There’s so much going on that we decided to add an addendum to our usual NEWS ROUNDUP. URBAN-15’s Hidden Histories series is continuing this month with If Not Now, when? a special episode conceived in response to what has been going on in our country following the tragic death of George Floyd who was killed by a policeman, a death …
Though making longer-term plans has become very challenging during these, COVID-19, times, OPERA San Antonio has just announced its 2020-21 season, adapted to fit the built-in uncertainty. “As difficult as it is to reimagine the 2020-21 season, we are embracing the opportunity for change,” said OSA’s general and artistic director E. Loren Meeker in the announcement. “We will push our …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — To keep children productively occupied during the summer months, SA Charter Moms has come up with a series of virtual distance-learning programs for families to engage in together and help kids learn new things. Among them is a cluster of arts-related videos focusing on jazz music, classical music, ballet, visual arts, film studies, theater and …
Today we are featuring an eloquent short poem by San Antonio poet Lahab Assef Al-Jundi which was first published in the anthology “In These Latitudes” edited by Robert Bonazzi, in 2009. But, we feel, it has a message that may resonate with readers during this time of fear and crisis. The anonymous photo of a boy kicking the soccer ball …
By now, we are all used to virtual events, so it’s no surprise that the 2020 Cactus Pear Music Festival is also going to take place online. Starting July 9, the fest, “Around the World in 8 Days,” will present four programs of archival festival performances and four original master classes over a span of eight days. The “around the …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — The past few months have been tough on arts organizations. Theaters and concert halls sat dark and silent while managers and artistic directors struggled to find novel ways to engage their audiences and stay afloat despite dwindling funding and no ticket sales. The Classic Theater of San Antonio was no exception. “For the past three …
We are grateful and excited that our Monday poetry features have been welcomed and embraced by readers. Today’s poem is by San Antonio poet Diane Gonzales Bertrand and we paired it with Andres Ferrandis’ “Sunrise,” an imaginative compositional collage currently on view at the Ruiz-Healy Arts gallery. Hope Is an Essential WorkerBy Diane Gonzales Bertrand Hope zooms in rectanglesthrough family …
A couple of weeks ago, San Antonio’s premier performing arts venue, the Tobin Center, came back to life with a thoughtfully and attractively presented concert by the Agarita Chamber Players and their artistic guests. It was a delightful concert performed in front of the first in-hall audience since the venue was forced to close March 13. And now it looks …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — Like so many arts organizations, the Magik Theater followed the directive to close in mid-March to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. That must have disappointed a lot of youngsters who wanted to see the popular musical retelling of “Dragons Love Tacos” that had just opened on March 6. But good things come to those …
Today we are featuring an exquisite poem by San Antonio poet Mobi Warren and an equally exquisite mixed-media assemblage with earthenware, “Santuario” by Lyn Belisle Kurtin. Shell-ter in Placea poem written during pandemic Her body a tidy brushbristled black and ginger,the bicolor mason beepats a loaf of bee breadsafe within a shell’s spiral,provision for her progeny. Shell-ter in Place she …
