Emvergeoning

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Date:	Friday, November 20, 2009
Time:	6:00pm – 9:00pm
Location:	Galeria Tonantzin
Street:	723 S. Brazos
City/Town:	San Antonio, TX
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2009 Senior’s Graduation Show
Group show: Painting, Photography, Printmaking, New Media, Sculpture work

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Date:	Thursday, November 19, 2009
Time:	7:00pm – 8:30pm
Location:	The Alameda Regalo Gift Shop and Botánica
Street:	101 S. Santa Rosa
City/Town:	San Antonio, TX
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The Museo Alameda’s Regalo Gift Shop and Botánica invites you to a reading and disscussion featuring Las Mujeres Writing Group. The reading will be immediately followed by a book signing of Las Mujeres book, Encuentros de Mujeres: Women’s Collective Cultural Memory in San Antonio, Texas. In 2002 a group of women from the community surrounding Our Lady of the Lake University were invited by the staff of the Center for Women to come together and reflect on their lives as mothers, wives, daughters and primarily as women of faith. These women decided to write their stories for others to read and in 2003 published their first anthology, Encuentros de Mujeres: Women’s Collective Cultural Memory in San Antonio, Texas. This publication compelled the women to recognize the importance of having a voice; a voice that would last, written down for the world to read. They continue to meet, read and write today and the group is open to any woman over 18 years of age.

Las Mujeres Writing Group is the seventh author of the Regalo Gift Shop and Botánica Author Signing and Reading Series.

Other authors have included Dr. Roberto Treviño, Ward Albro, Ruben Cordova, Ernesto Nieto and Robert Chavez.

Refreshments will be provided.

Next in the series: Xavier Garza – Sunday, December 13, 2009 3:00P.M.

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“STREET BEAT
November 20th – January 1st 2009
Hausmann Millworks

Concept: A loose interpretation of the phrase “Street Beat” pertaining to street music, street vender food, street culture or anything involving community and thoroughfares.

Many people meet creativity in the street. From hand painted signs commissioned on the sides of buildings, to illegal and legal graffiti murals placed on the side of structures. Individuals are always involved in some sort of communication with the street and the aesthetics that follow.

Many cultural commodities can be seen from the street; window shopping, store fronts, house fronts. This exhibition is to encourage visibility and bring attention to the street cultures and commodities of the world.

Music at event include: DJ Ernest Gonzales, John Mata, Mickey House and Erik Anthoney

To be juried November 13th 2009 (names will be released on Face book and on Web site November 16th)
By David Rubin, The Brown Foundation Curator of Contemporary Art at San Antonio Museum of Art
Kellen Kee McIntyre, PhD Executive Director of Bihl Haus Arts
Arturo Almeida of the University of Texas at San Antonio Presidential Collection

Show will be hung week of November 16th 2009.

To be held at Hausmann Millworks | A Creative Community
925 W. Russell Place
San Antonio Texas 78212
www.hausmannmillworks.com
on facebook* – hausmann millworks

Contact: Rex Hausmann

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Date:	Friday, November 13, 2009
Time:	5:30pm – 8:30pm
Location:	Radius Center
Street:	106 Auditorium Circle
City/Town:	San Antonio, TX
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Come see a selection of works curated by Joan Grona, by the students of the Contemporary Studio and Grad Seminar classes taught by Leslie Raymond. The show includes paintings, video, sculpture, and photography.

Don’t miss the reception! There will be a variety show of 1 minute acts, inspired by the Fluxus performance events of the 60’s. Performances begin at 6:30 PM

Exhibiting artists:
Alfredo Rodriguez, Andrea Flores, Antonio Lopez, Brittany Gates, Esteban Garcia, Gary Wise, Gayle Janzow, Janell Esparza, Joseph Duarte, Katherine Hanson, Leanne Herrera, Michelle Love, Michelle Cook, Ramon Muñoz, Seth Faerber, Tommy Gregory, Robert Zavala, and The Prime Eights.

Performing at the reception:
Angelle Benitez, Elizabeth Holmes, James Dunn, Jennifer Williams, Krystal Paul, Marcela Ramirez, Matt Van Hellen, Alfredo Rodriguez, Antonio Lopez, Brittany Gates, Esteban Garcia, Janell Esparza, Joseph Duarte, Katherine Hanson, Leanne Herrera, Michelle Love, Michelle Cook, Ramon Muñoz, Seth Faerber, Robert Zavala

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Start Time:	Friday, November 20, 2009 at 8:00pm
End Time:	Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 2:00am
Location:	Limelight Music + Drinks
Street:	2718 N. St. Mary’s
City/Town:	San Antonio, TX
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Tim McMeans presents his newest art work in “Crossing the Plains” at Bismarck Studios with a reception for the artist and live music provided by ”Two Infidels”, Michael Martin and George Batista.

Tim McMeans lyrical 2D artwork is comprised of a unique juxtaposition of print-making elements, drawings and painting techniques  in one.  In his colorful compositions, Tim creates narratives which draw from personal experiences as well as spiritual imagery and poems.

