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Witte Game Dinner
Oct 19
Witte Museum
Artesanos Del Pueblo
Oct 24 & 25
Mission San Jose
Dia de los Muertos
Nov 1 - 15
City-Wide
Diwali 2009
Festival of Lights
Nov 1
Arneson River Theatre
Latino Music Festival
Nov 7
Main Plaza
New World Wine
& Food Festival
Nov 8 - 15
Various Locations
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International Accordion Festival
October 9 - 11
La Villita
418 Villita Street
Held every year in La Villita, the International Accordion Festival features performances, workshops, open mic sessions, and accordion jams. The festival features ensembles from around the world playing everything from Celtic to Creole, from Conjunto to Quebecois, from Cowboy to Klezmer, Chamame to Chicken Scratch and much more. FREE Saturday and Sunday www.internationalaccordionfestival.org
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Sweet Honey In The Rock
October 9, 8:30 pm
Carver Community Cultural Center
226 N. Hackberry
Rooted in a deeply held commitment to create music out of the rich textures of African American legacy and traditions, this internationally renowned a cappella ensemble, possesses a stunning vocal prowess that captures the complex sounds of blues, spirituals, gospel hymns, reggae, African chants and jazz improvisation. This performance will be sign language interpreted. www.thecarver.org
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Chalk it Up
October 10, 10am - 4pm
Downtown
Houston Street
Chalk It Up raises public awareness about contemporary art in a fun, casual environment while reinvigorating utilization of downtown San Antonio. Last year 12,500 people gathered on Houston Street to see more than 30 of San Antonio's premier visual artists turn city sidewalks into works of art. Onlookers joined in the fun by adding to the public mural and expressing their creativity in the Freestyle section or at one of several Kidzone creation stations. FREE www.artpace.org
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SMART Fair
October 10, 1pm - 10pm
South Flores Art District
1906 S. Flores
The SMART Fair is a family-oriented day of art workshops, free to the public. The goal of the fair is to introduce and share the many facets of art, from floral arts, to percussion to children's theatre. In a community setting, artists demonstrate their knowledge and professions with families with the intent of "Raising Awareness of The Arts." FREE www.smartsa.org
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 Una Noche de La Gloria
October 10, 6pm - Midnight
Avenida Plaza Guadalupe
1327 Guadalupe
Contemporary Art and Literature Organization (CALO) presents an evening of artists, musicians, fashion designers, film-makers, writers, poets, and others, together in San Antonio's historic Avenida Guadalupe to showcase their creativity. The event features over 20 attractions featuring various events such as spoken word artists, a Latino jazz experience, a one of a kind fashion show and much more. FREE www.myspace.com/lagloriaarts
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 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 Treviņo.
Sebastian sits down to talk with Jesse Treviņo about his life as an artist and his upcoming retrospective Jesse Trevino: Mi Vida at the Museo Alameda. Watch the full interview here. |
What's on in SA
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 SA ArtsBeat *NEW EPISODE!*On this episode of SA ArtsBeat, Sebastian sits down to talk with Jesse Treviņo about his life as an artist. Sebastian also talks to International Accordion Festival director, Pat Jasper, about the importance of the Festival to San Antonio, and this years exciting line-up. Dia de los Muertos is also coming up on the Fall Art Festival calendar. Make sure to catch the end of the show for a special Dia de los Muertos video from Say Si! |
  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! |
SAN ANTONIO
SAISD student clinches Lone Star Emmy nod
Express-News
Michelle De La Rosa
"Jessica Torres set out last year to produce a video that would attract teachers to the San Antonio Independent School District, but she never imagined it would be an Emmy-worthy production."
TEXAS
Dallas Arts Districts projects wait in the wings
The Dallas Morning News (10/2/09)
Steve Brown
"As Dallas' new performing arts center prepares to open, the downtown Arts District is a hot property. Completion of the AT&T Performing Arts Center and the start of construction on the deck park over Woodall Rodgers Freeway have given the Arts District plenty of location, location, location. What it doesn't have for commercial development is timing, timing, timing."
NATIONAL
City Hall unveils effort to support artists
Crains New York (9/30/09)
Daniel Massey
"The Bloomberg administration announces plan to give nonprofit cultural groups access to gallery and theater space in city-owned buildings and parks."
INTERNATIONAL
The 'Voice Of Latin America' Succumbs
NPR (10/08/09)
"Mercedes Sosa, an Argentine singer whose 50-year music career was paralleled with her devotion to social and political concerns, died Sunday at age 74."
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