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A part of you, Parte de ti   October 3, 2008

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San Antonio Local Film Festival
Oct 10
Empire Theatre
 
International
Accordion Festival
Oct 10 - 12
La Villita
 
Chalk It Up
Oct 11
Downtown
 
Songs of Destiny
Oct 17 &18
Majestic Theatre
San Antonio Symphony
 
The Willing
Oct 24 & 25
Jump-Start
 
The Poetry of Space
Oct 30 - Jan 11
Southwest School
of Art & Craft
 
Muertitos Fest 2008
Oct 30 - Nov 7
SaySi
 
Dia de los Muertos:
La Ofrenda
Oct 30 - Nov 9
Southwest School
 
New World Wine
& Food Festival
Nov 5 - 9
 
Music of Nature
Nov 7 - 11
Majestic Theatre

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Opportunities

Go Center seeking
Poets and Dancers
 
Witte Museum: Front
Desk Team Leader
 
TX Arts & Crafts Fair:
Call for Artists
 
TX Arts & Crafts Fair
Poster Contest
 
National Public
Art Opportunities
 
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photoChristopher's Guide to the Orchestra 
October 3 and 4, 8pm
Majestic Theatre 
224 E. Houston Street

A new season begins as conductor Christopher Seaman leads the San Antonio Symphony in program of timeless classics. Britten's evocative "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" opens the program and celebrated pianist Orli Shaham performs Mozart's dazzling Piano Concerto. Brahms' Second Symphony is filled with tender melodies and engaging dance rhythms. For opening weekend all ticket holders are invited to a complimentary champagne reception beginning at 6pm in the Majestic Theatre. www.sasymphony.org
CurvesReal Women Have Curves
October 3 - 9
University of the Incarnate Word Theatre
4301 Broadway
 
Share the race against the clock as five Latina garment workers in a tiny East L.A. sewing factory struggle to make 100 dresses in just five days. Their job isn't an easy one; four of them have achieved only temporary residency and one is working illegally, but they face down their fears with humor and along the way they bond; learning to accept their differences and themselves as they unite behind the American dream that makes their labors and sacrifices worthwhile. Immediately following the October 9 performance there will be a discussion of body image, eating disorders, and self-acceptance led by experts in the field. www.uiw.edu/theatre
DogDog Sees God:
Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead
October 3 - 11
Trinity University Theatre, Stieren Theater
One Trinity Place
 
"Dog Sees God" is an unauthorized parody of Charles Schulz's iconic comic strip. "CB's" dog dies from rabies, his best friend is too burnt out, his sister has gone Goth, his ex-girlfriend has recently been institutionalized, and his other friends are too inebriated to give him any of solace. Drug use, suicide, eating disorders, teen violence, and sexual identity collide and careen toward an ending that is haunting and hopeful. www.trinity.edu/departments/speech_and_drama/
RXRx Art: Take your medicine
October 3 - November 1
Bihl Haus Arts
2803 Fredericksburg Road
 
Bihl Haus Arts and co-organizer Health and Healing Consortium present Rx Art, an exhibit and accompanying series of five workshops that use the arts as a vehicle for healing. This exhibition features works by health professionals who are also artists. The Artist-Healers address how their particular artwork aids in self-care and healing and helps them in their work with clients and patients.  A public reception opens the exhibit to the public Friday from 5:30-8:30 pm. www.RxArtSA.org
VivaViva Mi Cultura
October 3, 5pm
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
1300 Guadalupe Street
 
"Viva Mi Cultura" is a one-hour lecture and demonstration featuring the Guadalupe Dance Company presenting traditional dances, costumes and music of Coahuila, Costa de Nayarit, Veracruz and Jalisco.  Audiences have the opportunity to watch professional dancers perform traditional dances of Mexico, volunteer for a "mini" dance class on stage, and participate in a question and answer session with the dancers at the end of the performance. Free by reservation only. www.guadalupeculturalarts.org

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October Artist of the Month
SteveGet to know local San Antonio artists! The October artist of the month is filmmaker Stephen Acevedo.
 
Steve co-wrote and directed the 10-minute dark comedy, Shot.  Filmed in downtown San Antonio, Shot premiered in March at SXSW, and recently won the Grand Jury Prize at the San Antonio Local Film Festival.  In August, Steve was selected from more than 600 applicants to participate in the Disney-ABC/DGA Television Directing Fellowship.  The yearlong fellowship provides aspiring television directors the opportunity to hone their craft and jump-start their careers by working alongside veteran directors on drama and comedy series such as Lost, Desperate Housewives, Scrubs, etc. 
 
Shot will be screening at the San Antonio Local Film Festival, 7pm on Oct. 10, 2008 at the Charline McCombs Empire Theatre (www.salfilmfest.com).  
 
Read more about Stephen Acevedo here.
Art News Headlines
SAN ANTONIO
 
Braswell takes fourth place on 'Talent'
San Antonio Express-News (10/01/08)
"San Antonio singer Donald Braswell took fourth place on the finale of "America's Got Talent" tonight, losing the ultimate prize to opera singer Neal E. Boyd."
 
TEXAS
 
The Houston Arts Alliance launches artist recovery blog
Houston Chronicle (09/29/08)
"The Houston Arts Alliance has created an artist recovery blog to facilitate communication between the city's estimated 500 arts organizations and 14,000 working artists in the wake of Hurricane Ike."
 
NATIONAL

Culture isn't on the debate agenda
Los Angeles Times (09/26/08)
Christopher Knight
"If history is any guide, we can say one thing for certain about the 2008 presidential debates, which are expected to get underway tonight in a televised performance at the University of Mississippi. There will be no discussion -- none at all -- of U.S. cultural policy."

INTERNATIONAL
 
Canadian Prime Minister Pledges Tax Credits for Arts Training
CEP News (09/29/08)
Geoff Matthews
"Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he will provide the same kind of tax treatment for arts training that the government offers for kids in sports programs."
 
 
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