Hillside brings the beat back to its annual festival

Hillside brings the beat back to its annual festival

‘Hillside means family’: Pan Am Hillside Summer Concert Series provides community space, preserves Mexican American history

From recreation programs to after-school sports, the Oswaldo A.B. Cantu Pan American Recreation Center and Neighborhood Park rarely goes quiet. But every Tuesday evening in July, the hillside springs to life with a rich tradition of multi-generational culture and community in the changing landscape of East Austin. The park’s 67th annual Pan Am Summer Hillside Concert Series kicked off on July 8, serving as a long-standing symbolic showcase of mu…