William Shakespeare’s influence is unparalleled. With the 400th anniversary of his death in 2016, The Classic Theatre now presents one of the playwright’s greatest work: The Tempest. Part fairytale and part romance, The Tempest is set on a remote island and tells the story of Prospero, a sorcerer and exiled Duke of Milan, who must restore his…
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LGBT Chamber to Host Matchmaking Guru Tammy Shaklee
Gay matchmaking guru Tammy Shaklee will be in San Antonio to speak at the LGBT Chamber of Commerce’s pre-Valentine’s Day mixer at Rosario’s on Thursday, February 9. The topic of Shaklee’s remarks will be, “Courting and Networking for Business; Marrying the Principles and Techniques of Matchmaking to Your Business Life.” Shaklee is the founder of H4M, an offline,…
‘Interconnectedness’ Celebrates Motherhood at Clamp Light Studios
A group exhibition celebrating the bond between mother and child will open Friday, February 10 at Clamp Light Artist Studios and Gallery. Titled Interconnectedness and curated by resident artist Jose Villalobos, the exhibition brings together 17 artists with the aim of telling “untold stories about our creators.” Villalobos is a recent graduate from the University…
Fl!ght Gallery Presents Early Work by Angel Rodríguez-Díaz
On Thursday, February 2, Fl!ight Gallery opens two exhibitions curated by art historian Ruben Cordova of rediscovered early work by artist Angel Rodríguez-Díaz. The main gallery exhibition, billed as Angel Rodríguez-Díaz: Nueva York to San Antonio, will shed light on the development of the artist’s technique before his arrival in San Antonio. Rodríguez-Díaz is Puerto Rican and…
Out Country Singer Ty Herndon Coming to SA
In the 1990’s Ty Herndon was country music royalty. After signing with Epic Records in 1995, his accomplishments included the number one country hits What Mattered Most, In This Moment, and It Must be Love. Having survived a series of controversies including an indecent exposure charge and drug rehabilitation, Herndon re-launched his career in 2010…
‘Mamma Mia’ Farewell Tour at Tobin Center
In the 1970’s, the Swedish pop/dance group ABBA were riding high on the international pop charts. In 1999, British playwright Kathrine Johnson, along with former members Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus transformed the group’s songs into one of the most successful Broadway musicals of all time. Based on songs like Dancing Queen, and taking its…
‘Generic Eric’ Brings Comic Relief to Overtime Theatre
Expect the unexpected in Kodi Karim’s latest serial, Generic Eric, now running at the Overtime Theatre. The three part series tells the story of Eric A. Plotz (Guy Schaafs), a vanilla type guy who makes a living creating jigsaw puzzles and lives with his overbearing mother. Every morning he rises at the same hour and sometimes has…
‘Drag Race’ Star Milk to Perform at Heat
Growing up in Syracuse, New York, Daniel Donigan attended Catholic school and was an altar boy at his local church. It was a conventional upbringing for the unconventional personality who would go on to create the popular drag posse “The Dairy Queens” and branch out on his own as the hilariously campy Milk on season…
LGBT Activists Invite Community to MLK March
When local activists Darrell Garcia Parsons and his husband, Jason Garcia Parsons, learned that no local LGBT group was organizing the community to participate in the city’s Martin Luther King, Jr. March on January 16, they decided to take on the task themselves. “Jason and I were planning on marching anyways and had not heard…
Next at The Playhouse: Sam Shepard’s ‘Fool for Love’
Following the success of All is Calm this past holiday season, The Playhouse will present Sam Shepard’s Fool for Love directed by CEO and artistic director George Green. First performed in 1983 at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco, Fool for Love tells the story of two reunited lovers at the seedy Mojave Dessert Motel.…