By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — What motivated you to open a gallery that represents contemporary San Antonio artists?Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve always liked art, design, fashion. But when I grew up, I didn’t have a chance to stay in college and get a degree. So, when I finally had time to go back to school, I …
Today’s moving poem is by San Antonio poet Kathleen Hudson. The photo of the tree included here comes from Bett Buttler, San Antonio’s best known jazz vocalist, who took this picture before the majestic tree was cut down by developers to make room for a small shopping center. She and her composer husband, Joel Dilley, loved the tree that stood …
There’s so much going on that we decided to add an addendum to our usual NEWS ROUNDUP. URBAN-15’s Hidden Histories series is continuing this month with If Not Now, when? a special episode conceived in response to what has been going on in our country following the tragic death of George Floyd who was killed by a policeman, a death …
Though making longer-term plans has become very challenging during these, COVID-19, times, OPERA San Antonio has just announced its 2020-21 season, adapted to fit the built-in uncertainty. “As difficult as it is to reimagine the 2020-21 season, we are embracing the opportunity for change,” said OSA’s general and artistic director E. Loren Meeker in the announcement. “We will push our …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — To keep children productively occupied during the summer months, SA Charter Moms has come up with a series of virtual distance-learning programs for families to engage in together and help kids learn new things. Among them is a cluster of arts-related videos focusing on jazz music, classical music, ballet, visual arts, film studies, theater and …
Today we are featuring an eloquent short poem by San Antonio poet Lahab Assef Al-Jundi which was first published in the anthology “In These Latitudes” edited by Robert Bonazzi, in 2009. But, we feel, it has a message that may resonate with readers during this time of fear and crisis. The anonymous photo of a boy kicking the soccer ball …
By now, we are all used to virtual events, so it’s no surprise that the 2020 Cactus Pear Music Festival is also going to take place online. Starting July 9, the fest, “Around the World in 8 Days,” will present four programs of archival festival performances and four original master classes over a span of eight days. The “around the …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — The past few months have been tough on arts organizations. Theaters and concert halls sat dark and silent while managers and artistic directors struggled to find novel ways to engage their audiences and stay afloat despite dwindling funding and no ticket sales. The Classic Theater of San Antonio was no exception. “For the past three …
We are grateful and excited that our Monday poetry features have been welcomed and embraced by readers. Today’s poem is by San Antonio poet Diane Gonzales Bertrand and we paired it with Andres Ferrandis’ “Sunrise,” an imaginative compositional collage currently on view at the Ruiz-Healy Arts gallery. Hope Is an Essential WorkerBy Diane Gonzales Bertrand Hope zooms in rectanglesthrough family …
A couple of weeks ago, San Antonio’s premier performing arts venue, the Tobin Center, came back to life with a thoughtfully and attractively presented concert by the Agarita Chamber Players and their artistic guests. It was a delightful concert performed in front of the first in-hall audience since the venue was forced to close March 13. And now it looks …
