Door Prizes and light appetizers!
Pre-sale tickets $30; $35 at the door.
Proceeds to benefit the San Antonio Texas A&M University Mothers’ Club Scholarship fund for Bexar County Aggies
9.30.2010
San Antonio Texas A&M University Mother's Club presents: "A Chorus Line"
Door Prizes and light appetizers!
Pre-sale tickets $30; $35 at the door.
Proceeds to benefit the San Antonio Texas A&M University Mothers’ Club Scholarship fund for Bexar County Aggies
Bilingual Poetry Workshop at Gemini Ink
About the workshop:
Bilingual Poetry Workshop
Level: All
Instructor: Ámbar Past
This class will explore the subtleties of poetry written in English, Spanish, Tzotzil Maya and other Amerindian languages. Students will have ample opportunity to both write and read their own poetry, whether it be in English or Spanish, and handouts will be provided including selections from Federico Garcia Lorca, Rosario Castellanos, Jaime Sabines, and Juan Felipe Herrera. Discussion will include poetics and methods for eliminating writer’s block.
Where: Gemini Ink, 513 S. Presa, San Antonio, TX
Date: Sunday, Oct. 10, 9am – noon
Limit: 20 participants
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, Oct. 6
Teachers CPE Credits: 3 Language Arts
Discounted Fee: $60
http://www.geminiink.org/
9.29.2010
Mid-Texas Symphony 2010-2011 Season
Van Cliburn Silver Medalist, Romero Quartet
Highlights of the 2010-2011 season include:
• Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Silver Medalist Yeol Eum Son performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 (featured in Elvira Madigan)(September 12th)
• Handel’s “Water Music Suite,” Stravinsky’s “Firebird Suite,” and Aaron Copland’s “Quiet City,” a musical wandering through the city at night (October 17th)
• Holiday concert including portions of Handel’s “Messiah" (December 12th)
• Virtuoso violinist Charles Yang performing Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” (February 19th)
• The famed Romero Quartet led by Pepe Romero performing Rodrigo’s “Concierto Andaluz” for four guitars and orchestra (March 27th)
• “Pops!” a Boston Pops-style concert (May 8th)
David Mairs – pronounced “Mars,” like the planet – brings music to life in his brief introductions to each piece. With charm, wit, and infectious enthusiasm, he shares tidbits of information about composers, or backgrounds of compositions, or repeated melodies for which to listen.
With “Mairs Magic,” the wonderful Romero Quartet performing Rodrigo’s beautiful concerto for guitars and orchestra, the Silver Medalist of the Van Cliburn competition, and so much more, audiences of the Mid-Texas Symphony will have a magical, delightful season.
Event: Mid-Texas Symphony Concert Season
When: September – May
Location: Jackson Auditorium, Texas Lutheran University Campus, Seguin;
New Braunfels Civic & Convention Center; Oakwood Church, New Braunfels
Season Tickets:
Season tickets for all six concerts are available through the Mid-Texas Symphony, P.O. Box 3216 TLU, Seguin, Texas, 78155.
Telephone: 830-372-6089 (Seguin) or 830-629-0336 (New Braunfels). Email: mts@tlu.edu; website: www.mtsymphony.org .
Upcoming ARTPACE Events...
The Idea Fund Workshop
Wednesday, September 29
6:30-8pm
Calling all artists! Got a great idea but don't have the cash? Join us for a workshop on how to apply for (one of our favorite partners) The Idea Fund's third round of grants. The Idea Fund provides cash awards of $4,000 to 10 Texas-based, artist-generated or artist-centered projects that exemplify the unconventional, interventionist, conceptual, entrepreneurial, participatory, or guerrilla artistic practices that occur outside the traditional framework of support. For more information please visit www.theideafund.org.
EAT. DRINK. BE MERRY.
10.3 IAIR Community Potluck and Throwdown
Thursday, September 30
6-8:30pm
CHALK IT UP TO LILY'S
JOAN OSBORNE FOR ARTPACE
One of Texas' best venues for great live music, Sengelmann Hall, is presenting Joan Osborne live in concert on October 15, 2010 and has decided to honor Artpace by donating a portion of the proceeds! We are so excited and think you should check out the show and support live music and Artpace! If you haven't been to Sengelmann Hall, it is one of our favorite spots! Check it out!
"Fall in Love with Your Fire Musuem" in October
"Fall in Love with Your Fire Museum"
Fall Art Expo & Fair
Sunday, Oct. 17th
2-7 PM
Villa del Carmen Estate
A Family Event!
Come enjoy food, music, dance and
Original Works of Art for Sale by the best artists in the area
FEATURING AN ANNOUNCEMENT BY MAYOR CASTRO
SINGER PATSY TORRES
THE NOCHE DEL RIO DANCERS
JAZZ MUSIC BY WEST KINGS HIGHWAY
…and see some of the San Antonio Fire Museum artifacts on display!
Fun for the whole family…
FREE ADMISSION!
A BENEFIT FOR SAN ANTONIO'S NEW FIRE MUSUEM
Sponsored by the San Antonio Fire Museum Society
4835 E. Beverly Mae
San Antonio, TX 78229
210-887-0678
http://www.sanantoniofiremuseum.org/
Camerata Features Living Latin Composers in October
Concerts features music by Osvaldo Golijov, Gabriela Lena Frank and Johannes Brahms
Osvaldo Golijov could be called a superstar composer - his premieres are hotly anticipated and greeted enthusiastically. He grew up in an Eastern European Jewish household in La Plata, Argentina. Born to a piano teacher mother and physician father, Golijov was raised surrounded by classical chamber music, Jewish liturgical and klezmer music, and the new tango of Astor Piazzolla, and that clash of musical influences is a hallmark of his compositions. The work featured on Camerata's program, Tenebrae, combines French Baroque quotations with imitations of tropical frogs and a cello melody thatshould sound "as a object in cosmic orbit."
