Texas Klompendancers
Band Choral Club
9p.m. Nacogdoches Jazz Gregg Cheser Sacret Heart Polonia Folk Dancers
Band Men's Choir
9:30 Bill Smallwood and Hickory Sacred Heart Ukrainian Dancers
the Jazz Cowboys Men's Choir of Dallas
10 p.m. Bill Smallwood and Fbx Fire Voices of the Norwegian Society-the
Jazz Cowboys Mainland Leikarringen
10:30 Allen Damron Fbx Fire Voices of the FAISA Dance
Mainland Troupe
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This schedule is subject to last-minute changes.
TIME STAGE 6 STAGE 7 STAGE 8 STAGE 9* STAGE 10 STAGE 11
12 noon
12:30 McAllen Folklorico Voices of the Jean Schnitz
Dancers Mainland- Gospel
1 p.m. McAllen Folklorico Alabama-Coushatta Voices of the Harp & Shamrock Devine Music Makers
Dancers Indian Dancers Mainland- Gospel Society of Texas
1:30 Expresiones United Fiddlers Tx. Southern Univ. John E Donohue
Argentinas Association Step-Dance Team Irish Tenor
2 p.m. Guadalupe de Pena Expresiones United Fiddlers Tx. Southern Univ. Greyhound Jazz
Pinata Making Argentinas Association Step-Dance Team Ensemble
2:30 Chilean Folkloric Bavarian Village Big Roger Collins Greyhound Jazz
Group of Houston Band and the Soul Kings Ensemble
Blues Band
3 p.m. Chilean Folkloric Fire-on-the- Big Roger Collins Harp & Shamrock Jean Schnitz
Group of Houston Mountain Cloggers and the Soul Kings
Blues Band
Society of Texas
3:30 Intillihuara Texas Indian Heritage
Society Dancers
4 p.m. Intillihuara Norwegian Society - St. James's Gate Devine Music Makers
Leikarringen
4:30 Alabama-Coushatta Texas Cajun St. James's Gate
Indian Dancers Playboys
5 p.m. Carmen Ortiz Nacho Estrada Lebanese rolk Jim & Mary Hebert Harp & Shamrock
Paper Flowers Ventriloquist Dancers Cajun Dancers Society of Texas
5:30 Felipe de Jesus John Henry Faulk Jean Schnitz
Garza Storyteller
6 p.m. Mariachi Infantil FAISA Dance Texas Cajun Harp & Shamrock Sweet Song
Troupe Playboys Society of Texas String Band
6:30 Ballet Folklorico de Cadence Cloggers Jim & Mary Hebert San Antonio Sweet Song
San Antonio Cajun Dancers Irish Dancers String Band
7 p.m. Nacho Estrada Lebanese rolk Band Aid
Ventriloquist Dancers Jazz Band
7:30 Dueto Hermanos Csardas UT- Fiesta City
Garcia Hungarian Dancers Sweet Adelines
8p.m. Ballet Folklorico Polish Folk Dancers Tx. Southern Univ. St. James's Gate
de Navarro of San Antonio Step-Dance Team
8:30 Ballet Artes McMillan & Tx. Southern Univ.
de Mexico Company Step-Dance Team
9 p.m. Mariachi Uno Lebanese rolk Big Roger Collins United Fiddlers
Dancers and the Soul Kings Association
Blues Band
9:30 Ballet Folklorico de Cadence Cloggers
San Antonio
10 p.m. Felipe de Jesus Texas Klompendancers
Garza
10.30 Chilean Folkloric Fire-on-the-
Group of Houston Mountain Cloggers
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TIME STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3 STAGE 4 STAGE 5
12 noon Bill Smallwood and Whoosits Goodtime Czech Folk Dancers
the Jazz Cowboys Garbage Band of West
12:30 Bill Smallwood and Whoosits Goodtime Dutch Dochters The Calvary Boys Clanfolk
the Jazz Cowboys Garbage Band en Maeder Molly Quartet
1 p.m. Kurt Van Sickle Tennessee Valley Hadrian's Wall The Calvary Boys Hawaii Club of
Authority Quartet San Antonio
1:30 Vicki Fowler Tennessee Valley Bavarian Village Band Sacred Heart Fire-on-the-
& Friends Authority Men's Choir Mountain Cloggers
2 p.m. Allen Damron East Texas Hearts & Gizzards Sacred Heart Dansul Tejas
