Creative women seem to be changing Broadway these days, and an example of the new female power is the musical “Waitress” which was created by women to showcase women and the themes of self-discovery and the self-fulfillment. Featuring original music and lyrics by...
“AN INFINITE ACHE” A LOOK AT LOVE AND MARRIAGE
Like everything else, love and marriage change over long periods of time, but they endure as fascinating subjects to explore in novels, drama, film, and in every other medium available to humankind. To see a contemporary thespian version, which involves a Jewish man...
MORE HOLIDAY FUN
If you like choral music, the San Antonio Chamber Choir has something special in store for you. The only professional choral ensemble in the city, the Choir is promising to treat you to a concert that will definitely put you in the Christmas mood with one celebratory...
ARTS San Antonio presents AMB’s “NUTCRACKER”
ARTS San Antonio is bringing a new “Nutcracker” to us this year. Produced by the young but already quite successful American Midwest Ballet (AMB), the show is on a five-city tour, stopping in the Alamo City Dec. 20-22 for a total of four performances at the Lila...
VINTAGE BEAUTY – NEW PORTRAITS OF OLD DIVAS
If you love old Hollywood and the glamor of the Jazz Age, you will probably be fascinated by the unique show currently on view at the Art Gallery Prudencia. You’ll find yourself surrounded by large photos of divas such as Gloria Swanson and Louise Brooks, looking like...
“ALL IS CALM” AT THE ALAMO
We all know and sing “Silent Night” at Christmas time but there was one special night in history when the singing of the beloved carol was exceptionally meaningful to the people singing it. That happened on a cold night in Belgium when the German and Allied soldiers...
“MISS BENNET”- A CHANCE TO REVISIT JANE AUSTEN’S BELOVED CHARACTERS
In the English-speaking world, Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” continues to top lists of favorite books in reader surveys while film, stage, TV, and literary adaptations and sequels by multiple writers keep on coming. So, it’s not surprising that playwrights...
BALLET SAN ANTONIO KICKS OFF “NUTCRACKER” SEASON
As in previous years, Ballet San Antonio once again inaugurates the holiday season with its post-Thanksgiving performances of “The Nutcracker,” the ballet that’s become a Christmas tradition all over the United Sates. In fact, there is a book about it called “The...
THREE EXHIBITS TO SEE NOW
With the performing arts taking center stage at this time of the year, people may forget that there is a great deal to see and enjoy at San Antonio galleries. Here are three outstanding examples. San Antonio Art League & Museum is currently presenting its 2018...
MARIACHI FEST CONCLUDES SUNDAY WITH BIG CONCERT
The world-famous Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan know San Antonio quite well. They have been the main attraction at the annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza since 1995, when the local PR firm, Munoz Public Relations, started organizing a festival showcasing the...