| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Dona nobis pacem: Songs of War and PeacePresented by San Antonio Mastersingers at Basilica National Shrine of Little Flower May 20, 2012 The San Antonio Mastersingers, with invited guests the Children’s Chorus of San Antonio, present their 9th annual “Musical Shower of Roses” concert. The site is the beautiful and acoustically excellent Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower, 1715 N. Zarzamora Street, San Antonio.
This year’s program theme is “Dona nobis pacem: Songs of War and Peace." The program opens with Franz Joseph Haydn’s “Agnus Dei”... | San Antonio Mastersingers | 05/20/12 | San Antonio |
Exhibition Performance: The Drowsy ChaperonePresented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum May 24, 2012 Get a sneak peek of The Drowsy Chaperone with McNay favorites Chris Berry, Paige Blend, Roy Bumgarner, Anna Gangai, and Tim Hedgepeth. See Greg Barnes’s Tony Award-winning costumes for the original Broadway production and hear Montana Blanco, Tobin Theatre Arts Fund Intern, discuss the recent acquisition of costumes designs. Wine reception to follow.
Official performances of The Drowsy Chaperone run May 18-June 17 at the San Pedro Playhouse. | McNay Art Museum | 05/24/12 | San Antonio |
Witte Museum Boot Scoot and 5K Fun Run Presented by Witte Museum at Witte Museum May 26, 2012 Put on your running shoes and join us for the Witte Museum Boot Scoot and 5K Fun Run! The proceeds from this event will benefit the scholarship fund supporting school group field trips to the Witte Museum. This morning run through Brackenridge Park kicks off the festivities for the opening weekend of the Witte’s new Robert J. and Helen C. Kleberg South Texas Heritage Center. The Witte Museum Boot Scoot and 5K Fun Run will not be like any other fun run in town, it has a special Witte... | Witte Museum | 05/26/12 | San Antonio |
Family Activity: Drawing with ScissorsPresented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum May 27, 2012 Artist Shannon Crider shows families how to create an implied object inspired by Picasso’s Guitar and Wine Glass. Learn about Picasso’s work and use cut paper to make your own masterpiece.
For Family Activities, McNay members reserve space by calling 210.805.1768 by noon Friday before the activity. Nonmembers, pick up remaining free passes the day of activity. All Family Programs are free with museum admission. This program is made possible by generous support from the... | McNay Art Museum | 05/27/12 | San Antonio |
GET REEL Film: BelovedPresented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum May 31, 2012 Sethe (Oprah Winfrey) kills her daughter to save her from slavery. The child’s ghost reappears, forcing Sethe to face the past. Based on Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. U.S. 1998. English, 172 min., color. R.
The McNay Contemporary Collectors Forum (MCCF) presents GET REEL, featuring critically acclaimed films or videos. Summer 2012 GET REEL films relate to Radcliffe Bailey’s themes of water, blues, and blood. Some films may not be appropriate for all... | McNay Art Museum | 05/31/12 | San Antonio |
EXHIBITION: Baroque to Bauhaus: Designs from the Tobin CollectionPresented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum January 18-June 10, 2012 Baroque and Bauhaus styles appear in these theatre designs from the 1700s through the early 1900s. Ornate illusionist designs for works such as Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro contrast with spare, clean lines for productions like Stravinsky’s Petrouchka. Artists include Nadine Bayliss, Eugene Berman, Alexandra Exter, and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy. | McNay Art Museum | 01/18/12-
06/10/12 | San Antonio |
Americans for the Arts 2012 National ConventionPresented by City of San Antonio, Office of Cultural Affairs at Grand Hyatt Hotel Riverwalk Hotel June 8-June 10, 2012 The New Normal—a term we hear every day, but does it mean anything to the work of your organization?
If not, it should. The New Normal isn't just "learning to do more with less." It's also about rapidly changing demographics: a huge increase in the number of Americans over the age of 65; a switch from majority-minority America to one that is increasingly multiethnic; and a swelling digital generation with different world views. The New Normal isn't just our... | City of San Antonio, Office of Cultural Affairs | 06/08/12-
06/10/12 | San Antonio |
Texas Folklife FestivalPresented by Institute of Texan Cultures at Institute of Texan Cultures June 8-June 10, 2012 The Institute of Texan Cultures presents the Texas Folklife Festival, a three-day celebration of the people, cultures and customs of Texas.
