As usual, by mid-September, the summer lull is definitely gone. So much is going on with more coming up! Let’s start with the World Heritage Festival, established to honor and celebrate our unique and beautiful Spanish Missions, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The festival overlaps with the Organization of World Heritage Cities Solidarity Day that occurs annually on Sept. 8. …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Al Rendon may not have become a photographer if it wasn’t for his mom who liked to take pictures of family gatherings and special occasions. “She was always taking pictures,” he recalled a few days ago as we sat in an office at the Witte Museum to talk about his retrospective exhibit which was just being …
Classical/art music will soon fill the performance halls, starting with this weekend.Two chamber ensembles – Camerata San Antonio and AGARITA are opening their respective seasons, both with promising programming and great performers. Camerata is launching its fall season with “19th Century Echoes,” which centers on the musically rich period between World War I and World War II. The three- concert …
BY PHIL HOUSEAL, Contributing Writer One Wednesday every month, “Pearl” and I have a date where we program robots, design circuits, study bugs, and build structures. Pearl is my 8-year-old granddaughter, and our One dates are to the Science Mill in Johnson City for Home School Days. Pearl’s fascination began when she was 5, and I took her to experience …
As the end of the summer is approaching, the arts scene is getting livelier. So, let’s get right into it. SAY SI, the arts education program for middle and high school youth, will have its annual fundraising auction event: Small Scale – Big Impact. The auction features a wide range of art works by both well-established artists and the rising …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Freed from pandemic considerations and restrictions, The Carver Community Cultural Center has just announced a high-caliber season, sizzling with music, dance and talent to energize and delight San Antonians. From jazz and African dancing to soul, gospel, R&B and rock, plus charismatic vocalists and multiple-award winning instrumentalists, it’s a season-long festival of famed artists and entertainers. …
First, we want to let you know about an initiative of the Public Theater of San Antonio, aimed to help the company survive and continue producing great plays and musicals. The email we received was titled “SAVE THE PLAYHOUSE CAMPAIGN,” and we assume that some of our readers received it too. The fundraising effort hopes to bring in $500,000 “to …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor When I walked into the Bihl Haus Arts gallery, recently, I found myself surrounded by a hundred-plus small-scale paintings, depicting a huge range of themes. “Every one of them has a story,” remarked Mycah Lee Arellano, the current executive director of Bihl Haus, who took the helm of the institution about eight months ago. I was …
The festival season seems to be over while the regular fall season has not yet started, but there’s still lots going on. In fact, a mini fest of art (classical) music is coming up, thanks to the Olmos Ensemble, which is ready todeliver its Summer Concert Series, consisting of three Sunday concerts. These will feature the ensemble plus guest artists, …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Lucia LaVilla-Havelin has been a working artist for more than 50 years, using the traditional techniques of “women’s work” to create original art that addresses contemporary subject matters. Her work has been exhibited in dozens of exhibits in Texas and the U.S. On Aug. 12, her first solo museum exhibition will open at the Brownsville Museum …
