The AIDS Lady Speaks December 5, 2014, 6:30 pm Second Baptist Church Community Center, 3310 East Commerce Street Free Anna De Luna had two selves. There was the successful actress, popping up in shows all over San Antonio. And then there was the activist, educating San Antonio’s youth about HIV. These two selves become one…
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It’s Two Times the Fun with SOLI Tobin Debut and Double CD Release Party
December 1, 7:30pm Tickets $25 ($10 for students) www.solichamberensemble.com SOLI makes its debut as the Resident Ensemble of the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts with HEAR, a “virtual kaleidoscope of great contemporary chamber music.” With influences as far-reaching as India, Mexico, and the 1960s, HEAR transports audiences to whole new worlds with each work.…
Mercado de Paz slated for Thanksgiving weekend
Shoppers looking for an alternative to crowded malls and shopping centers will find a unique selection of gifts at the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center’s 25th International Peace Market or Mercado de Paz, slated for Friday, November 28 and Saturday, November 29. For the past 25 years, visitors and local patrons have gathered for the…
The boys of Lick ice cream ditched the corporate life for artisanal ice-cream heaven
“On our first date I told Chad that I would be moving back to Texas in five years,” Anthony says. That conversation took place in New York City in 2005, and Anthony Sobotik and Chad Palmatier hit the target dead-on, arriving in the Lone Star State, with a stopover in Ohio, of all places, in…
An evening with Rebecca Solnit, mansplaining and more
Trinity University, Holt Center 106 Oakmont Court November 12, 2014 6:30 pm (wine reception begins at 5:30) Free Ever been to a party and some chap starts talking to you about a book that you are, in fact, the author of? Rebecca Solnit feels your ambivalence. In her seminal essay Men Explain Things To Me, she…
Who’s got a discount code for ‘Virginia Woolf’?
November 12- 23, 2014 Performances Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at 8 PM, Saturday at 2:30 PM and 8 PM, Sunday at 2:30 PM Let’s talk about your weekend plans, kids (OK, starting with Wednesday; close enough). AtticRep, the Tobin’s resident theater company, is offering a 20-percent discount to the LGBT community for this month’s performances of Edward Albee’s…
SA’s PechaKucha turns sweet 16
PechaKucha Charline McCombs Empire Theatre, 226 N. St. Mary’s Street. November 18th Doors open at 6:30 $5 donation at the door, or advanced tickets may be purchased here. The rules are simple: 20 slides, 20 seconds, talk about anything you want. PechaKucha nights have been popping up all over the world since 2003, when Astrid…
Les Ballets Trockadero, 20 percent off
7:30pm Thursday, November 13 Majestic Theatre $23-$88 Click here to make your pixie-dust Trock dreams come true. The Trocks are coming! The Trocks are coming! Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, or the Trocks, as the group is affectionately called, is making its way through San Antonio for one night only November 13. Audiences…
Steamy Sunday Funday with Domingo de Pecado
Domingo de Pecado: A sinful reading by Kórima Press Authors Sunday November 9, 2014 4-6 pm More details here Put on your best knickers for an afternoon of sex, sin, and storytelling. Kórima Press and Trinity University’s Modern Languages and Literature Department Present Domingo de Pecado: A sinful reading by Kórima Press Authors. Featuring Jesus…
Take the Uptown Art Stroll this weekend
2014 Uptown Art Stroll Olmos Park Terrace November 1 (10 am–5pm) and 2nd (noon–5 pm) Free More info here A wise woman once told Anel Flores to move to Olmos Park Terrace. Sixteen years later, and she’s still in the neighborhood writing, painting, and making jewelry forever “inspired by my community garden, my neighbor’s outdoor…