Artist Jessica Garcia denies ever spending the night at the Fox Motel. But for the last four years, she has been curating the annual erotic art show “Seven Minutes in Heaven” at the infamous motel located at 302 Newell Avenue. On March 7 between 6-10 pm Garcia, along with nine participating artists, will take over…
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Three S.A. writers elected to Texas Institute of Letters
Three San Antonio writers have been elected to the prestigious Texas Institute of Letters, an Austin-based non-profit that promotes Texas literature and recognizes literary achievements by Texas authors. The San Antonians selected for induction are Gregg Barrios, Nan Cuba and William Jack Sibley. Barrios was featured in an article on the Out In SA web…
SA Street Style #3: Leo Barrios, furniture designer
Where: FGI’s spring trend event What: Blazer, Zegna from Saks Fifth Avenue; Jeans, Hugo Boss, Saks Fifth Avenue (fun fact: I used to work with Leo at Saks); T-shirt, Hanes; scarf, borrowed from a friend; jewelry and hat, Texas Thrift (Leo reshaped the hat himself!) Why: I figured I had two chicks (pick up the…
Gay troubadour Bobby Jo Valentine to perform in S.A.
Gay singer-songwriter Bobby Jo Valentine will perform in San Antonio on Friday, March 6 in a House Party Concert to benefit ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans For Full Participation. Valentine is a traveling troubadour who has independently produced three albums: A Place to Belong, By My Side and most recently, Home. On his website, Valentine’s music is portrayed…
New music, new identity: Saakred challenges the local music mold
On March 6, local artist, community activist, and musician Saakred will release a new album, Make Believe. For the 25-year-old performer, who recently came out as transgender, the new album is the culmination of three years of self-exploration and creative growth. Recorded this past January at Austin’s Ramble Creek recording studio, Make Believe is perhaps…
Even the paperwork is hot in Husbands
In the last issue of Out In SA, I waxed lyrical about the possibilities of HBO’s Looking, a fascinating but also frustrating series about the lives of contemporary American homos. In particular, I expressed the hope that the main character—twinkish computer wonk Patrick—would, in the second season, no longer come across as dumb as a…
A View of Reality from a Chartreuse Couch*: Author Toby Johnson
“The fact that there are homosexuals, lesbians, bisexual men and women, transsexuals—queer people all—who are proclaiming their presence in society forces everybody to rethink what sex and gender is about.” Gene: So, Toby, we finally get you on the Chartreuse Couch. There are many topics that I want to inquire about. As you have…
The Paul Taylor Dance Company at the Majestic
7:30pm Tuesday February 10 $29-$110 The Majestic Theatre, 224 E Houston, (210) 226-5700 Purchase tickets here Paul Taylor, known as one of the seminal choreographers of the 20th and 21st century, brings his dance company to San Antonio. Since 1954, Taylor has helped shaped American modern dance by creating 140 dances, which offer “cogent observations on…