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Diwali is traditionally five-day holiday that champions knowledge over ignorance, light over darkness and good over evil. People all over the world…
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The Institute of Texan Cultures prepares to take Texans on a delicious tour of the world this weekend. Jo Ann Andera, the director of the Asian Festival,…
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Fifty years ago, HemisFair '68 opened its gates. The international extravaganza, held at the heart of the city, opened on April 6, 1968, and closed six…
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As San Antonio celebrates its 300th birthday, HemisFair '68 celebrates its 50th. The world's fair opened April 6, 1968, closed six months later, and San…
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From a Patriotic Pops performance, to a cave concert, to the Texas Salsa Festival, the holiday weekend holds the promise of plenty of fun here in South…
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From Texas Standard . This is the third story in a three-part series about HemisFair ’68. For part one, click here . For part two, click here . Today,...
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HemisFair ‘68 opened on April 6, 1968, in a San Antonio very different from the city we know today. In the mid-1960s, about 650,000 people lived in San…
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From Texas Standard. This is the second story in a three-part series about HemisFair ’68. For part one, click here . 50 years ago this week San Antonio...
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From Texas Standard . There’s a saying that every Texan has two hometowns: their own, and San Antonio. Historically, culturally and personally – somehow...
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The 50th anniversary of the opening of HemisFair is Friday, and the Institute of Texan Cultures has invited the public for a weekend full of events to…