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Article: TEXAS FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL IS A WORLD WITHOUT BORDERS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- May 5, 2006
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The University of Texas at San Antonio issued the following news release:
By Heather HunterProject Coordinator, Texas Folklife Festival
Since 1972, the Texas Folklife Festival (TFF) has celebrated the rich heritage of more than 40 Texas cultures. Through food, music, dance, arts and crafts, TFF helps to keep alive these unique cultural traditions.
The 35th anniversary celebration begins Thursday, June 8 and continues through Sunday, June 11 at UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures in downtown San Antonio.
"It seems like just yesterday we were planning the first Texas Folklife Festival, which was modeled after the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C.," said Jo Ann Andera, Texas ...