String Ensemble Men's Choir
2:30 Poverty Playboys East Texas Joseph Kaspar The Duckens Family Texas Klompendancers
String Ensemble Czech Accordionist
3 p.m. Poverty Playboys Clearfork Express Hope, Texas Sing The Duckens Family Texas Indian Heritage
Bluegrass Band & Swing Group Society Dancers
3:30 Bill Smallwood and Clearfork Express Hope, Texas Sing Bayou City Houston Balalaika
the Jazz Cowboys Bluegrass Band & Swing Group Attic Singers Society Orchestra
4p.m. Bill Smallwood and Hickory Hermann Sons Bayou City FAISA Dance
the Jazz Cowboys Polkateers Attic Singers Troupe
4:30 Hill Country Ramblers Hickory Dutch Dochters The Harris Family Texas Czech Beseda
en Maeder Molly Dancers
5 p.m. Hill Country Ramblers Tennessee Valley Gregg Cheser & The Harris Family Italian Tarantella Dancers
Authority the Pronto Brothers of Dallas
5:30 Swing Set Tennessee Valley Kurt Van Sickle The Woodromes Ukrainian Dancers
Authority of Dallas
6p.m. Swing Set Beverly Houston The Woodromes Remish Folk Dancers
& Breezin' of BACT
6:30 Greyhound Jazz Vicki Fowler Voices of the Boerne Village Band
Ensemble & Friends Mainland
7 p.m. Greyhound Jazz Allen Damron Macedonia Baptist Boerne Village Band
Ensemble Church Choir
7:30 Gregg Cheser & East Texas Allen Damron Polonia Folk
the Pronto Brothers String Ensemble Dancers
8 p.m. Nacogdoches Jazz John Henry Faulk Sacred Heart Festival Awards i
Band Storyteller Men's Choir
8:30 Nacogdoches jazz United Fiddlers The Harris Family Campania de
Band Association Arte Espana!
9p.m. Kurt Van Sickle United Fiddlers The Woodromes Philippine Dance
Association Ensemble
9:30 Vicki Fowler Hickory fux Fire Bayou City ''Anjali" School of
& Friends Attic Singers Indian Dance
10 p.m. Allen Damron fux Fire Voices of the Houston Romanian
Mainland Dancers
10:30 Hill Country Ramblers The Duckens Family Fire-on-the-
Mountain Cloggers - -
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TIME STAGE 6 STAGE 7 STAGE 8 STAGE 9* STAGE 10 STAGE 11
12 noon Felipe de Jesus Houston Romanian Harp & Shamrock
Garza Dancers Society of Texas
12:30 McAllen Folklorico FAISA Dance Voices of the Susan Atkins
Dancers Troupe Mainland-Gospel
1 p.m. McAllen Folklorico Alabama-Coushatta Voices of the King's English
Dancers Indian Dancers Mainland-Gospel String Band
1:30 Intillihuara Polish Folk Dancers Jean Schnitz
of San Antonio
2 p.m. Carmen Ortiz Monja Blanca Csardas Uf- Texas Cajun St. James's Gate Devine Music Makers
Paper Flowers Guatemalan Folklore Hungarian Dancers Playboys
2:30 Monja Blanca Lebanese fulk Jim & Mary Hebert John E Donohue
Guatemalan Folklore Dancers Cajun Dancers Irish Tenor
3 p.m. Dueto Hermanos Fire-on-the- Hadrian's Wall Jean Schnitz
Garcia Mountain Cloggers
3:30 Ballet Folklorico "Anjali" School of Hearts & Gizzards
de la Rosa Indian Dance
4 p.m. Ballet Folklorico Alsatian Dancers L.C. Donatto and Tynan School of Susan Atkins
de San Antonio of Texas the Slippers Zoddico Irish Dancing
Band
4:30 Mariachi Uno Clanfolk L.C. Donatto and Harp & Shamrock
the Slippers Zoddico Society of Texas
Band
5 p.m. Guadalupe de Peiia Nacho Estrada Norwegian Society- Tx. Southern Univ. San Antonio Irish King's English
Pinata Making Ventriloquist l..eikarringen Step-Dance Team Dancers String Band
5:30 Mari achi Infantil McMillan & Tx. Southern Univ. St. James's Gate
Company Step-Dance Team
