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Contemporary Art Month
March 2010
City-Wide
Amalgamations 25
March 4
Blue Star Art Center
Betrayed
March 5 - March 3
San Pedro Playhouse
Dearly Departed
March 6 - 21
Cameo Theatre
Voci di Sorelle Concert
March 7
Christ Episcopal Church
Folk Dance Festival
March 13
Our Lady of the Lake
Luminaria
March 13
Downtown
Jasper Johns
March 24 - June 13
McNay Art Museum
6th Annual Dignowity
Hill Pushcart Derby
March 27
Dignowity Hill Park
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MEXICAN REVOLUTION CINEMA SERIES
February 25 - 27, 6pm
Instituto Cultural de México
600 Hemisfair Park
Instituto Cultural de México presents a series of films as part of the MX2010 celebration in San Antonio. February 25: Enamorada (1946) Emilio El Indio Fernández -born on March 26, 1904 in Hondo, Coahuila- is the one of the most notable filmmakers from the golden age of Mexican cinema; a distinction he shares with the cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa. The film boasts an impressive cinematography by Gabriel Figueroa, inspired by traditional Mexican murals and paintings. February 26: Bugambilia (1945) The plot of the movie was inspired by Rodolfo Usigli's poem La Bugambilia, which was dedicated to Dolores del Rio. February 27: Frida Naturalez Viva (1984) Director Paul Leduc received seventeen awards in Mexico and other countries for Frida Naturaleza Viva. It was filmed mostly in the house of Frida Kahlo, the famous Casa Azul, now the Casa-Museo de Frida. www.2010.sacoordinates.com
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BOLERO
February 27, 7pm
San Pedro Playhouse
800 West Ashby Place
Hispanic Heritage Society presents a revue with Voces de San Antonio and special guests Rosalinda Risso, the Young Voices Trio, Maria Isabel Leon and Cesar de la Cruz.www.hispanicheritagesociety.org
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 Jazz Reflections
February 28, 3pm
McAllister Auditorium
1400 San Pedro Avenue
Musical Bridges Around the World present Bennie Maupin (bass clarinet), Albert "Tootie" Heath (drums), and Dariusz Oleszkiewicz (bass). Collectively these giants of jazz have recorded with John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Nina Simone, and Chick Corea. Corea and many others. www.musicalbridges.org
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Rebirth of CAM Parade
February 28, 4pm
San Antonio River - Mission Reach
Up the river to the Blue Star Arts Complex
Contemporary Art Month celebrates moving to its new month in March with a parade down the river. Join the group as they cross the bridge from past to future with an Art Parade up the newly-completed Mission Reach section of the San Antonio River, to the Blue Star Arts Complex. All are invited! Bring your percussion and other marching instruments, and wear a costume! The theme of the parade is the phoenix-like rebirth of Contemporary Art Month, which you are free to interpret for yourself. www.contemporaryartmonth.com
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TAO: The Martial Art of Drumming
February 28, 7:30pm
Laurie Auditorium, Trinity University
715 Stadium Drive
The stars of TAO live and train at a compound in the mountains of Japan, reaching the highest level of virtuosity only after years of intensive study. However, these performers each bring nontraditional flair to the group by drawing on their diverse backgrounds: one is a hard rock musician, another is a gymnast, and yet another is a composer. They offer a young and vibrantly modern take on a traditional art form. www.artssa.org
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 What's Up in SA
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If you have news or announcements, let us know! Email Linsey at linsey.whitehead@sanantonio.gov
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February Artist of the Month
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 The February Artist of the Month is Bernice Appelin-Williams.
Appelin-Williams, a mixed-media artist, educator and urban planner, began her career in the 1980s by producing collages, installations and assemblages that often reflected political, spiritual and social issues.
Find out more about artist Bernice Appelin-Williams, including her current exhibit at St. Philip's College.
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What's on in SA
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 SA ArtsBeat - March 2010Contemporary Art Month has moved to March! In this episode Sebastian interviews artist Jason Jay Stevens and Blue Star Contemporary Art Center Executive Director Bill Fitzgibbons about the events for the month, and what we can expect from CAM 2010. Sebastian also visits the Witte to talk to Marise McDermott programming at the museum, including its CAM exhibitions for March. The show ends with details from Paula Owen about Luminaria 2010. Watch out next week for a special LUMINARIA episode! |
Arts News
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SAN ANTONIO
Yale drama award goes to S.A.'s Grise
San Antonio Express News (2/23/10)
Deborah Martin
"Former San Antonio playwright Virginia Grise -- who's in town right now working on a few things, including a large-scale performance piece for Luminaria that deals with the Alamo -- has received the 2010 Yale Drama Series award for her play blu."
TEXAS
Houston Symphony names new executive director
Houston Chronicle (2/19/10)
"The board of directors of the Houston Symphony announced today that it will bring a young orchestra executive from Milwaukee to take over the front office of one of the Bayou City's main arts institutions."
NATIONAL
Boston library branches could close amid cuts
The Boston Globe (2/17/10)
Andrew Ryan
"Steep cuts in state funding for the Boston Public Library are forcing officials to contemplate the most drastic cost-saving measures in decades, including the possible closing of neighborhood branches."
INTERNATIONAL
Cultural Olympiad: 2010 arts and cultural festival will touch 1.5 million people
Vancouver Sun (2/24/10)
Kevin Griffin
"The Cultural Olympiad concludes on Sunday, March 21, the last day of the Paralympics. It's an arts and cultural festival that the International Olympic Committee stipulates must accompany the official sports competition."
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