High school students leave their mark at San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo with new murals
Read full article: High school students leave their mark at San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo with new muralsThe San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo is known for its livestock competitions, rodeo events and star-studded concerts. This year, it is also turning heads with something new: student-created murals now lining the fairgrounds.
Blue Star Arts Complex enforces lockout on Brick venue amid āfinancial difficultiesā
Read full article: Blue Star Arts Complex enforces lockout on Brick venue amid āfinancial difficultiesāThe Blue Star Arts Complex has locked out Brick, a popular event venue within the complex, after months of financial difficulties, Blue Star Arts Complex Management said in a statement.
Blue Star Arts Complexās āFirst Fridayā in full effect amid employee protest at Brick venue
Read full article: Blue Star Arts Complexās āFirst Fridayā in full effect amid employee protest at Brick venueMore than 20 galleries and studios at the Blue Star Arts Complex are getting ready for āFirst Friday,ā a monthly celebration of local art.
San Antonio climbs in MovieMaker Magazine rankings following local incentives boost
Read full article: San Antonio climbs in MovieMaker Magazine rankings following local incentives boostSan Antonioās Arts & Culture Department and the cityās film commission are celebrating a jump in MovieMaker Magazineās āBest Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker.ā
Experience an immersive production of Thornton Wilderās āThe Long Christmas Dinnerā at Tobin Center
Read full article: Experience an immersive production of Thornton Wilderās āThe Long Christmas Dinnerā at Tobin CenterThe Tobin Centerās 100A productions is putting on a unique experience with Thornton Wilderās āThe Long Christmas Dinner.ā
New solar system-inspired art installation debuts at Pearsall Park
Read full article: New solar system-inspired art installation debuts at Pearsall ParkSeveral city departments and the District 4 council office have announced the completion of an art installation channeling the solar system and Coahuiltecan heritage.
Tony award-winning musical āKimberly Akimboā brings itās first national tour to San Antonio this week
Read full article: Tony award-winning musical āKimberly Akimboā brings itās first national tour to San Antonio this weekThe award-winning musical āKimberly Akimboā will be playing at the Majestic Theatre this week as the first national tour stops in San Antonio.
The Wonder Theatre transports audiences to a dark circus for āSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Streetā
Read full article: The Wonder Theatre transports audiences to a dark circus for āSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetāThe Wonder Theatreās latest mainstage production, āSweeny Toddā, is a dramtically different take on the musical about a murderous barber.
āWeāll just do theater anywhereā: Performances continue at Hill Country Arts Foundation after July floods
Read full article: āWeāll just do theater anywhereā: Performances continue at Hill Country Arts Foundation after July floodsThe Hill Country Arts Foundation continues to present plays, finding new spaces for the community to enjoy art after the devastating July 4 flooding.
Recovery grants open for humanities institutions impacted by Texas floods, NEH says
Read full article: Recovery grants open for humanities institutions impacted by Texas floods, NEH saysThe National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has opened emergency grants for institutions impacted by the July flooding across Central Texas.
Gemini Ink program gives Bexar County teens a creative outlet amid summer challenges
Read full article: Gemini Ink program gives Bexar County teens a creative outlet amid summer challengesThe Gemini Ink program is active in juvenile correction centers by providing a therapeutic and structured space that helps teens develop their voices and cope with challenges.
Go backstage at the Wonder Theatre for āBeautiful: The Carole King Musicalā
Read full article: Go backstage at the Wonder Theatre for āBeautiful: The Carole King MusicalāKSAT was granted exclusive backstage access during the spring to see what it takes to put together a community theater production.
San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture to hold four information sessions for artist grants
Read full article: San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture to hold four information sessions for artist grantsThe City of San Antonioās Department of Arts & Culture is gearing up to hold four information sessions for local artists and nonprofit cultural organizations.
āLetās do the Time Warp againā: āRocky Horrorā coming to San Pedro Playhouse
Read full article: āLetās do the Time Warp againā: āRocky Horrorā coming to San Pedro PlayhouseThe cult-classic musical āThe Rocky Horror Showā is opening this week at the San Pedro Playhouse. According to a release, this will be the theaterās first full-scale production of the fan-favorite musical.
The City of San Antonio encourages people to apply for prequalified public art list
Read full article: The City of San Antonio encourages people to apply for prequalified public art listThe City of San Antonioās Department of Arts & Culture announced today that they are hosting an open call for artists and providers to apply for their prequalified public art list.
San Antonio Philharmonic sued for for over $180K by major funders
Read full article: San Antonio Philharmonic sued for for over $180K by major fundersThe San Antonio Philharmonic, which was born from the ashes of the San Antonio Symphony in 2022 with some of the same musicians, saw the City of San Antonio and Bexar County set aside a combined $411,000 for its benefit.
ā1923ā² production in San Antonio creates full-circle moment a century after historic movie āWingsā was filmed here
Read full article: ā1923ā² production in San Antonio creates full-circle moment a century after historic movie āWingsā was filmed hereā1923ā² filming in San Antonio puts spotlight on city, women in local film industry.
Former San Antonio poet laureate speaks after filing federal lawsuit against city for his firing
Read full article: Former San Antonio poet laureate speaks after filing federal lawsuit against city for his firingFormer San Antonio poet laureate Nephtalà De León is suing the City of San Antonio for defamation and wrongful termination of his contract.
