Over a dozen LGBT-themed t-shirts and other clothing items from the UTSA Libraries Special Collections have been digitally preserved for the online exhibit Wearing Gay History that features t-shirts from around the South and Midwest United States. “Whether to protest, satirize, or show pride, the LGBT community’s often ignored history can be seen vividly in…
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Kristine W Set to Perform at Pride SA
Since notching her first #1 on Billboard’s Dance/Club Play Charts in 1994 with the classic Feel What You Want, Kristine W has established herself as one of the most prolific dance artists of our times. With a total of 16 #1 Dance/Club singles to date, her accomplishments on the dance charts rival those of mega pop stars…
Alan Cumming Reveals Himself with ‘Sappy Songs’
When Alan Cumming steps onto the stage at the Majestic Theatre this summer, he will need no introduction. With a career spanning nearly three decades, you may recognize the 51-year-old actor and singer from Hollywood blockbusters (X-Men 2, Spy Kids, GoldenEye) or perhaps as Eli Gold on the critically acclaimed CBS drama The Good Wife.…
San Antonio AIDS Foundation Hosts Screening of ‘Desert Migration’
This year marks the 35th anniversary of the first reported cases of AIDS. On Thursday June 23, the San Antonio AIDS Foundation will host the first Texas community screening of Desert Migration at the Bijou Cinema Bistro in the Wonderland of the Americas mall. Directed by Daniel F. Cardone, the film tells the stories of…
Artpace Exhibit Reveals “Diversity” of San Antonio Art Community
As part of its year-long 21st birthday celebration, this summer’s Artpace Window Works Exhibition offers a photographic glimpse by Ramin Samandari of former exhibiting artists, collaborators, and staffers. Titled “Faces of Artpace,” the exhibition comprises 56 portraits from Samandari’s larger project San Antonio Faces of Art, which has been two years in the making, and opens at…
Cornyation Raises $200,000 for Charities, Scholarships
The board of directors of Fiesta Cornyation announced today that for the second year in a row they raised a record-breaking $200,000 which they will distribute to local charities and college students on June 12. Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Fiesta Cornyation raises funds through ticket sales for six shows performed at the Charlene McCombs Empire…
Roadtrip: RuPaul’s ‘Battle of the Seasons Tour’ at Austin’s Paramount Theatre
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…
Foxxy Blue Orchid Announces New Podcast
What does a glam-bear do when she’s not hosting red carpet events, or co-producing the annual San Antonio Burlesque Festival? Well, she hosts a podcast of course! Foxxy Blue Orchid and producer Manuel Cros Esquivel have just announced their latest endeavor: Deep Throat with Foxxy Blue Orchid. On her site Foxxy says: “As we are…
Bihl Haus Arts Observes LGBT Pride with “Profiling Made Visible”
South Side native Mark Anthony Martinez recalls living in Portland, Oregon, where he was attending Pacific Northwest College of Art after graduating from Brackenridge High School in 2005. He probably never imagined he would experience racial discrimination in this day and age. “It was the first time I actually felt I was a minority, even…
Rey Lopez and Greg Hinojosa Bring ‘Rocky Horror’ to Josephine Theatre
Updated: October 19, 2016 With the eighth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race now in the books, Rey Lopez Entertainment is making sure you get your “Drag” fix well into the rest of the year! In May, Rey Lopez Entertainment announced a partnership with Greg Hinojosa of Sassy Entertainment that would bring their production of The…