Today in Arts & Culture

Miss Saigon

Host Organization: Woodlawn Theatre
Date: Saturday, July 9
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Woodlawn Theatre
1920 Fredericksburg Road, San Antonio, TX

This musical is based on Puccini’s opera Madame Butterfly, Miss Saigon tells the tragic tale of a failed romance during the 1970’s Vietnam War.

For more information and tickets: (210) 738-1117 or woodlawntheatre.com


Buried Child by Sam Shepard

Host Organization: Classic Theatre of San Antonio
Date: Saturday, July 9
Time: 8 p.m.
Venue: Sterling Houston Theatre at Jump-Start
1400 S. Alamo, 108 Blue Star in the Blue Star Arts Complex

The Classic Theatre of San Antonio opens the 2011-2012 Season with a haunting and darkly comic masterpiece. This 1979 Pulitzer Prize winner punctures the Norman Rockwell-like exterior of American family life, revealing a disturbingly rotten core. The play runs through July 24.

For more information: (210) 589-8450 or classictheatre.org


Songs & Stories: The L&Ms

Host Organization: Cibolo Nature Center
Date: Saturday, July 9
Time: 7:30 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Venue: Cibolo Nature Center
140 City Park Road, Boerne, TX

The L&Ms will be playing rock, reggae, jazz and blues with tight vocal harmonies, during the family-friendly Songs & Stories outdoor concert series. Proceeds benefit nature-education programs at the non-profit CNC. Bring lawn chairs or blankets, picnics, kids, grandparents and nice dogs on leashes.

For more information: (830) 249-4616 or cibolo.org


2nd Saturday Art and Wine

Host Organization: various Boerne Art Galleries
Date: Saturday, July 9
Time: 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Venue: Various Gallery Locations
Boerne, TX

Participants can use the Free Trolley or stroll or drive to a collection of eclectic fine art galleries for wine tasting, hors d’oeuvres and extraordinary “finds.” Look for banners to find Various Gallery Locations.

For more information: secondsaturdayartandwine.com


Inspire Fine Art Center Family Art Day

Host Organization: Inspire Fine Art Center
Date: Every Second Saturday of Every Month
Time: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Venue: Inspire Fine Art Center
200 Queen Anne Court

Guests will embark on an artistic journey to the country of Ghana as part of the “Passport to Inspiration” Family Art Day series. Participants will create a stamp, stamp their “passport,” enjoy creating art projects and have a snack.

For more information: (210) 829-5592 or inspirefineart.org

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