UTSA Professor Discusses the Resilience of San Antonio’s Cultural Heritage
By R Eguia . Last month, scholars, community members and students gathered at the Southwest School of Art Coates Chapel to hear a conversation by the San Antonio Conservation Society Endowed Professor at UTSA, William Dupont, called A Resilient Heritage: Designing San...
Computer and Internet Addiction is a Real Thing
Are you dependent on technology to bring you satisfaction in life? Dependency can be playing video games to escape reality, posting to social media to get attention or validation, compulsive online spending when anxious or bored, or visiting dating sites with the...
S.A Performance Art Collective HoK
On March 9, the local performance art collective, HoK (House of Kenzo) presented Permutations, a 20 minute production exploring systems, fluidity, work and cycles, at the Lawndale Art Center in Houston. The trio, Ledef (sound production), Brexxitt (choreography) and...
Mariachi Girl Stars Lucero Garcia at the Magik Theatre
Many women have made their mark in the performance arts. In San Antonio, girls go to places like the Magik theatre to begin their journey. Like 14-year-old San Antonio actress, Lucero Garcia. She began acting at the age of 7 during The Magik Theatre’s summer camps and...
Guadalupe Cultural Arts
By Melinda Gonzalez There is a renewed energy in the air and the culmination of efforts to re-establish the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center (GCAC) as the beacon of Chicano Art is paying off. Founded in 1980 and located in the heart of San Antonio’s historic Westside,...
LAN! is Coming to Texas
Latino Art Now! (LAN!) is coming to Texas--at last! This week the first of 70 planned exhibitions opened. LAN! has been in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, but never in a Texas city. That makes the LAN! Conference in Houston ever more significant. Over...
Three Kings Day Celebration Tradition
The Puerto Rican Heritage Society will host the Three Kings Day Celebration today, January 6, 2019 from 1:00 to 5:00 pm at the San Fernando Hall (San Fernando Cathedral) located at 231 West Commerce Street Downtown. Entry is free and parking is available on the...
The Church at Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine Will Host Free Performances on Tuesday, December 11
1321 El Paso Street, San Antonio, TX 78207 This free event is in celebration of the 30th pilgrimage with the Sister Parish of Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine and the Tricentennial of San Antonio. El Encuentro A one man play about the Apparitions of Guadalupe will be...
Lucha Libre in San Antonio
Lucha libre wrestlers are known as luchadores (singular luchador, meaning “wrestler”). They usually come from extended wrestling families who form their own stables. Tradition is about passing customs and/or beliefs from one generation to the next. In San Antonio, we...
Eva’s Heroes Recognizes Special Needs Community
When local artist Cruz Ortiz was approached by Eva’s Heroes about collaborating with the nonprofit’s teen and adult participants on a Tricentennial inclusion mural, he didn’t hesitate to say yes. “My daughter, Graciela, has Rett syndrome, so I know what it’s like to...
