By Kathy Molga, Contributor Leonel Cavazos has been working hard on his latest painting for his Bihl Haus GO! Arts class. On this particular day, he was planning to present his painting to the entire class for critique and discussion. He knew he was onto something when he set out to paint the Statue of Liberty draped in an American …
Rod Carlos Rodriguez , whose poem is featured today, is the founder of the Sun Poet’s Society, San Antonio’s longest running weekly open-mic poetry reading. He is the author of three poetry collections, including his most recent, “Native Instincts” and the poetry editor of Ocotillo Review published by Kallisto Gaia Press. The adjoining image requires no explanation. Like Rod’s poem, …
Under normal circumstances, arts organizations announce their upcoming seasons in the spring, but COVID-19 has changed that, together with a whole spectrum of other plans and practices. Some companies have outright cancelled the entire fall part of their 2020-21 season, but two of our busiest theaters have found creative and feasible ways to proceed doing what they do best – …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — Though planning a season is a challenging thing to do at this time of uncertainty, the Public Theater of San Antonio has come up with a realistic, and therefore, winning solution. A while ago, it announced that its 2020-2021 season – which they cutely restyled as the 2020-202ONE season – would consist entirely of one-person …
Today’s poem is a ghazal by San Antonio poet and novelist James Dennis whose first poetry collection, “Correspondence in D Minor” was released in 2016. This ghazal poem is from his forthcoming collection “Listening Devices.” James is also the winner of the recent VOICES DE LA LUNA inaugural Harold Rodinsky Memorial Poetry Contest. The beautiful “Blue Smoke” painting is the …
Yes, San Antonio has a film festival, and it has been taking place at this time of the year since 1994. Founded by film enthusiast Adam Rocha, it has served as a showcase for many emerging filmmakers and exposed audiences to a great variety of movies. Last year’s 25th anniversary was big and flashy, honoring stars like Cybill Shepherd, Cheech …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — Let’s start with the most obvious question. How’s the post-lockout reopening going?Like everywhere else, traffic is slow. We are experiencing about 25% of our normal visitation due to the pandemic. I expect that to grow slowly over the coming months. It’s going to take time. You didn’t expect a pandemic when you took this job …
We believe that many readers will easily connect with the thoughts and feelings expressed in Jean Hackett’s poem we are publishing today. The featured artwork “Hiding” is by the Colombian-born artist Sandra Mack Valencia whose imaginative, whimsical work is currently on view at the AnArte Gallery in San Antonio. The Not So Maddening Crowd By Jean Hackett I was the …
For the past 17 years, The Third Coast Rhythm Project has organized a summer tap dance festival that brings to San Antonio famous masters of the art to teach master classes, and perform in Jazzed on Tap, the fest’s showcase of rhythm dancing and jazz music. They are doing it again this summer but with a twist. Both classes and …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — Francisco Graciano was only nine when his father signed him up for ballet classes with Mayra Worthen’s Ballet San Antonio Academy in a studio on the far North Side. Having found his passion, he never looked back. He went on to get a BFA in dance and later joined the famed Paul Taylor Dance Company …
