If you want to meet a lot of San Antonio contemporary artists and experience their art, there is no better event than the ON & OFF FRED Studio Tour that will take place this weekend on and around Fredericksburg Road, encompassing several midtown neighborhoods....

Red is the color of rubies but also the color of strength, power, love and passion, said Ballet San Antonio’s artistic director Willy Shives, explaining why he chose the title “RED” for BSA’s last production of the Bold & Beautiful 2017-18 season. Strength, power...

“Hamilton,” the blockbuster musical that conquered Broadway and won 11 Tony Awards in 2016 is coming to the Majestic Theater in May 2019 for a three-week run (May 7-26, 2019). The immensely popular show is the brainchild of Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote the book, the...

It may surprise you to learn that former president George W. Bush is also a talented painter who has devoted a great deal of time since he left the White House to painting eloquent portraits of military service members and veterans who have served our country since...

Founded 20 years ago, Musical Bridges Around the World (MBAW) has been bringing international music and musicians to San Antonio through yearly series of mostly chamber concerts both ticketed and free.  Its International Music Festival was launched five years ago as a...

Music, music everywhere! While Camerata San Antonio is wrapping up its Tricentennial concerts today, two other organizations are stepping forward into the limelight this week – the Olmos Ensemble and Musical Bridges Around the World which is presenting its fifth...

San Antonio is blessed to have several outstanding chamber music groups that greatly enrich the musical life of the city and one of the best will present three concerts in the next couple of days. The Grammy-nominated Camerata San Antonio is starting the new year with...

From its humble beginning as the entertainment of sailors and working-class folks in Buenos Aires, the tango has over time conquered the world as a beloved social dance, and eventually moved to the stage as a performing art.   The latter phenomenon started in the...

Six arts organizations and 300 artists have joined forces to celebrate San Antonio’s Tricentennial the way artists do – by created 300 new works depicting and interpreting the 300 years of the city’s history from 1718 to today. Called “Common Currents,” the massive...

The San Antonio Symphony (SAS) has had financial troubles before but the recent crisis provoked genuine fear that the city may be left without a professional symphonic orchestra. The first public indication of serious trouble arrived in the form of an emailed letter...