Shakespeare gets a San Antonio twist with Midsummer SueƱo at San Pedro Playhouse
Read full article: Shakespeare gets a San Antonio twist with Midsummer SueƱo at San Pedro PlayhouseThe San Pedro Playhouse is taking audiences outside for its newest production, āMidsummer SueƱo,ā an original San Antonio-themed adaptation of Shakespeareās āA Midsummer Nightās Dream.ā
San Antonioās arts, culture department announces seventh poet laureate
Read full article: San Antonioās arts, culture department announces seventh poet laureateEduardo āEddieā Vega, a director at Holy Cross San Antonio, will serve as San Antonioās poet laureate beginning April 1, ultimately finishing his term on March 31, 2027.
Shuttered for decades, a downtown theater in a rural Texas town is getting new life and new mission
Read full article: Shuttered for decades, a downtown theater in a rural Texas town is getting new life and new missionRural Texas towns like Levelland on the South Plains are increasingly turning to the arts to help revitalize their downtowns and provide more attractions for families.
āPetraās Pecadoā in final weekend run at Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center Theater
Read full article: āPetraās Pecadoā in final weekend run at Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center TheaterThis weekend is the final run for the Chicano classic comedy āPetraās Pecadoā at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center Theater.
How remote desert town in Texas became such an arts Mecca
Read full article: How remote desert town in Texas became such an arts MeccaBack in 1971, Donald Judd was a renown artist who was already a success in New York City, but he pined for something that even an arts haven like the Big Apple couldnāt offer.
Watch how a Texas professor used art to honor Uvaldeās lost kids
Read full article: Watch how a Texas professor used art to honor Uvaldeās lost kidsAfter the tragic Uvalde school shooting in 2022, Abel Ortiz, an art professor at Southwest Texas Junior College, asked artists from across the state to come together to use the power of art to heal. See the results of their efforts in this video.
š Get ready to cut loose with āFootlooseā the musical š¶
Read full article: š Get ready to cut loose with āFootlooseā the musical š¶Itās time to ākick off your Sunday shoesā and dance along as āFootlooseā the musical rolls into the Russel Rogers Theater at The Public Theater.
What led to Danny Mastersonās rape retrial and what happens next
Read full article: What led to Danny Mastersonās rape retrial and what happens nextA Los Angeles jury has found āThat ā70s Showā actor Danny Masterson guilty of two counts of rape and failed to reach a verdict on a third woman's sexual abuse allegations.
U2 creating new experience with Sphere Las Vegas concerts
Read full article: U2 creating new experience with Sphere Las Vegas concertsU2 is familiar with rocking out in major sporting arenas and stadiums, but the legendary band will soon hit the stage to create a new immersive concert experience inside a high-tech, globe-shaped venue in Las Vegas.
NBCUniversal CEO Shell departs over āinappropriate conductā
Read full article: NBCUniversal CEO Shell departs over āinappropriate conductāJeff Shell, the chief executive of NBCUniversal, is departing the company after an investigation into inappropriate conduct, parent company Comcast announced Sunday.
Lizzo brings drag queens on stage, protesting Tennessee law
Read full article: Lizzo brings drag queens on stage, protesting Tennessee lawLizzo filled her stage with drag queens in a concert Friday night in Knoxville, Tennessee, in a glittery protest against the stateās legislation against public drag performances.
Bud Light exec takes leave after boycott calls, reports say
Read full article: Bud Light exec takes leave after boycott calls, reports sayReports say a Bud Light marketing executive is taking a leave of absence after overseeing a partnership between the company and a transgender influencer, drawing cries for boycotts.
Will Fox settlement alter conservative media? Apparently not
Read full article: Will Fox settlement alter conservative media? Apparently notNow that Dominion Voting Systems' defamation lawsuit against Fox News ended in a $787 million settlement, what will be the impact on media outlets that appeal to conservatives.
Dame Edna creator Barry Humphries dies in Sydney at 89
Read full article: Dame Edna creator Barry Humphries dies in Sydney at 89Tony Award-winning comedian Barry Humphries, internationally renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, a condescending snob whose evolving character has delighted audiences over seven decades, has died.
Q&A: Benjamin Millepied on directing a reimagined 'Carmenā
Read full article: Q&A: Benjamin Millepied on directing a reimagined 'CarmenāBenjamin Millepied's āCarmenā has little to do with the familiar story from the 1875 Bizet opera about a mysterious woman who is ultimately killed by a jealous lover.
Women are monsters, victims and heroes in 'Evil Dead Rise'
Read full article: Women are monsters, victims and heroes in 'Evil Dead Rise'When director Lee Cronin set out to make the latest installment of the āEvil Deadā franchise, he knew he wanted to bring a fresh angle to his version of the iconic horror series while still giving winks and nods throughout to his source material.
Dame Edna actor Barry Humphries stable in Sydney hospital
Read full article: Dame Edna actor Barry Humphries stable in Sydney hospitalTony Award-winning comedian Barry Humphries, renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, is in a Sydney hospital with complications following hip surgery.
Barenboim made Berlin citizen of honor after long tenure
Read full article: Barenboim made Berlin citizen of honor after long tenureDaniel Barenboim has been made a citizen of honor of Berlin, months after he ended his three-decade tenure as the general musical director of the Berlin State Opera for health reasons.
Music to Trump's ears: Whitewashing Jan. 6 riot with song
Read full article: Music to Trump's ears: Whitewashing Jan. 6 riot with songA song featuring ex-President Donald Trump and a choir of prisoners charged with crimes related to the deadly Capitol insurrection briefly took the No. 1 spot on iTunes last month, edging out Taylor Swift.
Prosecutors dismiss Alec Baldwin charge, citing new evidence
Read full article: Prosecutors dismiss Alec Baldwin charge, citing new evidenceProsecutors have formally dismissed an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western film āRust,ā citing new evidence and the need for more time to investigate.