When I recently took a 5-year-old to the Witte Museum, he learned that a major dinosaur exhibit was about to open for the summer. “I want to come back here tomorrow to see it,” he said assertively. When I explained that it was not opening until the end of May, he was...

The book by Robert James Waller was an international hit that sold 60 million copies world-wide. Some critics panned it as sentimental and trivial but its simplicity and the short-lived, life-changing romance it depicts obviously captured the readers’ imagination....

Opera San Antonio (OSA) is wrapping up its 2017-18 season with a gem – Giacomo Puccini’s beloved opera “La Boheme” which tells the story of a group of young bohemian artists living in poverty in Paris in the 1830s while devoting themselves to their art. At the center...

Before Giacomo Puccini became a famous opera composer, he was a struggling artist just like the characters in his beloved opera “La Bohème.” “He was a starving artist in Milan for a time,” said Opera San Antonio artistic director Adam Diegel, who is also an opera...

Prolific writer and Trinity University professor emeritus, Robert Flynn, was honored as a Texas Literary Legend at the May 6 Inaugural Voices of Texas Celebration sponsored by the literary organization Voices De La Luna. The beloved author was greeted warmly by the...

I may as well say it right away: “The Cherry Orchard” is one of my favorite plays. I still remember a few scenes from a production I saw as a child. Though the subject matter might have been too complex and subtle for a child to fully grasp, the visuals were stunning....

As you must know by now, San Antonio has been celebrating its 300th birthday since the beginning of 2018 and arts organization have joined the celebration with a wide range of special Tricentennial events. But this week, May1-6, is Commemorative Week, the apex, so to...