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A part of you, Parte de ti   August 7, 2009

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Artists Looking at Art:
Michele Monseau
Aug 13
McNay Art Museum

Laughing in Spanish
Aug 14
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center

The Complete Works
of Shakespeare
Aug 14 - 29
Little Italy

FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA
September 2009
City-Wide

Big Bugs
Sept 5 - Dec 6
SA Botanical Garden

Diez y Seis de Septiembre
Parade & Festival
Sept 12
Avenida Plaza Guadalupe
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MIssions 210 in Focus: Fotos from the Westside
August 7 - September 7
Guadalupe Street Coffee
1320 Guadalupe Street

Fotos from the Westside focuses on work from a weeklong workshop led by local photographer Mark Menjivar. This year's participants met at Guadalupe Street Coffee each day of the workshop before heading out to spend the rest of the afternoon exploring neighborhoods, neighbors, and contemplating what makes a community. The 19 participants ranged in age from 5 to 30 years old. The exhibition opens with a reception Friday, August 7, 6-9 pm. FREE 210.226.7466
MIssions Art In Your Park
Aug 8, 10am - 2pm
Mission San Jose
6701 San Jose Drive

Work with talented local artists in creating beautiful artwork inspired by the Spanish missions. The event features family-friendly, hands on lessons in watercolor painting, digital photography and computer art. Take home the art you create! Free watercolor paint kits for children while supplies last. FREE www.nps.gov/saan/

MIssions The Sound of Music
Through August 23
San Pedro Playhouse
800 West Ashby Place

The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world's most beloved musical. When a postulant proves too high-spirited for the religious life, she is dispatched to serve as governess for the seven children of a widowed naval Captain. www.sanpedroplayhouse.com
MIssions Something Unexpected
Through September 26
StoneMetal Press Gallery
1420 S. Alamo, #104

Deborah Riley utilizes both the principles of darkroom photography and the processes of printmaking. Her prints resemble mezzotints in the delicate balance of value and tone. Riley manipulates the surface of the plates to reconstruct established images in an extraordinary fashion. FREE www.stonemetal-press.com
MIssionsPlaying with Time
Through September 27
Witte Museum
3801 Broadway

The universe is filled with changes that happen too quickly or too slowly for the eye to perceive - until now. Literally play with time by speeding it up and slowing it down. Get a closer look at the unseen world of natural change through the use of high-tech tools. www.wittemuseum.org

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WhatsUpWhat's up in SA

San Antonio filmmaker Dora Peņa's film "Dream Healing" premieres Saturday August 8 at Santikos Palladium IMAX theater. The film features San Antonio actress Gabi Walker, in the lead role, and co-stars San Antonio native Jesse Borrego. Show time is at 7 pm, followed by a Q&A session with cast and crew. A low rider procession kicks off events at 6:30. www.dreamhealingfilm.com

If you have news or announcements, let us know! Email Linsey at linsey.whitehead@sanantonio.gov
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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.
 
NewsArt News Headlines
SAN ANTONIO

First Friday happenings
San Antonio Express News (8/06/09)

TEXAS

Lone Star rising
The Economist (July 09)
"Thanks to low taxes and light regulation, Texas is booming. But demography will bring profound changes."

NATIONAL

Sotheby's Sees Art Market Bottom: Profit Declines 87%
Bloomberg (8/05/09)
Philip Boroff
"Sotheby's Chief Financial Officer William Sheridan said art prices and sales have stabilized, after the New York-based auctioneer reported a worse-than- expected 87 percent drop in second-quarter earnings."

INTERNATIONAL

Researchers unveil Mozart piano pieces in Austria
Associated Press (8/02/09)
Veronika Oleksyn
"Technically demanding and at times furiously paced, two newly identified Mozart works unveiled Sunday are helping scholars complete their assessment of the maestro's very early achievements. The childhood creations - an extensive concerto movement and a fragmentary prelude - provide yet more proof the Salzburg native was a true prodigy. And maybe a bit of a showoff."
 

 
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