Gabriela Lena Frank, born in 1972 in Berkeley, California, to a mother of mixed Peruvian/Chinese ancestry anda father of Lithuanian/Jewish descent, explores her multicultural heritage most ardently through her compositions. She has travelled extensively throughout South America andher pieces reflect and refract her studies of Latin-American folklore, incorporating poetry, mythology, and native musical styles into a western classical framework that is uniquely her own. Her work on Camerata's program, Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout, vividly depicts various characters of the Andes - thechasqui (an Incan running messenger), the llorona (a professional mourner), and the romancero (a gallant young man). Frank also uses the instruments of the string quartet brilliantly to evoke Andean instruments, such as the pan pipes, charango and guitars.
Both the Golijov and Frank works are for string quartet and the musicians performing will be Matthew Zerweck and Sayaka Okada (violins) Emily Freudigman (viola) and Ken Freudigman (cello). All are also musicians with the San Antonio Symphony. Joining them on the second half will be San Antonio Symphony Principal Clarinetist, Ilya Shterenberg, for the Brahms Clarinet Quintet, Op. 115.
Camerata will perform this program three times.
October 14 at 7:30pm in Kerrville at the First Presbyterian Church (800 E. Jefferson)
October 15 at 7:30pm in Boerne at the First United Methodist Church (250 E. James)
October 17 at 3:00pm in San Antonio at the Travis Park United Methodist Church (230 E. Travis)
The Frank and Golijov will also be previewed in a free lunchtime concert at Travis Park UMC on October 13 at noon, as part of the church's Second Wednesday at Travis Park Concert Series.
9.28.2010
SA Metropolitan Ballet Presents "Hansel and Gretel" at the Carver
Please go to http://www.sametballet.org/ for more information.
9.27.2010
"Lettice and Lovage" @ The Point Theatre in Ingram
“Lettice and Lovage,” directed by Nancy Reagan, continues its hilarious run on The Point Theatre’s indoor stage. The charming British comedy by Peter Shaffer runs through Oct. 16 with performances Friday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.
Maggie Meek plays Lettice Douffet, an eccentric tour guide and expert on Elizabethan cuisine and Tudor weaponry. She works at one of Britain’s dullest historic homes and decides to embellish its past after her groups dwindle from boredom.
Lettice’s tours are met with applause, but her success is cut short by Lotte Schoen, played by Louise Kohl Leahy, an inspector from the Preservation Trust who fires her for “gross departures from fact and truth.” Later, the two become fast friends as they enact famous historical trials and executions.
The cast includes Barbara French, Graydon Vaught, Kevin Jones, Shanthi Cleckler, Russell French, Gay Hibdon, and Jaydea House.
Guests may view “Think Ink,” an exhibit of hand-pulled prints by the Johnson Creek Press, in the Gallery at The Point one hour prior to all theatre performances.
For reservations or more information, call the box office at 830-367-5121 or visit www.hcaf.com. The Point Theatre is located at 120 Point Theatre Rd. South in Ingram.
Maggie Meek plays Lettice Douffet, an eccentric tour guide and expert on Elizabethan cuisine and Tudor weaponry. She works at one of Britain’s dullest historic homes and decides to embellish its past after her groups dwindle from boredom.
Lettice’s tours are met with applause, but her success is cut short by Lotte Schoen, played by Louise Kohl Leahy, an inspector from the Preservation Trust who fires her for “gross departures from fact and truth.” Later, the two become fast friends as they enact famous historical trials and executions.
The cast includes Barbara French, Graydon Vaught, Kevin Jones, Shanthi Cleckler, Russell French, Gay Hibdon, and Jaydea House.
Guests may view “Think Ink,” an exhibit of hand-pulled prints by the Johnson Creek Press, in the Gallery at The Point one hour prior to all theatre performances.
For reservations or more information, call the box office at 830-367-5121 or visit www.hcaf.com. The Point Theatre is located at 120 Point Theatre Rd. South in Ingram.
Ecos de Puerto Rico--Thursday, Sept. 30 @ TLU in Seguin
Thursday, September 30 @ 7:30 pm at Texas Lutheran University's Jackson Auditorium
Event is free!
Upcoming Events at the Barshop Jewish Community Center
David Krakauer’s Acoustic Klezmer Project
Date: October 17, 2010
Time: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Barshop JCC
12500 NW Military Hwy.
San Antonio, TX 78231
Presented in partnership with Arts San Antonio, the JCC brings you David Krakauer's Acoustic Klezmer Project!Internationally acclaimed clarinetist David Krakauer redefines the notion of a concert artist. Known for his mastery of Eastern European Jewish klezmer music and avant garde improvisation, Krakauer will entertain and leave a lasting impression.
Tickets are only $20 (Children ages 12 & under are free) and can be purchased online or by calling (210) 302-6828.
