By DON MATHIS The party starts Friday, Oct. 14 with a lighting ceremony at 6:00 p.m. at the San Pedro Creek Culture Park in downtown San Antonio, which runs along the creek from 600 Santa Rosa Street to 200 CĂ©sar E Chávez Blvd. URBAN-15 kicks off this free event with the interactive light, sound, and kinetic artwork, “Stream,” by Brooklyn …
Let’s start with literary news, for a change! The Book Reading Marathon is an interesting experiment organized by Jim LaVilla-Havelin, a prominent leader and teacher in the literary community in San Antonio, who enlisted to help of the Peace Center at the Northwest Vista College to make his idea a reality. Together they are enlisting readers for the chain reading …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Nearly every culture in the world has a folkloric dance tradition, meaning dances that emerged historically from the people of a region or country. And Mexico has an especially rich dance tradition that a number of dance companies in the U.S. nurture and excel in. Such is the case with the Guadalupe Dance Company, a resident …
Plenty of news on all fronts! The Briscoe Western Art Museum is about to open a new exhibit that focuses on the photography of Thomas D. Mangelsen, one of the most important wildlife photographers of our time. According to the press release, the show “includes a stunning scale of images,” including his best-known works, such as “Catch of the Day,” …
By BERIT MASON The artist glances at the model, to draw the line of her leg just right. Classical music plays softly in the background while busts of stern philosophers and great artists from the past aloft on shelves, look down. It looks like a scene from the Arts Students League in New York. But this relaxed, quiet atmosphere welcomes …
Arts organizations are starting their 2022-23 seasons, so a lot is going on all fronts! San Antonio’s premier presenter of international artists, Musical Bridges Around the World, is launching its concert series this Sunday with “It Ain’t Necessarily So” featuring Duo Baldo, consisting of pianist/actor Aldo Gentileschi and violinist Brad Repp. The two combine their virtuosic performances with theatrical humor …
BY JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editot There was a time when artist Sylvia Benitez expressed her creativity by constructing all sorts of experimental, site-specific – and often ephemeral – installations that won praise, awards and grants. That was when she lived on the East Coast, trying to follow the contemporary art trends. Today, Benitez lives near Seguin in a peaceful, pastoral enclave …
Hispanic Heritage Month officially starts today and there are many events planned for this and upcoming weeks to celebrate the Hispanic heritage in San Antonio, including several arts events. The festivities commemorate Mexico’s independence from Spain in 1810 and the Mexican-American culture. It all starts with the El Gritto Ceremony and Cultural Program co-hosted by the Mexican Consul in San …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Just a couple of weeks after they announced the creation of the new entity called the San Antonio Philharmonic, the musicians of the now defunct San Antonio Symphony are ready to start the new season, “Forward Together,” in their new home, the First Baptist Church of San Antonio, which is a stone throw away from their …
In honor of Hispanic History Month, several San Antonio theaters are presenting shows with Hispanic themes and characters.The Public Theater of San Antonio, housed in the historic San Pedro Playhouse, is opening “American Mariachi,” by Jose Cruz Gonzalez, a musical that focuses on an all-female mariachi band and the power of determination, music and familial love. Lots of mariachi music …
