“First Dark” was written by Ken Hada while the Oklahoma poet was sheltering-in-place and seeing few people. Hada is the author of eight poetry collections and a professor at East Central University in Ada, OK. The image of a man standing in the twilight is the work of Brazilian artist Breno Andrade. First DarkBy Ken Hada In the southeast skyit …
The Public Theater of San Antonio is launching its new season of one-person shows this weekend with Buyer & Cellar, a hilarious comedy about Alex, a struggling actor in L.A. who gets a job as a caretaker of a superstar’s basement “Main Street” shops, featuring her collection of dolls and other “treasures.” Playwright Jonathan Tolins was inspired to write the …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor How has the Guadalupe Center adapted to COVID-19 conditions and restrictions?We started by following the SAISD guidelines. So, when it was announced that SAISD was going to extend spring break, we said, “We’ll have to start teaching classes online (dance and music classes).” But how do you do it? What kind of platforms exist? Within a …
Folk and Country singer/songwriter John Prine died from complications of COVID-19 in April. San Antonio poet Fernando Flores wrote the poem we are publishing today as a tribute to Prine who had been a great influence on him in his youth. Fernando also created the digital photo collage featuring him and Prine in their younger years. Dear John (Prine)By Fernando …
What do you think of when you hear the words World Heritage Festival? What comes to mind is a festival showcasing diverse cultures from around the world, right? But in San Antonio, the phrase is used to indicate a celebration of our own cultural heritage, specifically the five Spanish missions which have been recognized by UNESCO as one of 1,121 …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — September has been Fotoseptiembre USA month in San Antonio since 1995, a month devoted to photography-based art, with dozens of exhibits held at multiple San Antonio and Hill Country venues. But this year things will be different. Like with everything else, the current pandemic has had an impact. The month-long festival will be smaller, mostly …
BY JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — You left Gemini ink to go to Washington, D.C. to work for AWP. Tell us about your job.As the development director I am supposed to get funding and develop strategic partnerships. Most of the income for AWP normally comes from the huge annual conference that features 550 events and 10,000 to 15,000 attendees. It was …
How do you define HOPE?Sheila Black’s poem and the painting by artist Jay Dalvi offer their inspiring interpretations. Martin Luther King, Jr. said “We must accept finite disappointment but we must never lose infinite hope.” HopeBy Sheila Black It is treacherous like picking your way acrossa field with bits of glass or wirehidden under high grass. Today the clerkbehind the Plexiglass …
Pandemic or not, San Antonio arts organization remain active, productive and creative. The McNay Art Museum has opened two exhibits this month: Folk Pop: Victoria Suescum’s Tienditas which opened Aug. 19, and Hockney to Warhol: Contemporary Drawings from the Collection, which opened today, Aug. 27. Both feature works on paper, such as drawings and watercolors. A native of Panama, San …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — As time and history march forward, a lot of events, efforts, and changes end up forgotten, relegated to dusty files in seldom used archives or in sketchy notes and documents that are sometimes discovered decades later by a new generation. One organization in San Antonio that’s been trying to preserve those “hidden histories” on the …