Christa

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Catch our 30-minute documentary about the creation of the new Museum Reach — “Paseo del Arte: Expanding the San Antonio River Walk,” premiers on KLRN-TV on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 9:00 p.m. and airs again on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 1:00 p.m. Witness behind-the-scenes footage of the construction of this dynamic new area and meet the people who made it happen!

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Date:	Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Time:	6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location:	Galeria Tonantzin
Street:	723 S. Brazos
City/Town:	San Antonio, TX
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The San Antonio Art League & Museum opens an invitational exhibition featuring

Henry Cardenas, Miguel Cortinas, James Hetherington, and Pat Safir with a reception on Sunday, November 8 from 3-5 p.m. The exhibition will run through December 13.

Henry Cardenas works in multiple media, including wood, glass, stone, steel, oil, acrylic, watercolor, plastic and wire. He says he brings his imagination into focus by creating exciting, energy transforming, sometimes deceptive pieces of art. His landscapes of the open expanses of West Texas and New Mexico evoke, he says, the serenity of the past. Cardenas is a resident artist at the Little Studio Gallery in La Villita. He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from St. Mary’s University and has exhibited in numerous juried competitions in San Antonio. He is represented in numerous collections throughout the U.S., including The University of Texas at San Antonio.

Miguel Cortinas says the self-portrait is a means by which to address the phobias and manias of contemporary times. He says he has always seen magic in the confines of ritual. A printmaker and mixed media artist, Cortinas has exhibited across the United States as well as in Germany, Peru, and Mexico. He received his B.F.A. from Texas A & M University, Kingsville and his M.F.A. from The University of Texas at San Antonio. He is an Associate Professor of Art at the University of the Incarnate Word. Cortinas’s work is included in numerous collections throughout the U.S.

James Hetherington works in a variety of media, including painting and assemblage, but is predominantly a sculptor working with remnants of structural steel and stock components. His concern is with relationships and juxtaposing common materials in new configurations. A spiritual aspect evolves out of the balance of combined forms reduced to their essence to become instruments of meditation – whether in steel, on canvas, or in salvaged found objects. Hetherington has exhibited across the United States and in Mexico, and is represented in numerous corporate and private collections in the U.S. and abroad.

Pat Safir is a member of the San Antonio Watercolor Group, Texas Watercolor Society and a signature member of National Watercolor Society. She has won awards in local and national watercolor competitions. She was included in Watercolor Magazine’s Fall, 1996 edition; in the Composition category of Rockport Publishers’ Best of Watercolor, 1997; and in Watercolor Magic’s “2002 Yearbook” under “Ones to Watch.” Safir’s paintings hang in the lobby of the South Texas Agency of MassMutual Life Insurance Company and at the San Antonio Conservation Society.

The San Antonio Art League & Museum is located at 130 King William Street across from King William Park. Regular hours are 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday

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The Hunt Gallery 4225 McCullough Ave., . “River and Cactus,” paintings by Caroline Korbell Carrington. 6-8 p.m. opening reception.

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Olmos Park Terrace 2009 Uptown Art Stroll Multiple locations, . 51 artists show and sell their works at 19 locations within the square of McCullough Ave., Basse Road, San Pedro Ave. and Hildebrand Road. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Visit www.southofbasse.com.

Alicia Ybarra, Chris Saucedo, Dale Jenssen, E. Dan Klepper, Eileen McCleary, Jane Bishop, Janice Mann, Jerry Tyson, Jorge Garza, Liz Hewitt, Mario Garza, Martha Stroud, Pat Guerrero, Sabra Booth, Susan Rodriguez and Wes Harvey. Also, the San Antonio Art Glass Guild will be showing, and Dragonfire Hot Glass Studio will give a hot glass demonstration Sunday at 5331 Howard St.
More info: Admission is free, and parking is available in the neighborhood. You can download a map here.

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(from left to right) Foucault, Lacan, Levi-Strauss, and Barthes.

The recent passing of Claude Levi-Strauss (1908-2009) marks the end of an era as he was the last of the four great Structuralists (and Post-Structuralists) represented in the infamous cartoon “The Structuralists’ Lunch Party.” At a 100 years old, he outlived Foucault, Lacan, Barthes, and even the Deconstruction of Derrida.

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SAY Si’s 3rd Annual MUERTITOS FEST

a Day of the Dead Family Celebration

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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 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.

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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2 to Watch: Stuart Allen and Andrea Sanderson (aka Vocab)
This collaborative program between Artpace and Gemini Ink will pair Artpace’s WindowWorks artist Stuart Allen and spoken word artist Andrea Sanderson (aka Vocab) for an evening of words and images. 2 to Watch gathers literary and visual arts audiences for a critical discussion and examination of crossovers between the genres.

