Five years ago, the folks at the Patrick Heath Public Library in Boerne decided to give local writers and writers published by small presses “a day to show their books” on library grounds. From that modest beginning, a new book festival has emerged, with the support of the library and the entire community. The 2021 version, named, Boerne Book & …

BY JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor During its 24th season, Musical Bridges Around the World will, once again, showcase talented musicians and vocalists from around the world, and the concerts will, once again, take place live and in-person at the beautiful San Fernando Cathedral downtown, like – you know! – before the pandemic. “I am very excited about it,” said MBAW founder …

The arts scene is definitely getting livelier! This weekend another well-known chamber music group, Camerata San Antonio, will launch its 2021-22 season with in-person concerts at three area locations. “We are so excited to perform for you and enjoy chamber music TOGETHER this year,” said Camerata’s season announcement. Co-founder and artistic director of the group, Ken Freudigman, explained that in …

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor While many performing arts organizations closed their doors in 2020, a few found new ways to stay active and survive – and even prosper – despite the pandemic. One of those was the SOLI Chamber Ensemble, which opted to perform concerts live, outdoors, at the San Antonio Botanical Garden. This is something that the quartet intends …

Everybody likes to laugh and this weekend San Antonians will have a chance to indulge in lots of laughter during the second annual HA Festival -The Art of Comedy, taking place in our city Sept. 17-19.The fest will showcase more than 20 shows and some 40 Hispanic comedians, with events spread over several venues. It is a new and improved …

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor The musicians of the San Antonio Symphony have recently reached out to the press to spread the word about a new crisis facing our home symphonic orchestra. According to their release and conversations we had with musician representatives, the board and management of the nonprofit organization intend to cut 30 musician positions from the present 72, …

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Not too many contemporary artists depict ordinary family scenes but Raul Rene Gonzalez does. And he paints them realistically, in vivid colors, using a range of media and tools, on canvas, wood panels or chunks of concrete. The images are engaging, dynamic, genuine and heartwarming. Collectively, they represent an ode to family and his experience as …

Good News: The Public Theater of San Antonio, the company that resides at the San Pedro Playhouse, is launching its new season with a live, in-person, musical, like in the “good old days” before the pandemic. The show has a somewhat awkward title – tick, tick… BOOM! – and a cast of only three actors, but it sounds like the …

BY JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor You may not think of the Carver Community Cultural Center as an exhibition space but it has, in fact, showcased a range of visual artists over the years in it spacious lobby and an adjacent room. The pandemic interrupted that tradition but the venerable cultural center is now regaining momentum as a presenter of both the …

September is FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA Month in San Antonio and this year many galleries and presenters decided to have physical 3-D exhibitions, which will be open for weeks, the way things were always done before the pandemic upended our ways of living and experiencing art. But the fest continues to have a strong online presence as well. The online part features …