Observing and Journaling- a Way to Feed your Soul

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — The famed 19th century naturalist/philosopher, Henry David Thoreau filled his voluminous journals with his observations of nature and his thoughts on how nature benefits and teaches human beings. In one entry, he wrote: “Must be out-of-doors to get experience of wholesome reality as a ballast to thought and sentiment. Health requires this relaxation, this aimless …

Mariachi Vargas Concert Moves Outdoors

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — For 25 years, Mexico’s beloved Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan had visited San Antonio in the fall to perform for their fans and tutor mariachi students during a week-long event known as the Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza.  But this year everything is different. Though many performing arts events have been cancelled due to COVID-19, the annual mariachi …

Macbeth, Folkloric Dances of Mexico…News Roundup, Oct.1, 2020

We don’t get many opportunities to see Shakespearean plays these days but the Classic Theater of San Antonio has something truly special for us: a new production of Macbethto be performed outdoors in park settings. It opens tomorrow, Oct.2, at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, where it will run Friday-Sunday through Oct. 11, and then continue for six more shows …

The Classic Theater’s “Macbeth” to open at the Botanical Garden

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — The highly respected literary critic, Harold Bloom, wrote in his analysis of Shakespeare’s Macbeth that the relationship between Macbeth and his Lady Macbeth is “the best marriage in Shakespeare.” Though that may surprise a lot of theatergoers who seldom think of those two as a loving couple, actor John Stillwaggon who portrays Macbeth in the …