Friday, January 16 $10 suggest donation, 6-9pm McNay Art Museum, 6000 N. New Braunfels dreamweek.org Directed by Yoruba Richen, The New Black (2013) is a documentary that shows how the African American community is struggling with gay rights, especially the recent gay marriage movement. In the film, activists, families and leaders of the church share…
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SA Cocktail Conference: Stroll on Houston Street
Saturday, January 17 $85, 6-10pm Houston Street, 219 E Houston sanantoniococktailconference.com The San Antonio Cocktail Conference, now in its fourth year, brings together the best bartenders and the best cocktail drinkers, all for a good cause. Part of the bigger and better 2015 Cocktail Conference, Stroll on Houston Street features a string of parties…
Jump-Start Performance Party XXX
Saturday, January 10, 2014, 7 – 11pm Beacon Hill Neighbors at 700 Fredericksburg Rd. $5 With 30 years of theater-making under their belt, there’s one thing that can certainly be said for Jump-Start Theatre Company: these local trailblazers know how to collaborate, developing innovative new works that serve as “a lasting voice of diverse cultures…
A’lante Flamenco debuts “Prophecies” at the Tobin
January 10 and 11, Austin-based A’lante Flamenco will debut “Prophecies” at the Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater in the Tobin Center. Set to flamenco choreography, “Prophecies” is a modern-day adaptation of Kahlil Gibran’s classic prose poem “The Prophet.” I spoke with Olivia Chacón, choreographer and artistic director of A’lante Flamenco, who shared her vision and enthusiasm…
Beddingfield’s Wildfire takes ’80s AIDS paranoia to extreme
Reading and Book-signing Wednesday December 17, 5-7pm The Twig Book Shop (306 Pearl Parkway, Pearl Brewery Complex) Free George Beddingfield is a Georgia boy who grew up to be a physician. But even physicians have to retire some day. Instead of golf courses and palm-tree-lined streets, Beddingfield wakes to the cold hard glare of a…
Army of Nun rings the bell for HIV/AIDS charities
Salvation Sisters, Army of Nun December 20, 2014, 8-11:30 pm The Strip, North Main Avenue Bring your pocket change! More information here There’s one thing you need to be a Sister of Perpetual Indulgence and that is this: a calling to help your community. This order of queer nuns does anything and everything to help…
A blow by blow of the vote to regulate Uber and Lyft
In a 7-2 vote, San Antonio’s City Council amended its vehicle-for-hire laws to include regulations for transportation network companies (TNCs) such as Uber and Lyft. The new regulations will go into effect March 1 of next year. While the new regs will allow the TNCs to operate legally within San Antonio, they might drive Uber and Lyft…
SA Council vote could push out Uber, Lyft
San Antonio might soon make national headlines, but not in a way city leaders hope for. Depending how City Council votes Thursday on the regulation of transportation network companies (TNCs), one of them might pull service completely from the city. In a letter to the mayor and councilmembers, Leandre Johns, Uber’s General Manager, said that…
The Lion Sings Tonight for AIDS research and support
The Lion Sings Tonight December 15th, Doors: 7 pm, Show: 8pm Cameo Theatre 1123 East Commerce Street $20-$65 Tickets here It’s time to get your hakuna matatas out to the Cameo Theatre for The Lion Sings Tonight: Holiday Edition in support of the San Antonio AIDS Foundation. The family-friendly event brings together 25 professional singers, dancers, and musicians…
The Artist Foundation invites you to party like an elf
Elf Ball Thursday December 4, 7-11pm BRICK, Blue Star Arts Complex, 108 Blue Star Tickets: $125 Over the past eight years, the Artist Foundation has mastered the art of giving directly to artists, awarding more than $500,000 in grants to San Antonio creatives. This December, the Artist Foundation tackles a new gift: holiday magic. Naughty…