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Petrushka Plus
Feb 13 & 14
Majestic Theatre
On and Off Fredericksburg
Road Studio Tour
Feb 14 & 15
Bihl Haus Arts
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Feb 17 - 22
Majestic Theatre
Garth Fagan Dance
Feb 21
Carver Cultural Center
Molto Cantabile
Feb 22
If You Give a
Mouse a Cookie
Feb 24 - March 21
The Magik Theatre
TX Watercolor Society Exhibition
March 2 - 29
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 CineFestival 2009
February 5 - 8
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
1300 Guadalupe Street
The 31st Annual CineFestival in San Antonio is the nation's oldest and longest-running Latino film festival. The four-day event, which kicks off on Thursday, February 5, 2009, will feature screenings, workshops, panel discussions, networking opportunities, gala celebrations and musical performances. Innovative uses of new technology will also be highlighted through competitions, demonstrations of new cameras and software, and the involvement of youth filmmakers from video programs throughout San Antonio. www.cinefestivalsa.org |
 Celebrating Black History: Theatrefest 2009
February 6 - 8
Carver Community Cultural Center
226 N. Hackberry
The Hornsby Entertainment Theatre Company will present an evening of two plays directed by Kathy Hornsby, founder and president of the Hornsby Entertainment Theatre Company. In honor of Black History month, the troupe will challenge audiences with For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf by Ntozake Shange and The Toilet by LeRoi Jones. The evening will be explosive, energetic, and powerful and leaving you rolling on the floor in laughter. www.thecarver.org |
 Ballet Hispanico &
the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra
February 7, 7:30 pm
Lila Cockrell Theatre
200 E. Market Street
New York's finest Latin dance company joins forces with the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra featuring the City's hottest Latin jazz ensemble. www.artssanantonio.com |
 Southwest Guitar Festival
February, 7, 3 pm
Travis Park United Methodist Church
230 E. Travis
The Southwest Guitar Festival International Solo Guitar Competition attracts the finest classical guitar students from around the world. In 2007, the inaugural competition featured finalists from Australia, France, Nicaragua, and the United States. This year's competition is certain to bring a stunning level of talent to San Antonio to compete for $10,000 in prize money. www.swgf.org |
 Genome: The Secret of How Life Works
February 7 - May 25
Witte Museum
3801 Broadway
This family-fun exhibit explores the microscopic world of DNA and allows visitors to discover where they came from, who they are and who they may become. Featuring 5,000 square feet of hands-on discoveries, people of all ages are encouraged to learn more about genome mapping and how it can positively impact lives. www.wittemuseum.org |
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Henry Rayburn  |
Local artist Henry Rayburn died on January 27 from cancer-related complications
Events in Memory of Henry:
Celebration of the Life of Henry Rayburn
February 7, 6 pm
Say Si, 1518, S Alamo Street
Music and reflections on Henry's life between 6 and 7pm. Guests are asked to bring a collage, drawing, painting or assemblage that Henry created which is of special meaning, or a memory you have created yourself for the assembly of an "ofrenda", which will be on view at Say Si during the celebration. All treasures will be returned to their owners that evening. For more information please call (210) 212-8666
"Threads"
CAMPsite, 114 Camp
In memory of the late Henry Rayburn, the Linda Pace Foundation is showing Rayburn displayed spools of brightly colored silk thread in eight map drawers from the Tobin Building. An opening reception will be held from 4 to 6 pm February 6, and the exhibit runs through May 31 at CAMPsite, 114 Camp. For more information please call (210) 226-6663, ext. 4.
Local Writers Remember Henry:
Henry Rayburn could make art out of almost anything
San Antonio Express News (01/30/09)
Dan Goddard
"Collage artist, preservationist and community activist, Rayburn died Tuesday. He was 64."
Rayburn of light
San Antonio Current (2/04/09)
Sarah Fisch
"Henry Rayburn - artist, architect, activist, volunteer, world traveler, and world-class charmer - died on January 27 from cancer-related complications, leaving San Antonio minus one more Renaissance man." |
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What's up in SA |
| February Artist of the Month |
 Get to know San Antonio artists! The February artist of the month is musician and Conjunto Heritage Taller founder Rodolfo S. Lopez.
Rodolfo Lopez co-founded, and is president of the Conjunto Heritage Taller, a non profit organization in San Antonio, Texas, dedicated to teaching the traditional music played with accordion and bajo sexto. Their mission is to perpetuate this culturally important folk music by teaching it to "youth of all ages." This endeavor, which is in its 7th year, has been a resounding success with widespread community support. Rodolfo plays bajo for many of the Taller's presentations and accompanies the students during their classes.
Find out more here.
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Art News Headlines |
SAN ANTONIO
Johnson HS Orchestra wins big
San Antonio Express News (2/04/09)
Jennifer Roolf Laster
"The students at San Antonio's Ladybird Johnson High School can call themselves graduates of the School of Rock. On Jan. 31, the orchestra was named the winner of the 2009 Music in the Schools competition."
TEXAS
Nasher Sculpture Center hires former LA museum director Jeremy Strick
The Dallas Morning News (1/30/09)
Michael Granberry
"At a time when arts organizations are pinched by recession, the Nasher Sculpture Center has hired a new director who brings to Dallas lofty artistic credentials but also a clouded legacy of financial management. He is Jeremy Strick, 53, former director of the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art."
NATIONAL
State alliance stops in Salinas to create art advocacy group
Montery County Now (1/30/09) Zachary Stahl "With the backdrop of looming budget cuts, artists, educators and administrators gathered in Salinas this morning to form an advocacy group to keep art alive in local classrooms." INTERNATIONAL Starving artists? That's not far from the markGlobe and Mail (2/04/09) James Adams "Earnings by most Canadian artists are hovering at poverty levels and the situation is likely to worsen as the worldwide recession deepens, according to a statistical profile of the country's artists released yesterday." Read More | |
