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Type:	–
Network:	Global

Date:	Saturday, November 14, 2009
Time:	7:00pm – 10:00pm
Location:	FL!GHT Gallery
Street:	1906 S. Flores
City/Town:	San Antonio, TX
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Host:	Main Plaza Conservancy
Type:	–
Network:	Global

Date:	Saturday, November 7, 2009
Time:	12:00pm – 11:55pm
Location:	Main Plaza
Street:	115 Main Street
City/Town:	San Antonio, TX
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Phone:	2102259800
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Description

Imagine Main Plaza filled to capacity with familia: Abuela just danced to Flaco’s rendition of “Hey baby, que paso?” as her granddaughter anxiously awaits Girl in a Coma – her rocking role models now carrying the torch of San Antonio music nation-wide. Tia is “Riding my Thumb to Mexico” –two-stepping to Johnny Rodriguez while across the Plaza, little ones are mesmerized by the magic of Alberto The Great. Night falls with fire spinners and aerial performers while Flaco and Johnny are having a Lone Star back-stage. The Krayolas with The Westside Horns are performing their critically acclaimed nuevo-tradition corrido, and Alejandro Escovedo is listening from the wings.

This is the 2nd Annual San Antonio Latino Music Festival – an event where San Antonio and its visitors experience family and cultura – a free event that invites an intergenerational audience to celebrate San Antonio roots under our beautiful Texas sky. This is downtown San Antonio. This is Main Plaza.

Main Plaza’s LATINO MUSIC FESTIVAL also includes:

PLAZA ESPECTÁCULO
Intimate plaza-level performances during music breaks located throughout the Plaza featuring dance, fire, magic, and low-riders.

EL CORAZÓN DE MEMORIA
Main Plaza’s Dia de los Muertos Altar by David Zamora Casas will remain on display through November 8, 2009.

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Type:	–
Network:	Global

Date:	Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Time:	7:00pm – 9:00pm
Location:	Blue Star Contemporary Art Center
Street:	116 Blue Star
City/Town:	San Antonio, TX
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Network:	Global

Date:	Monday, November 2, 2009
Time:	6:00pm – 9:00pm
Location:	Galeria Tonantzin
Street:	723 S. Brazos
City/Town:	San Antonio, TX
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Description

Come celebrate Dia de los Muertos on November 2 at the Galeria Tonantzin from 6-9 p.m. The celebration features an altar and art exhibition including 63 artists curated by David Zamora Casas. Enjoy live music by Loaded and a dance performance by the Guadalupe Dance Academy.

Free admission.

Come join in celebration of Dia de Los Muertos tomorrow at the Galeria Tonantzin. The reception will honor 60 artists with a bienvenida at 6 p.m. and a dance performance by the Guadalupe Dance Academy to follow. Join us in the adult-themed Xochipilli Lounge for erotic art and live music by Loaded. Due to unforeseen circumstances we are asking that you bring along your favorite beverages or a 12-pack of cold, Lone Star for the thirsty children of the world (wink, wink).

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Network:	Global

Start Time:	Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 8:00pm
End Time:	Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 12:00am
Location:	scout bar
Street:	19314 US Highway 281 N #110
City/Town:	San Antonio, TX
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Music Town – San Antonio is closing its doors on Friday, November 6th. If it comes as a shock, join the club. Plan on coming to the party/wake Friday night. There’ll be friends, tears and maybe a band. In the meantime, all used prices are negotiable and all fixtures are for sale. There may be one last order so get those special orders in no later than Wednesday at 3pm.

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Joan Grona Gallery Blue Star Arts Complex, 1400 S. Alamo St., No. 112, . Works by Leslie Koptcho and Wesley Harvey. 6-9 p.m. opening reception.

Rx Garden: Sticky Ends
Cactus Bra Gallery
Receptions Thursday November 5, 5-8pm and Friday, November 6, 6-9pm, After by Appointment
Through November 22.
The latest work from Jessica Halonen, whose recent show at Art Palace in Austin was great. It’s about drugs! Check it out!

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MFA Thesis Exhibition opening Thursday and Friday nights.

SAY Si’s 3rd Annual MUERTITOS FEST

a Day of the Dead Family Celebration

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Network:	Global

Start Time:	Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 7:30pm
End Time:	Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 3:00pm
Location:	SAY Si Central
Street:	1518 S. Alamo
City/Town:	San Antonio, TX
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Please join us for SAY Si’s 3rd Annual
MUERTITOS FEST: a Day of the Dead Family Celebration

Enjoy a special exhibit of master Mexican printmakers, SAY Si student Artesenia, Altares, y Ofrendas, student digital alters, artisan vendors, hands-on activities and workshops, and continuous musical and dance performances by local cultural groups.

