Sat, Aug 29
7:30 pm	to	10:30 pm

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Thu, Sep 17
5:30 pm	to	7:30 pm

Abelardo Morell: The Universe Next Door Southwest School of Art and Craft Opens Thursday, Sept. 17, 5:30-7:30 pm (Russell Hill Rogers Galleries) Through November 8. Southwest School of Art and Craft hosts work by renowned photographer Abelardo Morell during Fotoseptiembre USA.

Cynthia Jones Miller
Southwest School of Art and Craft
Opens Thursday, Sept. 17, 5:30-7:30 pm (Ursuline Hall Gallery)
Through November 8.
Check out new work by printmaker and San Antonio native Cynthia Jones Miller.

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Sat, Aug 4
5:00 pm	to	10:00 pm

Host:	JUSTICEWORKS studio
Type:	–
Network:	Global
Price:	free

Start Time:	Thursday, September 3, 2009 at 6:00pm
End Time:	Friday, September 4, 2009 at 10:00pm
Location:	113-1 Blue Star

Email:

Vanessa Centeno, Ramin Samandari, and Virginia Spencer Joan Grona Gallery September 3 – October 3, 2009

Location

Joan Grona Gallery

http://www.joangronagallery.com

112 Blue Star

San Antonio, TX 78204

Foto-Fiber-Fabulous Fiber Artspace September 3 – September 26, 2009 In honor of Photo Septembrie, Fiber Artspace is exhibiting 35 artworks from 22 artists across the country who combine photo and fiber.

Location

Fiber Artspace http://www.fiberartspace.com/home.html 1420 S. Alamo, #202 San Antonio, TX 78210

Photographic Encounters: Humanity in Nature San Antonio International Center September 3 – September 30, 2009 New York art critic Graciela Kartofel presents an exhibit featuring six Latin American photographers, including Carlos Betancourt (shown), for FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA.

Location

San Antonio International Center 203 South St. Mary’s Street San Antonio, TX 78205    Art at the Jalapeno. The newest San Antonio First Friday Art Venu. 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! Sept. 4th, 2009. 7p.m. – 11 p.m. Artist of the Month Mark Benavidez Painter Live music performed by South East Xperiment, Mister Chud, Paul Anthony and various vocal artists Fun, Food, Jewelry Arts & Good times Check out our myspace page to see pictures of last month’s event and last month’s artwork by Veronica Andrea Markland. All artwork on our myspace page is for sale. 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. Friday, SEPTEMBER 4, 2009 KAT BROWN RAY SEABAUGH BRUCE SHACKELFORD (San Antonio) A Carnival Of Messages Rendon Photography & Fine Art 733 South Alamo, San Antonio, TX 78205 | www.alrendon.com Opening reception: Friday, September 4, 6 – 9 pm Exhibit on display: September 4 – October 25, 2009 Viewing hours: By appointment Contact: Al Rendon, Friday, SEPTEMBER 4, 2009 ROXANNE R. HAYNES (California) Sueños El Sol Studios 936 South Alamo, San Antonio, TX 78205 | www.elsolstudios.com Soft opening: Thursday, September 3, 6 – 9 pm First Friday opening: Friday, September 4, 6 – 11 pm Exhibit on display: September 3 – 30, 2009 Viewing hours: Mon – Sat, 12 – 5 pm; Fri, 12 – 8 pm Contact: Ruth Guajardo, www.elsolstudios.com First Friday patio music by Sabor Caribe Friday, SEPTEMBER 4, 2009 SAY SI MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL ARTISTS | Memories: Projected And Invented September 4 – 30, 2009 | Opening reception: Friday, September 4, 6 – 9 pm Say Sí, 1518 South Alamo, San Antonio, TX 78204 | www.saysi.org | Friday, SEPTEMBER 4, 2009 GROUP EXHIBIT | Photo-Design: Where Image And Design Meet September – October, 2009 | Opening reception: Friday, September 4, 7 – 9 pm Robot Art Gallery, 1114 South Saint Mary’s, Suite 200, San Antonio, TX 78210 | www.robotartgallery.com | Friday, SEPTEMBER 4, 2009 MARIO PEREZ | Conjunto: Acordeon Y Bajo Sexto September 4 – 30, 2009 | Opening reception: Friday, September 4, 6:30 – 9 pm Conjunto Heritage Taller Studio, 725 South Presa Street, San Antonio, TX 78210 | Friday, SEPTEMBER 4, 2009 RUBEN C. CORDOVA | Christmas In New York September 4 only | Opening reception: Friday, September 4, 6 – 10 pm ArteReyes Art Studio Gallery, 1420 South Alamo, Building B, 2nd Floor, San Antonio, TX 78210 | | Friday, SEPTEMBER 4, 2009 RAMIN SAMANDARI | Cloud Compositions: Work In Progress September 4 – 30, 2009 | Opening reception: Friday, September 4, 6:30 – 9:30 pm Magical Realism Studio, 1420 South Alamo, Building B, 2nd Floor, San Antonio, TX 78210 | | www.magicalrealismstudio.com Friday, SEPTEMBER 4, 2009 JOHN LANGMORE | Oaxaca September 1 – 30, 2009 | Opening reception: Friday, September 4, 5 – 10 pm Freshoutphotos Print Studio & Gallery, 1115 South Alamo, #3104, San Antonio, TX 78210 Becca Elliott, | | www.freshoutphotos.com Friday, SEPTEMBER 4, 2009 GRACIELA KARTOFEL | Photographic Encounters | Exhibit Guided Tour Friday, September 4, 5:30 pm | Presented by Ruiz-Healy Art, www.ruizhealyart.com City Of San Antonio International Center, 203 South Saint Mary’s, San Antonio, TX 78205 Katy Alexander, | Friday, SEPTEMBER 4, 2009 ELIZABETH BERA, AL RENDON, BEATRIZ TORREZ, ARASELI YAñEZ, AND OTHERS Momentos De La Vida September 4 – October 2, 2009 | Opening reception: Friday, September 4, 6 – 8 pm La Peña, 227 Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78701 David Gutierrez, | | www.lapena-austin.org

