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Abelardo Morell
Sept 17 - Nov 8
Southwest School
of Art & Craft
Carmina Burana
& Gil Shaham
Sept 19
Majestic Theatre
¡American Sabor!
Music Fest
Sept 19
Market Square
Jazz'SAlive
Sept 19 - 20
Travis Park
TeatroFest
October 2009
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
International
Accordion Festival
Oct 9 & 11
La Villita
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More San Antonio arts and culture events at sahearts.com!
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 Madama Butterfly
September 11 - 13
Municipal Auditorium
100 Auditorium Circle
Madama Butterfly is a tender love story with a tragic ending. A young Japanese geisha falls in love with a young American Lieutenant who abandons her without knowing that she is pregnant. Pinkerton returns three years later, with an American wife on hand. One of the most tragic endings of all time. www.saopera.com
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Diez y Seis de Septiembre Celebration
Sept 11-18
City-Wide
Marking Mexico's independence from Spain, San Antonio celebrates September 16 with special events all over town including a street parade with floats and marching bands, a gala, Market Square celebrations, festivals, dance presentations and other special activities. For a full schedule of events visit the web site at www.sahearts.com. FREE
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 High Yellow Rose
September 11 - 27
Jump-Start Performance Co.
108 Blue Star
Sterling Houston retells the legend of the Texas Revolution in comic, post-modern style. An all-female cast takes on the larger-than-life roles of Emily Morgan, General Santa Anna, General Sam Houston and other players in the events around the historic Battle of the Alamo. Don't miss this lively, satiric take on Texas History, complete with live music! www.jump-start.org
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 So Much Art, So Little Time
Through September 30
Carver Community Cultural Center
226 North Hackberry
The Carver Community Cultural Center is exhibiting artist and photographer Joan Frederick's new work for their official FotoSeptiembre event. Frederick's latest photography, installation and manipulated photos are shown alongside art highlights from her 30 year career. The Exhibition opens with a reception Thursday, September 10, 5 - 8 pm. FREE www.thecarver.org
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Culinary Delights
Through February 21, 2010
San Antonio Museum of Art
200 West Jones Avenue
Culinary Delights features the photographs of nationally acclaimed photographer David Halliday. Halliday's early photographs are in a traditional format, mostly sepia-toned gelatin silver prints. More recently, he has been exploring digital color photography. Although he has produced many landscape and portrait images, this exhibition focuses on his still life compositions using food, an appropriate subject for an artist who began his career as a chef. The exhibition includes a conversation with David Halliday, Sunday, September 13 at 1pm. www.samuseum.org |
Click HERE to add your arts event to www.sahearts.com!
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 August Artist of the Month
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 The September Artist of the Month is artist Joan Frederick.
Joan Frederick lives in San Antonio, and is an artist, writer, photographer and Indian art historian. Her current exhibition of work, So Much Art, So Little Time, a 30-Year Restrospective, is located at the Carver Community Cultural Center through September 30, 2009. The exhibit is part of FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA. One of the many Fall Art Festivals happening across the City.
Read more about Joan Frederick and her current exhibition at the Carver, HERE.
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What's on in SA
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  It was a time of big hair, bright clothes and cool music. Travel back in time on this episode of fOCAs to 1987 where Linsey and Robb explore the 80's at the "SAMA Soiree". Watch HERE! |
 SA ArtsBeatFall Arts Festivals are here! Sebastian stops by the
Instituto Cultural de Mexico to talk to FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA festival
director, Michael Mehl, and Gabriela Franco, Director of the Instituto,
about the photography exhibits across the city. Also in September is
JazzS'Alive in Travis Park. Sebastian talks with Teresa B. Keck,
Executive Vice President, San Antonio Parks Foundation and musician
Henry Brun. Make sure to catch the end of the show for a special
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SAN ANTONIO
In memoriam: Rhonda Kuhlman
San Antonio Express News (9/10/09)
Elda Silva
"Artist Rhonda Kuhlman, who was as well-known for her ebullient personality as for her work made with recycled materials, died at home Sunday morning."
TEXAS
Orchestra confirms Wixson out
Austin American Statesman (9/09/09)
Jeanne Claire van Ryzin
"Austin Symphony Orchestra officials announced Wednesday that Galen Wixson has resigned as executive director over creative differences. The announcement, made by Joe R. Long, the orchestra's board president, comes more than a week after reports that Wixson was longer at his post."
NATIONAL
2 new L.A. arts high schools are a study in contrasts
The LA Times (9/10/09)
Mitchell Landsberg
"The schools opened for business this week, one on a $232-million shiny new campus, the other in rented space in a small church. Both have high hopes."
INTERNATIONAL
Election turmoil complicates L.A. exhibit of Iranian artists' work
The LA Times (9/10/09)
Raja Abdulrahim
"The curator of the show has had trouble communicating with the five male artists, securing basic biographical information about them and, in some cases, even obtaining their artwork."
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