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A part of you, Parte de ti   January 2, 2009

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My Body, My House
Jan 9 & 10
Jump-Start
 
Junie B. Jones
Jan 9 - Feb 14
The Majestic Theatre
 
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jan 16 - 18
Majestic Theatre
 
Tribute to Ella
Jan 17
Carver Cultural Center
 
Pride and Passion
Jan 23 & 24
Majestic Theatre
 
Music on the Move
Jan 25
San Antonio
Museum of Art
 
Jeff Wisnezewski
Jan 29
Artpace - San Antonio

Opportunities

Public Art San Antonio 'Call for Artists'
 
Conjunto Heritage Taller Classes
 
Carver SchoolSpring Classes
 
St. Philip's Auditions: "A Place to Stand"
 
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FiberOpen Ended
January 1 - February 14
Fiber Art Space
1420 S. Alamo #202
 
In this exhibition, Susan Oaks uses fiber materials as her principal means of expression. She creates a vocabulary of shapes in a contemporary translation of a coiling or wrapping technique. The primary goal is to remain true to herself, while revealing her personal vision. www.fiberartspace.com
BravoBravo Broadway
January 2 - 4
Lila Cockrell Theatre
200 E. Market Street
 
From "Oklahoma" and "My Fair Lady" to "The Wizard of Oz" and "Hairspray," the San Antonio Symphony performs some of Broadway's greatest hits. Recreating memories steeped in the bright lights of the Big Apple, soloists Susan Egan, Doug LaBrecque and Christiane Noll perform audience favorites from many of the best-known shows in Broadway history.  www.sasymphony.org
JumpJump-Start Performance Party
January 3, 7 pm
Jump-Start Performance Co.
108 Blue Star
 
The annual Performance Party has become a signature event for Jump-Start and San Antonio. This year there is something for everyone: season previews, big groups, solo performers, dance, live music, performance art, comedy, video, fire-eating, glamour and the absurd. New this year, there will be an online component to Performance Party: a 24-hour long performance featuring 24 artists from around the world. (www.24hours24artists.com) www.jump-start.org
BridgeSchubert Birthday: Musical Evenings
at the San Fernando Cathedral
January 4, 7 pm
San Fernando Cathedral
115 Main Plaza
 
An international group of talented musicians come together to pay tribute to the music of Franz Schubert. The program features Schubert's masterpieces for piano, tenor and French horn. Born January 31, 1797, Schubert was among the first of the Romantics who brought art songs (lieder) to artistic maturity. The event features a "Meet the Artists" dessert reception following the concert. www.musicalbridges.org
SSACTravis Townsend: Anxious Accumulations
Through January 11
Southwest School of Art & Craft
Russell Hill Rogers Gallery
1201 Navarro
 
Townsend, from Kentucky, investigates timeless worries and wonders in his mixed media wood sculptures and drawings and stretches our ideas of form and function. www.swschool.org

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AOTMJanuary Artist of the Month
Bettie2Get to know San Antonio artists!
 
The January artist of the month is Bettie Ward.
 
View work by Bettie Ward this month at Blue Star Contemporary Art Center. The exhibition, "Optimism and Horror," opens with a reception January 22, 6 - 9 pm, featuring music by Queenie and the Bumblebees. For more on her exhibition at Blue Star visit their website at www.bluestarart.org.
 
(Left: "Two lovers who double as twins"  Todd Johnson photographer)
 
Read more about Bettie Ward here.
NewsArt News Headlines
SAN ANTONIO
 
San Antonio Arts: Year in Review
San Antonio Express News (12/28/08)
 "The new and the familiar merged and mingled to provide some of 2008's most memorable moments in the arts."
 
TEXAS
 
NEA report: More theater, but less audience
Austin American Statesman (12/15/08)
Jeanne Claire van Ryzin
"Texas ranked tenth in growth of non-profit theaters with a an increase of 102 percent, and though we have more than 100 non-profit theater in the Lone Star State, we're not in the top 10 when it comes to number of theaters per capita."
 
NATIONAL
 
2008 in Review: Trends of the Year
ArtInfo (12/26/08)
David Grosz, Lyra Kilston, Jillian Steinhauer and Kris Wilton
"Ah, 2008 was the year of Obama. D'oh, it was also the year of the recession. From the inspiring president-elect to the sobering new reality, here are the top 5 trends in art in 2008."

INTERNATIONAL
 
How Monet, Freud, Hirst Records Led Art-Market Bubble to Burst
Bloomberg (12/30/08)
Scott Reyburn and Katya Kazakina
" 'The mood has changed,' Anders Petterson, founder and managing director of the London-based art market research company ArtTactic, told Bloomberg in October. 'The magnitude of the economic crisis is such that even the ultra-rich will have second thoughts about buying things.' "
 
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