San Antonio Symphony Event
Date: November 3, 2010
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Barshop JCC
12500 NW Military Hwy.
San Antonio, TX 78231
A group from the San Antonio Symphony will perform at the JCC. The event will be preceded by an art show featuring local San Antonio artists and their works both for viewing and sale. This event is complimentary and open to adult JCC members and JCC non-members as we ask for is a reservation.Art installation opens at 6pm, Symphony at begins at 7pm
Pianist Richard Glazier
Date: December 8, 2010
Barshop JCC
12500 NW Military Hwy.
San Antonio, TX 78231
Aliyah Kuchinsky
(210) 302-6827
From Gershwin to Garland; A Musical Journey with Richard Glazier
Enjoy live music in an intimate setting featuring pianist Richard Glazier, recently seen on San Antonio’s local PBS affiliate and hear on National Public Radio. Weaving fascinating commentary with entertaining piano performances, Glazier provides viewers with an opportunity to gain new understanding of — and renewed appreciation for — the great American composers and singers of the past.
In an intimate setting, renowned pianist Richard Glazier performs "Embraceable You," "I Got Rhythm," "Someone to Watch Over Me," "An American in Paris," "Body and Soul," "Concerto in F," "Over the Rainbow" and "Rhapsody in Blue."
Tickets are $10 per person and can be purchased online or by calling (210) 302-6827.
Author Event featuring Martin Fletcher
Date: November 15, 2010
Time: 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Time: 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Barshop JCC
12500 NW Military Hwy.
San Antonio, TX 78231
Aliyah Kuchinsky
(210) 302-6827
Martin Fletcher, NBC News Bureau Chief, will appear at the JCC as part of the Author Series. During three decades covering wars, revolutions and natural disasters, Martin Fletcher worked his way from cameraman to top network correspondent. With humor and elegance, Fletcher describes his growth from clueless adventurer to grizzled veteran of the world’s battlefields.Mr. Fletcher will be discussing his book “Breaking News” and his latest book “Walking Israel” among other pertinent news topics.
Tickets are $10 per person and can be purchased online or by calling (210) 302-6827.
Play: The Arabian Nights, A poetic fable by Mary Zimmerman
King Shahryar marries, loves, then kills, a young woman each night – until he encounters Scheherazade. To save her life, she entertains the King with tales of love, lust, hilarity, and sorrow for a thousand and one nights. Her ancient tales magically transform the stage from a king’s bedroom in Baghdad through markets, harems, courts, and a crowded privy, and from heights of hilarity to sobering affirmations of shared humanity.
October 21 – November 13, Thursdays @ 7:30pm, Saturdays @ 8pm, Sundays @ 2:30pm (no show October 31st).
$18 – General Admission, $16 Seniors/Military/JCC Members, $12 Students/Groups of 10+
(210) 302-6835 for reservations
At The Carver---Henry Cardenas: American Artist
HENRY CARDENAS
American Artist
A RETROSPECTIVE LOOK AT ART
ESSENTIAL MATTERS
October 1 – October 31, 2010
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 7, 2010, 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Carver Community Cultural Center, 226 N. Hackberry, San Antonio, TX 78202On October 1, 2010
Henry Cardenas will open his retrospective art exhibit reflecting more than 20 years of his artistic career as a painter and sculptor. A RETROSPECTIVE LOOK AT ART-ESSENTIAL MATTERS brings together some of Cardenas’ early works such as his wooden cactus sculpture which won him a award ribbon at the Texas State Fair in Dallas in 1989. The exhibit also includes some of his early paintings. Cardenas’ experiences as a decorated veteran of Vietnam and careers in public service, teaching university classes, traveling, and his family greatly influence his imagination and passion for art. His early years growing up on the Westside of San Antonio continue to inspire his bold use of color, shapes, and forms, and his creative passion to make art. Cardenas’ retirement from a business career several years ago has segued into an artistic career of “just playing with my art stuff” to create beautiful art.
In addition to this Carver exhibit, Cardenas is the featured artist through October 15 at the Institute of Texan Cultures, Smithsonian Affiliate, exhibiting in the Texas Contemporary Artists Series, Curated by Arturo Almeida. Cardenas is a Resident Artist at Little Studio Gallery at La Villita where he also exhibits his paintings and sculptures.
The Carver Community Cultural Center is a multicultural, multidisciplinary performing and visual arts center dedicated to celebrating the diverse cultures of our world, nation and community, with an emphasis on African and African American heritage, by providing challenging artistic presentations, community outreach activities and educational programs.
Camerata Features Living Latin Composers in October
Concerts features music by Osvaldo Golijov, Gabriela Lena Frank and Johannes Brahms
Recently nominated for two Latin Grammy awards for their recording of music by Uruguayan-American composer Miguel del Aguila (Salon Buenos Aires - Bridge 9304), Camerata San Antonio has a passion for Latin music and composers and is excited to share that passion with audiences during Hispanic Heritage Month with two contemporary works for string quartet by Osvaldo Golijov and Gabriela Lena Frank, paired with a recognized masterpiece of the repertoire, Johannes Brahms' Clarinet Quintet, Op. 115.
Osvaldo Golijov could be called a superstar composer - his premieres are hotly anticipated and greeted enthusiastically. He grew up in an Eastern European Jewish household in La Plata, Argentina. Born to a piano teacher mother and physician father, Golijov was raised surrounded by classical chamber music, Jewish liturgical and klezmer music, and the new tango of Astor Piazzolla, and that clash of musical influences is a hallmark of his compositions. The work featured on Camerata's program, Tenebrae, combines French Baroque quotations with imitations of tropical frogs and a cello melody thatshould sound "as a object in cosmic orbit."
