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2008 Cavalcade of Stars
Carver Cultural Center
Sept 18
Sunset Station
Jazz'Salive
Sept 20-21
Travis Park
Gardens by Moonlight
Sept 27
SA Botanical Garden
Carmen
Sept 26 - 28
Lila Cockrell Theatre
Christopher's Guide
to the Orchestra
Oct 3 and 4
Majestic Theatre
Songs of Destiny
October 17&18
Majestic Theatre
San Antonio Symphony
The Willing
October 24&25
Jump-Start
The Poetry of Space
Oct 30 - Jan 11
Southwest School
of Art & Craft
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Fire Prevention Week
Poster Contest
Call for Work: emerge
midwest art zine
Asst. to the Dir.: Galeria
Ortiz Contemporary
Artpace Casting Call
COSA: Senior
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Romantic Beginnings
September 14, 3 pm
Travis Park United Methodist Church
230 E. Travis
The program includes Frederic Chopin's Polonaise brillante for cello and piano, Joaquin Turina's colorful Scene Andalouse for solo viola, piano and string quartet, three short string trio movements by Hans Krasa, and Johannes Brahms' magnificent Op. 111 string quintet. Performers include guest violist, Yizhak Schotten, who has performed around the world and Camerata San Antonio regulars - Karen Stiles and Sayaka Okada, violins, Emily Watkins Freudigman, viola, and Kenneth Freudigman, cello - all musicians with the San Antonio Symphony. www.cameratasa.org
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LANDSCAPES
Through September 30
Blue Star Contemporary Art Center
116 Blue Star
Broadening the vocabulary of the picture-plane through the use of the moving image, Leslie Raymond incorporates video's inevitable language of time. This group of landscape images embodies artifacts of the passage of time (including lapsed time, movement through time and space, and time pressure) while simultaneously considering composition, color, shape and form. Each video loop composition in this series is displayed on its own flat-panel monitor. www.bluestarart.org
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¡Vámonos al Grito! 198 Anniversary of the Mexican Independence "El Grito"
September 15, 6:30 pm
Instituto de México en San Antonio
600 HemisFair Plaza
The 2008 "El Grito" features the group "Tradiciones" from Monterrey who will present folkloric dance, the Trio "Los Reyes" (Gilberto Puente, Raúl Puente & Bebo Cardenas) who will play Bolero music and the Mariachi "Sangre Mexicana" with Manuel Vargas. The special guest this year, the Mexican singer Azucena from Guadalajara, Jalisco, will be accompanied by the Mariachi "Sangre Mexicana". www.saculturamexico.org
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DIG-IT-AL Quilts
Through September 28
Fiber Art Space
1420 S. Alamo, #202
The Fotoseptiembre 2008 exhibit includes quilts that use digital photography somewhere in the production process. Exhibiting artists include Laurie Brainerd, Erica Dodge, Salli McQuaid, Susan Mayfield and Susie Monday. www.fiberartspace.com
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International Exposure
Through September 30
International Center
203 South St Mary's
This exhibit shows photographic works in many media and features the work of photographers from Argentina, Great Britain, Mexico, New York, San Antonio, and Peru: Arturo Almeida, Mia Baxter, Marifer Barrero, Sergio Fasola, Graciela Iturbide, Cristina Kahlo, Jeffrey Mongrain, Cecilia Paredes, Hugo Tillman, and Luisa A. Wheeler. Ruiz-Healy Art hosts and curates this official Fotoseptiembre event at the City of San Antonio's International Center. www.ruizhealyart.com
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As part of the City of San Antonio's FY 09 budget ordinance, City Council approved the Final Funding Recommendations of the Cultural Arts Board for $6,351,644, which includes support for Operational, Stabilization, Neighborhood Arts Program, the Incubator Program.
