Though George W, Bush is not the first American president with artistic skills,*  the body of work he recently created is likely to have a greater impact  than anything produced by previous artistic presidents. Bush's remarkable collection of portraits of military...

For writers, who mostly work in solitude, writers’ conferences are excellent opportunities to mingle with other writers, attend informative workshops and hang out with successful poets and novelists while also picking up useful information about the business side of...

The musical that has seduced audiences all over the world has finally made it to a San Antonio stage courtesy of the Public Theater of San Antonio. Directed by guest director Ken Urso and choreographed by resident choreographer Courtnie Mercer, the exuberant...

The 22nd Cactus Pear Music Festival will celebrate the 300 years of San Antonio’s history by presenting a season of “Three Centuries of Greatest Hits from the Cultures that Shaped La Villa de San Antonio.” Founder and artistic director Stephanie Sant’Ambrogio has put...

Monica Brooks has loved letter forms since she was a child. She still remembers a demonstration of calligraphy she saw when she was in middle school and how fascinated she was by it. Today, Brooks is a member of the San Antonio Calligraphers’ Guild and an accomplished...

Ballet dancer Allison Walsh has been involved with “An American in Paris” since the very beginning. She auditioned for it five years ago and was part of the original workshop version of the musical that would go on to win four Tony Awards and a whole list of other...

The Alamo City Opera has a special treat for tango lovers this weekend. The company is closing its 2017-18 season with Astor Piazzolla’s tango operetta “Maria de Buenos Aires” which will have two performances at the Buena Vista Theater on the campus of UTSA Downtown....

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....