BRACKENRIDGE PARK

2:45 pm - 3:30 pm
| Location of Session: Rogers Hall
Adult Sessions

Start of Signing: 3:45 pm
| Signing Location: Festival Marketplace

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About the Event

Texas Preservation Hero Lewis F. Fisher (Brackenridge: San Antonio’s Acclaimed Urban Park) takes a comprehensive look at the fascinating story of the unique Brackenridge Park and how its diverse layers evolved to create one of the city’s foremost gathering places.

About the Author

Lewis F. Fisher

Lewis F. Fisher is the author of numerous books about San Antonio and Texas, including and Greetings from San Antonio: Historic Postcards of the Alamo City, American Venice: The Epic Story of San Antonio’s River, Saving San Antonio: The Preservation of a Heritage, Maverick: The American Name That Became a Legend, Chili Queens, Hay Wagons, Fandangos, and The Spanish Plazas in Frontier San Antonio. He has received numerous local, state, and national writing awards and was named a Texas Preservation Hero by the San Antonio Conservation Society in 2014. His latest book is Brackenridge: San Antonio’s Acclaimed Urban Park.

Moderator

Michelle Lugalia-Hollon

Michelle Lugalia-Hollon believes in being the change that she wants to see in the world. She has worked in government, philanthropy and non-profits, honing expertise in strategy development, program implementation, impact evaluation and cross-sector collaborative action.