August Happenings in San Antonio
Yes, it is August and like the rest of the country San Antonio is experiencing some massive heat! It might be uncomfortable, but put on some shorts, bring a few bottles of water, slap on the Suntan lotion and come on down town for some fun. Here is some of the stuff that is happening this month!
August 1 – 5 – Earth Explorers Summer Camp at the San Antonio Children’s Museum
August 3 – Free Concert with Jack Walther at County Line Barbeque
August 5 – Chicago performs at the Majestic Theater
August 6 – 7 – Dog Days at the San Antonio Botanical Gardens
August 8 – 12 – Leggo Day Camp at the San Antonio Children’s Museum
August 10 – Free Concert with Two Tons of Steel at County Line Barbeque
August 13 – Ford Canoe Challenge – Over 90 canoe teams including local celebrities, city officials, corporate teams and Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts compete in the Ford Canoe Challenge on the Riverwalk. To register and learn more visit here.
August 17 – Free Concert with Brandon Jenkins at County Line Barbeque
August 19 – Boysville 45th Annual Wildest Auction in the West at the Freeman Coliseum Expo Hall
August 19 – 20 – Professional Bull Riders – Bass Pro Shops Shootout at the AT&T Center
August 20-27 is Restaurant Week in San Antonio by Culinaria – Sample some of San Antonio’s most exciting restaurants during this week. You can experience fabulous meals for as little as $35 for dinner and $15 for lunch. There are 40 restaurants participating in this and they are all over town. For more details and to look at who is participating and even some of the menus go here!
August 24 – Free Concert with Luke Olson at County Line Barbeque
August 27 – Cooking with Aldaco’s: Enchlida 101 at Aldaco’s Sunset Station
August 30 – Sept 1 – TechCon2011 – San Antonio Technology Convention at the Alzafar Shrine Temple
Have a fun and exciting Month and remember the last Monday of August School Starts so remember the crossing zones and the “NO PHONE” Law!
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July 26, 2011 by George Page
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Summer Hum Drums – But Still things to do in July!
I know – it is HOT! But this is south Texas and that is part of the reason we choose to live here. When the rest of the country might be freezing in the winter and we are warm, people are jealous. When it is hot like it is now, well, we have Air Conditioning. But the evenings are cool and many times breezy so take a look at what there is to do in the San Antonio area for July. Something might peak your interest.
July 1 – First Friday Art walk in South Town
July 2 – Gay Pride SA Parade and Block Party – This year being held at Crockett Park at 1300 North Main. The 7th Annual Pride Bigger Than Texas Block Party and Parade is from 3PM to Midnight featuring a concert by the Queen of Clubland, Miss Martha Wash, the Annual Running of the Queens High Heel Race at 8:30 and the parade starts at 9:00 with Grand Marshal Mike Ruiz of “The A-List, New York”. This event is raising money for Nine San Antonio Charities. Food, drinks and entertainment for the entire family!
July 4th – Celebrations throughout the city – but because of the dry weather there will be no Fireworks displays at any of the events. Some of the events are: Freedom Fest at Market Square, and an Arts & Crafts show along the Riverwalk, and extravaganzas at the many theme parks.
Beginning July 8th through August 5th – Balcones Heights Jazz Festival. The Free concerts take place every Friday evening at the spectacular outdoor Amphitheater at Wonderland of the Americas.
July 6-8 – Three Day Art Camp at the San Antonio Children’s Museum
July 14 – An Evening with Julio Iglesias at the Majestic Theater
July 15-17 – George Lopez at the Majestic Theater
July 16 – The Kitchen Diva cooks with Carver Library at the Carver Library
July 16 – Burger Fest 2011 – The ultimate burger cookoff and burger eating contest on the 1600 Block of East Pine St.
July 18-22 – Daddy/Mommy and Me Music Camp at the San Antonio Children’s Museum
July 18-22 – Camp FETCH! (Children 2-4) at the San Antonio Children’s Museum
July 21 – San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 2011 Business Awards Dinner at the Omni Hotel
July 28 – Concert Under the Stars presents the Krayolas at the San Antonio Botanical Gardens
So don’t let the heat slow you down, take a look at some of the fun things that you can do in beautiful San Antonio!
