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Galeria Ortiz Contemporary 4026 McCullough Ave., . “In the Moment,” paintings by Jill Pankey. 6-8 p.m. opening reception.

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Academia Arte Flamenco 1722 Fredericksburg Road, . “Alegrias!” works by Blanquita Sullivan, Vanessa Centeno, Ingrid Silva and Claudia Silva. 6-9 p.m. reception and show.

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Host:	San Antonio Museum of Art
Type:	–
Network:	San Antonio, TX

Date:	Friday, May 29, 2009
Time:	6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location:	San Antonio Museum of Art
Street:	200 West Jones Avenue
City/Town:	San Antonio, TX
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An exhibition about water celebrating the opening of the new River Landing at SAMA. Curated by David S. Rubin.
Artists: Norman Rene Avila, Andy Benavides, Justin Boyd, Nate Cassie, Rebecca Dietz, Jayne Lawrence, Mark Menjivar, Leslie Raymond, Ansel Seale, Penelope Speier, Laura Varela & Guillermina Zabala, Bettie Ward, Liz Ward, Liliana Wilson

San Antonio Museum of Art – May 13 – August 23. 2009
Members Reception and River Landing Celebration
Friday, May 29, 2009 – 6 to 8 pm
Public Opening Saturday May 30 and Sunday May 31, 2009
For more information visit www.samuseum.org

Waterflow

Wednesday, May 13 through Sunday, August 23, 2009

In celebration of the opening of the newly expanded Museum Reach of the Riverwalk this May, SAMA is pleased to present Waterflow, an exhibition of recent works by fifteen Texas artists who have been inspired by water.

The exhibition opens on Wednesday, May 13 and will run through Sunday, August 23, 2009.Organized by David S. Rubin, The Brown Foundation Curator of Contemporary Art, the exhibition features the work of Norman Rene Avila, Andy Benavides, Justin Boyd, Nate Cassie, Rebecca Dietz, Jayne Lawrence, Mark Menjivar, Leslie Raymond, Ansen Seale, Penelope Speier, Laura Varela and Guillermina Zabala, Bettie Ward, Liz Ward, and Liliana Wilson.  These artists work in several mediums and take a variety of approaches, with themes centering on the essence of nature, the passage of time, nature as metaphor, and the preservation of the environment.

According to Rubin, “San Antonio is like a “well” of creativity, a womb-shaped city with a river flowing through it.  We are fortunate that so many extraordinary artists have sprung from and been nurtured by the well.”

The exhibition will be accompanied by an illustrated catalogue.  A members celebration of the exhbition in conjunction witht he opening of the Museum Reach Riverwalk extension will take place Friay, May 29. Rubin will also moderate a panel discussion entitled “Water Flows in All Directions” with artists from the exhibition – Justin Boyd, Ansen Seale, Liz Ward and Liliana Wilson – on Tuesday, June 9^th, at 6:30 pm.

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Potter-Belmar Labs interviews Matthew Drutt

April 21, 2009, San Antonio TX

Matthew Drutt rides through cycles of change.  That’s really what he does. He served at the Guggenheim during that institution’s unprecedented decade of expansion, branding, and acquisition, including the new locations in Bilbao, Berlin and Las Vegas.  (He was also one of the main people responsible for the controversial and wildly popular Art of the Motorcycle exhibition, there.)  He then became curator at the Menil Collection in Houston during the difficult years that followed the death of legendary founder, Dominique de Ménil.  In 2006, he came to San Antonio as the Executive Director of ArtPace, and a year later, founder, Linda Pace, passed away.  Matthew has been leading ArtPace ever since, through unprecedented times, with deftness, and a sense of purpose both cool and passionate.

We began by talking about those Guggenheim boom years.

