Summer is a time for festivals and there two coming up. The fun and lively, Balcones Heights Jazz Fest returns to the Wonderland of the Americas Mall’s outdoor amphitheater this Friday, for one night only. It’s the 30th anniversary for the popular fest, organized by the City of Balcones Heights, which is also marking a milestone – the 75th anniversary …

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor We have come to know the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts as an arts-presenting organization but are some new developments over there that have the San Antonio theater community excited and there curious. Long time theater artist and currently director of Resident Company and Community Engagement at the Tobin, Rick Frederick, has new ideas about …

We have to start with theater news again because there are new significant developments in the San Antonio thespian world. The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, which is known primarily as a presenter of a wide variety of visiting shows, has made the decision to start producing its own stage productions. That’s potentially a game changer. They call the …

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor San Antonio’s premier chamber music group, Camerata San Antonio, has announced its 2023-24 season which will start on Sept. 1, just when everyone is refocusing on city life after summer travels and school vacations.  As usual, each program will be performed at three different locations to give people living throughout San Antonio and the surrounding area …

Let’s start with the new kid-on-the-block, Teatro Audaz. It’s not brand new but still largely unknown among theatergoers. Its mission is to “explore the varied experiences and cultures of Latinx people through producing and showcasing the creative talents of our artists.” The company is currently presenting an original play by Hilary Bettis, titled The Ghosts of Lote Bravo.  Readers may …

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor By definition, film festivals present the new cinematic works but the 44th CineFestival will start with an old movie, 30 years old, to be exact. The film is “Blood in, Blood Out,” from 1993, a seminal work of the Chicano film cannon, directed by Taylor Hackford. The story was based on actual life experiences of the …

Summers and arts Festivals go together, and San Antonio has its fair share of them. In fact, we mentioned a couple of music festivals last week. But we also have two film festivals and one of them is opening in a few days. The 44th Cinefestival San Antonio, which is dedicated to Latinx films, will be presenting 114 films, including …