It’s FIESTA Season! And in the spirit of this uniquely San Antonio celebration, today’s episode uncovers the origins, history and changes surrounding Fiesta San Antonio®. Joining the conversation is author, anthropologist and former Witte Curator, Michael Thurgood Haynes. Dr. Haynes is a noted Fiesta historian whose book, Dressing Up Debutantes, is the preeminent source detailing the Coronation and exquisite Fiesta gowns that San Antonians know and love.

To learn more information about the sources and references for today’s episode, visit:

• Haynes, Michaele Thurgood. Dressing Up Debutantes: Pageantry and Glitz in Texas (Dress, Body, Culture). Berg Publishers, 1998. https://www.amazon.com/Dressing-Up-Debutantes-Pageantry-Culture/dp/1859739393
• Witte Museum, Fiesta: A World of Inspiration special exhibition: https://www.wittemuseum.org/exhibitions/fiesta-world-of-inspiration/

Hosted by the Witte Museum’s Abigail Jacks, Environmental Science Education Manager, and Daemon Piña, Health and Wellness Education Manager. Produced by Alyssa Sailor-Tynes, Digital Marketing Manager.

Fiesta: A World of Inspiration is generously supported by the Fiesta® San Antonio Commission, Inc. For more information and to experience the annual Fiesta exhibition at the Witte Museum, visit https://bit.ly/3V1oOZP.