Lots going on at Artpace this month! In addition to the three exhibits by the recently departed summer artists-in-residence (read feature story from July ), the art center just opened another, very different show, “Slowed and Throwed”: Records of the City Through Mutated Lenses,” an art show inspired by a unique DJ and his music. The DJ in question is …
BY JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor The summer artists-in-residence have left but the work they created during their two months at Artpace, is now on exhibit at the downtown art center. This summer’s trio included Bogota-born, Paris resident, Ivan Argote, Los Angeles-based Nao Bustamante and San Antonio artist Michel Menchaca. The first exhibit you are likely to see is Argote’s clever, amusing …
BY SUZI CASTELLAW with JASMINA WELLINGHOFF As the winds begin to blow with the promise of a cool shower, I am waiting to meet with Nicolas Valdez under the beautiful Jesse Trevino three-dimensional mosaic of a Mexican votive candle that adorns the Guadalupe Theater on South Brazos. Valdez is a conjunto musician and playwright who recently premiered his play “Conjunto …
Did you know that there’s a National Day of the Cowboy? Neither did we but, yes, there’s one and this year it falls on July 24. Not every state has officially adopted a special day to remember and celebrate the cowboy legacy but Texas has, and the Briscoe Museum, here in San Antonio, is ready to celebrate. And you are …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Millions of Americans have already been vaccinated against COVID-19 but there’s still some distance to go to get to that herd immunity level that would help us return to normal life. Here in San Antonio, 1,028,077 people or 61.9 % are fully vaccinated, according to Metro Health data. If the individuals who have received only one …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor When Opera San Antonio (OSA) staged a live, in-person production of “Lucia di Lammermoor” in May, it became the first opera company in Texas to return to live, theater performances in the state. OSA’s general and artistic director, E. Loren Meeker, attributed that auspicious development to the unique venue where the opera was performed, namely, the …
The Cactus Pear Music Festival continues this weekend but the concerts are moving online. Friday’s event, Beethoven & the Belgians, will feature music by Beethoven, Auerbach, Stravinsky and Frank. So, who are “The Belgians”? You may ask. They are a duo of performing musicians known as the DeMaeyer-Kende Duo. This will be followed Saturday by “American Classics,” an evening-long showcase …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Jazz lovers have cherished the Balcones Heights Summer Jazz Festival for years, but this past year the powers behind the fest decided to change the format. Instead of multiple concerts during a single week in July, they chose to present a concert series, with shows throughout the year. The series is coming to an end July …
BY JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor How do you describe yourself?I am a writer, musician and performance artist, with a particular interest in the intersection of art, spirituality, psychology and spontaneity. I like to explore what happens at that intersection and have been busy doing it for the past 45 years.How are you going about it? Are you mostly using song and …
Classical music ensembles seem to all go on vacation in the summer. Fortunately, there’s the Cactus Pear Music Festival that fills the void left behind, at least for two weekends each July. And it has done so for the last 25 years. CPF is back again in 2021, live on-stage, for the first weekend, July 8 – July 11, with …
