With sunshine back, here are a few images to make you remember last week with a laugh! And here’s a quote from Trevor Noah: “I know people were praying for Texas to turn blue, but not like this… I mean, is it too much to ask for one apocalypse at a time.” Good question!
After a week of freezing weather and prolonged power shortages, it’s not surprising that a number of events got cancelled or postponed. But it seems that the San Antonio Symphony will play live at the Tobin tonight and tomorrow. We did not get a cancellation notice. Conducted by Michael Christie, the classical concert will feature music of Haydn, Debussy and …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Do you know what ekphrastic poetry is? Don’t feel bad, lots of people don’t. In the broadest sense, it is poetry written in response to an artwork – a painting, sculpture, drawing, architecture, etc. It’s an old tradition stretching back to ancient Greece when it was often focused on the poetic description of the art. Today, …
This weekend, the San Antonio Museum of Art is opening an interesting and unusual exhibit that features art of Latin American artists of Asian descent. You may be surprised to learn that North America is not the only land of immigrants. A number of countries in South America – Brazil, Peru, Cuba, Argentina, Mexico and others – also have an …
by JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — Evangelina G. Flores never had any professional training in the arts but she spontaneously developed an interest in painting and piano playing when she was a schoolgirl and responded to arts programs she saw on TV. “I was the one person in my family who danced in front of the TV (while watching dance on …
The big news this weekend is the return of the San Antonio Symphony to its performing home at the Tobin Center. Yes, they will perform in-person on stage, albeit in a reduced configuration and with only about 275 people in the audience. Still, it’s something to be optimistic about. This is the orchestra’s first in-person concert since March 2020. “This …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor The San Antonio Art League and Museum’s Artist of the Year for 2020 was photographic artist Ansen Seale, but the pandemic prevented the installation and opening of his retrospective exhibit until a couple of weeks ago. It was worth the wait. The show spans some 45 years and encompasses a number of themes and technical innovations …
We can all use some laughter these days and there’s probably no better person to make you laugh than actor/playwright Jaston Williams, he of the Greater Tuna fame. His new one-man show, “I Saw the Lights” will be streamed tomorrow, Jan. 29 by the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts. The “lights” are those of mysterious UFOs that Lubbock residents …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — Performance cancellations have become common these days but when you are forced to cancel a major showcase for eager young musicians, the result is a lot of broken hearts. That’s what happened back in December when YOSA had to cancel its holiday showcase. “We had plans to have all 400-plus musicians at the Tobin Center …
By BETT BUTLER, Contributor Dr. Katchie Cartwright’s new EP Rainy Afternoon might have been tailor-made for the COVID-19 era. Recorded in Austin shortly before the pandemic hit, it’s both soothing and energizing. Catchy melodies and Brazilian rhythms provide a perfect soundtrack for sequestering at home. The title cut opens with cascading musical lines evoking rivulets of flowing water. Flutist Cartwright trades counterpoint with …
