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 …
San Antonio theaters have been struggling through this period of shutdown but at least a couple of them have strived to provide virtual classes and interesting virtual programming to stay connected with their audiences. Here’s one event you may not want to miss this weekend: The Public Theater of San Antonio is presenting a reading and discussion of “Underground,” a …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — Just as Artpace was ready to show the work of its first 2020 resident artists, the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to close its doors to help prevent the spread of the infection. So, the three artists – Carlos Castro Arias, Milagros de la Torre and Daniel Ramos – left San Antonio, leaving behind their creations …
The poem we feature today is by Austin poet Martha Koock Ward, and the whimsical artwork that also appears on this page is the brainchild of Ethel Shipton, one of San Antonio’s best known contemporary artists. We thank them both. Spring Annulled 5.30.20 Martha Koock Ward Sometimes I feel like road killat one of the multiple intersectsof my thinking. I …
Big news: the Agarita Chamber Players has been chosen to perform in front of a live audience June 13 at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts. Yes, you read it correctly: the Tobin will welcome its first live audience since it closed its doors a couple months ago due the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the press release, the talented …
Today, we feature a poem by well-known Canadian poet, and first Poet Laureate of Saskatchewan (2000-2004) Glen Sorestad, paired with the famous fresco of the White Angel from the Serbian Orthodox monastery of Mileševa in Serbia. Painted in 1235 during the reign of king Stefan Vladislav I, it is considered one of the most beautiful examples of Serbian and European …
by JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — After being closed for a couple of months, the San Antonio Museum of Art reopened its doors this past weekend to welcome visitors to its halls and galleries. By all accounts, it was a happy day for both staff and museumgoers. “The mood was very positive. People were calm, they came prepared with masks and …
It’s official! The museums are all reopening, one by one. The Briscoe, the Witte and the San Antonio Museum of Art have already opened their doors, first to members, and a few days later, to the general public. And now, The McNay Art Museum has finally come out of its self-imposed silence to announce it, too, has plans to reopen …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — When Marline Carter Lawson’s 91-year-old dad was dying, she and other family members asked him what he wanted them to do with the old family home downtown. He replied: “Make it beautiful again and give it a purpose.” And that’s what they proceeded to do. Known as the Maverick Carter House, the mansion had been …
