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 2009 Holiday Arts Market Guide
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Bodega Sale
December 4, 6 - 9 pm
Say Sí, 1518 S. Alamo St.
The new high school visual arts drawings and Media Arts student digital artwork will be on view. Student and alumni artwork will be available for purchase. FREE www.saysi.org
Kristkindlmarkt
December 5, 10-5pm
Beethoven Maennerchor, 422 Pereida St.
Visit a traditional German Christmas outdoor market including food, music, entertainment and shopping. FREE www.beethovenmaennerchor.com
Arts in Our Parks
December 5, 11am - 3pm
Woodlawn Lake Park
Enjoy performances from local groups while you browse the holiday market filled with art from local artists and crafts people. FREE www.sahearts.com
Holiday Arts & Crafts Show
December 11 - 13
River Walk, 602 E. Commerce
Local and regional artists, craftsmen, and jewelers offer holiday gift items along the banks of the San Antonio River Walk.
FREE www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com
Art.i.copia
December 12, 9:30am - 5pm
Southwest School of Art & Craft, 300 Augusta Street
Ring in the holiday spirit with creative, unusual gifts. Refreshments and holiday delights available throughout the day.
Special guests artists are invited to join in the merriment. FREE www.swschool.org
Bazar Sábado
December 12, 10am - 4pm
San Antonio Museum of Art, 200 W. Jones Avenue
SAMA's eclectic global shopping experience, Bazar Sabado, returns this year. Adults $3, children 11 and under free. www.samuseum.org
Hecho a Mano/Made by Hand
December 18 & 19
Guadalupe Theater, 1301 Guadalupe St.
Local and regional artists and artisans exhibit the best from their studios and workshops. www.guadalupeculturalarts.org
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 SA ArtsBeat **NEW EPISODE**The Office of Cultural Affairs launched three new Cultural Tours. For
the December episode of ArtsBeat, Sebastian interviews artists and
explores locations on the Downtown North River tour: The Museum Reach
section of the river, Brackenridge Park and the Pearl Brewery complex. |
November Artist of the Month
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 The November Artist of the Month is Carmen "La Chiqui" Linares.
Carmen Linares "La Chiqui", began her dance instruction at age three in her home-town San Juan, Puerto Rico. At age eleven she presented her first Ballet show with choreographies of her own. This achievement earned her a certificate from the Dance Educators of America as a certified Ballet instructor. Later on she became a member of the Ballet de San Juan directed by Ana Garcia. At age sixteen, the government of San Juan, Puerto Rico awarded Chiqui a dance scholarship to continue her dance instruction in Ballet and Classical Spanish dance in Spain.
Read more about "La Chiqui" online!
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SAN ANTONIO
Arts expert warns against scaling back
San Antonio Express-News (12/02/09)
Elda Silva
"Nonprofit performing arts organizations that are scaling back programming in the face of tough economic times are setting themselves up to fail, says Michael M. Kaiser, president of the Kennedy Center in Washington."
TEXAS
Dispute between Dallas-Fort Worth musicians union and Texas Ballet Theater deepens
Pegasus News (12/02/09)
Alex Bentley and Teresa Gubbins
"The musicians' union began protesting last year, when the TBT first decided to use taped music rather than a live orchestra to provide the soundtrack for its performances. But the union has succeeded at making its dissatisfaction more visible since it began picketing performances of the Nutcracker at the Winspear Opera House last week."
NATIONAL
Theater brawl: Yes, L.A.'s cup runneth over
LA Times (11/27/09)
Charles McNulty
Stereotypes stick in your craw because of their willful obliviousness. One that I've had to contend with as the theater critic for The Times is the notion that L.A. isn't a theater town.
INTERNATIONAL
Archaeologists to dig up Shakespeare's rubbish
The Times Online (12/02/09)
"A team of archaeologists began digging on the site of Shakespeare's last home yesterday in a search for clues that might reveal more about his life."
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