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Uptown Art Stroll
Nov 7 & 8
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Latino Music Festival
Nov 7
Main Plaza
New World Wine
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Nov 8 - 15
Various Locations
Dramatic
Readers Theater
Nov 10
Witte Museum
2 to Watch
Nov 12
Artpace
Bachanalia
Nov 15
SA Brass
Romeo & Juliet
Nov 20 & 21
Majestic Theatre
Las Nuevas Tamaleras
Nov 27 - Dec 13
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
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 Dia de los Muertos Celebration
November 1, 3 - 6 pm
StoneMetal Press Gallery
1420 S. Alamo, #104
Celebrate Dia de los Muertos with StoneMetal Press and honorary host Terry Ybanez de Santiago. Terry will give a gallery talk on her print exhibition Golondrinas Y Calaveras. The event features food, dancing, and music by Henry Brun and the Latin Players. Each guest will pull their very own Dia de los Muertos print. www.stonemetal-press.com
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Vida Nuestra
November 1, 3 pm
Guadalupe Theatre
1301 Guadalupe Street
Vida Nuestra features an altar exhibit and dance performances meant to pay homage to the dearly departed Bertha Almaguer, founder of the Parks and Recreation Department's dance program, created 75 years ago. The altar exhibit includes a parade procession, a collection of mementos, a video documentary and dance performances throughout the afternoon and evening. FREE www.sanantonio.gov/parksandrec
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Diwali 2009 Festival of Lights
November 1, 6 pm
Arneson River Theatre
418 Villita Street
The Diwali Festival recognizes the victory of good over evil with traditional dance, music and food of India. Cultural program begins at 6 p.m. and ends with a fireworks display at 9 pm. This event is presented by the City of San Antonio and the India Association of San Antonio. FREE www.indiasa.org/sa/
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Dia de los Muertos Exhibition and Celebration
November 2 - 13
Centro Cultural Aztlan
1800 Fredericksburg Road
Photographs of loved ones grace altars as well as offerings of food and other things associated with Dia de los Muertos. Marigolds, incense, and candles celebrate life. The opening event features food such as pan de muerto and ponche de frutas, as well as dancing and performances by the Urban 15 Carnaval de San Anto. The exhibit opens with a reception for the artists on Monday, November 2, 6 - 8 pm. Altars are on exhibit through November 13. FREE www.sacalaveras.com
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Music on the Move: Greece and Rome
November 2
San Antonio Museum of Art
200 West Jones Avenue
Musical Offerings features performances in the galleries of the San Antonio Museum of Art. The performances features works for harp, flute, violin, viola and cello based on themes and characters from Greek and Roman mythology. Program selections include Syrinx and Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun by Claude Debussy, Melodié from Orfeo ed Euridice by Christoph Willibald von Gluck, 16th-Century Italian Lute Pieces by various composers, Sonata in G minor Dido Abandoned by Giuseppe Tartini, and Heliades by Philippe Hersant. www.musicalofferings.org
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Calling all artists!
The deadline to submit an application
to participate is Saturday October 31, 2009.
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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 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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  Robb and Linsey visit local college
radio stations KRTU, at Trinity, and KSYM at San Antonio College to get
a behind the scenes look at college radio in San Antonio and its
relationship with the local music scene. Watch HERE! |
 SA ArtsBeatOn this episode of SA ArtsBeat, Sebastian sits down to talk with Jesse Treviño 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! |
SAN ANTONIO
Calling All Souls
The Current
Dia De Los Muertos Special Feature
TEXAS
Paul Baker, legendary Texas theater educator, 1911-2009
Austin American Statesman (10/26/09)
Jeanne Claire van Ryzin
"Paul Baker - influential Texas theater educator - passed away at the age of 98."
NATIONAL
Charities forecast a steep drop in giving
Marketplace (10/26/09)
"Stacy Palmer, editor of The Chronicle of Philanthropy, talks with Bill Radke about how a 9% decline in giving this year will cut into the work charities are doing."
INTERNATIONAL
ACE warns against arts cuts after election
The Stage (10/27/09)
Alistair Smith
"Arts Council England chief executive Alan Davey has warned any future government against cutting public funding for the arts, arguing that not only will it affect the cultural quality of life in the country but will also be economically damaging."
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