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San Antonio Book Festival’s 2023 lineup to feature Rebecca Makkai, Stephen Graham Jones and more
Authors Marytza Rubio, Matthew Desmond, Sandra Cisneros and Adam Silvera will also appear at the fest.
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For decades, Philip Krumm served as the living embodiment of San Antonio’s avant garde
In addition to performing with 20th-century masters and having his own music catalogued in multiple releases, the composer has been a decades-long creative catalyst for the Alamo City.
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The Luminaria Contemporary Arts Festival will return to downtown San Antonio in October
The festival is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year.
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MADiSON fever: Part 2 and VR version of the ‘Scariest Video Game of All Time’ coming up
Magazine Broadband Choices recently said MADiSON beat out Alien Isolation and Visage to be most terrifying game ever.
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San Antonio DIY T-shirt artist Mr. Skunk talks appropriation, provocation and politics
A shirt characterizing Ted Cruz as a ‘Booger Eater’ is thoughtfully also available as a ‘snot rag.’
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San Antonio small press Ghoulish Books opening horror bookshop after a successful Kickstarter
The shop will primarily stock indie horror titles along with a few gifts and used books. It also will provide a venue for events such as author readings and signings.
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New exhhibition ‘Soy de Tejas’ highlights a diversity of themes explored by Texas’ Latinx artists
The exhibition at the City of San Antonio’s Centro de Artes was curated by Rigoberto Luna, co-owner and director of San Antonio’s Presa House Gallery.
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Dionne Warwick named honorary chair for San Antonio’s Gurwitz International Piano Competition
Gurwitz organizers Musical Bridges Around the World also announced that Scott Yoo will chair the competition’s international committee of judges.
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Contemporary Art Month opens submissions for 2023 CAMGrants
CAM will award three micro-grants at its Closing Celebration on Mar. 31.
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In op-ed, San Antonio U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro calls out publishing industry for failing Latinos
On Wednesday, Castro also announced that he’d secured $102,250 in federal funding for the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center’s Latino Bookstore Education and Outreach Literacy Program.
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Alamodome pulling in record-setting crowds in run-up to 30th anniversary
More than a million attendees have passed through the stadium’s gates since January 2022.
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San Antonio stand-up comic and Comedia A Go-Go co-founder Larry Garza has died at age 41
Garza chose to deal with his cancer diagnosis the only way he knew how: by laughing his way through it.
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Revered San Antonio visual artist Jesse Treviño has died following battle with cancer
Treviño’s works of public art include the 93-foot-high angel mural on Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital.
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‘Refined Reflections’: UTSA’s Zoe Diaz Collection exhibition reflects a gift to the community
The works now on display at UTSA’s Southwest Campus range from large-scale paintings and sculpture to photographs and drawings.
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San Antonio-based clothing brand Richter Goods brings its western wear to the Stock Show & Rodeo
The company collaborated with the rodeo on three shirt designs, each with a unique backstory.
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Public Theater of San Antonio’s 2023-24 season will feature new takes on old tales
The season will include productions of Once Upon a Mattress, Spring Awakening and more.
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Instagram account Deco Memes builds following with its spot-on critiques of San Antonio sprawl
‘The account is trying to celebrate San Antonio but also pointing out the absurdity of what a city is, according to San Antonio,’ said Carlos Perez, Deco Memes’ creator.
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San Antonio Zoo ticket sales will go digital starting Wednesday, Jan. 25
The Zoo also plans to update its entrance, which is scheduled to be revealed this fall.
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San Antonio Film Commission opens call for 2023 #FilmSA contest entries
This contest encourages young filmmakers to tell their stories and show what makes the Alamo City special.
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Animal Instincts: San Antonio artist Hilary Rochow draws for a more compassionate world
Rochow’s work will be featured in the forthcoming exhiibition ‘Common Ground’ at Mercury Project.