The festival features music, food, dance, artisans and demonstrators who preserve the folkways of the many cultures of Texas. The festival brings together more than 40 unique cultures, 250 participating organizations, 150 menu items, 60 arts & crafts vendors and several stages of music, dance and entertainment. | Institute of Texan Cultures | 06/08/12-
06/10/12 | San Antonio |
The Texas Nature Challenge at the Witte MuseumPresented by Witte Museum at Witte Museum June 15, 2012 Get ready to complete a nature challenge by exploring the South Texas environment at the Witte while visiting the Texas Wild exhibit, the Edwards Aquifer Simulation Theater and the new Robert J. and Helen C. Kleberg South Texas Heritage Center. Meet the ever popular Doc Edwards and enjoy the dynamic presentation History of a Rock Star: The Edwards Aquifer. Visit the Texas Nature Challenge at http://naturechallenge.tamu.edu/ to print out the Witte Museum challenge or ask for a copy at... | Witte Museum | 06/15/12 | San Antonio |
Family Traditions: Easter in Brackenridge ParkPresented by Witte Museum at Witte Museum March 24-June 24, 2012 The Witte Museum is proud to partner with the Brackenridge Park Conservancy (BPC) to present Family Traditions, an exhibition of photographs and words depicting the traditional week-long Easter celebrations in Brackenridge Park. In 2011, the BPC invited Dr. Ricardo Romo, President of the University of Texas at San Antonio, to photo-document the Easter celebrations in Brackenridge Park. The final selection of photographs was chosen from more than 800 images taken between Good Friday and... | Witte Museum | 03/24/12-
06/24/12 | San Antonio |
"Artistas y Artesanos" Puebla a 150 Años de la Batalla del 5 de MayoPresented by Instituto Cultural de México en San Antonio at Instituto Cultural de Mexico en San Antonio May 5-June 30, 2012 The Instituto Cultural de México will commemorate 150 years of the Battle of 5 de Mayo with the presence of 4 outstanding exhibits showing the best of the culture from Puebla.
“ARTISTAS Y ARTESANOS. PUEBLA A 150 AÑOS DE LA BATALLA DEL 5 DE MAYO”
EXHIBITS:
1.Exposición Conmemorativa del 150 Aniversario de la Batalla de Puebla:
A historical exhibit.
2.XI Encuentro Estatal de Arte... | Instituto Cultural de México en San Antonio | 05/05/12-
06/30/12 | San Antonio |
The Louis A. and Frances B. Wagner lecture Series: Darwin in DepthPresented by Witte Museum at Witte Museum July 18, 2012 In 1831, Charles Darwin set sail aboard the HMS Beagle on an extraordinary voyage that would lead to his groundbreaking theory of evolution by natural selection. This theory turned the world on its head and remains unchallenged as the key principle of modern biology. Join us on our journey of discovery.
*NEW*
Due to popularity, the Witte has added another presentation to the Darwin in Depth Lecture Series. Join us for the final installment at the brand new outdoor... | Witte Museum | 07/18/12 | San Antonio |
Cocktails & Culture: The Witte Uncorked! Wild Senses—Back by Popular Demand!Presented by Witte Museum at Witte Museum July 26, 2012 Experience the Witte Museum after hours during an evening exclusively for adults (21 and older) that mixes cocktails, conversation and innovative museum cultural programming. The evening showcases unique experiences, from science experiments for adults to “blind” tours of museum galleries!
Complete with complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar, don’t miss live performances, interesting music, unexpected surprises and more. Leave the kids at home and... | Witte Museum | 07/26/12 | San Antonio |
Summer Adventure Camp: Birds, Beetles and Other Beasties…It’s All About NaturePresented by Witte Museum at Witte Museum July 23-July 27, 2012 Pack your gear for a five day journey with Darwin around the world and to the Galapagos. Create your own habitat and creatures to live there! Discover the food web by dissecting owl pellets. It’s all about nature…birds, deadly plants and more!
