Tours of Distinction in San Marcos takes visitors on a tour
of historic
homes. Vans leave the Cock House Museum at C.M. Allen Pkwy. and Hopkins
St.
every 30 minutes from noon to 6pm, May 6&7. Art Among the Oaks, a
juried
show and sale of arts & crafts, will be in the park behind the Cock
House.
512/357-6897.
Cinco de Mayo Fiestas on both sides of the border honor the
Mexican
heroes of the 1862 Battle of Puebla, where a greatly outnumbered
Mexican army
led by Gen. Ignacio Zaragosa (a native of Goliad, Texas) defeated an
invading
French force. In Texas, the holiday will be celebrated in Alpine, May
6&7,
915/837-2326; Del Rio, May 4&5, 210/775-3551; Goliad, May 5&6,
512/645-3563; San Antonio, May 5&7, 210/732-2156; and Houston, May
5, 713/520-3290.
Blanco State Park celebrates its 61st birthday with an ice
cream
social, music, arts & crafts, and a photographic display
documenting the
park’s history. 210/833-4333.
Mayfair has moved from downtown Georgetown to San Gabriel
Park. It will
be the same fun with music, games, and food. Buses will run between
Market Day
at the courthouse, the Airshow at Georgetown Municipal Airport, and the
park on
the north side of downtown, May 6&7. 512/930-3535.
209th in a Series. Collect Them All.
This article appears in May 5 • 1995 and May 5 • 1995 (Cover).