6 p.m. Ballet Folklorico Lebanese fulk St. James's Gate Sweet Song
de la Rosa Dancers String Band
6:30 Expresiones Alabama-Coushatta Tx. Southern Uni v. Harp & Shamrock Sweet Song
Argentinas Indian Dancers Step-Dance Team Society of Texas String Band
7 p.m. Nacho Estrada Cadence Cloggers Tx. Southern Univ. Band Aid
Ventriloquist Step-Dance Team Jazz Band
7:30 Lost Polka Band Csardas Uf- L.C. Donatto and the Jean Schnitz
Hungarian Dancers Slippers Zoddico Band
8 p.m. Lost Polka Band Lebanese fulk L.C. Donatto and the
Dancers Slippers Zoddico Band
8:30 Felipe de Jesus Texas Klompendancers Hadrian's Wall
Garza
9 p.m. Ballet Folklorico McMillan & Texas Cajun
de Navarro Company Playboys
9:30 C hilean Folkloric Alsatian Dancers Jim & Mary Hebert
Group of Houston of Texas Cajun Dancers
10 p.m. Ballet Folklorico Lebanese fulk Two-Step Contest
de San Antonio Dance rs
10:30 Ballet Artes Clanfolk Two-Step Contest
de Mex tco
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TIME STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3 STAGE 4 STAGE 5
11.. noon Nacogdoches Jazz Houston Balalaika
Band Society Orchestra
12:30 Nacogdoches Jazz Dutch Dochters The Woodromes Czech Folk Dancers
Band en Moeder Molly of West
1 p.m. Gregg Cheser & East Texas Hope, Texas Sing The Harris Family Alabama-Coushatta
the Pronto Brothers String Ensemble & Swing Group Indian Dancers
1:30 Kurt Van Sickle East Texas Hope, Texas Sing The Duckens Family Houston Romanian
String Ensemble & Swing Group Dancers
2 p.m. Swing Set Clearfork Express Bavarian Village Band Sacred Heart Dansul Tejas
Bluegrass Band Men's Choir
2:30 Swing Set Clearfork Express Joseph Kaspar Voices of the Ukrainian Dancers
Bluegrass Band Czech Accordionist Mainland of Dallas
3 p.m. Allen Damron Tennessee Valley Hadrian's Wall Bayou City Italian Tarantella
Authority Attic Singers Dancers of Dallas
3:30 Vicki Fowler Tennessee Valley Hearts & Gizzards The Woodromes Fire-on-the·
& Friends Authority Mountain Cloggers
4p.m. Bill Smallwood and Whoosits Goodtime Kurt Van Sickle Sacred Heart John Henry Faulk
the Jazz Cowboys Garbage Band Men's Choir Storyteller
4:30 Bill Smallwood and Whoosits Goodtime United Fiddlers The Harris Family Texas Klompendancers
the Jazz Cowboys Garbage Band Association
5 p.m. Hill Country Hickory United Fiddlers Contemporaries of the McMillan & Company
Ramblers Association Second Baptist Church
5:30 Hill Country Hickory Fox Fire Voices of the FAISA Dance
Ramblers Mainland Troupe
6 p.m. Corn Shuckin' Clearfork Express Fox Fire The Duckens Family F1emish Folk Dancers
Contest Bluegrass Band of BACT
6:30 Gregg Cheser & Allen Damron Sacred Heart Polish Folk Dancers
the Pronto Brothers Men's Choir of San Antonio
7 p.m. Kurt Van Sickle Vicki Fowler Contemporaries of the Hawaii Club of
& Friends Second Baptist Church San Antonio
7:30 United Fiddlers Tennessee Valley Swing Set Voices of the Fire-on-the·
Association Authority Mainland Mountain Cloggers
8p.m. United Fiddlers Tennessee Valley Swing Set Bayou City Compania de
Association Authority Attic Singers Arte Espanol
8:30 Allen Damron Hickory fux Fire The Duckens Family Polonia Folk Dancers
9 p.m. Bill Smallwood and fux Fire Gospel Jubilee FAISA Dance
the Jazz Cowboys Troupe
9:30 Bill Smallwood and Gospel Jubilee United Fiddlers
the Jazz Cowboys Association
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This schedule is subject to last-minute changes.
