Arts Alive San Antonio

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, including the renowned baroque harpsichordist and conductor, Jeanette Sorrell, and pianists Dominic Cheli and Scott Cuellar.

Not much information is given about the programming but here’s what’s available:
Aug. 13 at 3 p.m. – Woodwind Sampler with Dominic Cheli, piano
Aug. 20 at 3 p.m. – “Bach’s Coffeehouse,” with Jeannette Sorrel, harpsichord
Aug. 27 at 2 p.m. – “Contrasts” with Scott Cuellar, piano.

 (Concerts will take place at Shepherd King Lutheran Church, 303 West Ramsey Rd, 78216; 210-344-5881; for more info go to www.olmosensemble.com or call 210-269-1925; free)

Summer Nights in the Garden at The San Antonio Botanical Garden – continue through August 23. Due to high temperatures, the music has been moved inside the Betty Kelso Center. Food & beverages will be available and you can also explore a vendor market. Performers are: 34K (8/16)- yes, that’s what this young R&B singer/guitarist calls herself – and Stephen Curd (8/23). (Free for members, included in admission for everyone else. (555 Funston Place, 78209; 210-536-1400,
www.sabot.org/summer-nights/)

Soul man, Daryl Hall and the Daryl’s House Band will be at the Majestic Theater Friday with special guest Todd Rundgren. Hall is in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. (Aug. 11 at 7:30 p.m.; Majestic Theater, 224 E. Houston; tickets are $59-$284 through Ticketmaster.) (Lyle Lovett will be there on the 20^th)

At the Boeing Center at Tech Port, you can catch The Ghost Inside and Underoath. The former “make music for the outcasts, trying to inspire listeners to overcome obstacles and summon strength to keep going.” The Tampa-based Underoath in a metal band, led by singer Dallas Taylor. Supporting act is
We came as Romans and Better Lovers. (Aug. 11 at 6 p.m.; tickets $25-$95.50; 3331 GeneraL Hudnell Dr., 78226, 210-600-3699)

The rap, hip-hop artist, Santa Fe Klan, whose real name is Angel Quezada, has been part of the hip-hop scene since he was 12 in Guanajuato, Mexico. The concert organizers clearly expect a big crowd. The event takes place at the Freeman Coliseum. (Aug. 17 at 7:30 p.m., 3201 E. Houston; tickets are $30.50 – $90+ via Ticketmaster)

And here’s a band that’s a bit different: Los Cogelones, a punk band from Mexico, featuring five indigenous brothers who sing in their native Nahuatl language. You can see them Aug. 14 at the Lonesome Rose. (2114, St. Mary’s St, 210-455- 0233;www.thelonesomerose.com)

 And another band with foreign roots, Jenny and the Mexicats – who hail from Spain, will play at another San Antonio establishment, Sam’s Burger Joint. They mix genres to include cumbias and flamenco with reggae and rock. (Aug. 10 at 8 p.m.; 330 E. Grayson St., tickets are $22-$180, 210-223-2830, www.samsburgerjoint.com)

And speaking of flamenco, you may want to attend a candlelight flamenco concert named “A Journey Through Spain,” at the cozy Josephine Theater, which serves as a venue for a range of different productions. The performing group is named Solero Flamenco. Aug. 11 at 6:30 p.m. and 8:45 p.m.; tickets are $45 plus fees at www.feverup.com/purchase

But if you prefer to see flamenco danced by professional dancers, we recommend the Guadalupe Dance Company’s show Celebrando Tradiciones-Espiritu Flamenco. It will feature experienced flamenco dancers who, over the years, have studied with masters of the genre from Spain and Mexico. According to the announcement, the dances will revolve around themes of transformation, evolution and survival. The dancers will be joined by cantaora, Chayito Champion, guitarist Steve Arispe and percussionist Edwardo Rios. One night only! (Aug. 11 at 8 p.m.; tickets are $15-$30, with tables for four for $150.
Guadalupe Theater, 723 S. Brazos St., 78260, box office 210-207-2234, www.guadalupeculturalarts.org)