Gabriela Lena Frank, born in 1972 in Berkeley, California, to a mother of mixed Peruvian/Chinese ancestry anda father of Lithuanian/Jewish descent, explores her multicultural heritage most ardently through her compositions. She has travelled extensively throughout South America andher pieces reflect and refract her studies of Latin-American folklore, incorporating poetry, mythology, and native musical styles into a western classical framework that is uniquely her own. Her work on Camerata's program, Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout, vividly depicts various characters of the Andes - thechasqui (an Incan running messenger), the llorona (a professional mourner), and the romancero (a gallant young man). Frank also uses the instruments of the string quartet brilliantly to evoke Andean instruments, such as the pan pipes, charango and guitars.
Both the Golijov and Frank works are for string quartet and the musicians performing will be Matthew Zerweck and Sayaka Okada (violins) Emily Freudigman (viola) and Ken Freudigman (cello). All are also musicians with the San Antonio Symphony. Joining them on the second half will be San Antonio Symphony Principal Clarinetist, Ilya Shterenberg, for the Brahms Clarinet Quintet, Op. 115.
Camerata will perform this program three times.
October 14 at 7:30pm in Kerrville at the First Presbyterian Church (800 E. Jefferson)
October 15 at 7:30pm in Boerne at the First United Methodist Church (250 E. James)
October 17 at 3:00pm in San Antonio at the Travis Park United Methodist Church (230 E. Travis)
The Frank and Golijov will also be previewed in a free lunchtime concert at Travis Park UMC on October 13 at noon, as part of the church's Second Wednesday at Travis Park Concert Series.
Free Jazz Concert at UTSA Tuesday, Sept. 28!
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Linda Poetschke |
UTSA FACULTY JAZZ COMBO
Free Concert
Performances will include the jazz music of George Gershwin, Nat Adderley, Richard Rogers, Thelonious Monk, and others.
Find more information at the UTSA faculty website, music.utsa.edu, or call the Music Office at 210-458-4354.
9.24.2010
SAC and SAVA Join Tobin Hill Arts Alliance for Oct. 8 "Art on the Hill"
The Tobin Hill Arts Alliance continues to attract more artists and venues to its popular art walk, held on the second Friday of each month. On October 8, 2010 San Antonio College (SAC) Visual Arts, Drama and Music Departments and the San Antonio Visual Artists (SAVA) are two of our newest venues exhibiting, performing and entertaining during the 6pm to 10pm art walk. Several galleries and art spaces located from SAC towards the intersection of North St. Mary’s Street and West Josephine will feature new paintings, ceramics and metal sculptured works by more than 40 of San Antonio’s most noted contemporary artists. SAC Drama Club will perform a flash mob dance scene (Time Warp) from Rocky Horror Picture Show at the N St Mary’s and Josephine Street triangle. Venues will provide refreshments and SAC musicians will perform live at various venues along the walk and look for special zombie performances. Admission is free and trolley (sponsored by venues) will begin at SAC at 6pm and make stops at venues!
The Tobin Hill Arts Alliance promotes fine arts in the historic Tobin Hill neighborhood in an effort to increase the visibility of local artists and art galleries. Venues participating in the October 8 art walk, and the artists on display, include:
Hailed as One of the Greatest Vocalists of Peru--Susana Baca to Perform in S.A.
Texas Renaissance Festival Announces Festival Dates for 2010 Season
36th Annual Texas Renaissance Festival
Festival Dates (featuring eight themed weekends)
On FM 1774, between Magnolia and Plantersville, Texas (50 miles Northwest of Houston)
Oct. 9 – 10 Oktoberfest
Oct. 16 – 17 1001 Dreams
Oct. 23 – 24 Pirates Adventure
Oct. 30 –31 All Hallows Eve
Nov. 2 – 3 School Days
Nov. 6 - 7 Roman Bacchanal
Nov. 13 - 14 Highland Fling
Nov. 20 - 21 Barbarian Invasion
Nov. 26-27 - 28 Celtic Christmas
For more information visit us online at http://www.texrenfest.com/ or contact the festival office at 1-800-458-3435.
9.23.2010
ARTWORK by FACULTY OF THE SOUTHWEST SCHOOL OF ART
The Hill Country Arts Foundation is proud to present “Mastery in Clay,” artwork by the faculty of the Southwest School of Art Ceramic Department that is currently on display in the Creek Side Gallery of the HCAF Visual Arts Center through October 16th.
Artists who are featured in the exhibition include Dennis Smith, the Chairman of the Ceramic Department at the Southwest School of Art & Craft since 1976, Jennifer Datchuk, Wesley Harvey, Diana Kersey, Dale Neese, Kimberly Rumfelt, Ryan Takaba and Lyn Woods, Development Assistant at the SSAC.
9.22.2010
Susana Baca--One Night Only! Sept. 25 At OLLU's Thiry Auditorium
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! Flamenco Style!
Local flamenco students invite you to their "Tarde Flamenca" fundraiser at España Bar de Tapas on 5638 Hausman Rd, October 3, 3pm-5pm. Admission: $10 adult, $5 children 3 to 12yrs old, includes door prizes, raffle, flamenco show, mini flamenco demo classes and lots of fun. All proceeds benefit flamenco students training in Spain in 2011. For reservations call 210-690-4433.