Thursday, Nov. 5, 7:30 to 10:30 pm: MUERTITOS FEST FIESTA Opening night fundraiser (tickets $20)

Friday, Nov. 6, 6 to 10 pm: MUERTITOS FIRST FRIDAY
FREE open to the public

Saturday, Nov. 7, 12 to 3 pm: MUERTITOS FEST FAMILY DAY
FREE open to the public

Visit our website for more info: www.saysi.org

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Description

This year our Fashion Show FUN-draiser will be held in conjunction with Day of the Dead – Dia De Los Muertos festivities. As a service learning project that we are doing with OLLUSA students and Professor Deborah Kuetzpalin Vasquez we decided to change the format. The title of the event is:

“Chale con el Pleito – Stop the Fighting
Arriba con Las Cholas” – Long-Live the Cholas!

In our never ending search to find new, innovative, unique ways of disseminating our message of non-violence this fashion show will go off with a different twist. First, we are using the venue of the Gallista Art Gallery www.gallista.org, 1913 S. Flores, SATx, 78205. Surrounded by art we’ll be reclaiming culture as a strength, as a form of grounding that instills pride, power of identity and positive self-worth. We are setting up a transformation studio, runway and ambiance to profile the power of reclaiming the “Chola” concept. There we will lift up the Chola as a powerful figura of our cultura. The chola will be about her self selected “look”. She will shed the image of violent gang fighter, territorial abuser, irresponsible gang member that in reality is very afraid at her core and be transformed into a strong, confidant, empowered activist, change agent, cultura promoter and creator, community builder, people power organizer and peace maker who cannot and will not be a victim or victimizer.
Anchored in our common childhood histories of making do with what you have, local artists will bring to life the experience of playing with paper dolls. They will create outfits of art for each of our Chola models that will then be auctioned off.

CONFIRMED ARTISTS
April Atkinson
Rolando Briseño
David Zamora Casas
Eddie Chavez
Abraham De La Torre
Beto DeLeon
Angel Rodriguez Diaz
Jane Madrigal
Pocha Pena
Mary Agnes Rodriguez
Deborah Kuetzpalin Vasquez

CONFIRMED MODELS
Brenda Castro
Jessica DeLeon
April Cervantes
Victoria Garcia
Gloria Flor Gloria
Rebecca Martinez
Cynthia Medina
Stephanie Rodriguez

FASHIONS & ACCESSORIES
Agosto Cuellar & Jai Vintage

MAKE-UP
Irene Mendiola
Jane Madrigal

HAIR
Roland Cerna
Antonio De Leon Garcia
Sylak Quintero

TATTOOS
Ruth Buentello

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Windows 4×4: There May Not be Snow in San Antonio

Host:
Type:	–
Network:	Global

Date:	Friday, November 6, 2009
Time:	8:00pm – 10:00pm
Location:	The Sterling Houston Theater
Street:	108 Blue Star
City/Town:	San Antonio, TX
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Description

Jump-Start Performance Co. & The San Antonio Current present:

Windows 4×4 Watch
“There may not be snow in San Antonio…”
Created by Dino Foxx featuring original music by Cros

First Friday
November 6, 2009
8 p.m. and 9 p.m.
FREE!!

You knew it was Christmas when the family took that annual trip into downtown San Antonio to see the Joske’s Department Store “Fantasy Toyland” window display. It was easy to stand for hours with your nose pressed up against the window, watching the toy trains moving along their tracks through the miniature winter wonderland. The joy that this magical display provided was endless. Elaborate scenes like these are magical because they might possibly be the farthest things from reality.

What does Christmas look like for a lonely Tia, alone in her house on the Westside with no one to take her to mass? What does Christmas look like for a hard working Mexicana on the Southside that has to make gifts appear out of thin air for her children? What happens when dad has too much to drink? What happens when the isolation gets to be too much?

Watch as we honor the true stories of our gente during what is supposed to be the happiest time of the year. Stories told through movement, poetry and song. Starring S.T. Shimi, Cros, Lisa Suarez, and Dino Foxx.

This popular site-specific series based on an original concept by Kim Corbin and Sandra Dunn returns with brand-new works in the front windows of Jump-Start Theater. Co-produced by Sandra Dunn & Monessa Esquivel, this season, four different Jump-Start artists create one-night only performance/ multi- media installations that are meant to be viewed from outside the theater.

Gary Sweeney: Maybe If Your Metaphors Weren’t So Obvious Sala Diaz Opens Friday, Nov. 6, 7-11 pm Through December 6. “Without giving too much away, I wanted to create a metaphor. That idea expanded to making many metaphors. I’m basically emptying out the metaphor closet, so my Big Idea has grown into my Big Idea which Includes Many Related Ideas.” – Gary Sweeney

Leslie Koptcho and Wesley Harvey Joan Grona Gallery Opens Thursday, Nov. 5, 6-9 pm Through November 28. Joan Grona presents prints by Leslie Koptcho and ceramics by Wesley Harvey (shown).

Rx Garden: Sticky Ends
Cactus Bra Gallery
Receptions Thursday November 5, 5-8pm and Friday, November 6, 6-9pm, After by Appointment
Through November 22.
The latest work from Jessica Halonen, whose recent show at Art Palace in Austin was great. It’s about drugs! Check it out!

