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A part of you, Parte de ti   January 23, 2009

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Jeff Wisnezewski
Jan 29
Artpace - San Antonio
 
Asian Festival:
Year of the Ox

Jan 31
Institute of Texan Cultures
 
YOSA Winter Concert
Feb 1
Edgewood Fine
Arts Auditorium
 
Black and Blue
Feb 2
San Antonio College
 
CineFestival 2009
Feb 5 - 8
Guadalupe Cultural Center

Opportunities

OCA: Management Analyst
 
Gemini Ink Interns
 
SAALM Juried Exhibition
 
JOVEN: Youth Dance Instructor
 
Playwriting Workshop
 
Tejano Conjunto Fest Poster Contest
 
Basic Acting for Non Actors
 
Southwest School: Pt Administrative Asst.
 
San AntonioPoetry Fair Contest 
 
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JumpIrish/Chicano
January 23-25, 8pm
Jump-Start Performance Co.
108 Blue Star
 
This version of "Irish/Chicano" will take the form of a staged reading. Directed by Jesse Borrego, it takes place during the Mexican/American War of 1845, when a young Republic got its legs and an old culture changed. This story will dispel myths and give birth to a new way of thinking.
www.jump-start.org
San PedroAltar Boyz
January 23 - February 22
San Pedro Playhouse
800 W. Ashby
 
Join San Pedro Playhouse for this spoof about a heavenly guy-group full of sharp parody, sinfully spectacular dancing, and irreverent humor. The performance includes a mix of side-splitting songs convincing enough to be played on MTV, uncontrollable laughs and lighthearted fun suitable for all ages.  www.sanpedroplayhouse.com
LibraryFamily Day at the Library
January 24, 12 - 5pm
Central Library
600 Soledad
 
Build your own book, pick children's titles at a Scholastic Book Fair, enjoy author readings by Alexander Stadler and San Antonio native Carmen Tafolla and a performance from Magik Theatre. While you're there, don't forget to board the interactive Lee y serás reading caravan for fun literacy-building activities and more!www.sanantonio.gov/library
SamaMusic on the Move: Latin America
January 25, 3pm
San Antonio Museum of Art
200 W. Jones Ave.
 
SAMA and Musical Offerings present "Music on the Move: Latin America."  The audience is invited to participate in an innovative musical tour through the galleries in SAMA's Latin American Art Center.  Music by Latin American composers will be presented by a string quintet and guitar. Program selections include History of the Tango, by Argentinean composer Astor Piazzolla, and a tribute to the Beatles, "From Yesterday to Penny Lane." A reception will follow the performance. www.samuseum.org
UTSAMarcia Gygli King Retrospective
January 28 - March 1
UTSA, 1604 Campus
One UTSA Circle
 
Marcia Gygli King, an award-winning painter with dual residency in New York and Texas, whose work is collected by notables including the Guggenheim, the Whitney and celebrities, returns home to display 40 years of work at the University of Texas at San Antonio. UTSA joins the San Antonio Museum of Art and the Southwest School of Art & Craft to honor the artist with a retrospective of her work. http://art.utsa.edu/

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WhatsUpWhat's up in SA

Texas Public Radio's David Martin Davies joined Urban-15 on their journey to the inauguration. Listen to the podcast, read his blog following the group, or follow him on Twitter.
 
If you have news, let us know! Email Linsey at linsey.whitehead@sanantonio.gov.
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

Patty Ortiz wants to make the community proud of the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center again.
San Antonio Express News (1/15/09)
Elda Silva
"Ortiz has been named executive director of the West Side Latino arts center. Until recently, the San Antonio native was executive director and curator of the Museo de las Américas in Denver."
 
TEXAS
 
Austin arts groups defy recession, so far
Austin American Statesman (1/11/09)
Jeanne Claire van Ryzin
"Venues and performance outfits trim costs, cancel marginal shows, offer ticket deals to make their budgets work."
 
NATIONAL
 
Where are the Country's Charitable Givers?
PR Newswire (12/18/08)
" Scarborough lists the top cities for annual charitable givers."

INTERNATIONAL
 
Creativity feels the crunch
The Australian (1/16/09)
Nicolas Rothwell
"THE new year looms dark and forbidding for the nation's most distinctive visual product, that purest symbol of Australian complexity: Aboriginal art."
 
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