TIME STAGE 6 STAGE 7 STAGE 8 STAGE 9* STAGE 10 STAGE 11
12 noon Clanfolk
12:30 Expresiones Csardas l.IT- Tx. Southern Univ. Jean Schnitz
Argentinas Hungarian Dancers Step-Dance Team
1 p.m. Intillihuara Alsatian Dancers Caribbean Steeltones Hadrian's Wall Susan Atkins
of Texas Steel Pan Band
1:30 Felipe de Jesus Texas Indian Heritage Caribbean Steeltones King's English
Garza Society Dancers Steel Pan Band String Band
2 p.m. Carmen Ortiz Monja Blanca Texas Czech King's English Sweet Song
Paper Flowers Guatemalan Folklore Beseda Dancers String Band String Band
2:30 Chilean Folkloric Norwegian Society- Texas Cajun Harp & Shamrock Sweet Song
Group of Houston l.eikarringen Playboys Society of Texas String Band
3 p.m. Marachi Infantil Lebanese fulk Jim & Mary Hebert Susan Atkins
Dancers Cajun Dancers
3:30 Dueto Hermanos Polish Folk Dancers John E Donohue Jean Schnitz
Garcia of San Antonio Irish Tenor
4 p.m. McAllen Folklorico New Braunfels St. James's Gate
Dancers German Folk Dancers
4:30 Ballet Folklorico Clanfolk Houston Trinidadian St. James's Gate
de Navarro Dancers
5 p.m. Guadalupe de Pena Lost Polka Band Alsatian Dancers Houston Trinidadian Hadrian's Wall King's English
Pinata Making of Texas Dancers String Band
5:30 Lost Polka Band Lebanese fulk Caribbean Steeltones Tynan School of
Dancers Steel Pan Band Irish Dancers
6p.m. Ballet Folklorico New Braunfels Play Mas' Carnival Jean Schnitz Sweet Song
de Ia Rosa German Folk Dancers Parade String Band
6:30 McAllen Folklorico Lebanese fulk Tx. Southern Univ. San Antonio Sweet Song
Dancers Dancers Step-Dance Team Irish Dancers String Band
7 p.m. Dueto Hermanos Csardas l.IT- Harp & Shamrock Fiesta City
Garcia Hungarian Dancers Society of Texas Sweet Adelines
7:30 Intillihuara Cadence Cloggers Harp & Shamrock
Society of Texas
8 p.m. Mariachi Uno Norwegian Society- Texas Cajun Hearts & Gizzards Devine Music Makers
l.eikarringen Playboys
8:30 Felipe de Jesus Polish Folk Dancers Jim & Mary Hebert Sweet Song
Garza of San Antonio Cajun Dancers String Band
9 p.m. Ballet Artes Lebanese fulk Jolie Blond Contest Sweet Song
de Mexico Dancers String Band
9:30 Ballet Folklorico Lebanese fulk Jolie Blond Contest Jam Session
de San Antonio Dancers
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==--Stitching Up a Piece
of Texas History
A few hours ago you were stand­ing
in front of a closet overflowing with
shirts and tops made from a variety of
fabrics in a rainbow of colors, asking
yourself, "What am I going to wear to
the Texas fulklife Festival?" Now that
you're here, take a look around and
notice the many different answers you
and your fellow Festival-goers came up
with-T-shirts sporting an array of art­work
including Festival logos (no fair,
that was an easy choice), blue jeans,
sundresses, walking shorts, jogging
shorts, short shorts, and so on.
For most of those living on the
Texas frontier, however, deciding what
to wear was a snap. They only had one
or two outfits to choose from because
it took such a lot of work to create each
item in the first place. If stitching up
your own shirt on the family sewing
machine seems rustic to you, then
you're in for a surprise as you stroll the
Back 40 and learn how pioneer Texans
made their clothes.
The work to create an outfit often
took several months and began with
harvesting crops of cotton or flax and
shearing sheep for wooL "Many adults
and most children have never touched
a sheep and felt its wool:' says Robert
Swift of Kingsbury. Swift, who brings
several of his sheep to the restival each
year to be sheared in demonstrations
by Perfecto Cervantes of San Antonio,
adds that few people know about the
many different breeds of sheep and
kinds of wool.
'1\.fter you get the wool and wash
it, then you have to get out the tangles
and line up the fibers before you can
spin it:' explains Ruffin Hill of Kyle.
"The better you comb it-it's called
carding-the better piece of yarn you'll
get when you spin:' she adds.
Hill points out that many fibers are
used to make thread, including wool,
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"What am I going to wear
to the Texas Folklife
Festival?"
mohair (goat hair), cotton, flax an<
jute, but wool is the easiest to spin
Cotton, she says, has to have all th,
seeds removed before it can be carde(
and spun. In addition to demonstrat
ing the crafts of spinning and ·
at the Festival, Hill and her
also show how threads are dyed,
natural materials such as peach
for green, mesquite gum for black
prickly pear for pink.
Many hours of work went into
ing a few yards of fabric, and
pioneers skillfully stitched all they
duced. "It took almost two weeks
steady and earnest labor to
enough thread for a dress, then
other week to weave the fabric:'
Betty J. Mills in Calico
"Depending on the style and
cation of the construction, it
take an additional week to cut
stitch the garment, always by hand,
the sewing machine was not
until 1846 and not generally in use
Texas until after the Civil War?'
