Photograph of Dorceal Duckens performing with the Duckens Family Singers at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Dorceal wears a blue shirt with a yellow name tag pinned to his chest as he sings for the crowd.

Photograph of Mattie Duckens Browne performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Mattie, a member of the Duckens Family Singers, wears a black shirt with a colorful print as she sings for festival participants.

Photograph of Sissy Spacek and her parents touring the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Sissy is accompanied by Institute of Texas Cultures Executive Director Jack Maguire and his wife, Pat Mcguire. The group sits on the grassy berm outside of the Institute for Texas Cultures.

Photograph of O. T. Baker demonstrating smokehouse techniques at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. O. T. wears a cowboy hat, a pink short-sleeved shirt and jeans. He holds a sausage link in his hand as festival participants watch him cook.

Photograph of the St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church Food Booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antoni, Texas. In the photograph, two men cook dozens of shish-kabobs on an open grill. Both men wear matching black hats as they cook.

Photograph of Steve Hartz building a mountain dulcimer at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Steve demonstrates the art of instrument making on behalf of the Old Time String Shop.

Photograph of Guich Koock and John Charlie Loving at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Guich, a storyteller performing at the Festival, wears a cowboy hat and a white buttoned shirt. Guich holds John, from Round Rock, Texas, in his arms.

Photograph of a sugaring demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a young boy is holding the stirrups of a horse as he guides him around the sugar cane mill. The horse turns the turbine which powers the mill, squeezing the juices out of the many cane poles. A crowd of festival participants watches the demonstration from behind the horse and child.

Photograph of Middle-Eastern Dancer Tanya Zwan signing an autograph at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Tanya wears an elaborate costume consisting of a bra top embroidered with many sequins, a floor-length skirt made of rich fabric, and a draped piece of fabric draped from her shoulder to her opposite hip. She signs an autograph for a man wearing a baseball cap, a collared white shirt, and denim jeans.

Photograph of a tinikling demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A girl wearing a white dress with a yellow and plaid apron holds hands with a festival participant, showing her how to jump in and out of the tinikling poles.

Photograph of Mike Mosel building a toy at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He wears a suede hat with leather trim, a collared shirt, and an apron. He holds a small mallet in his hand, gently tapping a wooden peg into place.

Photograph of Bruce Montague roping a child at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Bruce stands in a grassy clearing, wearing a cowboy hat, a blue shirt, khaki pants, and brown leather boots. He leans forward, balancing on one foot as he holds a rope with his hands. A child stands in front of him, wrapped in rope from his chest to his knees. A crowd of adults and children sit at the edge of the clearing, watching the roping demonstration.

Photograph of Ukrainian dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers, from St. Seraphim's Orthodox Cathedral Church in Dallas, Texas, wear traditional Ukrainian clothing including elaborate dresses, crowns made of flowers, and decorative cloth as they perform on-stage.

Photograph of Ukrainian dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers, from St. Seraphim's Orthodox Cathedral Church in Dallas, Texas, wear traditional Ukrainian clothing including elaborate dresses, crowns made of flowers, and decorative cloth as they perform on-stage.

Photograph of Ukrainian dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers, from St. Seraphim's Orthodox Cathedral Church in Dallas, Texas, wear traditional Ukrainian clothing including elaborate dresses, crowns made of flowers, and decorative cloth as they perform on-stage.

Photograph of the Voca Quilting Club demonstrating quilt-making at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A woman wearing a striped shirt sits behind a table, leaning over a large quilt that the group is creating.

Photograph of a member of the Voices of the Mainland, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The man wears a blue shirt with colorful letters reading, "The Voices of the Mainland."

Photograph of a child participating in a watermelon seed spitting contest at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, the child leans backward as he prepares to spit a watermelon seed. The text on his t-shirt reads: "ward." Children and adults stand behind him on a patch of grass.

Photograph of children learning how to weave on a loom at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Two boys and a girl lean over the intricate loom as festival volunteers assist the children.

Photograph of Kirk Hunter performing a whittling demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Rick wears a plaid hat with a short-sleeved shirt and jeans. He squats beside a girl and a boy sitting on a hay bale, holding a small knife and a piece of wood in his hands. Both children watch as he shows them how to whittle a flower.

Photograph of a child playing with toys at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The child wears a blue dress as she plays with a wooden figurine. A man and a woman smile as they watch her play.

Photograph of a member of the Woodrome Family Singers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A woman, wearing a blue and white checkered dress embroidered with lace, sings into the microphone.

Photograph of a member of the Woodrome Family Singers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The man, wearing a white baseball hat and a blue and white checkered shirt, plays guitar and sings into a microphone.