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Doña Rosita's
Jalapeño Kitchen
Nov 14 - 16
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Vienna Boys' Choir
Nov 14
Laurie Auditorium
Cinderella
Nov 22 & 23
Lila Cockrell Theatre
Song and Dance
Ensemble of West Africa
Nov 23
Carver Cultural Center
Mariachi Vargas
Nov 30 - Dec 6
River Walk
Holiday in Brass
Nov 30
Beacon Hill Presbyterian
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 The New World Wine and Food Festival
Nov 5 - 9
Various Locations
Five full days of fun, food, wine and more as the best of the in this food and wine extravaganza. The New World Wine and Food Festival features something for everyone, regardless of age or culinary taste. From a black tie event, grand tasting, winemaker dinners and a day of family fun, the variety of Festival events guarantee that you will find something to please your palate. www.nwwff.org |
 Latino Music Fest
November 8, Noon
Main Plaza
Main Street & Commerce
Due to Hurricane Ike, the 1st Annual Latino Music Festival originally scheduled for September 12 & 13 was cancelled. It is now back as a one-day, twelve-hour event in the heart of San Antonio featuring many artists originally scheduled including The Westside Horns with Special Guest Augie Meyers, The Krayolas, and Pinata Protest. New to the line-up: Plaza Espectáculo, intimate plaza-level performances located throughout the Plaza. "El Corazon de Memoria," Main Plaza's Dia de los Muertos Altar by David Zamora Casas, will remain on display through November 8. FREE www.mainplaza.org |
 An Afternoon of Ragtime Piano
November 9, 3 pm
Christ Episcopal Church
510 Belknap Place
Come and join the San Antonio Ragtime Society for an afternoon filled with classic Ragtime Piano featuring Brian Holland with Rags by: Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton, Eubie Blake, Joseph Lamb as well as others. www.saragtime.com |
 Tempestuous Celebrations
November 12 - 13, 7:30 pm
Ruth Taylor Theater Bldg.
Trinity University, One Trinity Place
SOLI celebrates the milestone birthdays of Elliott Carter -100 and Joan Tower -70 in this adventurous program. The centerpiece will be Paul Moravec's Pulitzer Prize-winning Tempest Fantasy. Trio Cavany for violin, cello, and piano - Joan Tower. Con Leggerezza Pensosa - Omaggio a Italo Calvino for clarinet, violin and cello - Elliott Carter - Tempest Fantasy for violin, clarinet/bass clarinet, cello, piano - Paul Moravec. A second performance will be held Thursday November 13 at Blue Star Contemporary Art Center. www.solichamberensemble.com |
 2 to Watch: Justin Parr and Vincent Toro
November 13, 6:30 pm - 8 pm
Gemini Ink
513 S. Presa
This collaborative program between Artpace and Gemini Ink pairs a visual artist and a writer in an evening of words and images, gathering literary and visual arts audiences for a critical discussion and examination of crossovers between the genres. This month "2 to Watch" features San Antonio writer Vincent Toro and visual artist Justin Parr present their work and draw the audience in for a critical discussion and examination of intersections between the two disciplines. FREE www.artpace.org or www.geminiink.org |
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The San Antonio chapter of the American Institute of Architects presented their 2008 Design Awards Wednesday at a dinner and ceremony at the Pearl Stable. The top honor given by the AIA local chapter went to Kell Muñoz Architects and Lake/Flato Architects. The awards honor local AIA members for their contributions in the creation of aesthetically pleasing buildings that stand the test of time. www.aiasa.org
Southwest School of Art & Craft recently named artist and metalsmith Gary Schott as the new Chair of the Metals Department. He comes to San Antonio from his faculty position as Acting Head of the Art Metal/Jewelry Program, Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. www.swschool.org
Voci di Sorelle celebrates the release of their new CD, "Magnificat," featuring Medieval and Renaissance Christmas Music recorded at Mission San Jose. Reception will feature food & refreshments, "meet & greet" with the artists, CD signing & purchase. November 18, 7-8:30 pm Bjorns 14123 Hwy 281 N. www.benissimomusic.org
New Resources for San Antonio Arts Organizations and small businesses: StayExempt.org, the web-based version of the popular Exempt Organization workshops, has added new mini-courses on the redesigned IRS Form 990 to the online materials already available. The site now has the original five virtual workshop sessions, five mini-courses that cover topics important to tax-exempt organizations, and five mini-courses discussing aspects of the redesigned annual return (Form 990) for exempt organizations. Find out more here: http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=166625,00.html and here: http://www.stayexempt.org/home_mini_courses.html
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| November Artist of the Month |
 Get to know San Antonio artists! The November artist of the month is writer and performer Vincent Toro.
Vincent Toro is a Puerto Rican poet, playwright, performer, and educator from New York. He is currently the Theater Arts Director at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center in San Antonio and is featured in "2 to Watch" this month at Gemini Ink.
Read more from Vincent Toro in his interview here.
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SAN ANTONIO San Antonio celebrates Day of the DeadNY 1 NYC's 24-hour News Channel (10/30/08) Valarie D'Elia "A Mexican tradition to honor the dead is being kept very much alive in the united States so travelers don't have to go south of the border to experience it. NATIONALWhat did Dubya do?Toronto Star (11/02/08) Raffi Anderian "George W. Bush's reign has been controversial from the start, but they say troubled times yield great art. As Americans prepare to pick his successor, we look at movies, books, music, theatre and visual arts and ask: what is his artistic legacy?" INTERNATIONAL Going, going, not gone: Global crisis hurts fall art auctionsCNN.com - AP (11/06/08) On Day 2 of the fall auction season, a Russian masterpiece expected to sell for up to $3 million at auction did not find a buyer Wednesday, further underscoring the impact of the global financial crisis on the art market. Read More | |