Celebra nuestra Herencia Hispana al estilo Flamenco!
Estudiantes de flamenco de San Antonio te invitan a su evento de recaudación de fondos "Tarde Flamenca" en España Bar de Tapas, 5638 Hausman Rd. Domingo 3 de Octubre, 3pm a 5pm. Entrada: $10 adultos, $5 niños de 3 a 12 años. Incluye premios de entrada, rifa, show de flamenco, min-clases de flamenco y mucha diversión. Todas las ganancias benefician a alumnas de flamenco que entrenaran en España en el 2011. Para reservaciones llamar al 210-690-4433.
This Week at Artpace
THE HUDSON (SHOW)ROOM GETS AN EXTREME MAKEOVER
Thursday, September 23
6-8:30pm
Join Artpace tomorrow night for the most talked about opening this year. Hudson (Show)Room artist Matthew Ronay has transformed the second-floor gallery into an incredible hand-crafted "primordial forest." The artist will personally activate the space throughout the evening so don't miss out on the excitement. Honestly it is unlike anything we have ever seen and we get around! Also, not to be missed, Leonardo Drew's beautiful WindowWorks installation opens tomorrow evening as the final installment in Artpace's 15th anniversary salute to resident artists from our inaugural year. You really do not want to miss this opening! The fun begins at 6pm tomorrow night with a walk through at 6:30pm. See you there!
CHALK IT UP IS MADE IN SAN ANTONIO
Chalk It Up is quickly approaching and we can't wait! On October 9 from 10am-4pm, Chalk It Up is going to be Made in San Antonio as we celebrate everything our city has to offer! We still need your help to make it all happen on Downtown's historic Houston Street, so sign up to be a volunteer today! Write us for more information at education@artpace.org. Get valuable brand exposure for your business by becoming a sponsor of Chalk It Up 2010 like one of our favorite community partners, H-E-B! Sponsors have the opportunity to market to more than 14,000 anticipated attendees on October 9, 2010. For more information on making a donation to Chalk It Up or becoming an event sponsor, contact Matt Johns at mjohns@artpace.org.
Aztlan Libre Press Announces Alurista's Tunaluna Book Tour
Aztlan Libre Press, a new, independent publishing company based out of San Antonio, Texas that is dedicated to the promotion, publication and free expression of Xican@ Literature and Art, recently released its inaugural publication, Tunaluna, by the renowned Chicano poet, alurista. Tunaluna is alurista’s tenth book of poetry and first publication in ten years. In order to promote Tunaluna and introduce alurista and his important work to a new generation of college students and young writers, Aztlan Libre Press has scheduled a seven-city “alurista Tunaluna Texas Book Tour” that will bring the San Diego, California author to Texas during Hispanic Heritage Month to do readings, workshops and book signings at universities, colleges, and community-based organizations in San Antonio, Seguin, Austin, Houston, Laredo, Harlingen and Edinburg from October 5th through the 15th, 2010. See link for schedule information. aztlanlibrepress.com
9.20.2010
S.A. Fire Museum Society Presents "Fall in Love with your Fire Museum"
Fall Art Expo & Fair
Sunday, Oct. 17th
2-7 PM
Villa del Carmen Estate
A Family Event!
Come enjoy food, music, dance and
Original Works of Art for Sale
by the best artists in the area
FEATURING AN ANNOUNCEMENT BY MAYOR CASTRO
SINGER PATSY TORRES
THE NOCHE DEL RIO DANCERS
JAZZ MUSIC BY WEST KINGS HIGHWAY
…and see some of the San Antonio
Fire Museum Artifacts on Display
Fun for the whole family…
FREE ADMISSION!
A BENEFIT FOR SAN ANTONIO'S NEW FIRE MUSUEM
Sponsored by the San Antonio Fire Museum Society
4835 E. Beverly Mae
San Antonio, TX 78229
210-887-0678
www.sanantoniofiremuseum.org
9.19.2010
Roots Concert in Fredericksburg--Spicy Food and Spicy Music
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Jonas Alvarez |
The theme is Latin/Conjunto, and the music features Grammy Award-winners Los Texmanics, Cerronato, and Jonas Alvarez playing on the outdoor stage from 6 to 10 p.m.
Award-winning songwriter Jonas Alvarez starts the music at 6 p.m. with Latin sounds and rhythms from around the world. The Texasmaniacs will perform tunes from their Grammy Award winning “Borders Y Bailes” CD from 7 to 8 p.m. Austin band Cerronato wraps up the evening with virtuoso accordion music featuring Colombian vallenato and cumbia.
To accompany the spicy music, guests can enjoy a hot meal from the Longhorn Street Cafe of 12 oz. rib-eye charbroiled to order, beef or chicken fajitas, or carne guisada, with tortillas, rice, and ranchero beans, plus dessert - all for $9. Tea, sodas, beer, wine and water are for sale on the grounds.
Admission is $12. Students high school age and younger are free. There is a $2 discount for advance online tickets, or with a web page printout. Visit www.pioneermuseum.net.
The Pioneer Museum is located at 325 West Main Street in Fredericksburg, with concert entrance on Milam Street. Gates open and food is served beginning at 5 p.m.
Next year marks the 10th Season of the Roots Music series. Net proceeds support the mission of the Gillespie County Historical Society. For information, call 830-997-2835, visit www.pioneermuseum.net, or email info@pioneermuseum.net.