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Wed, Aug 26
7:00 pm	to	10:00 pm

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Thu, Sep 3
6:00 pm	to	9:00 pm

Host:	JUSTICEWORKS studio
Type:	–
Network:	Global
Price:	free

Start Time:	Thursday, September 3, 2009 at 6:00pm
End Time:	Friday, September 4, 2009 at 10:00pm
Location:	113-1 Blue Star

Email:

Vanessa Centeno, Ramin Samandari, and Virginia Spencer Joan Grona Gallery September 3 – October 3, 2009

Location

Joan Grona Gallery

http://www.joangronagallery.com

112 Blue Star

San Antonio, TX 78204

Foto-Fiber-Fabulous Fiber Artspace September 3 – September 26, 2009 In honor of Photo Septembrie, Fiber Artspace is exhibiting 35 artworks from 22 artists across the country who combine photo and fiber.

Location

Fiber Artspace http://www.fiberartspace.com/home.html 1420 S. Alamo, #202 San Antonio, TX 78210

Photographic Encounters: Humanity in Nature San Antonio International Center September 3 – September 30, 2009 New York art critic Graciela Kartofel presents an exhibit featuring six Latin American photographers, including Carlos Betancourt (shown), for FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA.

Location

San Antonio International Center 203 South St. Mary’s Street San Antonio, TX 78205

Long Hall Gallery

Herbon Chism Gustavo Moller

Shelley Henderson Buddy Rassmusen

Jim Harter Ronney Stevens
James Wyatt Hendericks Paul Tower

Opening: Friday, July 24th 6pm-11pm
Thursday July 30th 6pm-9pm
Thursday August 4th 6pm-9pm
Thursday September 3rd 6pm-9pm
Closing: Thursday, September 10th 6pm-11pm

Or contact us to schedule and appointment.
Neal Henderson
618 W. Craig Pl.
San Antonio, TX 78212

www.longhallgallery.com

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In my first post in a long time over at Glasstire, I call out Elaine Wolff for her characterization of Daniel Saldaña as “post-contemporary.” I like the pieces he has on display at David Shelton Gallery, but her implication that his art is at odds with current art-making trends is a stretch, and I think a misreading of what’s happening in the art world.

