This is a story about Carol Coffee Reposa our editor, Jasmina Wellinghoff, wrote in 2016. We are reprinting it to honor Carol, one of San Antonio’s and Texas’ most talented poets and prominent member of the San Antonio literary community, who died last week. Published in San Antonio Woman magazine March 2016 A MUSICAL AND RESPLENDENT VOICE By JASMINA …
Let’s start with literary news. April is not only National Poetry Month but in San Antonio it is also Book Festival month. But, while NPM lasts a month with events taking place all across the city, the San Antonio Book Festival is packed into a single day. The festivities take over the Central Library premises and the former Southwest School …
Life in the Time of COVID-19, Part 9 June 15, 2020Poetry We are delighted to have the opportunity to bring to you a poem by Carol Coffee Reposa, the 2018 Texas Poet Laureate and one of our favorite poets. And we are pairing it with the painting, “Mountain Monastery in Montenegro” by our editor Jasmina Wellinghoff. We also want to …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor The San Antonio Arts League and Museum has been an art force in San Antonio for some 100 years, longer than any other local visual arts institution in the city. So, it’s not surprising that its 2023 Annual Juried Artists Exhibition is the 93rd such show presented by the organization. Artists from all over Texas submitted …
Though Easter is the most significant Christian holiday, there are few arts events to honor and celebrate it. One we found is the concert by the Sonoro Ensemble, a 24-voice mixed group drawn from the members of the San Antonio Choral Society. Conducted by music director and organist, Jennifer Seighman, the choir will perform the rarely performed “St. John Passion” …
Let’s start with theater news! Several openings are scheduled on San Antonio stages in the next few days. The Public Theater of San Antonio is opening “The Pajama Game,” a musical created a while back, in 1954. The original creative team included directors Jerome Robbins and George Abbott – who was also one of the writers – and choreographer Bob …
By STEPHANIE SCHWARTZ, contributor Esmeralda Hernandez tells the story of how four generations of women pass on dreams and knowledge. Her film, “Dream Carriers,” is set on the West Side, where Hernandez spent much of her youth. “It’s a short love letter and poem style film, dedicated to San Antonio,” she says. Hernandez ties her story of change and transition …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor As we told you last week, the On & Off Fredericksburg Road Studio Tours will continue this upcoming weekend: Saturday, April 1 and Sunday April 2. Most, but not all studios, will reopen again from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For other information, consult the article from last Monday. To get a map of studios, homes …
Let’s start with a dance & music event that’s bound to be fun and educational, too: The San Antonio Folklife and Dance Festival. Virtually every culture in the world has a folk music and dance tradition, and a good number of those traditions will be part of the fest, which started as the International Folk Dance Festival years ago. We …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor San Antonio College English professor, Mono Riojas Aguilar, wrote the play, “Chato’s Bridge” ten years ago and had a successful one-night show at the McAllister Auditorium. This play is now receiving a new production at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center this weekend. “It started as a short story,” recalled Aguilar during a recent interview. “Most of …
