Crowd pleaser with cojones
An early 20th-century postcard showing Texas Rangers over the bodies of slain Mexicans illustrates the brutal nature of Texas’ so-called Bandit War, in which an estimated 3,000-5,000 Mexicans and Mexican-Americans were killed. ‘Border Bandits’ continues to draw audiences eager to expose Texas’ Bandit War Juan Amaya, 64, is a friendly man with a gray mustache…
Hay is for horses
From front: Baby spinach tossed in a miso vinaigrette with smoked applewood bacon, gorgonzola crumbles, toasted pecans, and spiced pears; Wild mushroom risotto; and cocoa-coffee-crusted pork tenderloin with a chantrelle demi. (Photos by Mark Greenberg) Gladys overdoes the garnish, but its wild mushroom risotto is fabulous Get a rake. Or maybe a Lilliputian leaf blower.…
Herban gardening
(Photos.com) A little love and a lot of sun will produce a thriving potted herb garden Just because you live in an apartment doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice your green thumb. While you may not have acres of farmland or even a backyard corner to dig up, if you have a sunny patio, plenty…
Doctor, ain’t there nothing I can take?
To relieve this bellyache Sun Harvest, 8101 Callaghan, presents “Healing with Medicinal and Cooking Herbs” on Saturday, March 12, 1-3pm. Hosted by Joan Edwards and Scott Pritchard, the seminar focuses on lessons and information from The Little Herb Encyclopedia by Jack Ritchason, M.D. Admission is free. You put the lime in the coconut We know…
Heavy ministry
Chuck Paycheck, Jordan Robbins, and Jesse Garcia stand in front of the prayer wall at Catacombs. (Photo by Gilbert Garcia) Catacombs is SA’s reigning haven for underground Christian rock Jesse Garcia found his calling nine years ago. At the time, he was pushing 40, enjoying a successful career as a radio advertising salesman, and supporting…
Digital-induced angst and sensory overload
Work is displayed in five galleries for Texas Biennial ’05: Top to bottom: Jonas Criscoe’s “Plane and Graffiti,” on view at Bolm Studios, is composed of acrylic and silkscreen on Plexiglass. Also at Bolm is Young-Min Kan’s digital print installation “Interstate Junction.” A not-so-sacred heart is one of myriad details from Matthew Guest’s painting “Sick-Sixty-Sick,”…
New directions
Clockwise from top: Roy Hargrove, Michael Brecker, and Herbie Hancock first united in 2001 to pay homage to Miles Davis and John Coltrane. Hancock, Brecker, and Hargrove delight in bending the stylistic boundaries of jazz Jazz is the most stylistically diverse music with a one-word moniker. Some folks cringe at the very term, refusing to…
Artifacts
Cultural Arts Board members Patricia Pratchett and Bettie Ward hosted a chili cook-off “friendraiser” for their mayoral candidate, Phil Hardberger, last Thursday, that sported Artpace founder Linda Pace as a judge and artist Chuck Ramirez as one of the chefs. Developer and Blue Star landlord James Lifshutz circulated in the crowd along with attorney Mike…
The art capades
Details from a geometric Betsy Dudley sculpture, on view at Joan Grona Gallery. Art of women, by women, and for everybody It’s National Women’s History Month and there is no shortage of strong shows by women artists. I hit openings that were full of surprises last weekend. Mars and Venus will appreciate these works made…
Size doesn’t matter at SXSW
Web Exclusive Small indie films and their progenitors are the bright lights for 2005’s film fest The strong points of this year’s SXSW film fest line-up are refreshingly diverse. Much-needed and well-executed entries into the music documentary field sit alongside vicious crime epics and Looney Tunes-style live-action comedies, with all the expected tender dramas and…
Welcome to the new San Antonio Current website!
New Current website launches Thursday, March 10th During the initial site launch, there could be a few discombobulations. Please be patient while the code writers, designers, and other masterminds iron out the kinks. In the coming weeks, look for multi-media features, web extras, contests, and other new features that will add to the award-winning news…
Non-indigenous indie
Indie distribution legend John Pierson moved his family to Fiji for a year, and showed free movies at the 180 Meridian Cinema, an act that drew as much flak as his daughter Georgia’s American fashion. Hoop Dreams documentarian Steve James captured the Piersons’ final month in their island retreat in Reel Paradise. Indie legend John…
Recent top stories
3/3/05 A tough commitment Jail psychiatrist Dr. John Sparks reflects on the plight of mentally ill inmates Perennial favorites Buttercup debuts with ‘Sick Yellow Flower’ It was a dark and stormy night A small press turns a writing exercise into a literary magazine Beyond speculation City, land developers swooping into South Side’s Alameda neighborhood 2/24/05…
Mod podge
Saturday Night Fever has a schmaltzy collision with Pulp Fiction as Uma Thurman and John Travolta take another turn on the dance floor in Be Cool, the sequel to 1995’s Get Shorty. ‘Be Cool’ turns Elmore Leonard’s latest tale into a stale smorgasbord of character acting Not “nifty,” nor “keen,” nor “gnarly,” nor “rad,” nor…
Mission control
The Mission Reach project would restore natural habitats and add public parkland to a segment of the San Antonio River. Can nature and people coexist in an urban waterway? Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series about San Antonio River restoration projects. Next week’s story will cover the Museum Reach, which extends…
Preaching from the choir
Gérard Jugnot plays Clément Mathieu, a music teacher with the patience of Job and a love for mistreated rapscallions, in the French hit Les Choristes. In place of educational reform, ‘Les Choristes’ offers one likable martyr Woeful combat films are society’s way of offering penance for making war. Platoon atones for gruesome deaths and mangled…