Matthew Drutt: I was part of a very small crew at the Guggenheim that planned these sort of satellite museums.  I was brought in almost immediately to work on Bilbao, which was just beginning to evolve from a drawing on a napkin to a set of plans for a real building.  The way [then-Director of the Guggenheim] Tom Krens worked tended to be in a very mentoring capacity, but with a very small group of people.  There was this crew of five to eight people at the beginning, that of course grew as the project started to come on line, but the cast of characters who worked on proposals to build Guggenheims around the world was quite small.

That was a very exciting time to be there, especially in the beginning when we hadn’t built anything yet, and it seemed like anything was possible.  At a certain point there were proposals coming in from all over the planet from people who wanted a Guggenheim Museum, especially after October of ‘97 when Bilbao opened.  In the months that ensued, it was like we had invented the paper clip, and everybody wanted one.  And so, I was literally churning out proposals to build Guggenheim in Lima, Guggenheim in Seoul.  It was just amazing.

Emvergeoning: And there were moments when such a vast empire seemed possible?

All of those moments seemed possible because Tom– he kept a lot of balls in the air, and he’d get these people to the table.  You had meetings with the head of Sony and the head of Samsung, the CEO of Deutsche Bank.  Some of them happened.  Deutsche Bank happened, there’s the Deutsche Guggenheim in Berlin.  Bilbao opened and became this huge success that was kind of our calling card.  We had a lot of leverage at that time because we had done it, and everybody, as we were going towards the opening, was doubting it, poo-pooing it, calling Krens a megalomaniac.

There was a lot of nastiness in the way that the Guggenheim was perceived as a wanna-be, and then we did it. We opened Berlin.  And then we had plans for a Gehry building in New York, and we had heads of state coming to open our exhibitions, and partnerships with the Hermitage and the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, and the Louvre.  Suddenly people started to… not be silenced by this, but the wind went out of the sails in terms of what a dumb idea all this was because it was working, and the money was flowing.

But what can I say?  It was the ‘Ninties.  So it was kind of like the mortgage business.  It was booming.  And it really didn’t blow up until Las Vegas opened on the heels of 9-11.  And that’s what really undermined the whole thing because the Las Vegas project was based on a very sound business model regarding tourism in Las Vegas, and what people were looking for.  9-11 killed Las Vegas tourism, and casinos closed.  So if casinos are closing, a museum doesn’t have a whole lot of… juice.

But those were the days when I would get a call at 4 o’clock in the afternoon telling me I had to take a trip to Germany, and I’d say “That’s cool, when?”  “Tonight.”

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“Go home, grab some things, and be at the airport by 7 o’clock.  You’re going to Karlsruhe to do a presentation, and you’re coming home tomorrow night.”  I would keep a bag packed for little overnight trips.  So that was a very exciting time to be there.

Emvergeoning: Has it ever helped an artist to be from Texas?

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Host:	SSGA, Women’s Studies UTSA, and the Esperanza
Type:	–
Network:	Global

Date:	Saturday, May 16, 2009
Time:	7:00pm – 9:00pm
Location:	The Esperanza Peace and Justice Center
Street:	922 San Pedro
City/Town:	San Antonio, TX
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Exploring the writings and theories of Tejana, chicana, lesbian, feminist, poet, writer, and cultural theorist, Gloria E. Anzaldua, the El Mundo Zurdo art exhibition will present artwork reflecting Anzaldua’s concepts of border-crossing, borderlands, sexuality, education, spirituality, queer identity, Meztizaje, and Nepantla.

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Grays and Blues May 21 – July 3, 2009 Painting No. 97—23 (Ultramarine Blue, Zinc White, Ruby Lake), 1997, Oil on canvas, 30 x 30 inches Fully illustrated publication available. Lawrence Markey, Inc., San Antonio, Texas, 2009. $20 PPD. Lawrence Markey 311 Sixth Street San Antonio, Tex.