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Sat, Aug 29
8:00 am	to	2:00 pm

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Lucky Jim, a London squatter with a great blog, scores some old anti-colonialist posters at one of his squats. I’m particularly fond of the ANC posters:

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Sat, Aug 22
6:00 pm	to	10:00 pm

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Thu, Aug 20
6:00 pm	to	9:30 pm

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Sat, Sep 19
6:00 pm	to	11:59 pm

Description

Orale Burros y Burras:

Celebrate BurroFest I – a puro party pachanga celebrating all things burro – hosted by El Mero Burro de San Anto: L. A. David.

L.A. will take time from his space odyssey travels to land at legendary Saluté (2801 N. St Mary’s) on Saturday, September 19. Keep your shades on all pinche night: arte starts at 6 p.m.; music goes from 8 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Admission is a $5 donation and includes a hand kiss by L.A. himself. Wear your glitter. Bring your Significant Burro/a.

Enjoy the Burro sounds of Confusing Minerva, Los Rokmantix, Heather Leather, I Ching Gatos, Snowbyrd, and De los Muertos.

L.A. has lead the Nuevo Punk Arte Scene in San Antonio for decades. Stop by Saluté on Saturday, September 19 and show the dude your pinche love: prints and original paintings for sale. Get here early and party with L. A. all night.

“Without visual arts, the planet would be grey and depressing. Wherever there is Music and Art –something magical occurs and we all leave more creative and content, you know what I mean Burros,” says L.A.

As in true L.A. high fashion, expect surprise guests. L.A. will have Art at $50 each from 6 – 8 p.m. Buy a painting -get free admission at the door. Make sure to bring your crazy outfit which will become L.A.’s private canvas. “It will be the journey of your life to a different dimension, vatos.”

¡One Burro World!

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The LA Times has a story up about the Los Angeles Urban Rangers, a group of “geographers, environmental and art historians, artists, curators, architects, and others” who dress up like park rangers and teach people how to enjoy public urban space responsibly. They lead urban safaris, such as a “guided hike of Hollywood Boulevard that deconstructed the famous street as if it were a natural park.” They teach people how to (legally) enjoy Malibu beach fronts where the homeowners have often (illegally) posted “Private Beach” signs.

This is what performance art should be: seductively entertaining while challenging implicit assumptions about what constitutes public space and how it should be used. In their own way, the Final Friday bike rides (and Bike Gang Summits) in San Antonio encourage this kind of urban exploration, albeit with less explicitly pedagogical goals. Mark Jones and the rides’ other organizers lead bikers through obscure urban environments on the edges of downtown, descending on unlikely VFW halls and pocket parks. It’s a social sculpture if there ever was one.

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Sat, Aug 22
10:00 pm	to	11:59 pm

Breaking Away

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Breaking Away
Directed by	Peter Yates
Written by	Steve Tesich
Starring	Dennis Christopher Dennis Quaid Daniel Stern Jackie Earle Haley
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date(s)	July 13, 1979
Running time	100 min
Language	English

Breaking Away is a 1979 coming of age film that tells the story of four teenagers in Bloomington, Indiana who have graduated from high school and are not sure what they want to do with their lives, other than hang out and go swimming in an abandoned limestone quarry. It stars Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern (his first film role), Jackie Earle Haley, Barbara Barrie and Paul Dooley. The movie was written by Steve Tesich, an alumnus of Phi Kappa Psi at Indiana University, whose original working title for the screenplay was Bambino, and directed by Peter Yates.

It won the 1979 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Steve Tesich, and was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Barbara Barrie), Best Director, Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score and Best Picture.

The film is 8th on the List of America’s 100 Most Inspiring Movies compiled by The American Film Institute in 2006. In June 2008, AFI revealed its “Ten top Ten”—the best ten films in ten “classic” American film genres—after polling over 1,500 people from the creative community. Breaking Away was acknowledged as the eighth best film in the sports genre.^[1][2]

A short-lived television series prequel, also titled Breaking Away, aired in 1980.

Contents [hide] 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Real-life inspiration 4 Scenes shot in Bloomington 5 Bollywood adaptation 6 References 7 External links

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[edit] Plot

Dave (Dennis Christopher), Mike (Dennis Quaid), Cyril (Daniel Stern) and Moocher (Jackie Earle Haley) are adolescent working-class Americans living in a midwestern college town, who often clash with the more affluent college students. The four have just graduated from high school.

