With the popularity of RuPaul’s Drag Race in recent years, it’s hard to believe the Battle of the Seasons tour is only in its third installment. Featuring a rotating cast of RPDR fan favorites from previous seasons (minus season 8), the tour has been stunning audiences across the world since kicking off in Belgium back in…
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The Esperanza Presents Lourdes Perez and May Nasr Together in Concert
After recording the popular Lebanese song Ounadikum (I call to you), queer Puerto Rican singer Lourdes Perez never imagined she would be forging a relationship with Lebanese singer May Nasr who eventually got wind of Perez’s version in 2006. For Nasr, the song provided relief after her country had been bombed during that same year.…
Classical Music Kegger to Benefit Local Area Schools
A former punk rocker and self-taught composer, Nathan Felix, is teaming with the Chamber Orchestra of San Antonio (COSA) for an evening of classical music to benefit area schools in lower income neighborhoods. Dubbed as the Classical Music Kegger, the event will feature local musician Chris Maddin, Austin’s Kitty Xiao, and concludes with Felix performing compositions…
Jump Start Performance Co. Challenges Artists With 8 x 8 Series
Good things come in small packages. At least that’s the idea behind Jump Start’s upcoming performance series 8 x 8 Cabaret Du Jump being held this weekend. After lead artist Chuck Squier asked company member Sheila Currie to construct a performance cube out of 8-foot pipes, the challenge to the local artistic community was to…
The Carver presents Arte y Pasión’s “Colores”
They are known for an interdisciplinary approach juxtaposing flamenco with modern dance and visual art, but the provocative group Arte y Pasión have yet another factor which often goes unrecognized: For the past several years, artistic director Tamara Adira has been recruiting some of the best talent from around the country to join in the…
Vegan Fare, Cocktails and Community at La Botánica
Recent random statistic: About six percent of the American public defines itself as vegan. Just guessing here, but that number is likely lower in San Antonio — which makes the local band of dedicated brethren and sistren small indeed. But the key word is not “small,” it’s “dedicated.” Unlike diet-du-jour types who briefly espouse, oh…
Pink Leche Hosts Golden Girls Themed Celebration at Brick
We all know that familiar tune: “Thank you for being a friend, Travel down the road and back again….” This weekend Pink Leche hosts Blanched Out!, “a party celebrating the Golden Girl in all of us through art, music, and crafts.” Before the era of Will and Grace, the Golden Girls — Blanche, Dorothy, Rose,…
Luminaria Returns with ‘Take Two’ Programming
The torrential storms last October may have put a damper on the 2015 incarnation of Luminaria, but they weren’t enough to keep the two-day art festival’s commissioned pieces and performances under wraps for too long. Four months later, Luminaria Take Two returns to light up San Antonio’s River North neighborhood with multimedia celebrations at the San Antonio Museum…
Las Tesoros Come Together This Weekend at Esperanza
In the 1950’s Rita Vidaurri, Beatriz Llamas, Blanca Rodriguez and the late Perla Tapatia each carved out successful careers for themselves as singers and entertainers touring throughout the US and Latin America. The four women thrived in a business and era dominated by sexism, racism, and homophobia. In 2006, the four women came together for…
Yes Alexander to Perform at Limelight Friday
You may recognize Yes Alexander as the vocalist for the indie folk-rock band The Casual Lust, or perhaps through her collaborations with the hip-hop production duo Blue Sky Black Death. (In 2008 Yes Alexander’s vocals were featured on the BSBD album Slow Burning Lights.) But you may also recognize this Brooklyn-based queer singer-songwriter (who’s also…