The Company Theatre's Encore Performance of Neil Simon's "The Good Doctor" --One Night Only
This production returns for one night only in the Big Apple Room at the Little Italy Restaurant (824 Afterglow San Antonio, TX 78216) on
WHEN: October 15th. Doors open for dinner at 6:30PM. Show time at 7:30PM.
HOW MUCH: Tickets are only $30 for dinner & show combo when purchased in advance ($40 at the door.)
(**Join our mailing list & get $5 off! Send an email to: info@thecompanytheatre.org **)
9.17.2010
Texas Music Coalition Kicks off Texas Music Month
Every October the Texas Music Coalition (TMC) starts Texas Music Month rolling with proclamations from the governor and mayor declaring October as Texas Music Month. Plans for Texas Music Month this year include promoting three area music-related educational institutions with TMC ties.
Tuesday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m.
Music Business Program
San Antonio College’s RTVF Department
Join TMC and TMC’s first president, Donnie Meals, coordinator of the Music Business Program at SAC’s RTVF Department., the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m., in the Radio-TV-Film Department’s Longwith Building auditorium at SAC for a special program on the variety of music business aspects they cover, have your questions answered, take a tour of their fab new facilities – and more! Information on TMC will also be available. The Longwith Building is located on Courtland, between Howard and Main, and parking will be available for attendees in either of the two parking lots adjacent to the building. Learn more about SAC’s Music Business Program and Radio Television Film Department at www.alamo.edu/sac/rtf/music_business.html.
Saturday, Oct. 9, from 10 – 11 a.m.
NESA North East School of the Arts
(event at Guitar Tex)
Join TMC and TMC President and KONO DJ Steven O. Sellers on Saturday, Oct. 9, from 10-11 a.m., for an event spotlighting the musical talents of North East School of the Arts (NESA) students Ian Frees, Aaron Arguello and Steven S. Sellers at Guitar Tex, 4330 McCullough and an opportunity to learn more about NESA, San Antonio’s premiere magnet high school for the arts, as well as the Texas Music Coalition, from Steven O., father of a NESA student and head of TMC’s Board of Directors. Additional information on NESA and its variety of programs in the arts is available at www.neisd.net/nesa/.
Tuesday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m.
SASIC The San Antonio School for Inquiry and Creativity
TMC and TMC member Dr. Ralph Wirth, administrator at The San Antonio School for Inquiry and Creativity (SASIC), 4616 San Pedro Avenue, invite you to visit the school on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 7 p.m., when Music Coordinator Chris Guerra and Music Director Kyle Wilson will conduct a tour of this unique, tuition-free, art-infused public charter school (with its state-of-the-art recording studio) and a musical showcase of student talent will be presented. Information on TMC will also be available. The school is located on San Pedro Avenue between Basse and Hildebrand. Learn more about SASIC at: www.thesanantonioschool.org.
Respectively co-chairing these Texas Music Month events are Carol Sowa, Steven O. & Steven S. Sellers and Donna Baxter. For information on TMC, visit www.texasmusiccoalition.org!
ABOUT TMC
The Texas Music Coalition is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, founded in 1998 to educate its membership and the public regarding music and the music industry, with the goal of encouraging growth and development of the industry in the San Antonio area. TMC is open to all music genres and members include musicians, songwriters, vocalists, publishers, publicists, venue owners, managers, entertainment attorneys, promoters, producers, studio owners, engineers, DJs, music directors, educators, students and persons in a variety of music-related fields. Annual dues are $35 for individual membership, $25 per band member if all members of a band join and $15 for students. For more information, visit www.texasmusiccoalition.org.
The Carver Community Cultural Center Announces 2010-2011 Season
The 2010-2011 Season Up-Close:
Jennifer Holliday
October 23, 2010 at 8 pm
This performance is made possible through generous funding from the Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts.
This two-time Grammy Award winner is a vocal powerhouse whose hardy, passionate, throaty and soulful voice touches hearts and leaves her audience flooded with emotions running deep and spirits soaring high.
Ragamala
November 13, 2010 at 8 pm
Rooted in Bharatanatyam, a classical dance form from southern India, Ragamala’s work bridging between cultures both ancient and modern, explores a unique style of living poetry onstage.
Terri Hendrix
December 3, 2010 at 8 pm
One of the most strikingly original singer-songerwriters today, Terri Hendrix’s songs range in style from folk to pop to blues to jazz and all points in between, exploring joy and struggle in equal doses.
Kuumba House Dance Theatre
December 18, 2010 at 8 pm
This performance is made possible through generous funding from Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services.This dance company, dedicated to the presentation and preservation of the cultural expression of African art forms, will present a concert that highlights African cultural heritage and celebrates the African American holiday of Kwanzaa
Tango Buenos Aires
January 7, 2011 at 8 pm
Passionate, sensual and graceful. Those words best describe Tango Buenos Aires, one of Argentina’s great cultural exports known as the most authentic and uncompromising representatives of the Tango.
Complexions Contemporary Ballet
February 25, 2011 at 8 pm
Founded by two former Alvin Ailey members, Complexions’ ground breaking mix of methods, styles and cultures has created an entirely new and exciting vision of human movement.
Tia Fuller
March 19, 2011 at 8 pm
When Tia Fuller picks up her sax to play, the two become one and something amazing happens as the notes and reverberations of her musical elixir fill the room.