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June 28, 2011 by George Page
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First Thursday at The Blue Star Complex!
Once again the curators at the Blue Star Complex came through with some terrific shows! It was a nice evening in San Antonio on Thursday June 2nd. I decided to drive down this time versus walking – and I must admit, that was a mistake. First Thursday is getting quite a crowd and parking is at premium there. Taught me! Next time I will use the “B” Bikes and peddle my way down. But it was still a lot of fun and some wonderful pieces of art.
This month I was a bit more excited because my friend Ann FitzGibbons son was showing at the Joan Grona Gallery. Sean FitzGibbons comes from a family of 
artists that is for certain with his father Bill FitzGibbons who has just been selected to serve on the Texas Commission of the Arts as the state’s official three-dimensional artist for 2012. Joan has titled her show this month “Not Necessarily the Entire Story” with work by Photographer Brianna Barnett and Sculptor Sean FitzGibbons. Brianna’s photo’s are very interesting and eye catching. Her statement tells you the entire story of her work. Simply put she states, ” My work revolves around the art of storytelling; in creating an allegory. I interpret stories, retell memories and unravel narratives”. Sean’s work is very clean and very open. The picture here is one he just “worked up” and the base is over 70 pounds of metal. Sean says about his current work, ” “Keep it simple” is the mantra for this work. Using reclaimed/found steel, constructing a piece can get cluttered very quickly. When creating a sculpture I try to keep everything as visually simple as possible”.
From Joans I stopped by the Justiceworks Studios and then to the UTSA satellite Gallery. This month UTSA is showing 
work by Janet Chaffee and Andrew Ortiz titled “Layer’s of Meaning”. Both artists work
is very unique. Andrew’s work seems to me to be very mystical yet eerie. His statement says “Blackbird Speaking is about the idea of struggling to communicate and resulted in a series of allegorical portraits of crows”. Janet’s work I found to be very interesting and you have to get up close to see what it is that she says it is about. In her statement she says, “this work is an intuitive exploration of how universal ideograms such as specific mediums and antique lace have a personal connection”.
When I ran in to Ann and Bill they told me to “hurry up and get to the Blue Star Complex because I was” really going to 
enjoy this show”, and darn were they right. I walked in and immediately was in awe. In the show curated by George Schroeder artist from Iceland, Gudjon Bjarnason who has titled his show, “DySTOPic ProgressiONs” has mastered the art of blowing up steel to make amazing sculptures. I know that the San Antonio Police Department was out in the area he was working when he started to blow up the steel to make sure everything was going well. His pieces are indeed very masculine in nature and interesting to walk around and look at different angles to see a totally different side. Unfortunately I did not get the names of the other artists showing in the other galleries in Blue Star but the work was really interesting and fun.
So next month, I plan on going again because you just never know what you are going to see on First Thursday at The Blue Star!
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June 8, 2011 by George Page
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June Happenings in Downtown San Antonio
Yes, can you believe it? It is already June and the temperature just continues to climb. That is part of living in San Antonio, a little bit of heat in the summer but a nice warm winter. As usual there is a lot going on in San Antonio and this month doesn’t seem to have slowed down any, so let’s get started!
June 1-4 – Shakespeare in the Park at the San Antonio Botanical Garden
June 3-5 – San Antonio’s Summer Art & Jazz Festival - This Free Admission is at Crockett Park just North of the Downtown area. In it’s 9th season this one promises to be fun and exciting. Click here for more information.
June 3-4- Gluzman Plays Beethoven at the Majestic Theater
June 9 – Concerts under the stars: Colao at the San Antonio Botanical Gardens
June 10 – 12 - Texas Folk Life Festival – Join in the celebration of all things Texas at the Texas Folklife Festival. Hosted at The Institute of Texan Cultures, this three-day cultural extravaganza brings more than 40 ethnic groups together in one place to showcase their authentic food, traditional music and dance and authentic crafts. Come celebrate your heritage and share in a Texas tradition. The Institute of Texan Cultures is located in HemisFair Park, a short walk from the Alamo and the River Walk. Click here for details.
