7.23.2011

Today in Arts & Culture

Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story

Host Organization:
Hill Country Arts Foundation
Date: Saturday, July 23
Time: 8:30 p.m.
Venue: The Point Theatre
120 Point Theatre Road, Ingram, TX

David Cockrell directs the story of the rock ‘n roll pioneer from Lubbock, TX who changed the face of popular music. Over 20 of Buddy’s greatest hits are featured.

For more information and tickets: (830) 367-5121 or hcaf.com


Fredericksburg Opera Fest

Host Organization: The San Antonio Opera and the Hill Country Opera League
Date: Saturday, July 23
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Venue: The Fredericksburg Theater Company’s Steve W Shepherd Theater
1668 Highway 87 South

Grammy Award nominee, Ava Pine, soprano will be the featured guest. Pine will be joined by Larry Landusky. Landusky is well known throughout Texas for his solo work and accompaniment.

For more information: (888) 669-7114, (830) 997-3588 or fredericksburgtheater.org


Fredericksburg Opera Fest “After Party”

Host Organization:
The San Antonio Opera and the Hill Country Opera League
Date: Saturday, July 23
Venue: The InSight Art Gallery
214 West Main Street, Fredericksburg

An ‘after party’ will be held following the Saturday Fredericksburg Opera Fest evening performance. Guest artists will perform familiar arias and Broadway show tunes. A wine and martini bar will be featured along with hors d’oeuvres.

For more information: (888) 669-7114, (830) 997-3588 or fredericksburgtheater.org


Who's In Bed With the Butler?

Host Organization:
Boerne Community Theatre
Date: Saturday, July 23
Time: 8 p.m.
Venue: Boerne Community Theatre
907 E. Blanco, Boerne, TX

In this farce by Michael Parker, only the butler really knows who's getting what after a billionnaire passes away leaving a daughter and three mistresses. The play runs through July 30.

For more information and tickets: boernetheatre.org or (830) 249-9166


Buried Child by Sam Shepard

Host Organization:
Classic Theatre of San Antonio
Date: Saturday, July 23
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


The Lady with All the Answers

Host Organization:
Cameo Theatre
Date: Saturday, July 23
Time: 8 p.m.
Venue: Cameo Theatre
1123 E. Commerce Street, San Antonio, TX

Based on favorite letters and memoirs of one of the most well know advice columnist, Ann Landers, the Cameo Theatre brings this successful off-Broadway play to San Antonio. The solo show depicting Ann Landers’ true life drama runs through Sunday, July 31.

For more information and tickets: (210) 212-5454 or cameotheatre.org


Miss Saigon

Host Organization: Woodlawn Theatre
Date: Saturay, July 23
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. The play runs through July 24.

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


Frida: Un Canto de Dolor

Host Organization: Museo Alameda
Date: Saturday, July 23
Time: 6 p.m.
Venue: Museo Alameda
101 South Santa Rosa, San Antonio, TX 78207

The life of Frida Kahlo was filled with various strong feelings and incidents which are clearly expressed through her paintings. Director Allan Horwath captivates the audience through the use of actors, a slideshow, live music, singers, and two narrators who will narrate the story in both English and Spanish.

For more information: (210) 299-4300 or thealameda.org


Songs & Stories: The Clearwater Band

Host Organization: Cibolo Nature Center
Date: Saturday, July 23
Time: 7:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Venue: Cibolo Nature Center
140 City Park Road, Boerne

The Clearwater Band will bring country and blues sounds infused with Southern-rock rhythms to the Songs & Stories outdoor concert series. Proceeds benefit nature-education programs at the non-profit CNC. Guests can bring lawn chairs, blankets, picnics, kids, grandparents and nice dogs on leashes.

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

For a complete listing of community events, visit the TPR Community Events Calendar at tpr.org

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