La Citadelle By Suzanne Morris (Its gray walls, now patched with orange lichen, are as thick as 16 feet and as high as 147 feet. More than 160 cannons point threateningly from its openings and ledges…*) As our nation absorbs the shock ofthe latest school shooting In Uvalde, Texas, legislators have conceded thatany new laws to ensure the safety of …
Festivals, festivals, everywhere! Right now, the San Antonio Film Festival is in full swing at the Radius Center, downtown. And it’s a pretty big thing! Its mission statement says, in part, that the fest’s goal is “to serve as an accessible and inclusive platform for artists in the category of cinema and provide cinematic culture to a diverse audience. The …
Clarinetist, Former SAS MEMBER and Musician with the MOSAS PERFORMANCE FUND By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor How long have you been with the now defunct San Antonio Symphony?Twenty-two years, since 2000. The Symphony has had a number of serious crises before and after 2000, why was the crisis of 2022 the one that led to the permanent closing of SAS?I don’t …
ElementaryBy Chivas Sandage (for Angeli Gomez) Hearing the supersonic crackof each bullet rip through the building,she rescued her two boysafter she didn’t see a single officer insideafter she ran to her sons’ classroomsafter she sprinted to the schoolafter the police chased herafter she climbed a chain link fenceafter she started runningafter she convinced officers to uncuff her after she was …