June 10 – 11 – Rhythm Bones Fest XV at the Emily Morgan Hotel
June 11 – Pridefest San Antonio at HemisFair Park – Noon to 10:00 PM for the entire family – Free Admission
June 14 – Flag Day
June 19 – Juneteenth – this city wide festival celebrates June 19, 1865 the date that the Texas slaves received word of the Emancipation Proclamation
June 19 – Father’s Day
June 20 – 24 – Pint Sized Science Summer Fun Camp (Ages 4-6) at the San Antonio Children’s Museum
June 20 – 24 – Lego Day Camp for all ages of children at the San Antonio Children’s Museum
June 23 – Concert under the Stars: Texas Tide at the San Antonio Botanical Gardens
June 27 – July 1 – Daddy, Mommy and Me Art Camp (ages 21/2 to 5) at the San Antonio Children’s Museum
So June is a busy month. Take a few minutes and make some plans and it looks like it is all geared towards the family – so bring everyone on down and enjoy all that San Antonio has to offer.
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May 31, 2011 by George Page
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May Happenings in San Antonio’s Downtown Area!
Can you believe it? Fiesta has come and gone, Easter is over and it is already time to start making plans for May. Funny, April also brought on the heat and it looks like May be just as warm. So remember lots of Suntan lotion and lots of water as you enjoy all there is to do this month.
All Month: S.A. Dance Umbrella Celebrates Dance Month
San Antonio Dance Umbrella will celebrate Dance Month with numerous performances around the city. Some of the highlights of the month long dance celebration include: “The Cloggers’ Showcase,” “Dance Around the World,” and “WIP Crème.” To get details Click Here
May – August: WNBA – San Antonio Silver Stars
Go Silver Stars Go! San Antonio’s WNBA team will continue to rock the AT&T Center as they kick off their 2011 season. AT&T Center. Admission.
6-June 18: Celebrate Texas – Regional Pastel Art Collection at the San Antonio Central Library Gallery
7-8: Cinco de Mayo
Celebrations commemorate the Mexican Army’s defeat of the invading French at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Events include a festival with music and food at historic Market Square, concerts and other commemorations.
11-15: CULINARIA – A Wine and Culinary Arts Festival
Giving wine and food aficionados one more thing to be thankful for this May, the Festival will showcase the Alamo 
City’s finest restaurants and chefs as well as celebrity guests from Mexico, Miami, Manhattan and all over Texas as it celebrates San Antonio as a premier wine and food destination and an important culinary and cultural gateway to Mexico and Latin America. To get the entire schedule of events - Click Here
14 – Cleo Parker Robinson Dance at the Carver Community Cultural Center
13-15: Tejano Conjunto Festival en San Antonio
Features live performances by more than 20 of the best musical groups from traditional Conjunto to progressive Tejano. Rosedale Park. Admission.
15-22: San Antonio Beer Week
The inaugural SABW 2011 is a special week dedicated to celebrating beer and the community that enjoys it! Events will include a special night at each of the five San Antonio-area breweries, special beer dinners and tastings, walking pub crawls, a bus pub crawl, a pro-am brewing competition for a chance to have your beer entered in the Great American Beer Festival. Numerous special beers and speakers will appear at events throughout the week.
20 – 21: Soul Food Festival at La Villita
20 – 21: Beethoven and Mozart at The Majestic Theater
22: Las Casas Scholarship Competition at the Empire Theater
20-21: 12th Annual Soul Food Festival & Gospel on the Plaza
This event kicks off with a gospel choir and continues with amazing food, arts, crafts, family events and more.
13- August 13: Fiesta Noche Del Rio
A San Antonio tradition, this performance features songs and dances of Mexico, Spain, Argentina and Texas and occurs Friday and Saturday evenings at the River Walk’s historic Arneson River Theatre.
27-30: Memorial Day Arts and Crafts Show
Enjoy a stroll along the picturesque River Walk, stop to talk to our vendors who are anxious to share information about their craft, and take home an item that will enhance your home, wardrobe or garden.
28: Angelique Kidjo at the Carver Community Cultural Center
Plus so many more exciting happenings around the town. Enjoy everything San Antonio has to offer!
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April 27, 2011 by George Page
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