With remnants and scraps of worn­out
garments, pioneers made quilts,
putting every last piece of fabric to use.
"The women made the bedcovers and
used what material they had or wove
themselves; says Bonnie McCay of the
Greater San Antonio Quilt Guild.
"The first ones were utility covers, func­tional
rather than decorative:'
If stitching up your own
shirt on the family sewing
machine seems rustic to
you, then you're in for a
surprise as you stroll the
Back 40 and learn how
pioneer Texans made their
clothes.
Along with the Voca Quilters and
Annie Fuller ofPittsburg, members of
the Quilt Guild demonstrate the art
of quilt construction, which involves
sewing together two layers of material
with cotton or wool batting in be­tween.
The attractiveness of quilts,
according to Verna Trammel of the
Voca Quilters, lies in the various pat­terns
and the intricate stitches used.
Once you have seen the various
clothing construction techniques dem­onstrated
in the Back 40 and have a
better idea of how much work they in­volve,
perhaps your choice of what to
wear can be simplified. The next time
you find yourself browsing through
acres of ready-made clothes in the
shopping mall or standing in front of
your closet thinking that you don't
have anything to wear, try to imagine
yourself as a Texas pioneer. You might
decide that your slightly worn but still
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Festival Crafts':=;=
The following is a 15th anniversary salute to the participants who demonstrate various crafts and skills. They all dedicate a
great deal of time and energy to sharing their knowledge and expertise with Festival visitors.
Adobe Bricks (Brown Zone)
Raymond Gonzales, San Antonio
American Indian Horse Registry (Green Zone)
Nanci Falley, Lockhart
Antique Tools (Brown Zone)
Arnold Griffin, Devine
Axe Man (Brown Zone)
Bill Clark, Nacogdoches
Basketmaking (Brown Zone)
Eloise Roe and ].0. McKnight, Ingram
Virginia Munroe, San Antonio
Beekeeping (Brown Zone)
Dave and Patti Tuttle, San Antonio
Blacksmiths (Green Zone)
Norma Clark, Spring Branch
Basil Garcia, Boerne
Michael Jaksik Jr., Converse
Aldan G. Morgan, Stockdale
Bobbin Lace (Brown Zone)
Alamo Bobbin Lacers, San Antonio
Bocce (Green Zone)
Robert H. Fenoglio, Nocona
Bootmaking (Brown Zone)
David White, Iowa Park
Bowmaking (Brown Zone)
Ron Hardcastle, Austin
Breadbaking (Brown Zone)
San Antonio-Houston Loafers
Chair Caning (Brown Zone)
Claudia Deborah, Beaumont
Louis Herrick, San Antonio
Children's Folk Games (Lime Zone)
Bettye White, Texas Southern University,
Houston
Chimney Making (Brown Zone)
Neal Wright, Kountze
Chuck Wagon (Brown Zone)
Claudia Ball, Comstock
Louise Dillow, Dallas
Bill Brett, Hull
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Rowdy Pare and Johnny Neal, Pearsall
Institute of Texan Cultures Alliance Members
Corn Shucking (Green Zone)
4-H Clubs of Medina County
Cow and Hog Dogs (Brown Zone)
Virge T. "Cowboy" Williams, Navasota
Cowhide Chairs (Brown Zone)
Ronnie Fiedler, Ingram
Crochet (Brown Zone)
Suzann Thompson, Austin
Flores (Orange Zone)
Carmen Ortiz, San Antonio
Folk Games (Brown Zone)
Elizabeth L. Ellis, Goliad
Fortune Telling (Institute Building)
Dee Gilliland, San Antonio
Frontier Fort (Brown Zone)
Riley Flynn/U.S. Cavalry, San Antonio
Cross Roads of Texas Living History, Victoria
Frontier Playland (Brown Zone)
San Antonio Association for the Education of
Young Children
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Fur Bearers (Brown Zone)
Richard Rase, Paris
Geological Demonstration (Brown Zone)
John Long, San Antonio
Goats (Green Zone)
Alamo Area Dairy Goat Association,
San Antonio
Goose Plucking (Green Zone)
Verlie Wegner and Madeline Goldbert, Burton
Gourds (Brown Zone)
