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Burgers, BBQ, and Beer
Culinaria
May 20, 2012
Texans love their burgers, barbeque and beer…and in San Antonio, everyone from our local hangouts to the finest of dining establishments offer their best version of the classic backyard fare. This casual event provides you the chance to sample some of the goodness. Add in a craft beer, cocktail or maybe a glass of your favorite pinot and you’ve found a perfect Sunday afternoon. We encourage you to bring the kids and the whole family to enjoy this afternoon of fun!
Picasso, Amigos y Contemporaneos
Texas A&M University-San Antonio
March 17-May 20, 2012
Texas A&M University-San Antonio is proud to announce that a once in a lifetime experience is coming to the city’s South Side: with a unique art exhibit titled “Picasso, Friends and Contemporaries.” The education-focused exhibit will be housed at the University’s Main Campus from March 17-May 20 and will feature artwork by famed artist Pablo Picasso, his friends, teachers and contemporaries. The exhibit will focus on introducing, educating and making accessible great works of art to the entire community and will be free of charge and open to the public.
Of the 97 works in the exhibit, approximately half of the pieces have never been viewed outside of the country. Three pieces have never before been on exhibit. Picasso’s work is shown alongside a selection of pieces by contemporary master artists such as Salvador Dali, Georges Braque and more. The exhibit includes a variety of media beyond oil on canvas, including engravings, lithographs, drawings, ceramics and sculptures in stone, bronze and gold.
While Picasso may be a household name, this exhibit also introduces one that many of us will recognize in a disguised form as the name of the man for whom Galveston, Texas was named: that of General Bernardo de Galvez, a distinguished solider of New Spain who was born in Picasso’s hometown of Malaga two centuries earlier. During his rise from junior officer to governor of Louisiana, Galvez played a critical role in George Washington’s fight to win the Revolutionary War. In 1779, Galvez ordered the transport of 10,000 head of cattle from the missions of San Antonio to his own headquarters fighting the British. He was commended by the Continental Congress and was thanked by Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry for his service to the United States.
Visitors to Texas A&M-San Antonio will walk on the same ground those cattle grazed on before going on to feed soldiers in the American Revolution, and they will be able to learn about Texas’s role as a Spanish colony from a special history exhibit featured on the first floor of the Main Campus Building. The exhibit will remind school children that while Texas was under Mexican rule for seven years, it was a colony of the Spanish empire for over 130, and played a role in world events.
To extend the educational aspect of the exhibit even further, Adult Community Education Programs at area school districts will offer courses related to Picasso and his art which will culminate with views of the exhibition.
“Picasso, Amigos y Contemporaneos” offers opportunities for all.
31st Annual Tejano Conjunto Festival
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
May 15-May 20, 2012
The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center presents the 31st Annual Tejano Conjunto Festival en San Antonio May 15 - 17, 2012 at the historic Guadalupe Theater (1301 Guadalupe St. @ S. Brazos) and May 18 - 20, 2012 at the nearby Rosedale Park (303 Dartmouth). Highlights of the festival include star-studded performances by Conjunto Music Hall of Fame legends as well as special presentations by national and international conjunto musicians.
Ticket prices for the three-day musical showcase at Rosedale Park are $15 on Friday and $18 per day on Saturday and Sunday. Three-day Festival passes are $35 for GCAC members, $40 for non-GCAC members.
Other highlights of the 31st Tejano Conjunto Festival include a free Seniors Conjunto Dance, “New Directions” concert, and the Conjunto Music Hall of Fame Dinner & Baile. The festival features over 35 of the very best bands in conjunto music at Rosedale Park that includes conjunto jam sessions; plus food and beverage booths, accordion raffle, student recital and more.
For more information on the Tejano Conjunto Festival, call (210) 271-3151, or visit www.guadalupeculturalarts.org for the full schedule of performers.
W. A. Mozart - Requiem, K. 626
San Antonio Choral Society
May 20, 2012
To end our current season, we will perform one of the most beloved choral masterworks of the past three centuries. The mysterious circumstances of the Requiem's commission, and the fact that it was left incomplete by a dying Mozart, continue to cause great intrigue with this work.
Now completing its 47th Anniversary concert season, The San Antonio Choral Society, led by Artistic Director Jennifer Seighman, is an 80-member mixed voice choir of volunteer singers. Ms.Seighman is assisted by Dr. N. Seth Nelson, accompanist.
The Drowsy Chaperone
San Pedro Playhouse
May 18-June 17, 2012
"The Drowsy Chaperone" opens on a youngish man sitting alone in his living room on a gray day feeling "a little blue." To cheer himself up, he plays his favorite record - a Broadway cast recording of The Drowsy Chaperone - and describes it to his audience. There's the starlet who's giving it all up for love, her fiancee, the tipsy chaperone, two gangsters posing as chefs, Trix the Aviatrix, and many more. Through the sheer force of his enthusiasm, the show comes to technicolor life. It's a great big NEW old fashioned musical for the whole family.
Texas Folklife Festival
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.
Classic Theatre presents: KING LEAR by William Shakespeare
The Classic Theatre of San Antonio
May 11-May 27, 2012
Shakespeare's timeless classic about a once powerful king losing control of his empire and mind in a heartbreaking tale of deceit, treachery and the destructive nature of greed.
Andy Warhol: Fame and Misfortune
McNay Art Museum
February 1-May 20, 2012
Drawn from the rich collections of the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Andy Warhol: Fame and Misfortune looks at Warhol’s lifelong obsession with both fame and disaster. The 150 objects included in this broad survey juxtapose icons of popular culture, legendary entertainers, art world luminaries, and world leaders, with images of suicides, automobile accidents, skulls, and an electric chair.
Art in the Dark
San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind
June 7, 2012
Art in the Dark will be an evening to remember! Join us in the celebration of the “touch”…the “feel”…the “sense” of Art. Meet some of the best artists, potters and sculptors in San Antonio. These artists have donated their art to Art in the Dark – the pieces will be draped and the artist will discuss the piece and show other works they have designed – you can touch the art – but NO peeking. The evening will begin with hors d'oeuvres, wine and great conversation. Musical entertainment will be provided by our extremely talented blind employees. Guests will have an opportunity to bid on the art. When dessert is served we will announce the winning bids.
Exhibition Performance: The Drowsy Chaperone
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.
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