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Accordion Festival
Oct 9 & 11
La Villita
Beethoven 7
Oct 9 & 10
Majestic Theatre
Chalk it Up
Oct 10
Downtown
SMART Fair
Oct 10
1906 S. Flores
Una Noche de La Gloria
Oct 10
Avenida Plaza Guadalupe
ONE VOICE: A Tapestry
of Global Music
Oct 11
St Luke's Episcopal Church
Witte Game Dinner
Oct 19
Witte Museum
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TeatroFest
October 1 - 31
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
1300 Guadalupe Street
The 4th Annual TeatroFest is a month-long festival celebrating Hispanic Theater and Performing Arts. Performances include; Coast 2 Coast starring R. Ernie Silva and Marilyn Torres, an evening with Obie Award Winning playwright Carmen Rivera, Los Duendes written by Mario Bosquez, and much more! www.guadalupeculturalarts.org
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 Tree of Life Series: Phase 1
October 1 - 31
Blue Star Contemporary Art Center
116 Blue Star
Usually expressed as three-dimensional folk art, Trees of Life have grown in popularity in Mexico over the past century. Mexican Trees of Life are most often ceramic, and vary widely from the rustic to the exquisitely artful. The paintings featured represent the first phase of Sosa's Tree of Life images, a series of paintings interpreting the Tree of Life two-dimensionally and with a contemporary edge. www.bluestarart.org
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Golondrinas Y Calaveras
October 1 - November 18
StoneMetal Press Gallery
1420 S. Alamo, #104
Terry Ybáñez de Santiago's exhibition features hand pulled block, solar plate and lithographic prints that are the inspired results of her created artwork for the cover of a novel written by Barbara Renaud Gonzalez, Golondrina, Why Did You Leave Me? The exhibition opens with a reception October 1 from 6-9pm. www.stonemetal-press.com
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 Lark Quartet in Concert
October 4, 3:15 p.m.
Temple Beth-El
211 Belknap
The San Antonio Chamber Music Society opens its sixty-seventh season with the Lark Quartet plus percussionist, Yousif Sheronick. The quartet continues to delight audiences with its energy, passionate commitment and imaginative artistry. Yousif Sheronick, a world-renowned percussionist, joins the Lark for this special concert. Mr. Sheronick's unique style encompasses traditions and instruments from the Middle East, North and West Africa, Brazil, India, and Europe. www.sacms.org
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Fashion Week San Antonio
October 6-10
Various Locations
San Antonio
Fashion Week San Antonio features industry tours, hands-on workshops, informative seminars and exhibits. Events include Gaining Fashion Inspirations from the Arts, October 6, 6-8:30pm at the San Antonio Museum of Arts. This program will begin with a docent led tour and end with a sketching class led by professional fashion illustrator Martha Villarreal in the Beretta Hops House. Other events include Over the Top and Underneath: Mentionables and Unmentionables, a behind the scenes archival presentation of Period fashion accessories circa 1880-1940, October 7, 3-4pm at the Witte Museum. www.sanantonio.fgi.org
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Congratulations to SAISD teacher Adam Rocha and student Jessica Torres, both are nominated for a Lone Star
EMMY Award for their film Escuela. Congrats! 2009 Emmy Nominees
 October is National Arts and Humanities Month. National Arts and Humanities Month (NAHM) is a coast-to-coast
collective celebration of culture in America. Held every October and
coordinated by Americans for the Arts, it is the largest annual
celebration of the arts and humanities in the nation. Find out how you can be involved!
If you have news or announcements, let us know! Email Linsey at linsey.whitehead@sanantonio.gov.
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 October Artist of the Month
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October Artist of the Month is Jesse Treviño.
Sebastian sits down to talk with Jesse Treviño about his life as an artist. Look for the full video interview coming soon!
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What's on in SA
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  From StoneMetal Press to Blue Star
Gallery to UTSA Satellite Space and more, Linsey and Robb celebrate
FOTOSEPTIEMBRE at the Blue Star Art Complex. Watch HERE! |
 SA ArtsBeatThe October episode is coming soon! Jesse Treviño stops by to discuss his life as an artist. International Accordion Festival director, Pat Jasper, talks about the importance of the Festival to San Antonio, and this years exciting line-up. Make sure to catch the end of the show for a special Dia de los Muertos video from Say Si! |
TEXAS
Dallas Arts District built on patience and persistence
Dallas Morning News (9/28/09)
David Dillon
"The
goal from Day One - 31 years ago - has been to legitimize Dallas' claim
as a "city of the arts," revive its slumbering downtown and create a
grand civic place where everyone would feel welcome even without a
ticket."
NATIONAL
Michelle Obama tells international audience why the arts matter
LA Times (9/25/09)
Mike Boehm
"Michelle
Obama hosted a concert this morning at the Pittsburgh Creative &
Performing Arts School for its students and the spouses of
international leaders deliberating at the G-20 economic summit. She
gave an 11-minute address about the arts as a prelude to performances
by guests Sara Bareilles, Yo-Yo Ma and Trisha Yearwood."
INTERNATIONAL
Artists Test Limits as China Lets (a Few) Flowers Bloom
The Wall Street Journal (10/01/09)
Ian Johnson and Sky Canaves
"Few art scenes have been as whiplashed by change as China's. As the People's Republic begins a week of celebrations Thursday to mark its 60th anniversary, the country's often-edgy contemporary artists are a proxy for the country's fast-changing political landscape."
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