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Host:
Type:	–
Network:	Global

Start Time:	Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 8:00pm
End Time:	Sunday, May 24, 2009 at 3:00pm
Location:	Jump-Start
Street:	108 Blue Star
City/Town:	San Antonio, TX
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Type:	–
Network:	Global

Start Time:	Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 8:00pm
End Time:	Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 2:30pm
Location:	Attic Theatre on Trinity University’s Campus (Ruth Taylor Theatre Building)
Street:	1 Trinity Place
City/Town:	San Antonio, TX
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Meditation Workshop

Tuesday, May 12, 6 to 7:30 pm

Beretta Hops House. Free.

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Did you know the San Antonio Museum of Art is located right on the banks of the San Antonio River? With the new Museum Reach extension of the famed Riverwalk (named for our position as the heart of the new extension), SAMA will now be accessible to local and tourist traffic from barges and sidewalks.

We’ve built a gorgeous new pavilion and terrace so everyone can enjoy these riverfront views. You could say our back yard has become our new front door! Come celebrate the grand opening of this new architectural space, and a whole new era for the San Antonio Museum of Art.

Tickets are $175 and tables start at $3,000. Purchase individual tickets easily and securely online through PayPal by following the link below.

Don’t miss your chance to be a part of history! Contact the for more information or to purchase a table.

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Potluck: Anne Collier, Charlie Morris, and Silke Otto-Knapp
Come greet our 09.2 International Artists-in-Residence with a smile. Please bring any dish that serves twelve and RSVP by June 3.

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May 30 @ 9:00 Chungking Express @ Main Plaza CineMundo Monthly Foreign Films Continues at Main Plaza May 30th with Chungking Express*

