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A part of you, Parte de ti   May 8, 2009

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Creative Industry Luncheon
May 20
Pearl Stable
Save the Date
The Goat or Who is Sylvia?
May 13 - 31
AtticRep
 
AGNES OF GOD
May 14 - 24
Jump-Start
 
Fiesta Noche del Rio
May 15 - Aug 8
Arneson River Theatre
 
El Mundo Zurdo
May 16 - July 16
Esperanza Peace
and Justice Center
 
YOSA's Family Series
May 17
Laurie Auditorium
 
Arts Cart: Go BALListic!
May 23
SA Children's Museum
 
TeatroFest
June 2 - 27
Guadalupe Cultural
Arts Center
Opportunities

Arts Highlights

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Fest09Tejano Conjunto Festival en San Antonio
May 6 - 9
Rosedale Park
303 Dartmouth
 
A three-day festival featuring live performances by more than 20 of the best musical groups from traditional Conjunto to progressive Tejano. Highlights of the festival include star-studded performances by Conjunto Music Hall of Famers Mingo Saldivar, Ruben Vela, Esteban Jordan, Oscar Hernandez, Los Dos Gilbertos, as well as accordion and bajo sexto workshops. Other highlights include a Seniors Conjunto Dance; inductions into the Conjunto Music Hall of Fame; a CD Release Party at the Guadalupe Theater; and a special Tribute to Esteban Jordan. www.guadalupeculturalarts.org
StarsMusic Under the Stars
May 8, 7:30 pm
Mission San Jose
6701 San Jose Drive
 
The USAA Concert Band and Jazz Band perform stirring marches, jazz, Latino, Big Band, patriotic and musical highlights from every decade. Exciting vocals add to the program, including the voices of the USAA Chorus. Pack a picnic and bring lawn chairs or blankets, and enjoy this FREE concert in one of San Antonio's most beautiful historic settings, Mission San José. www.loscompadres.org
The companyAll the Great Books (Abridged!)
May 8
Little Italy
824 Afterglow
 
The Company Theatre takes you on a ninety minute roller-coaster ride through its compact compendium of the World's Great Books. Confused by Confucius? Thoroughly thrown by Thoreau? Wish Swift was swifter? Then buckle up and hop aboard as The Company zips through everything you didn't get around to reading in school. Dinner at 6:30, Show at 7:30. You can also catch the show at OrderUp (9873 IH-10 W) May 10 at 3 pm. www.thecompanytheatre.org
MothersClassical concert - Celebration for the Mother's Day
May 9, 7 pm
Instituto Cultural de México
600 Hemisfair Park
 
The Instituto Cultural de Mexico in San Antonio presents a classical concert by "Trio Bourguet", with outstanding symphonic musicians from Oaxaca and Mexico City. Cesar Martinez Bourguet - cello, Pablo Arturo Martinez Bourguet - violin, viola, Alejandro Barrañon Cedillo - Piano. www.saculturamexico.org
BlueStarRevisitation, Featuring Rex Hausmann
Through June 14
Blue Star Contemporary Art Center
116 Blue Star
 
Constructed for Blue Star, REVISITATION is currently Rex Hausmann's largest and most ambitious work-to-date. A wall-to-wall, ceiling-to-ceiling riot of thought and colour inspired by The Last Supper, this maximalist tableaux represents the artist as both circus ringleader and its own human cannon ball. www.bluestarart.org

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WhatsUpWhat's up in SA


If you have news or announcements, let us know! Email Linsey at linsey.whitehead@sanantonio.gov.
FundingNewsFunding News
Dialogue with Donors
Thursday May 14, 9 am - Noon
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Room 008
How have the current economic conditions affected arts and cultural organizations? What steps are being taken by organizations to adapt to the changing environment? Join OCA and a panel of funders for a discussion about the current status of funding for arts non-profits. The meeting is open to the public. For more information contact Frank Villani at 210.207.6963.
 
OCA Technical and Economic Development Assistance Program applications are now open. The Technical and Economic Development Assistance Program is designed to assist local not for profit arts and cultural organizations and artists with organizational stability, development and professional growth. For more information, including application and guidelines, visit the web site HERE.
 
AOTMApril Artist of the Month
SAllenGet to know San Antonio artists!
The May artist of the month is Stuart Allen.

 
Stuart Allen is a visual artist whose work deals with fundamental elements of perception such as light, time, gravity and space. His photographs, sculpture and installation have been shown throughout the U.S. and abroad and his work is found in many private and public collections. You can watch Allen talk about his work as part of the River Improvement Project on the May edition of SA Arts Beat, OCA's monthly tv show. (Photo by Mark Menjivar) Read Stuart Allen's interview on www.sahearts.com.
NewsArt News Headlines
TEXAS
 
TEXAS TO ELIMINATE ARTS REQUIREMENT
GoArts.org
As of 2011, one credit of fine arts will no longer be required for high school graduation.
 
NATIONAL 
 
Why We Love--And Need--Public Art
Raquel Laneri (5/05/09)
"From New York to Indianapolis, it transforms people as well as cities."
 
INTERNATIONAL
 
Poetic justice: Duffy tipped for laureate role
The Guardian (4/30/09)
Mark Brown and Patrick Wintour
"Carol Ann Duffy is expected to be named by Downing Street tomorrow as the first female poet laureate, the latest in a line that has included John Dryden, William Wordsworth and Ted Hughes"
 

 
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