Sol y Canto
w/ special guests Sweet Plantain String Quartet
April 9, 2011 at 8 pm
Sabor y Memoria: A Musical Feast in Seven Courses is Brian Amador’s newest musical suite about a favorite topic: Food! This concert touches on issues of memory, nostalgia, immigration, sustainability and hunger. Sweet Plantain String Quartet (a favorite from last season) will appear with Sol y Canto in this celebration of Flavor and Memory.
Regina Carter
April 23, 2011 at 8 pm
One of the most popular contemporary violinists of modern times and a MacArthur Fellowship winner, Regina Carter’s career has been a veritable crescendo of success that shows no sign of letting up. Her mission: to make a meaningful musical contribution and do it on her own terms.
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance
May 14, 2011 at 8 pm
Another San Antonio favorite returns! Cleo Parker Robinson Dance is guided by a vision of dance as the universal language of movement that celebrates performance, individual expression, healing and peace.
Angelique Kidjo
May 28, 2011 at 8 pm
Angelique Kidjo, whose work has garnered her four Grammy nominations, has cross-pollinated the West African traditions of her childhood in Benin with elements of American R&B, funk, jazz, as well as influences from Europe and Latin America.
Special Attractions
Trinity’s KRTU 91.7 & The Carver present
Anat Cohen
December 5, 2010 at 6 pm
An established band leader and prolific composer, idiomatically conversant with modern and traditional jazz, classical music, Brazilian charo, Argentine tango, and Afro-Cuban styles, Anat Cohen has established herself as one of the primary voices of her generation on both the tenor sax and clarinet.
The Renaissance Guild & The Carver present
Black Nativity
December 11 & 12, 2010
A unique creation of the poet and playwright Langston Hughes, Black Nativity is the Christmas story told in narrative, dance, gospel song and folk spirituals. There is no better way to usher in the holiday season.
Subscription Information
Season subscriptions for the 11 performances (not including Special Attractions) are available for only $275 per seat and are onsale now! Special Attractions are not included in the season, but may be added individually. Season subscriptions are available through the Carver box office. For more information, please call (210) 207-2234. Individual tickets go onsale October 1, 2010. Discounts are available for students, seniors, military and groups. Individual tickets may be purchased through all Ticketmaster outlets, by calling (800) 745-3000, online at www.ticketmaster.com or at the Carver box office (226 N. Hackberry) in person. The Carver Box Office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm and 3 hours prior to curtain.
For more information about the performance or individual artists, visit www.thecarver.org or call (210) 207-7211.
The Carver Community Cultural Center is a multicultural, multidisciplinary performing and visual arts center dedicated to celebrating the diverse cultures of our world, nation and community, with an emphasis on African and African American heritage, by providing challenging artistic presentations, community outreach activities and educational programs.
9.15.2010
Susana Baca --One Night Only--Sept. 25
Instrumental in a resugent interest in Afro-Peruvian music, Susana Baca will perform in San Antonio on the campus of Our Lady of the Lake University on Sept. 25. The event is sponsored by the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center and is part of their Encanto en la Lucha concert series. Call 210 228-0201 for ticket information or visit their website at esperanzacenter.org.
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Susana Baca |
Bihl Haus Arts -- Photographs --Texas Flora with a Japanese Flavor
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Roy Pittman |
“BETWEEN THE LEAVES”
Photographs of Texas Flora with a Japanese Flavor
opening reception: Friday, Sept. 17, 5:30-8:30 pm
Bihl Haus goes botanical with BIG photos of Texas flora by photographer ROY PITTMAN. Please join us for the opening reception of this official Fotoseptiembre exhibit, titled "Between the Leaves," on Friday, Sept. 17th, from 5:30 to 8:30 pm.
Majestic Ranch Arts Foundation in Boerne--Fall Art Classes
The School at Majestic Ranch Arts Foundation in Boerne is now enrolling all ages and levels in the Fall Art Classes. Classes include Plein Aire, Fiber Arts, Oil Painting, Digital Photography, Stone Sculpture, Woodworking, Blacksmithing, Metal Sculpture, Jewelery Making, Drawing, and more.
Learn the nature of art..live the art of nature on Majestic Ranch's 525 acres!
For more information go to www.mraf.org or call 830-537-4654!
9.14.2010
Jump Start Performance Co Presents "I'll Remember For You"
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| I'll Remember For You |
(Yo Me Acuerdo Por Ti)
Written by Lisa Suarez
Directed by Laurie Dietrich
September 17 – 19, 2010
Friday & Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m.
$15 general admission, $12 Students & Seniors, $10 groups of 10 or more!
I'll Remember For You by Lisa Suarez is a new bilingual theater production depicting a Mexican-American woman's experiences surrounding her mother's dementia and memory loss. In this courageous, deeply personal and unsentimental look at the role of caregiver in this growing epidemic, Suarez brings her own life with her aging mother's to the stage. She writes about - and portrays - her mother with humor and respect, love and frustration, sadness and celebration.
Sunday, Sept 19, 2010: Join us for a post-show community conversation about aging, caregiving & the growing epidemic of Alzheimer's.
Tuesday, Sept 21, 2010: Join the Alzheimer's Association at The Sterling Houston Theater for an evening observing World Alzheimer's Day. A great chance to get information on Alzheimer's, sign up for the Memory Walk and to view an excerpt of I'll Remember For You. LUSH Handmade Cosmetics will be here with fun "purple-themed" giveaways!
Call 210-227-5867 or visit us on the web at www.jump-start.org to print and purchase your tickets online!