Dave is obsessed with bicycle racing. His down-to-earth, blue-collar father Raymond (Paul Dooley) is puzzled and exasperated by his son’s love of Italian music and culture, which the son associates with bicycling, and his precious Italian Masi road racing bicycle. However, his mother Evelyn (Barbara Barrie) is more understanding. Dave masquerades as an Italian exchange student to romance a university co-ed (Robyn Douglass), even serenading her one evening outside her sorority house window.

When a professional Italian bicycling team comes to town for a race, Dave is thrilled to be competing with them. However, the Italians become irked when Dave is able to keep up with and even talk to them during the race. One of them jams a bike pump in Dave’s wheel, causing him to crash. This leaves Dave disillusioned and depressed.

Dave’s friends soon persuade him to form a cycling team for the annual Indiana University Little 500 bicycle race. They race under the name “Cutters” (a euphemism for “stoners”, the industrial stonecutters who worked the Indiana Limestone quarries of southern Indiana) against university intramural teams. Dave is so much better than the other competitors, he rides without a break and builds up a large lead, while the other teams have to switch cyclists every few laps. However, he is injured and has to stop. After some hesitation, his friends take turns pedaling, but soon their lead evaporates. Finally, Dave has himself taped into his bike and starts making up ground, winning on the last lap. Afterwards, his father shows Dave how proud he is of his son.

[edit] Cast

• Dennis Christopher as Dave Stoller
• Dennis Quaid as Mike
• Daniel Stern as Cyril
• Jackie Earle Haley as Moocher
• Paul Dooley as Raymond Stoller
• Barbara Barrie as Evelyn Stoller
• Robyn Douglass as Katherine
• Hart Bochner as Rod
• P.J. Soles as Suzy
• Amy Wright as Nancy
• John Ashton as Mike’s brother Roy

Dooley and Christopher also played father and son in the 1978 film A Wedding and in the 2003 Law & Order: Criminal Intent television episode “Cherry Red“.

Barrie, Haley, and Ashton continued their roles in the prequel TV series.

[edit] Real-life inspiration

The Little 500 bicycle race that forms the centerpiece of the plot is an actual race held annually at Indiana University. A reenactment of the race was staged for the film in the “old” Memorial Stadium on the IU campus, which was demolished shortly after the filming of the movie.

The team is based on the 1962 Phi Kappa Psi Little 500 champions, which featured legendary rider and Italian enthusiast Dave Blase, who provided screenwriter and fellow Phi Kappa Psi team member Steve Tesich the inspiration for the main character in the movie. Blase, together with team manager Bob Stoller, provided the name of this character: Dave Stoller. In the 1962 race, Blase rode 139 out of 200 laps and was the victory rider crossing the finish line, much like the main character in the film. Blase himself appears in the movie as the race announcer.

[edit] Scenes shot in Bloomington

Many of the scenes in the movie were filmed on the Indiana University campus. The Italian restaurant in the film is now a Thai restaurant (Siam House at 430 E. 4th St). Dave Stoller’s house in the film is located at the corner of Lincoln and Dodds. Other scenes were filmed outside the Delta Delta Delta sorority house (818 E. 3rd St) and along Jordan. The limestone quarry (swimming scene) is private property outside town.

[edit] Bollywood adaptation

The Bollywood movie Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar is greatly inspired by Breaking Away.

[edit] References

1. ^ American Film Institute (2008-06-17). “AFI Crowns Top 10 Films in 10 Classic Genres“. ComingSoon.net. http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=46072. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
2. ^ “Top 10 Sports“. American Film Institute. http://www.afi.com/10top10/sports.html. Retrieved 2008-06-18.

[edit] External links

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Breaking Away

• Breaking Away at the Internet Movie Database

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Sat, Aug 22
6:30 pm	to	9:30 pm

Description

Please help support Bihl Haus by attending one of the most beautiful dance performances you’ll see all year in San Antonio! RAMAYANA, the classical Indian dance co-produced by Bihl Haus right here in San Antonio, premieres this Saturday, Aug. 22nd, 6:30 pm at THE CARVER (Jo Long) THEATER, 226 N. Hackberry. The production is directed and choreographed by Dr. Sreedhara, founder of Kaveri Natya Yoga, our partner. Principle Indian dancers are coming from New York, San Diego and across Texas to perform. The cast is also made up of dancers from San Antonio, too, including the very elegant Dr. Rajam Ramamurthy, director of the Arathi School of Indian Dance.

