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Songs of Destiny
October 17&18
Majestic Theatre
SA Symphony
The Willing
October 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
Vienna Boys' Choir
Nov 14
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Fall Art Classes at Carver Community Cultural Center
African Hand Drumming
Workshop at the Carver
Wanda Deagen
Studio apprenticeship
Austin RFQ Art in
Public Places Project
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Glamarama
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Hip Hop Dance
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 International Accordion Festival
October 10 - 12
La Villita
418 Villita Street
Held every year in the beautiful downtown Riverwalk area on the historic ground of La Villita, the International Accordion Festival features performances, workshops, open mic sessions and accordion jams. On three stages, enjoy ensembles from around the world playing everything from Celtic to Creole, from Conjunto to Quebecois, from Cowboy to Klezmer, Chamame to Chicken Scratch and much more. The festival kicks off on Friday night with a moonlight concert at Arneson River Theatre. The festival is open to the public and admission is free all day Saturday and Sunday. www.internationalaccordionfestival.org
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 San Antonio Local Film Festival
October 10, 6pm
Empire Theatre
226 N. St. Mary's Street
This marks the second year of the San Antonio Local Film Festival, or SAL Film Fest. Each year the festival has screened eight selected local short films and a feature or featurette for this one night celebration of San Antonio filmmakers. This year the festival includes "Shot," the Grand Jury Prize winner, and directed by OCA Artist of the Month Steve Acevedo. www.salfilmfest.com
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 Chalk It Up
October 11, 10am - 5pm
Downtown
Houston Street, between Soledad and S. Presa
This free, family-friendly event is a celebration of San Antonio's creative spirit and talent. Attendees can watch while thirty-four premier visual artists turn downtown sidewalks into colorful works of art. Throughout the day the community will be invited to contribute to a freestyle area and help to complete a super-sized street mural; students will work together in teams to design and create their own masterpieces; and kids will take home chalk artworks crafted in the Kidzone. www.artpace.org |
 SMART Fair
October 11, 1pm - 10pm
South Flores Arts District
Visit the South Flores Arts District this Saturday for the second annual SMART (Supporting Multiple Arts Resources Together) Fair. The festival features events for the entire family, including live music, film, crafts, poetry, workshops, food and more. Through creative services and artistic events SMART is dedicated to raising awareness of the developmental impact of the arts in San Antonio. www.thesmartfair.org |
 Friends and Family Concert
October 14, 5:30pm
Alamo Heights United Methodist Church
825 East Basse Road
The Children's Chorus of San Antonio presents a Friends and Family Concert featuring traditional spirituals and folk songs. CCSA's training choirs, the Junior Chorus and Choristers, will make their season debut along with the youngest singers, the seven- and eight-year old members of the Prelude Choir, on this fall family event. The Children's Chorus of San Antonio is comprised of more than 200 talented and dedicated young musicians from San Antonio and surrounding communities. www.childrenschorussa.org |
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SAN ANTONIO If you've seen the Alamo and Riverwalk, try something new in the Alamo CityAustin American Statesman (10/05/08)
Elaine Ayala
"Beyond these obvious stops rest landmarks, neighborhoods, shops, bars and restaurants for those who delight in out-of-the-way places in which to see or acquire a piece of San Antonio culture." TEXAS Texas Move to Tighten GPA Formula Sparks Backlash Education Week (09/29/08) Catherine Gewertz "In Texas, arts classes would not be included in calculations of high school grade point averages if a controversial proposal is approved. " NATIONALWill Artists and Designers Save the Economy of the Los Angeles Region? MarketWatch (10/01/08) "Artists, designers and 'creative types' drive the diverse economy of the Los Angeles region, according to a new report from the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC). Data shows that 'creativity' is the #2 business sector in Los Angeles and Orange County, generating nearly 1 million jobs and over $100 billion in sales/receipts from the arts, design and entertainment industries combined." INTERNATIONAL Ma says government to set up culture and tourism ministry Taiwan News (10/06/08) "[Taiwanese] President Ma Ying-jeou told a youth meeting yesterday that the government is working toward the establishment of a culture and tourism ministry to better promote cultural innovation and tourism." Read More |
| October Artist of the Month |
 Get 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. | |