San Pedro Playhouse Presents "A Chorus Line"
Russell Hill Rogers Theatre
800 West Ashby at San Pedro Avenue
For information call (210) 733-7258
http://www.sanpedroplayhouse.com/
The San Antonio Public Library Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
When: Saturday, September 18 • 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Children’s crafts
Musical performances
Luminaria Art Cart
In 2010 Mexico is celebrating the Bicentennial of its independence from Spain and the Centennial of the Mexican Revolution, and the San Antonio Public Library is honoring this observance during Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 through October 15.
The community is invited to the Cortez Branch Library from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 18, for ¡Viva México!, a celebration in music, story and art of Mexico's battles for independence and democratic government. Activities will include musical performances by Juan and Armando Tejeda, Luís Berrios, and Maricela Barrera and Armando Martínez; creation of a work of art at the Art Cart; origins of Hispanic surnames; and children’s crafts.
Additionally, all month long there will be programs at branch libraries throughout the city. Featured activities are:Crafts, Humor and Short Stories - a series of short animated films focusing on the war for Mexican independence and the Mexican Revolution.
Rhythm of a Revolution - how corridos (a corrido is a popular Mexican narrative song and poetry form) motivated the Mexican revolution, with special performances by Los Inocentes.
Children are also included, with El águila y la serpiente, a craft series based on the eagle and snake imagery of the Mexican flag.
For information on any of these programs, call (210) 207-2500. A calendar of events is available at any library location, or online (click on “Hispanic Heritage Month” under “Quick Views.”)
All programs are free and open to the public.
9.13.2010
San Antonio Metropolitan Ballet Presents "Hansel and Gretel"
The two-act ballet features a wicked witch, gingerbread children, villagers, vendors, a dew drop fairy, a dream-weaver, a cat, a butcher, a baker, a candlestick maker, spun sugar, pastel mints, gumdrops, peppermints, angels, gypsies, owls, bats, birds and stars.
Three public performances are Saturday, Nov. 6, at 2 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 7, at 2:30 p.m. at the Carver Community Cultural Center, 226 N. Hackberry. Tickets, which cost $12 for children 12 and under, $16 for active military and seniors and $20 for adults, may be purchased through Ticketmaster.com, the Alamodome Box Office or the Carver Box Office.
San Antonio Metropolitan Ballet is a pre-professional non-profit performing arts organization that nurtures area dancers. Please go to www.sametballet.org for more information on the company’s history and mission. You may also follow SA Met Ballet on Facebook and TwitterSan Antonio Metropolitan Ballet
Susan B. Connally, Artistic Director
Karin L. Connally, Associate Director
2800 NE Loop 410, Ste. 307
San Antonio, Texas 78218
Phone: 210.656.1334
E-mail: kconnally@sametballet.org
Website: www.sametballet.org.
Friendship Art Club of Lytle Announces Annual Art Show
The Friendship Art Club of Lytle presents its Annual Art Show on Saturday, October 2 from 9 am to 4 pm in the Lytle Community on Main Street in Lytle, Texas. The show showcases the work of area visual artists, and admission is free. There will also be music and food, and proceeds from a raffle of items donated by artists and the community help fund scholarships for area seniors.
For more information: Jane Brown, 830-429-3246, or sallynlewis@sbcglobal.net.
For more information: Jane Brown, 830-429-3246, or sallynlewis@sbcglobal.net.
9.12.2010
BENISSIMO! MUSIC PRODUCTIONS
presents
Voci di Sorelle
presents
Voci di Sorelle
San Antonio’s Premier Women’s Vocal Group,
Announces its 2010-2011 Concert Season
Voci di Sorelle — Italian for “Voices of Sisters” — is a group of twelve female a cappella singers based in San Antonio, Texas. Founded in 2004, the group is renowned for
exquisite performances that showcase the power, versatility, and beauty of women’s voices.
Voci di Sorelle’s performances are eclectic, ranging from early music, sacred hymns, and
traditional folk melodies to modern jazz, world music and classical arrangements. And due to popular demand, the group has added additional dates in Kerrville and Bulverde with its Hill Country Series. For a complete concert schedule, please visit: www.benissimomusic.org; Facebook page: www.facebook.com/Vocidisorelle
Kerrville Art Club Celebrates 60 Years!
The Kerrville Art Club is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2010. The first meeting of the year takes place on Tuesday, September 21st at 1:00 PM at Kerr Arts and Cultural Center. The year ahead will feature many exciting programs and exhibits. Janice Hamilton will demonstrate her painting techniques at the first meeting.
The Kerrville Art Club meets in the Forum at KACC (Kerr Arts and Cultural Center), 228 Earl Garret Street, Kerrville. The public is welcome to attend the program.
The Kerrville Art Club meets in the Forum at KACC (Kerr Arts and Cultural Center), 228 Earl Garret Street, Kerrville. The public is welcome to attend the program.
9.10.2010
Mexican Opera Stars Make San Antonio Debut this Weekend
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Soprano Patricia Santos |
WHEN: Saturday, September 11, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Concert begins at 7:30 p.m.)
WHERE: 302 Huntington Place in Shavano Park
WHO: Mexican opera stars Alan Pingarron (tenor) and Patricia Santos (soprano)
Soprano Sandra Lopez, Metropolitan Opera
Tenor Stuart Neil, Metropolitan Opera
Grammy Award-winning bass Nmon Ford, Los Angeles Opera
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