Designed for children in grades 1-2 and 3-5. | Witte Museum | 07/23/12-
07/27/12 | San Antonio |
EXHIBITION: Rouault’s Miserere: Printed PrayersPresented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum May 16-July 29, 2012 In 1916, the influential Parisian print dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1865–1939) commissioned Georges Rouault (1871–1958) to create a large portfolio of prints based on drawings the artist had done about the ravages of war, human folly, and salvation through Jesus Christ. Inspired by Psalm 51’s opening line, “Have mercy on me, O Lord,” the resulting portfolio, Miserere, is considered Rouault’s masterpiece, as well as a landmark of 20th-century... | McNay Art Museum | 05/16/12-
07/29/12 | San Antonio |
Celebrating National Clown Week with the Jolly JoeysPresented by Witte Museum at Witte Museum July 29, 2012 Spend the afternoon with San Antonio’s own Clown Alley, the Jolly Joeys. Learn to juggle and make juggling balls, have your face painted, create balloon animals and enjoy clown performances. In 1970, President Nixon passed the law to observe National Clown Week for recognition of the valuable service clowns provide. The Witte Museum, home to the famous Hertzberg Circus Collection, honors this week with a great clown celebration! | Witte Museum | 07/29/12 | San Antonio |
Cibolo Nature Center Art CampPresented by Cibolo Nature Center June 11-August 3, 2012 The non-profit Cibolo Nature Center’s Art Camp is state-licensed and provides children ages 6 to 12 with a chance to experience creating art in the beauty of the outdoors. Camps are held amid the CNC’s 162-acre nature preserve on Cibolo Creek in Boerne. Each camp takes place for five days, with seven sessions between June 11 and Aug. 3. | Cibolo Nature Center | 06/11/12-
08/03/12 | Boerne |
Designed for Royalty: Staging the CoronationPresented by Witte Museum at Witte Museum April 19-August 26, 2012 Explore the designs behind the Order of the Alamo Coronation, from the gowns to the stage, in the Witte Museum’s annual Fiesta exhibit. In addition to the bejeweled fiesta gowns, the exhibit features scale models and designs for the coronation stage as well as the designs for the gowns. The highlight of this year’s exhibition, and inspiration for the Witte’s 2012 Fiesta pin, is the gown worn by Marcella Leanora Heard Billups, Princess of the Glory and Grandeur of France in... | Witte Museum | 04/19/12-
08/26/12 | San Antonio |
A Century of CollagePresented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum May 16-September 2, 2012 A Century of Collage celebrates 100 years of the fine art of pasting paper on paper by examining different ways artists have used it, from the pioneering work of Pablo Picasso, to the cool, geometric abstraction of Burgoyne Diller, and the highly conceptual Violent Space Series by John Baldessari. Other artists included are John Fraser, Eileen Gray, Fannie Hillsmith, Lee Krasner, and Robert Motherwell. | McNay Art Museum | 05/16/12-
09/02/12 | San Antonio |
EXHIBITION: Radcliffe Bailey: Memory as MedicinePresented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum June 6-September 2, 2012 A celebration both of the greater African American story and Radcliffe Bailey’s personal discoveries about his family origins, the exhibition takes its title from sets of “medicine cabinet” sculptures. These containers along with other objects significant to the culture of the South allude to the artist’s ancestors and function as medicine as he reaches for memory to restore himself. Born in New Jersey and raised in Atlanta, Radcliffe Bailey possesses a great sense of... | McNay Art Museum | 06/06/12-
09/02/12 | San Antonio |
Darwin: How One Man’s Theory Turned the World on its Head Presented by Witte Museum at Witte Museum February 18-September 3, 2012 Discover Charles Darwin and his revolutionary ideas through this internationally acclaimed exhibit making its first Texas stop at the Witte Museum. Explore the life and discoveries of a man whose insights led to the theory of evolution, forever changing the perception of the origin and nature of our own species and launching modern biological science.
Glimpse into Darwin’s intellectual and personal world through specimens, documents, film, fossils, interactive media, exact... | Witte Museum | 02/18/12-
09/03/12 | San Antonio |
Art in the Garden 2012Presented by Blue Star Contemporary Art Center at San Antonio Botanical Garden March 23, 2012-March 1, 2013 Art in the Garden 2012
Featuring Verina Baxter, Dewane Hughes, Linda Kim, Peter Mangan, Bret Price, Patricia Tinajero & George Tobolowsky.
Combining lush plants, eye-catching landscapes, gorgeous vistas and intriguing artwork, once again the San Antonio Botanical Garden is host to Art in the Garden. An annual collaboration with Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, the sculpture exhibit celebrates Contemporary Art Month.
This year’s opening... | Blue Star Contemporary Art Center | 03/23/12-
03/01/13 | San Antonio |
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