Written by Angela Martinez

Slab Cinema and The Main Plaza Conservancy are teaming up to present CineMundo, a monthly foreign film series at Main Plaza. Chungking Express From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Chungking Express Chungking Express DVD Cover Traditional 重慶森林 Simplified 重庆森林 Pinyin Chóngqìng Sēnlín Directed by Wong Kar-wai Produced by Chan Yi-kan Written by Wong Kar-wai Starring Brigitte Lin Tony Leung Chiu Wai Faye Wong Takeshi Kaneshiro Valerie Chow Music by Frankie Chan Roel. A Garcia Cinematography Christopher Doyle Wai-keung Lau Editing by William Chang Kit-wai Kai Chi-Leung Kwong Distributed by North America: Miramax Films Rolling Thunder Pictures The Criterion Collection United Kingdom: Artificial Eye Hong Kong: Ocean Shores Video Release date(s) 15 December 1995 (UK) March 8, 1996 (US) Running time 102 min. (US) 98 min. (HK) Language Cantonese Mandarin English Preceded by Ashes of Time (1994) Followed by Fallen Angels (1995) Chungking Express (simplified Chinese: 重庆森林; traditional Chinese: 重慶森林) is a 1994 Hong Kong film written and directed by Wong Kar-wai. The film consists of two stories told in sequence, each about a Hong Kong cop and his relationship with a woman. The first story stars Takeshi Kaneshiro and Brigitte Lin and the second stars Tony Leung, Faye Wong and Valerie Chow. The Chinese title translates to “Chungking Jungle”, referring to the metaphoric concrete jungle of the city, as well as to Chungking Mansions in Tsim Sha Tsui, where much of the first part of the movie is set. The English title refers to Chungking Mansions and the Midnight Express food stall where Faye works. Contents [hide] 1 Plot outline 1.1 First story 1.2 Second story 2 Production 3 Marketing 4 Soundtrack 5 Distribution 6 Responses 6.1 Box office 6.2 Reviews 6.3 Awards and nominations 7 Cast 8 Notes 9 See also 10 External links // if (window.showTocToggle) { var tocShowText = "show"; var tocHideText = "hide"; showTocToggle(); } //]]> [edit] Plot outline The movie comprises two different stories, told one after the other, each about a romance involving a policeman. Aside for a brief moment when the first story ends and the second begins, the two stories do not interconnect. However, the three main characters from the second story each momentarily appear during the first. [edit] First story The first story concerns Taiwan-born cop He Qiwu, also known as Cop 223 (played by Kaneshiro). Qiwu’s girlfriend May broke up with him on April 1 (April Fool’s Day). His birthday is May 1 and he chooses to wait for May for a month before moving on. Every day he buys a tin of pineapple with an expiration date of May 1. By the end of this time, he feels that he will either be rejoined with his love or that it will have expired forever. Meanwhile, a woman in a blonde wig (played by Brigitte Lin) tries to survive in the drug underworld after a smuggling operation goes sour. On May 1, Qiwu, looking for romance, approaches the woman in the blonde wig at a bar (the Bottoms Up Club). However, she is exhausted and falls asleep in a hotel room, leaving him to watch movies alone. She leaves in the morning and shoots the drug baron (played by Thom Baker) who had set her up. Qiwu goes jogging and receives a message from her on his pager wishing him a happy birthday. He then visits his usual snack food store where he collides with a new staff member, Faye. At this point, a new story begins. [edit] Second story In the second story, the unnamed Cop 663 (played by Tony Leung) is similarly dealing with a breakup, this time from a flight attendant (Valerie Chow). He meets Faye, the new girl at the snack bar (played by Faye Wong). She falls for him in secret, and frequently breaks into his apartment during the day to redecorate and “improve” his living situation. Gradually, her ploys help Cop 663 to cheer up, and he eventually realises that Faye likes him and arranges a date at the restaurant ‘California’. However, Faye stands him up after a last-minute decision to see the world before settling down; she leaves him a fake boarding pass with a date a year from now. In the last scene, Faye arrives back in Hong Kong, now a flight attendant; she finds that Cop 663 has bought the snack bar and is converting it into a restaurant. They seem to have a future together. [edit] Production Wong made the film during a two month break from the editing of his wuxia film Ashes of Time. He has said, “While I had nothing to do, I decided to make Chungking Express following my instincts.”