Perhaps inspired by the massive “Common Currents” exhibit that featured 300 local artists depicting the 300 years of San Antonio’s history, the Carver Community Cultural Center – which participated in “Common Currents” - decided to include 300 ordinary San Antonians...

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...

Jo Grabow’s first role after she moved to San Antonio in 1991 was Mrs. Higgings in the San Pedro Playhouse’s production of the iconic musical “My Fair Lady.” And now, she is revisiting Mrs. Higgins for the fourth time, this time at the Roxie Theater in a show directed...

So much going on! -To end its Tricentennial season on a high note, ARTS San Antonio is bringing to town 10-time Grammy winner Arturo Sandoval and his sextet Saturday, April 21. At 7:30 p.m. The legendary Cuban trumpet player and his group will perform at the Laurie...