Butch Strunk, Oakland
Gristmill (Brown Zone)
Baker Denman and Ross Pantalion,
Nacogdoches
Gunsmith (Brown Zone)
James Stephen, Sonora
Herbs (Brown Zone)
Alta Niebuhr, Austin
Horsehair Rope (Brown Zone)
Bill and Anna Lou Brett, Hull
Horseshoe Pitching and Tobacco Spitting
(Green Zone)
W.R. Tucker, Montague
Kite Making (Brown Zone)
Martha Henry and Elana Zilberg, Austin
Log Construction (Brown Zone)
Steve Whiston, Buda
Lye-Soap Making (Brown Zone)
Doris Riedel, Mesquite
Native Americans (Brown Zone)
San Antonio Council of Native Americans
Net Tying (Lime Zone)
Raymond Frederick, Beaumont
Old Time String Shop (Brown Zone)
Steve Hartz, Nacogdoches
Pack Mules (Green Zone)
Travis Kuykendall, Uvalde
Pickles (Brown Zone)
Barbara and Willie Stall, Cuero
Pinatas (Orange Zone)
Guadalupe de Pena, San Antonio
Polish Needlework (Blue Zone)
Polish Folk Dancers of San Antonio
Pottery (Brown Zone)
Frank "Pete" Payne, Marshall
Poultry (Green Zone)
Alamo Poultry Club, Bandera
Preserves (Brown Zone)
Bob and Gladys Zeinert, Macdona
Bill and Judy Jones, Houston
Pysanky (Lime Zone)
Dorothy Williams, Houston
Quilting (Brown Zone)
Greater San Antonio Quilt Guild
Annie Fuller, Pittsburg
Voca Quilters, Brady
(Lime Zone) Kashmere Senior Center Quilrers,
Houston
Rawhide Ropes and Quirts (Brown Zone)
Rowdy Pate, Pearsall
Roof Thatching (Brown Zone)
Albert Martinez, Laredo
Rope Making (Brown Zone)
Johnny Neal, Pearsall
Rug Hooking (Brown Zone)
Alamo Bluebonnet Rug Hookers, San Antonio
Rush Candles and Hoecakes (Brown Zone)
Cisco Civic League
Schoolhouse (Brown Zone)
Gerry Doyle and David Hartman, Beaumont
Jack Hinge! and the Alamo Chapter of
Phi Delta Kappa, San Antonio
Scrimshaw (Brown Zone)
Delbert Brewster, Andrews
Sheep (Green Zone)
Robert Swift, Kingsbury
Sheep Shearing (Green Zone)
Perfecto M. Cervantes, San Antonio
Claudia Ball, Comstock
Silhouettes (Institute Building)
Lenita Straus, San Antonio
Silk Screening (Brown Zone)
Charlie Loving, Round Rock
Silversmith (Brown Zone)
Bill Bell, Fredericksburg
Smokehouse (Brown Zone)
O.T. Baker, Austin
Snake Skinning and Tanning (Brown Zone)
Bob Angel, San Antonio
Spinning and Weaving (Brown Zone)
Ruffin Hill, Kyle
Steel Pan Tuning (Lime Zone)
Errol Myers, Houston
Stenciling (Brown Zone)
Joseph and Margaret Rasnick
Syrup Making (Brown Zone)
Eddie Bramhall, Devine
Texas Rockers (Brown Zone)
Hugh Vaughn, Woodville
Treenware (Brown Zone)
Nancy Lou Webster, Elgin
Trick Roping (Brown Zone)
Bruce Montague, Bandera
Kevin Fitzpatrick, Bandera
Trinidadian Carnival Costumes (Lime Zone)
Trevor Hackett, Houston
Watermelon-Seed Spitting (Brown Zone)
Karen McCrary, Luling
Western Bronze Sculpture (Lime Zone)
Jonas Perkins, Fredericksburg
Winemaking and Tatting (Brown Zone)
Kendall County Community
Whistles, Whips and the Fishin' Hole
(Brown Zone)
Ernie Herron, Grand Prairie
Whittling (Brown Zone)
Allen Graham, San Antonio
Sid Owens, Woodville
Jack Pirtle, Rusk
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=====..Keep in Touch'"=====
Our 15th Texas Folklife Festival
.. . hard to believe, isn't it? The years
have gone by so quickly. And in two
more years, another celebration will be
in order when we observe the 20th
anniversary of The Institute of Texan
Cultures, which sponsors and pro­duces
the Festival.
In 1968 The Institute opened its
doors as the Texas Pavilion for Hemis­Fair.
The exhibition highlighting the
state's history and ethnic diversity was
so well received that the legislature
decided to continue it and expand its
scope. Today, as part of The University
of Texas System, The Institute func­tions
as a statewide research and edu­cation
center which produces materials
and resources focusing on the history
and culture of Texas.
