Today we are featuring an eloquent short poem by San Antonio poet Lahab Assef Al-Jundi which was first published in the anthology “In These Latitudes” edited by Robert Bonazzi, in 2009. But, we feel, it has a message that may resonate with readers during this time of fear and crisis. The anonymous photo of a boy kicking the soccer ball …
By now, we are all used to virtual events, so it’s no surprise that the 2020 Cactus Pear Music Festival is also going to take place online. Starting July 9, the fest, “Around the World in 8 Days,” will present four programs of archival festival performances and four original master classes over a span of eight days. The “around the …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — The past few months have been tough on arts organizations. Theaters and concert halls sat dark and silent while managers and artistic directors struggled to find novel ways to engage their audiences and stay afloat despite dwindling funding and no ticket sales. The Classic Theater of San Antonio was no exception. “For the past three …
We are grateful and excited that our Monday poetry features have been welcomed and embraced by readers. Today’s poem is by San Antonio poet Diane Gonzales Bertrand and we paired it with Andres Ferrandis’ “Sunrise,” an imaginative compositional collage currently on view at the Ruiz-Healy Arts gallery. Hope Is an Essential WorkerBy Diane Gonzales Bertrand Hope zooms in rectanglesthrough family …
A couple of weeks ago, San Antonio’s premier performing arts venue, the Tobin Center, came back to life with a thoughtfully and attractively presented concert by the Agarita Chamber Players and their artistic guests. It was a delightful concert performed in front of the first in-hall audience since the venue was forced to close March 13. And now it looks …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — Like so many arts organizations, the Magik Theater followed the directive to close in mid-March to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. That must have disappointed a lot of youngsters who wanted to see the popular musical retelling of “Dragons Love Tacos” that had just opened on March 6. But good things come to those …
Today we are featuring an exquisite poem by San Antonio poet Mobi Warren and an equally exquisite mixed-media assemblage with earthenware, “Santuario” by Lyn Belisle Kurtin. Shell-ter in Placea poem written during pandemic Her body a tidy brushbristled black and ginger,the bicolor mason beepats a loaf of bee breadsafe within a shell’s spiral,provision for her progeny. Shell-ter in Place she …
Ballet San Antonio was lucky to close its season in February before anyone yet suspected that, barely a month later, all arts organizations would be closing and cancelling shows. And it used lockdown time productively to hire a new artistic leader, build a new rehearsal studio, get ready to open its own dance school, and plan a 2020-21 season. Not …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — How did you develop your interest and love of theater?It may sound like a fairy tale but I think a lot of playwrights started this way! When I was a little girl we regularly went to libraries and we read a lot of books. So, I suggested to my sister and my cousin, who was …
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 thank the journal Tejascovido where Carol’s poem was first published. A …