The always active Overtime Theater has another new, original play, “Against the Grain” written by David
Remschel. It is described as “an important new drama about a high school football team that is shaken to its core when an email is sent out accusing their beloved coach of unthinkable behavior.” (A topic straight out of news headlines!) The company is warning audiences that this play shows underage drinking, uses adult language and features frank discussions of sexual assault. It is directed by Jeffrey Hensel. (Aug. 18-Sept.9; Fridays-Saturdays at 8 p.m. with one Sunday show Sept. 3 at 3 p.m. The Pay-What-You-Will Night is on Aug. 24; Overtime Theater, 5409 Bandera Rd., Ste 205; 210-577-7562; tickets $12-$18
www.theovertimetheater.org) (The older show, Thea’s Window to the World” will have its final performance on Aug. 12)

Bang Productions presents the “Southern Momma & Friends Comedy Tour featuring Daren Knight in the role of the Southern Momma, plus comedians, Red Squirrel and Gary Cargal. According to the presenter, Knight is the fastest-rising funny-man in American history. (Aug. 13 at 7 p.m.; Charline McCombs Empire Theater; 226 N. St. Maty’s St.; tickets are $25-$45+, via Ticketmaster; www.majesticempire.com)

As we indicated last week, the new major exhibit in town is SA to SA at the Centro de Artes in Market Square. The exhibit features documentary photography by photographers from South America – Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Mexico, Cuba, Haiti, and from the U.S., including a couple of San Antonio photographers. The exhibit will officially open to the public this weekend. We missed the press preview but plan to see it soon. We will report on it next week. It’s sponsored by the City of San Antonio and curated by Guillermina Zabala, a native of Argentina but now a resident of San Antonio.

Two artists are featured in the Dock Space Gallery and Annex – father and daughter – sculptor Joe Barrington and JJ Barrington, a photographer. The gallery is in the Lone Star Arts District. It will be open Aug. 12, 6-9 p.m. The gallery is owned by artist Bill Fitzgibbons. Other galleries in the area will also be open. (107 Lone Star Blvd., www.dockspacegallery.com

Contemporary artist from New York, Carlos Rosales Silva, will create a large-scale, site-specific mural in the Great Hall of the San Antonio Museum of Art as part of the launch of the Gateway Series, an ongoing project that will enlist artists to activate the space. Rosales-Silva will be there through Aug. 21, and the artwork will remain in the hall through September 14, 2025. The title of the mural is “Welcome In.” SAMA will host an Artist Open Studio on Sunday, Aug. 13, from 10 a.m. to noon. Visitors will have an opportunity to engage with the artist. (SAMA, 200 West Jones Ave., 210-978-8140; Https://www.samuseum.org)

The Contemporary at Blue Star is having another Family Saturday with free hands-on art-making activities inspired by the current exhibits in the space. (Free for all ages; Aug. 12, 1-4 p.m.; 116 Blue Star, 78204; 210-227-6960) Also, artist Daniela Oliver will offer a workshop for artists on the art of natural dyeing on Aug. 17, 6-9 p.m. If interested, register in advance online at https://www.danielaoliver.com

The McNay Art Museum has been quiet for a while but we have news. Marking the 30^th anniversary of filmmaker Tim Burton’s stop-motion animated film, “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” the museum will open “Dreamland” /Tim Burton’s ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’” exhibition featuring maquettes, and small-scale working models used to make the iconic 1993 film. They are part of the McNay’s theater arts collection. (Opens Aug. 17; will be on view until Jan. 14, 2024; McNay Art Museum, 6000N. New Braunfels, 78209, 210-824-5368; www.mcnayart.org)

We sometimes neglect the literary front, but there are developments there, too.

Worth Repeating was a story reading series supported by Texas Public Radio. Now those stories are assembled in a book published by Trinity University Press. The launch party is scheduled for Aug. 15, 6-9 p.m. at TPR’s Irma & Emilio Nicolas Media Center, 321 W. Commerce St.; 210-614-8977.

Galeria E.V.A will host the launch of a new book published by a new publishing company, Conocimientos Press. The book, ”Rooted in Clay: The Art of Veronica Castillo,” waswritten by Josie Mendez-Negrete. Castillo is a ceramicist who shared her memories of working with the ceramicists of Izucar de Matamoros, Puebla. (Launch party is Aug. 11, 7-9 p.m., at the gallery, 3412 S. Flores, 78204)

Will end this week’s ROUNDUP on a light note: a free screening of “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish/
H-E-B Cinema on Will’s Plaza. (Aug. 11, Plaza opens at 7 p.m.; movie starts at 8 p.m.; Tobin Center for the Performing Arts; free community event; bring lawn chairs or blankets.)