RAMAYANA will be danced in the tradition of Bharathanatyam, an ancient Indian form. Sculptural in execution, this dance style employs meaningful hand positions and precise leg and footwork to tell a classic story of the triumph of good over evil. Dancers–forty, yes forty of them!!!–don intricate hand-made costumes in brilliantly colored silks lavishly adorned with beads and ribbons. Each dancer wears tinkling brass ankle bells that create rhythm in response to the slap! of a full flat bare foot. Male dancers are bare chested save for suspender-like straps and golden pectoral chains. Elegant female dancers are coiffed in flowers and ribbons. Their long thick black braids fly behind them as they gracefully spin and dip to exquisite music–music produced and recorded in India specifically for this production and featuring some of India’s finest traditional musicians.

This performance of RAMAYANA is the first fundraiser of the year for Bihl Haus Arts. We hope that you’ll help support Bihl Haus by purchasing your tickets today, priced at a very reasonable $10 general/$5 seniors, children & military w/ ID. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com, by calling , at all Ticketmaster outlets, including HEB, or by calling the Carver Box Office, at .

We hope to see you at The Carver Theater, 226 N. Hackberry, on Saturday, August 22nd, at 6:30 pm!

Kellen
Map to the Carver: http://www.mapquest.com/maps?name=Carver+Community+Cultural+Ctr&city=San+Antonio&state=TX&address=226+N+Hackberry&zipcode=78202&country=US&latitude=29.421907&longitude=-98.473268&geocode=ADDRESS&id=9615097
For more on Dr. Sreedhara, please go to: http://www.geocities.com/dr_sreedhara/index.htm
For background on “The Ramayana,” the most important text in Indian culture, please click on http://www.mythome.org/RamaSummary.html

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Thu, Aug 20
5:00 pm	to	10:00 pm

La Epoca de OroThe Alameda National Center for Latino Arts and Culture celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Alameda theatre and the Museo Alameda’s second birthday with a look back to Mexican cinema’s golden age. Honored guest former Mexican president Vincente Fox lends his support to the beautiful cultural centers. Alameda Theatre, 101 S. Santa Rosa Ave., , thealameda.org.

VERY EXPENSIVE

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Tue, Sep 29
8:00 pm	to	11:00 pm

Host:	Deluminated Inc.
Type:	–
Network:	Global
Price:	FREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Date:	Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Time:	8:00pm – 11:00pm
Location:	Sam’s Burger Joint
Street:	330 E. Grayson
City/Town:	San Antonio, TX
	MapQuest Microsoft

Phone:	8303991641
Email:

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Sat, Aug 22
5:00 pm	to	8:00 pm

Kemp Davis, Jaroslav Poncar, and Sylvia Benitez Gallery Nord August 22 – September 26, 2009 Gallery Nord presents photography by San Antonio-based Kemp Davis (shown), as well as Jaroslav Poncar. Also on view are paintings and a site-specific linear installation by Sylvia Benitez.

Location

Gallery Nord http://www.gallerynord.com/ 2009 NW Military Hwy. San Antonio, TX 78203

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Thu, Aug 20
6:00 pm	to	7:30 pm

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Sun, Aug 16
2:00 pm	to	3:00 pm

Eden’s Room

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Sat, Sep 12
7:00 pm	to	11:00 pm

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Sat, Aug 15
7:00 pm	to	9:00 pm

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Fri, Aug 14
6:00 pm	to	10:00 pm

“Art on the Hill” Art Walk Multiple locations, . Tobin Hill Art Alliance hosts a showcase of art at studios and galleries near the triangle of East Dewey Place and North St. Mary’s and Josephine streets. 6-10 p.m. Participating venues are: High Wire Art Gallery, The Josephine Theatre, M4 Dance Studio, 621 Screen Printing, La Casa Rosa Art Studio, G2 Art Sight, Tycoon Flats, REM Gallery, Tri Point, Frankfurter Express and Treasured Restoration.

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Sat, Aug 22
7:00 pm	to	11:00 pm

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Fri, Aug 14
6:00 pm	to	9:00 pm

Description

art opening
REM Gallery
DATE: August 14, 2009
TIME: 6 to 9 PM
LOCATION: 219 E Park Ave
(at McCullough)

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Tue, Aug 11
10:00 am	to	12:00 pm

ARTifacts
(notes on culture)

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By Sarah Fisch

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