- Due to extreme weather conditions expected from Hurricane Ike, the 2008 Diez y Séis de SeptiembreCommission announces changes to this year's community-wide Diez y Séis de Septiembre schedule. Please note the following schedule changes:
Friday, September 12
Senior Kermes**NO CHANGE**
9am-3pm, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
Fiestas Patrias Opening Ceremonies ** POSTPONED: NEW DATE Friday, September 19**
5:30pm-11pm, Market Square
Saturday, September 13
Fiestas Patrias ** POSTPONED: NEW DATE Saturday, September 20**
Noon-11pm, Market Square
Festival de los Ninos ** POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE**
The Avenida Guadalupe Association's 27th annual 16 de Septiembre Festival **NO CHANGE**
For further updates regarding the Festival status email publicity@avenidaguadalupe.org or call 223-3151
11am-10pm, Plaza Guadalupe
Calle Guadalupe-Parade **CANCELED**
Mexican American/Hispanic Physicians Association Golf Tournament ** POSTPONED: NEW DATE Saturday, October 25**
8am, Silver Horn Golf Club, 1100 W. Bitters Road
Mariachi Concert and Festival ** POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE**
5pm-10pm, Arneson River Theatre
Sunday, September 14
Fiestas Patrias ** POSTPONED: NEW DATE Sunday, September 21**
12pm-10:30pm, Market Square, 514 W. Commerce
Asociación de Charro de San Antonio: Charreada ** POSTPONED** Check www.sacharros.org for new dates.
1pm-5pm, Lienzo Charro, 6126 Padre Drive
Family Day at the Alameda **NO CHANGE**
Noon-4pm, Museo Alameda, 101 S. Santa Rosa
Ballet Folklorico de la Ciudad de Monterey **CANCELED**
7:30pm, Arneson River Theater
The Official El Grito Ceremony Monday, September 15 at Municipal Auditorium and the Civic Ceremony Tuesday, September 16 Instituto Cultural de Mexico Auditorium will be held as planned.
For more Diez y Séis de Septiembre information, please contact the Office of Cultural Affairs at 222-ARTS or visit the City's website at www.sahearts.com.
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SAN ANTONIO
San Antonio arts community has a big-dollar impact on the city
San Antonio Business Journal (09/05/08)
Donna J. Tuttle
"San Antonio's artistic workforce is painting the city's economic canvas with a total impact of $3.4 billion, according to new figures calculated by Steven Nivin, Ph.D., chief economist for the city's Economic Development Department."
TEXAS
Texas Ballet Theater says it's raised enough to open its new season
Star Telegram (09/10/08)
Andrew Marton
"With only one day remaining until its self-imposed deadline, Texas Ballet Theater has raised the $500,000 in cash that officials had said was needed to open the 2008-09 season and remain fully operational at least through mid-October."
NATIONAL
Market will help make Concord an arts capital
Concord Monitor (09/08/08)
"Concord is approaching a tipping point from which the city could move rapidly into a full-blown destination for lovers of the arts. The newest addition to the art scene proves yet again that one person can make a difference: in this case, local seamstress Katy Brown, a 32-year-old library science student with a background in organizing art fairs."
INTERNATIONAL
Cultural Theme Planned for 2012 Olympics in London
ARTINFO (09/05/08)
"The London Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) announced on Thursday that it would launch a four-year program of cultural events to lead up to the 2012 Olympic Games.
Designed to highlight the country's arts and culture, the $70 million project will comprise 500 events, including a Shakespeare festival and a light show at Windsor Castle, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation."
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| September Artist of the Month |
 The September Artist of the Month is Bett Butler.
Bett Butler is a singer/songwriter/pianist and so much more. After graduating with a music degree from Trinity University, she worked in professional theater as a writer, actor, musical director, composer and accompanist. Butlers first CD Short Stories, a mix of jazz and blues originals, and earned a "recommended" rating from All Music Guide. The CD also won critical acclaim from John Swenson of United Press International, who raved, "Bett Butler brought me to that place where music can salve the deepest wound, mend the heart most broken."
Find out more about Bett Butler, including where you can see her live, here.
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