[1], and that “After the very heavy stuff, heavily emphasized in Ashes of Time, I wanted to make a very light, contemporary movie, but where the characters had the same problems.” Originally, Wong envisioned the two stories as similar but with contrasting settings: “One would be located in Hong Kong [that is, Hong Kong Island] and the other in Kowloon; the action of the first would happen in daylight, the other at night. And despite the difference, they are the same stories.”[1] On the screenplay, Wong has said “When I started to film, I didn’t have it written completely. I filmed in chronological order. The first part happened during the night. I wrote the sequel of the story in one day! Thanks to a brief interruption for the New Year festivities, I had some more time to finish the rest of the script.”[1] He kept on writing and developed a third story. However, after filming the first two stories, he found that the film was getting too long so he relocated the third segment, about a love-sick hitman, to an entirely different movie titled Fallen Angels (1995).[1] Wong had specific locations in mind where he wanted to set the action of the film. In an interview, he has said: “One: Tsim Sha Tsui. I grew up in that area and I have a lot of feelings about it. It’s an area where the Chinese literally brush shoulders with westerners, and is uniquely Hong Kong. Inside Chungking Mansion you can run into people of all races and nationalities: Chinese, white people, black people, Indian.”[1] This is the setting for much of the first story. As Wong explains, Chungking Mansion is famous for “its 200 lodgings, it is a mix of different cultures…it is a legendary place where the relations between the people are very complicated. It has always fascinated and intrigued me. It is also a permanent hotspot for the cops in HK because of the illegal traffic that takes place there. That mass-populated and hyperactive place is a great metaphor for the town herself.”[1] The second half of the film was shot in Central, near a popular fast food shop called Midnight Express. “In this area, there are a lot of bars, a lot of foreign executives would hang out there after work,” Wong remembers. The fast food shop is forever immortalized as the spot where Tony Leung and Faye Wong’s characters met and became attracted to one another. Wong was also drawn to “the escalator from Central to the mid-levels. That interests me because no one has made a movie there. When we were scouting for locations we found the light there entirely appropriate.”[1] [edit] Marketing The film is marketed with the tagline “If my memory of her has an expiration date, let it be 10,000 years…”. Historically, the number “10,000″ was used to represent the concept of “forever” in China and many other Asian countries (see Ten thousand years). [edit] Soundtrack Chungking Express Film score by Frankie Chan & Roel A. Garcia Released 8 March 1996 Genre Film score Label Cinepoly The song Baroque, composed by Michael Galasso, can be heard twice during the first part of the movie: during the opening and when Brigitte Lin’s character takes the gun in the closer. This track does not appear on the soundtrack album, although three other tracks are similar to it: “Fornication in Space” (track 3), “Heartbreak” (track 8) and “Sweet Farewell” (track 9), played respectively on synth, guitar and piano. The first story also features “Things in Life” by the Jamaican reggae singer Dennis Brown, which plays in the American bar where Kaneshiro’s and Lin’s characters meet. The second story features Faye Wong’s Cantonese cover version of “Dreams” by The Cranberries, which is also played over the end credits. “California Dreamin’” by The Mamas & the Papas, is played numerous times as it is the favourite song of Faye Wong’s character. “What a Diff’rence a Day Made“, performed by Dinah Washington, is played during a scene between Tony Leung and Valerie Chow’s characters. [edit] Distribution On March 8 1996, the film began a limited theatrical run in North America through Quentin Tarantino’s Rolling Thunder distribution company under Miramax. The Region 1 DVD is distributed by Rolling Thunder. Tarantino is an admirer of Wong Kar-wai, and the DVD features lengthy bookended remarks by him. Chungking Express was later released by The Criterion Collection on DVD and Blu-ray disc. Chungking Express was re-released on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK on January 26 2009. [edit] Responses [edit] Box office Chungking Express earned HK $7,678,549 during its Hong Kong run. In the USA, opening on four screens, it grossed $32,779 ($8,194 per screen) in its opening weekend. Playing at 20 theatres at its widest point, it went on to gross $600,200 total. [edit] Reviews During its release in North America, Chungking Express drew generally positive, sometimes ecstatic reviews from critics. On the website Rotten Tomatoes, which collects film reviews, it currently holds a 96% approval rating, with only one negative review out of 25.