By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — Twelve years have passed since the first Luminaria lit up Alamo Plaza as the first night-time contemporary arts festival in the city and the U.S., and to this day the event is still the only one of its kind in the country, said executive director Kathy Armstrong. “There are a lot of art festivals around …

News Roundup Celebrations of Dia de Los Muertos are fairly familiar to most San Antonians but the new Day of the Dead San Antonio festival intends to mark the traditional day of remembrance with a huge city-wide lineup of events, including a new river parade,(Nov.1, 7 p.m.), three days of activities in La Villita, special art exhibitions, a 5K race, …

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — On the evening of Oct. 28, a group of invited guests and media folks gathered at the Briscoe Western Art Museum to see a rather unusual exhibit. Titled Almas Creativas: A Tribute to Mexican Huichol Art, the show consists of giant skulls (calaveras) and sculpted human figures/skeletons (catrinas) clad in densely beaded attires that took …

– News Roundup – Fall weekends are packed with arts and cultural happenings! It’s impossible to go to all but here are a few that we would like to recommend at this time. Fans of the performing arts, shouldn’t miss the McNay’s exhibit, Picasso to Hockney – Modern Art on Stage, which just opened a couple of days ago. Featuring …

-By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor- With Picasso to Hockney- Modern Art on Stage, the McNay Art Museum is shining a bright light on stage set and costume design by showing the work of celebrated artists who also designed for performance. And to show how the curators feel about it, the exhibit is installed in the main Tobin Exhibition Galleries rather than …

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor – “Hudes writes at the intersection of music and drama,” said the Los Angeles Times in an article about Quiara Alegria Hudes, the author of Elliot- A Soldier’s Fugue, a Pulitzer Prize nominated play that will have its San Antonio premiere at the Classic Theater of San Antonio this weekend. What a poetic way to describe …

BY JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor – This weekend, Ballet San Antonio will transform the Tobin Center’s stage into a wonderland inhabited by some characters you have probably heard of: the White Rabbit, Cheshire Cat, the Queen of Hearts, the Mad Hatter, Tweedle Dee and Twindle Dum, and a girl named Alice who followed the White Rabbit down a tiny hole…  Yes, …

News Roundup The biggest event this weekend is surely the opening of Ruby City, the brand-new museum just south of downtown conceived by the late artist/philanthropist Linda Pace and built by the Linda Pace Foundation. The $16 million building – which is red as the name implies – was designed by the respected British architect David Adjaye who met with …

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor – Jane Dunnewold is the first fiber artist to be named artist-of-the-year in San Antonio Arts League’s 74-year history of honoring exceptional San Antonio artists. Asked about how she felt about this significant moment in her career and in the history of fiber arts, Dunnewold admitted that “It was thrilling.” But she didn’t believe she was …

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor – October is Museum Month in the U.S. and 15 San Antonio institutions are participating. Throughout the month, members of any of the participating organizations can enjoy two free admissions in all the other places. It’s a good incentive to become a member at the museum of your choice and then enjoy free visits at the …