While the Festival is a highly visi­ble
extension of The Institute, it is only
one of the many programs, products
and services we provide. When the
Festival gates close and all the visitors
and participants have gone home, The
Institute's work goes on. To give you
a better idea of the opportunities avail­able
for you throughout the year to
learn more about Texas and Texans,
the following outline describes our
various programs and current projects.
Research
Forming the foundation of all Insti­tute
programs and products is our on­going
research in various subjects relat­ing
to Texas, both topics of historical
interest and matters of contemporary
concern. Examples of current projects
include the collection and interpreta­tion
of information on Spanish, Hun­garian
and Indian Texans as well as
extensive fieldwork to document vari­ous
folklife traditions in the state.
Publications
One of the primary ways in which
The Institute communicates research
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. . . our displays and
interpretive areas
look at the people of
Texas-who they
were, where they
came from, how they
lived, worked and
played.
findings to the educational community
and the general public is through our
publications. Nearly 40 books and
pamphlets covering a wide range of
topics have been published by The
Institute, the most recent of which is
The English Texans by Thomas W.
Cutrer. Other titles include Exploration
in Texas, Ancient & Otherwise by John
L. Davis, The German Texans by Glen
E. Lich, an edited cookbook called ~
Melting Pot and our ethnic pamphlet
series, The Texians and the Texans.
At present The Institute is preparing
several publications for release next
year. Among these are a book describ.
ing the lives and experiences of Japa.
nese Texans, a collection of works by
cowboy poet Melvin Whipple, a mono­graph
covering the history of Hungar­ian
Texans, and a book exploring the
political, social and economic influ
ences of Spanish settlement in Texas.
Audiovisuals
From a look at folk healing through
the life of Don Pedrito Jaramillo to a
exploration of our built environment
Institute audiovisuals present an inter
esting view of the state. Soon to b
added to the list of 24 titles is Symbo
of Texas, an examination of the form
and informal ways we use images t
represent Texas. Institute audiovisual
are available in several formats and a
used extensively to enhance classroo
instruction and for presentations t
community groups.
Exhibits
The Institute's main exhibit floo
offers the opportunity for both resi
dents and visitors to the state to lear
more about the many ethnic and cui
tural groups who contributed to th
growth and development of Texas
Rather than presenting the state's sto
as a series of dates and events, ou
displays and interpretive areas look a
the people of Texas-who they wer
where they came from, how they live
worked and played.
Several efforts are currently plann
to give new dimensions to the exh ib
floor. One is the addition of an intr
ductory area which describes The Ins
tute's purpose and philosophy, an
explores the concepts of ethnic culture
and identity. Another involves revision
of the area focusing on Texas Indians
to provide a broader picture of their
diverse communities and cultures.
Incorporated in the new design are
murals depicting scenes of life among
three groups- the Caddo, Jumano and
Comanche Indians.
In addition to our permanent dis­plays,
throughout the year The Insti­tute
sponsors a variety of special ex­hibits
covering a wide range of topics
related to Texas. Included in those
scheduled for the coming months are
Texas Lithographs produced by the
Amon Carter Museum and Invasion
Yanqui: The Mexican War, 1846-1848
created by the Texas Humanities Re­source
Center.
Educational
Programs
Among the many visitors to The
Institute's exhibit floor each year are
more than 60,000 students from public
and private schools throughout Texas.
Guided tours for school groups are
. conducted by trained staff and volun­teers,
and are designed to encourage
participation by students. In our inter­pretive
areas focusing on various
aspects of life in early Texas, students
become part of the action, handling
and exploring objects and trying out
some things for themselves.
In addition to tours, we take various
aspects of Texas history outside the
walls of The Institute and into the
classrooms through Tex-Kits, presenta­tions
which incorporate the use of
touchable artifacts. Recent expansion
of The Institute's outreach has been
made possible through our involve­ment
with the TI-IN Network, an
interactive television program offered
to public schools in Texas.
As a partner in the state's educa­tional
community, we also work to­ward
new approaches to teaching Texas
history. Future plans include expand­ing
our program of workshops de­signed
to help 4th and 7th grade teach­ers
discover more about our state's
heritage, develop and share resource
materials, and learn innovative meth­ods
of stimulating student interest.
Nearly 40 books and
pamphlets covering a
wide range of topics
have been published
by The Institute. . . .
Traveling Exhibits
and Trunks
Another of the many ways The
Institute reaches out across the state
is through our traveling exhibit pro­gram.
Designed for use in schools,
libraries, museums, banks, malls and
other areas, these exhibits cover such
topics as the role of education in Texas ' the impact of women on various as-pects
of the state's culture and the
different folk toys made and used by
Mexican Texans. The most recent ad­dition
is an exhibit which examines
the experiences of Greek immigrants.