[2] Influential film critic Roger Ebert gave the film a positive review, but was measured in his praise:[3] “If you are attentive to the style, if you think about what Wong is doing, Chungking Express works. If you’re trying to follow the plot, you may feel frustrated…When Godard was hot, in the 1960s and early 1970s, there was an audience for this style, but in those days, there were still film societies and repertory theaters to build and nourish such audiences. Many of today’s younger filmgoers, fed only by the narrow selections at video stores, are not as curious or knowledgeable and may simply be puzzled by Chungking Express instead of challenged. It needs to be said, in any event, that a film like this is largely a cerebral experience: You enjoy it because of what you know about film, not because of what it knows about life.” Prolific web reviewer James Berardinelli awarded the film three-and-one-half stars out of a possible four:[4] “Like John Woo, Tsui Hark, and other directors who learned their craft in Hong Kong, Wong infuses his films with style and energy. His hand-held camera is restless, always moving and shifting. The action sequences are punctuated with unusual shots and stop-motion jumps. By filming Chungking Express in such rich, vibrant manner, the director uses visual images to underscore his themes. Once the viewer gets past bouts of confusion (the film demands more than one viewing), the result is a uniquely memorable look at the ties that bind all people, as presented through two deceptively simple stories.” In addition, in a poll published by Sight and Sound (the monthly magazine of the British Film Institute) asking fifty leading UK film critics to choose the ten best films from the past 25 years, Chungking Express was placed at number eight, and was described as arguably one of the best contemporary Asian films. [edit] Awards and nominations 1994 Golden Horse Awards Winner – Best Actor (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) 1995 Hong Kong Film Awards Winner – Best Picture Winner – Best Director (Wong Kar-wai) Winner – Best Actor (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) Winner – Best Editing (William Cheung Suk-Ping, Kwong Chi-Leung, Hai Kit-Wai) Nomination – Best Actress (Faye Wong) Nomination – Best Supporting Actress (Valerie Chow Kar-Ling) Nomination – Best Screenplay (Wong Kar-wai) Nomination – Best Cinematography (Christopher Doyle, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung) Nomination – Best Art Direction (William Cheung Suk-Ping) Nomination – Best Original Film Score (Frankie Chan Fan-Kei, Roel A. Garcia) [edit] Cast Brigitte Lin – Woman in blonde wig Tony Leung Chiu Wai – Cop 633 Faye Wong – Faye Takeshi Kaneshiro – He Qiwu, nicknamed Ah Wu, Cop 223 Valerie Chow – Flight attendant who breaks up with Cop 633 Thom Baker – Double-crossing drug dealer Chen Jinquan – Manager of the takeway restaurant ‘Midnight Express’ Kwan Lee-na – Richard Huang Zhiming – Man Liang Zhen – The 2nd May, who works at the ‘Midnight Express’ Zuo Songshen – Man [edit] Notes ^ a b c d e f g J.D. Lafrance, ‘Cinematic Pleasures: Chungking Express’, Erasing Clouds 23 (2004) ^ Chunking Express at Rotten Tomatoes ^ review by Roger Ebert ^ review by James Berardinelli [edit] See also Cinema of China Hong Kong in films Chung King Mansions [edit] External links Chungking Express at the Internet Movie Database Chungking Express at Rotten Tomatoes Quotes from Chungking Express (at the Internet Archive) Chungking Express: Electric Youth — essay by critic Amy Taubin at The Criterion Collection [show] v • d • e Films directed by Wong Kar-wai 1980s As Tears Go By (1988) 1990s Days of Being Wild (1991) • Chungking Express (1994) • Ashes of Time (1994) • Fallen Angels (1995) • Happy Together (1997) 2000s In the Mood for Love (2000) • 2046 (2004) • My Blueberry Nights (2007) Shorts wkw/tk/1996@7′55″hk.net (1996) • Hua Yang De Nian Hua (2000) • The Follow (2001) • Six Days (2002) • The Hand (2004) [show] v • d • e Cinema of Hong Kong Actors · Directors · Cinematographers · Ocean Shores · Producers · Shaw Brothers Studio · Films A–Z · Action films · Writers Films by year: 1909–1929 · 1930s · 1940s · 1950 · 1951 · 1952 · 1953 · 1954 · 1955 · 1956 · 1957 · 1958 · 1959 · 1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · 1969 · 1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979 · 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 Retrieved from “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chungking_Express“ Categories: 1994 films | Faye Wong | Films directed by Wong Kar-wai | Hong Kong films | Neo-noir | Romantic drama films | Cantonese-language films | Best Film HKFA

