By SUZI CASTELLAW, Contributing Writer If you take the jazz your parents listened to, add a little Carpenters, some Patsy Cline and a pinch of Mozart, mix it all up, and then combine it with a stunningly attractive hybrid of precocious Betty Boop and soulful Etta James, throw in a trombone and you will have a singular concoction sure to …

This weekend, The Classic Theatre of San Antonio is opening its production of the iconic American play “Our Town,” which will be the last show of the 2020-21 season. It is also the final show to be produced during the tenure of artistic/executive director Kelly Roush, who will be leaving the Classic – and San Antonio – at the end …

by SUZI CASTELLAW, Contributing Writer You may wiz by it every day and not realize that on the north end of a modest shopping strip on San Pedro Avenue, not far from the mall, is this magical little spot called LUNA, a cherished live music venue that hosts a wide range of musicians and shows. The exterior is aesthetically pleasant, …

This weekend is huge for Opera San Antonio! It’s finally returning to the stage at the Tobin Center for live in-person performances starring internationally celebrated singers in Gaetano Donizetti’s famed opera “Lucia de Lammermoor.” Grand arias, high-intensity drama, tragic family conflicts, and above all, beautiful voices – this opera has it all! (May 6 & 8, Tobin Center for the …

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor For a young opera company like Opera San Antonio, not performing live on stage for more than a year was a huge challenge. But this week, OSA will be back with a production of “Lucia di Lammermoor” starring soprano Brenda Rae, tenor Scott Quinn and San Antonio’s native son, baritone Scott Hendricks. This return to normalcy …

Opera San Antonio is ready to return to live, in-person performances and it’s doing it with verve and panache by staging “Lucia di Lammermoor” on May 6 and 8 at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts. “Lucia” is a beautiful bel-canto opera depicting a tragic story of love in a hostile environment, similar to the iconic tale of “Romeo …

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor In her letter to members of the San Antonio Arts League & Museum, president Dona Waltson included a special note for Laurin McCracken, the juror of SAALM’s 91st Annual Juried Artist Exhibition, currently on view at the museum. “Thank you, Laurin McCracken, for creating this stunning exhibit,” she wrote. The “stunning” show that features 64 artworks, …

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor One silver lining of spending a lot of time at home – as we all did last year and still do – is time to learn new things or improve the skills that we already have. And that’s exactly what flamenco artist Tamara Adira did for a number of months. Once it became clear that live …

While the name, Pabst Brewing Company, makes you think of beer, the venerable beer maker has other interests and goals, too, including supporting the arts across the United States. The company moved its headquarters to San Antonio in 2020 and it’s making its presence known through several initiatives – a new gallery in Southtown (1112 S. St. Mary’s) and a …

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor The Luminaria Artist Foundation has just announced the winners of its annual grant program which awards funds to individual artists for the creation or completion of new original work in their discipline. The grants are given in three categories: Literary Arts, Visual Arts and Performing Arts, from moneys provided by the City of San Antonio, prominent …