News Roundup,July 5 2024
Now that the 4th of July festivities are mostly behind us, let’s take a look at the arts scene for this weekend and beyond. “Melodies in Motion” is a flute, clarinet and piano recital, featuring
Gregory Obregon (flute); Stephen Moore (clarinet) and Wayne Ching (piano). The concert promises to be Now a “summer celebration of solos and sonatas for those three instruments.” They will perform works by Schoenfeld, Martinu, Poulenc and Bizet. (Sunday, July 7 at 5 p.m.; Helotes Hills United Methodist Church,
NEWS 13222 Bandera Rd., Helotes, TX 78023; free and open to the public.)
A different kind of music will be performed by Air Supply, a duo consisting of Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock, who met back in 1975, on the first day of rehearsals for “Jesus Christ Superstar” in Sydney, Australia. They became fast friends who shared love for the Beatles, and singing. The two of them made a single in one afternoon and it shot to number one on the national charts. The rest is history, as they say. The two artists will wow fans this weekend at the Tobin Center. (July 5 at 8 p.m.; Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle, 78205; tickets start at $49.50; 210-223-8624; www.tickets@tobincenter.org.)
Puerto Rican jazz flutist, Nestor Torres, will appear on stage in San Antonio as part of the Jazz-on-the-Water Series at the Buena Vista Theater, on the UTSA downtown campus, a theater designed for good visual access to the stage, regardless of where you sit. (July 13 at 7 p.m.; 501 W. Cesar Chavez Blvd., 78207; tickets at www.buenavista.live/events-and-tickets)
A Day to Remember is actually the name of a band, whose music is often described as metalcore and pop-punk. (July 7, at 6:30 p.m.; Freeman Coliseum; tickets are $37-$62, via www.ticketmaster.com)
Band of Heathens, with support from Good Looks. The Band of Heathens has always remained independent, “maintaining complete ownership of their songs, building their audience one show at the time.” The Austin-based band latest album continues their tradition of “rootsy, guitar-based rock’ which made them known on the music scene. The lyrics, sung in 3 and 4-part harmonies, speak of friends, family and “our limited time on Earth.” Another group from Austin, Good Looks, is the opening act.
(July 6 at 7 to !0 p.m.; Arcadia Live Theater, 717 Water Street. Kerrville, TX 78028; 830-3155483; boxoffice@thearcadialive.oeg)
The 28th Cactus Pear Music Festival is about to start. It got named “Spur of the Moment:
a Summer of Surprising Spontaneity.“ Aside from being a playful nod to the San Antonio Spurs, the title celebrates the “spontaneity that makes for thrilling chamber music performances.” The first concert
of the first week “Off the Top of your Head” takes place July 13 at 3 p.m. and will be followed by “Out of the Blue” on July 14, also at 3 p.m. All concerts will take place at the Bennack Hall at the University of the Incarnate Word. More in a separate article; www.cpmf.us.
The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center’s 2024 Latinx Film Festival is about to start as well. It will screen nine feature films and 32 films made in or related to Texas. Films will be screened at two locations:
The Little Carver Civic Center at the Carver Community Center (226 N. Hackberry) and at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Park North (618 Northwest Loop 410.) In a nod to local filmmaking, the festival’s first day will feature a full slate of films by San Antonio filmmakers. The full program and screening schedule will be available June 17 at https://guadalupeculturalarts.org/cine-festival
If you seek a really funny comedy, Candice Guardino’s “Italian Bred” is for you. It’s a solo theatrical comedy that’s based on the author’s real childhood experiences, growing up in an Italian family. All reviewers agree: “Incredibly funny,” “she redefines solo performance,” and more in the same vein.
(July 13 at 8 p.m.; doors open at 7; Charline McCombs Empire Theater; tickets are $25-$60 at
www.majesticempire.com/events)
If you love musicals, you will probably be interested in Curtain Talks and Cocktails at the Tobin Center, where musicals will be discussed with Trinity University professor, Nathan Stith, in a 4-part journey from the birth of the American musical to today. (July 8 at 7 p.m.; Alvarez Theater; free for Signature Series subscribers; open to the public for $10.)
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