By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor What is GAGA, you may ask. It’s an art organization focusing pm women artists from S. Texas, which helps its members through exhibitions, promotion and education. The acronym stands for Gentileschi Aegis Gallery Association, a name inspired by the first well-known female artist back in the 17th century. That lady’s name was Artemisia Gentileschi. She was …
This week we start with an early NEWS ROUNDUP. Here goes! The 29th Annual Mariachi Extravaganza begins this coming Thursday. The popular week-long festival will include three national competitions, a concert, a Serenata en el Rio, and dozens of performances. More than a thousand young mariachi musicians will be in San Antonio for the event. According to the press release, …
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NEWS ROUNDUP, November 16, 203 Let’s start with “Jesus Christ Superstar,” the powerful musical that composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist, Tum Rice created back in 1971. It was a huge success, as were all of Lloyd Webber’s musicals. Difficult to believe in retrospect, is that the creative pair had a hard time finding a producer willing to produce it. …
BY PHIL HOUSEAL, Contributor Art sequestered is not art appreciated. That realization led a team of Schreiner University staff members to create a special art and artifact exhibit “100 Years of Schreiner University Treasures,” now running from November 4 to December 16, 2023, at the Museum of Western Art (MOWA) in Kerrville. The seeds for this unique collaboration between university …
NEWS ROUNDUP, Nov. 19, 2023 A big event for the San Antonio thespian community is taking place this Sunday: The 32nd ATAC Globe Awards. ATAC stands for Alamo Theater Arts Council, which was founded in 1990 as a nonprofit, all volunteer organization, to produce the award show, which recognizes and celebrates the work of San Antonio’s theater artists and stimulates …
INTERVIEW EXPRESS BYRD BONNER, Lawyer, Actor and President of the Alamo Theater Arts Council* By JASMINA WELLIGHOFF, Editor. How does it feel to be celebrating the 32nd ATAC GLOBE AWARDS?I am thrilled that we are now celebrating 32 years. In the wake of the pandemic, and now, in post-pandemic time, we have fewer theater companies in San Antonio; the …
You have all heard about the spectacular acrobatic show called Cirque du Soleil, right? Here’s the good news: it’s come back to San Antonio. This version is called Cirque du Soleil BAZZAR, and it will be here until Dec. 3. According to the press kit, “the troupe bands together to invent a whimsical one-of-a-kind universe.” Music, dancers, acrobats, jugglers, trapeze …
This is the season of music. There are concerts for every taste and preference. Musical Bridges Around the World (MBAW) is bringing to town a lively and highly praised group that promotes itself as a “Klezmer rock band.” It will present ”Mostly Kosher,” at the San Fernando Cathedral on Sunday. Based in Los Angeles, the band reconstructs Judaic and American …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor After teaching art, design, photography and watercolor painting at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi After for more than 30 years, Babra Riley decided to retire, relocate and follow her own muse. Working from a studio in the Hill Country, Riley focuses on digital media, alternative processes and mixed media. Her photographs and paintings have been included in …