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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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Claybodies: New Works at A group show with pieces created by UTSA ceramicists, curated by Ovidio Gibega.
113-1 Blue Star
San Antonio, TX 78204 June 4th and 5th
6-10pm

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Friday, May 15, 2009
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
McNay Art Museum
Cocktail Attire.  $75 a ticket

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Host:	University of the Incarnate Word
Type:	–
Network:	Global

Date:	Thursday, May 7, 2009
Time:	5:00pm – 7:00pm
Location:	University of the Incarnate Word
Street:	4301 Broadway
City/Town:	San Antonio, TX
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The 2009 Season!

Texas Public Radio’s 2009 Cinema Tuesdays series begins May 26 at the Bijou at Crossroads Theatre.  We hope you enjoy this season’s schedule of films, featuring classic Hollywood fare, foreign films from Italy, France, Greece, and a few surprises.  Blu-Ray discs offer a great experience at home, but there’s nothing like sharing a good movie with your friends and family in a theater.  So come on out each Tuesday, as we give away some great door prizes, show our film, and have a lot of fun!  As with previous TPR Cinema events, show time is 7:30 each night.

Suggested donations of $10 for members and $12 for non-members will get you in for these one-time only showings!  In addition, we are now offering a season pass good for all 14 weeks for a $100 donation.  Click the “Season Pass” button to reserve your season pass.

To make reservations by donation in advance, use our secure form, or call 614-8977, or 1-, during regular business hours.  All proceeds from the Cinema Tuesdays series benefit Texas Public Radio.

Finally, don’t forget to sign up for the Cinema Tuesdays newsletter to find out more about the upcoming season and other movie-related news, and subscribe to the Cinema Tuesdays podcast for DVD reviews, interviews, and more, delivered to your desktop for download to a portable MP3 player.

We look forward to seeing you at the movies this summer!

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2009 Schedule

May 26 – The Manchurian Candidate

June 2 – Koyaanisqatsi
June 9 – Lola Montès
June 16 – Sullivan’s Travels
June 23 – Oscar Short Documetaries
June 30 – Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure

July 7 – Oscar Shorts
July 14 – El Norte
July 21 – A Streetcar Named Desire
July 28 – A Secret

August 4 – Taxi Driver
August 11 – Amarcord
August 18 – Harvey
August 25 – Z

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Hands On Sculpture

Let art take form at our latest family adventure, Hands on Scultpure. We’re convening at the beautiful Sculptors Dominion to explore world-class sculpture in a variety of media. Texas Public Radio members are invited to join us on Saturday, May 16, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a day full of dance, music, poetry and art.

Activities

Volunteers will provide two guided tours of the grounds, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and noon. Throughout the tour enjoy dancers and poets performing their craft amid the beautiful pieces. Artist Don Williams will demonstrate how sculptures are made with a live bronze pour.

Over 60 sculptures were placed on the Sculptors Dominion property in April and are for sale to the public.

A Note to Participants: The sculptures are art pieces that are for sale. There is no climbing or touching of the pieces. Please be mindful that the Sculptors Dominion is a private residence.

Participants

Alamo Arts Ballet Theatre
The Alamo Arts Ballet Theater provides San Antonio with a professional ballet company committed to artistic excellence, high-caliber training, and outreach to diverse audiences within the greater San Antonio community. Performers will be entertaining guests on the grounds of the Sculptors Dominion.

Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center Dance Academy
Located in the heart of San Antonio’s west side, the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center preserves, promotes and develops the arts and culture of the Chicano, Latino, and Native American peoples for all ages and backgrounds through public and educational programming in six disciplines: Dance, Literature, Media Arts, Theater Arts, Visual Arts and Xicano Music. The GCAC Dance Academy will provide folklorico dancers to entertain guests on the grounds of the Sculptor’s Dominion.

Alamo City Dance Company
The Alamo City Dance Company performs ballet classics, contemporary jazz works, modern expressionism and even explores the realms of tap and ethnic dance. Performers from the company will perform of the grounds of the Sculptors Dominion for Texas Public Radio guests.

Marian Haddad, MFA
Poet Marian Haddad is the author of Somewhere between Mexico and a River Called Home, published by Pecan Grove Press (Fall 2004). She previously compiled a poetry chapbook entitled Saturn Falling Down as part of Texas Public Radio’s Hands On Poetry event in 2003. Her poems and essays have appeared in magazines and journals including The Texas Observer, The Rio Grande Review, and Sin Fronteras/Writers Without Borders and in various Arab-American, California, and Texas writer’s anthologies. A recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship to study philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, Haddad currently lives in San Antonio and works as a lecturer, manuscript consultant, freelance writer, and visiting writer in public and private schools and universities. Haddad also holds private mentorships in creative writing and conducts poetry, creative non-fiction and fiction workshops.

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EchoTown Grand Opening!

Music, art, live painting.

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