Nearing completion is an overview of
the role of aviation in Texas.
Also included in the program are
hands-on teaching tools called travel­ing
trunks. Using artifacts, games,
vocabulary cards, teacher's guides,
supplemental books, filmstrips, audio
cassettes and much more, traveling
trunks offer a wealth of resources.
Special Events
The Folklife Festival is the largest
special event sponsored by The Insti­tute,
but throughout the year we also
host a variety of other activities. A
recent example is Texas Lace Day,
which featured demonstrations and
displays of lacemaking by members of
the Alamo Bobbin Lacers and the
Austin Lace Society. Among our up­coming
events is one highlighting
aspects of Scottish culture in Texas
planned for November 1986.
So please enjoy celebrating the Fes­tival's
15th anniversary and make
plans now to join us again for the 16th.
In the meantime, however, don't be
strangers. With the many Institute pro­grams
and products available to you,
there's no excuse not to keep in touch
with the history and culture of Texas.
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I. {
five g:real :reasons you'll
enjoy The Billon ...
I.
THE STETSON
RESTAURANT
Outstanding steaks
and seafood.
Monday-Saturday
5:30 p.m.-11: ()() p.m.
2.
ELCOMEDOR
COFFEE SHOP
Colorfully convenient.
Mariachi Brunch,
Saturday and Sunday
Open daily
6:30 a.m.-1 0:30 p.m.
Casually elegant
piano bar.
Noon-11:00 p.m.
Sunday-Thwsday
Til 1 :00 a.m.
Friday and Saturday
HILTON
On The Riverwalk
222-1400
4.
DURTY NELLY'S
IRISH PUB
Frosty beers and
old-time singalongs.
Open daily,
noon-1 :30 a.m.
5.
CANTINA DEL RIO
RIVERWALK BAR
Unique variety of food
and specialty drinks.
Open daily,
noon-1:30 a.m.
Entertainment
Monday-Saturday
THIS
BUD'S
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FOR
YOU.
ANHEUSER-BUSCH. INC • ST LOUIS
The Institute of Texan Cultures is
open year-round, Tuesday through
Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed
Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
Admission is free, but donations are
welcome. Parking is available at the
Bowie and Durango Boulevard en­trances
for $1. Group tours should
be booked in advance.
For persons interested in helping to
spread the Texas story, The Institute
offers a program of membership.
Dues begin at $25; turn to page 11
for details.
For more information on tours,
programs and products, contact:
P.O. Box 1226
San Antonio, Texas 78294
(512) 226-7651
We salute
HOUSTON-AUSTIN-SAN ANTONIO-BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION-BAYTOWN-PASADENA-HUMBLE. TEXAS
A tip of our hats to the
Texas fulklife Festivdl.
~ NBC Banks
San Antonio
The NBC Banks in San Antonio salute the Texas Folklife Festival , an annual celebration
of ethnic, cultural and folk history of Texas sponsored by the Institute of Texan Cultures.
When it's convenience you're looking for, remember the banks that have San Antonio
sun·ounded. The Pathfinders
NBC Bank-San Antonio
NBC Bank-Brooks Field
NBC Bank-Colonnade
NBC Bank-Harlandale
NBC Bank-Ingram Park
NBC Bank-North
Members FDIC
NBC Bank-Perrin-Beitel
NBC Bank-Randolph
THANKS MR. PAT
H.B. "Pat" Zachry 1901-1984
Thanks for being a
visionary. Because if
you hadn't been, we
wouldn't be here having
a great time. Because with­out
you, there would be no
Folklife Festival. You saw
the importance of this event.
Thanks for being a successful
businessman. So you could support the
Folklife Festival, lending your crews
of electricians, holediggers, machine
operators, whatever it took to get underway each
year. Even participating yourself as a Storyteller
over the years.
And for being so humble when asked, replying
"I told you I hired
on to help. Now
what do you need?"
Especially appropriate
this Sesquicentennial year,
thanks for being Texan. For
all your work for your beloved
Texas A&M and higher education
throughout Texas. Festival just extends
your commitment. It's a great learning
experience - a living legacy.
And thanks for being a friend. To your community.
To all who knew you.
Thanks for being, Mr. Pat. We miss you. But we
won't forget you.
USAA, a Financial Services Company for Military Officers, is proud to pay tribute to H.B. "Pat" Zachry, international ~ · businessman, patriot, commissioned officer, and fellow San Antonian.
USAA