Dychtips and Respiration at Justiceworks

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Network:	Global

Start Time:	Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 6:00pm
End Time:	Friday, November 6, 2009 at 10:00pm
Location:	justiceworks studio

Rupture in the Quiet Foyer: Casey Arguelles’ MFA Thesis Exhibition

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Network:	Global

Date:	Thursday, November 5, 2009
Time:	6:00pm – 9:00pm
Location:	UTSA Satellite Space- Blue Star Art Complex

Description

MFA Thesis Exhibition opening Thursday and Friday nights.

SAY Si’s 3rd Annual MUERTITOS FEST

a Day of the Dead Family Celebration

Host:
Type:	–
Network:	Global

Start Time:	Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 7:30pm
End Time:	Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 3:00pm
Location:	SAY Si Central
Street:	1518 S. Alamo
City/Town:	San Antonio, TX
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Description

Please join us for SAY Si’s 3rd Annual
MUERTITOS FEST: a Day of the Dead Family CelebrationEnjoy a special exhibit of master Mexican printmakers, SAY Si student Artesenia, Altares, y Ofrendas, student digital alters, artisan vendors, hands-on activities and workshops, and continuous musical and dance performances by local cultural groups.

Thursday, Nov. 5, 7:30 to 10:30 pm: MUERTITOS FEST FIESTA Opening night fundraiser (tickets $20)

Friday, Nov. 6, 6 to 10 pm: MUERTITOS FIRST FRIDAY
FREE open to the public

Saturday, Nov. 7, 12 to 3 pm: MUERTITOS FEST FAMILY DAY
FREE open to the public

Visit our website for more info: www.saysi.org

Holiday Twist: Not Your Grandma’s Christmas Wreath

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Network:	Global

Start Time:	Friday, November 6, 2009 at 7:00pm
End Time:	Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 10:00pm
Location:	Robot Art Gallery, 1114 S. St. Mary’s St. Suite 200

Description

This show features unique and creative twists on a holiday classic, the wreath. Originally used by both Greeks and Romans, wreaths symbolized life, healing and strength, in addition to remembering the deceased. Appropriating the custom, Christians used the object as a sign for the never-ending love for Christ. Unfortunately, though, wreaths are now primarily used as a vehicle to hang tacky stuff on doors. Robot Art Gallery wants to change that.

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Date:	Nov 4, 2009 9:28 AM
Subject:	This First Friday @ the Jalapeno…
Body:	Art at the Jalapeno. The newest San Antonio First Friday Art Venue. We have a large fenced in parking lot with no neighborhood to worry about. And since jalapenos aren’t spicy enough, we added a dash of music and atmosphere to the Art at the Jalapeno menu for a kick back and relax environment for everyone to enjoy the San Antonio night air. So come on out and bring your family and friends. Why not pass this around to help us get the word out! We hope to see you there! Friday Nov. 6th 7p.m. – 11 p.m. Artist of the Month William Bruce Velten Jr Live music performed by Blue Sundries, Prayers Of The Weak and Swift Kick 5 Art, Live Music, Fun, Food & Good times Check out our myspace page to see pictures of last month’s event and last month’s artwork by Fletch All artwork on our myspace page is for sale. Location: Symmetric Sound Productions Studio 512 S. Flores San Antonio, And remember, we will be here every First Friday of the month with new artists and good times. CLICK ME!!!

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Distinguished Scientists Lecture Series
Series made possible by Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Brown of San Antonio.

October 19 | 7:30 pm, Laurie Auditorium
Henry Schaefer, University of Georgia
The Third Age of Quantum Chemistry

November 9 | 7:30 pm, Laurie Auditorium
David Aldous, University of California Berkeley
The Top Ten Things That Mathematical Probability Says About the Real World

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November 13, 2009, 8:00 pm
Bass Concert Hall
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Presented in partnership with the UT Department of Art & Art History

“Art Spiegelman…to the comics world is a Michelangelo and a Medici both, an influential artist who is also an impresario and an enabler of others.” – New York Times Magazine

“Mr. Crumb…excruciatingly funny satirist of all things modern and progressively high-minded, and an intrepid explorer of his own twisted psyche – remains the genre’s gold standard.” – New York Times

In a rare one-night only event, three of the most influential comic artists of the last forty years come together to discuss their careers, comic books, cover designs and culture.

In the 1960s Robert Crumb was at the forefront of a revolution in American alternative comic arts. Considered a grandmaster of his artform, he penned well-known characters and series including Mr. Natural, Fritz the Cat, Joe Blow and Keep on Truckin’. His colorful career has been riddled with legal battles, obscenity arrests and critical acclaim. Crumb is set to publish his long-awaited “The Book of Genesis”
in the Fall of 2009.

Art Spiegelman is an award-winning American comic artist who is best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel memoir, Maus, a treatise on the Holocaust. Among the genre’s most celebrated counter-culture icons, he is also an editor and advocate for the comic arts genre and is married to artist and designer Françoise Mouly, with whom he frequently collaborates.

Mouly was born in Paris and is highly regarded for her work with RAW, a showcase publication for cutting edge, mature comic art. She has also served as the arts editor of The New Yorker since 1993 and has curated several exhibits featuring the literary magazine’s famous cover art.

Note: For Mature Audiences – Sexual Content

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