When I received an invitation to interview Bruce Marks while he was visiting San Antonio in May, I jumped at the opportunity. Marks is internationally renowned as both a premier danseur of the mid-20th century and a rainmaker on the business side of the equation. He was in town to teach a ballet master class…
Arts & Culture
‘Straight Outta Oz’ Coming to Tobin Center
As scores of forgotten reality show cast-offs have proven, it takes a lot more than actual talent to make it in the world of entertainment. After making his Broadway debut in The Color Purple, Season nine American Idol finalist Todrick Hall has reinvented himself on more than one occasion emerging both as popular YouTube personality and…
Comedy Queens Back in SA
Comedian Poppy Champlin is coming back to San Antonio on July 13 and 14 with her unique comedy revue, The Queer Queens of Qomedy, and she’s bringing with her two of the funniest lesbians in the business. Once crowned “America’s Funniest Woman,” Champlin has had a long and stellar career that’s included appearances on LOGO,…
On Main Hosting Frida Look-Alike Contest, Birthday Bazaar
On Main Off Main, Monte Vista’s popular gift store, is hosting a Frida Kahlo Birthday Party and Bazaar at its store on July 9. Frida Kahlo de Rivera, born Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón, was a Mexican painter known for her self-portraits. Her image has become iconic in popular culture. On Main’s event will…
Esperanza Center Hosts Screening of ‘Transvisible: Bamby Salcedo’s Story’
On Saturday, July 9, the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center will present a screening of Transvisible: Bamby Salcedo’s Story, a documentary film by Dante Alencastre. The film focuses on transactivist Bamby Salcedo, her struggles with homophobia and transphobia, and her rise to become president and founder of the Trans-latin@ Coalition in East Los Angeles. Salcedo’s…
Xicana Artist Adelina Anthony on the Evolution of Bruising for Besos
“Bringing all of your beautiful, complicated, queer self to the art is what will make your voice unique and refreshing.” In March 2007, I was introduced to the character Yoli Villamontes at a stage reading where queer Xicana powerhouse Adelina Anthony read an excerpt from Bruising for Besos. A few years later, I would have…
The Rhodes Twins Carve Out a Niche in the Trans Apparel Market
It started with a T-shirt the Rhodes twins — San Antonio natives Chris and Courtney — made to commemorate Pride. “We made shirts for Austin Pride,” Chris says. “I [wore] a shirt that said ‘Pretty Boy’ on it and had at least 100 people ask me where I got my shirt.” The positive feedback inspired…
Summer Binge Viewing: ‘Eastsiders’
As star and creator of the dark comedy web series Eastsiders, Kit Williamson (Mad Men) has plenty to say about producing a wholly independent project and the divided tastes of gay audiences. After the recent DVD release of the second season of Eastsiders, Out In SA spoke with Williamson about his creative process and what it takes to…
On the Chartreuse Couch: Gene Elder Interviews Ken Slavin
Gene: Ken, here you are at last. On the couch where you belong. Now, I want you to just lie down and make yourself comfortable and just say the first thing that comes to mind. What do you think of when I say, “Artists giving their art to fundraisers and musicians playing for free at…
The World According to Karlos
Karlos Anzoategui’s Closet Is Wide Open When you pass the whitewashed stucco walls, go through the gate on Queen Anne Court, and head into Villa Sol, Karlos Anzoategui’s work-and- life HQ, you leave earthly concerns behind. Like Gloria Swanson’s Sunset Boulevard manse, or, say, the Vatican, you’ve entered a self-contained world where, if the walls…