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Members Preview, Artists’ Dialogue, and Opening Reception: Adrian Esparza, Adriana Lara, and Mario Ybarra, Jr.
Join Artpace for the unveiling of newly-completed projects by its 09.3 residents selected by guest curator Jens Hoffman, Director, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, California. Member’s preview 5:30-6:30pm; Dialogue with the artists and guest curator 6:30-7:30pm; Reception 7:30-8:30pm. On view through January 10, 2010.

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Circle Nov. 17 on your calendar, for early that morning a moderate to possibly very strong showing of annual Leonid meteor shower is likely.

The very strong display will favor those living across most of central and eastern Asia.  In this region, meteor rates might briefly rise to a few hundred per hour (the time frame for the most intense activity is anticipated sometime around 21:40 GMT).

A far more modest, but still potentially enjoyable display of a few dozen Leonid meteors per hour is expected to favor North America. In the United States and Canada, eastern observers will be particularly well-positioned for maximum activity, expected sometime between 3:30 and 5:30 a.m. EST, when the radiant of the Leonid shower will be well up in the dark southeastern sky.

A meteor shower’s radiant is the perspective point from which all the meteors would appear to originate if their paths were traced backward far enough.  The higher the radiant is, the more meteors flash into view all over the sky (though meteors can appear anywhere in the sky, so focusing on the radiant is not necessary).

The Leonid radiant is within the so-called “Sickle” of Leo; a backwards question-mark pattern of stars that outlines the head and mane of the constellation Leo, the Lion.  Hence the meteors are known as “Leonids.”

Not in the East? Don’t fret. Observers all across North America may experience a good Leonid show with “shooting stars” streaking across the sky every few minutes.

Also a big plus in 2009 is the lack of any interference from the moon.  New moon is on Nov. 16, so skies will be dark for catching the fainter meteor streaks. And the first light of dawn will not break until shortly after 5 a.m. local time.

Europe and Africa appear largely out of luck. This year’s first round of expected enhanced activity will happen chiefly during their daylight hours. The second, stronger outburst will occur during early evening, but that’s hours before Leo comes above the horizon. Europeans might try watching before sunrise on the morning of Nov. 17, but are not likely to see more than 10 or 15 Leonids per hour.

Cosmic garbage

It may not sound sexy, but simply put, the reason for this year’s anticipated good Leonid showing is due to cosmic garbage.

The Leonids are known to be made up of cosmic litter from a small – 2.2 mi (3.6 km) – dusty comet discovered by two astronomers in the late 19th century and christened Tempel-Tuttle. The Leonid meteors are thought to be the dusty legacy of Comet Tempel-Tuttle because the dust is moving around the sun in virtually the same orbit as the comet.

As the Earth encounters the debris left behind by the comet’s previous passes through our orbit, these tiny fragments of the comet – typically no bigger than a sand grain or the occasional pea – impact our atmosphere at speeds of up to 45 miles per second (71 kps), causing them to blaze briefly but brightly in the night sky.

The Leonids are not a one-night stand. The dust from Tempel-Tuttle spangles the sky for a few nights every year in mid-November. This year, the peak is expected during the predawn hours of Nov. 17, but early-morning hours on the dates surrounding Nov. 17 could provide a decent show, too.

Tempel-Tuttle last passed near the sun and Earth more than a decade ago (in 1998) and for several years thereafter the Leonids put on some spectacular displays, producing many hundreds – even thousands of meteors per hour. But with the departed comet now cruising through the outer part of the solar system, we typically would not expect to see more than 8 or 10 Leonids during an hour’s watch.

Yet if several meteor scientists are correct, this year will be atypical. The researchers have produced various models of the Leonid stream and all of them are indicating that the Earth will intersect a few “rivers of rubble” left behind by Comet Tempel-Tuttle.

Asian forecast

In particular, French astronomer, Jeremie Vaubaillon, Russian astronomer, Mikhail Maslov and Americans Bill Cooke and Danielle Moser of NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office are all in agreement that material that was ejected from the comet’s nucleus during the years 1466 and 1533 will likely produce a very strong meteor display over much of Asia.

“The year 2009 will not see a Leonid storm, but an outburst for sure,” Vaubaillon said, adding that “there are still some uncertainties.”

Last year, the material that was shed by the comet back in 1466 produced about 100 Leonids per hour.
This year, Earth will cross through the 1466 stream again, but this time much closer – 42,000 mi. (68,000 km) – to the center on Nov. 17 at around 21:40 GMT.  This time favors central and eastern Asia (and it comes during daylight in North America).  In addition, at about this same time, the Earth will also be passing through dust ejected by the comet in 1533.  The consensus forecast among the astronomers for this year suggests anywhere from 130 to perhaps 300 Leonids per hour in Asia, but this spread has been calibrated chiefly using last year’s Earth interaction solely with the 1466 stream.

“But nothing is known (about) the 1533 stream,” Vaubaillon said.

North America forecast

About 12 to 14 hours before the main event, Earth is forecast to sideswipe a stream of dust that was loosed from the nucleus of Comet Tempel-Tuttle in the year 1567, passing to within 188,000 mi. (302,000 km.) of the stream’s center.  This interaction could provide smodest activity for North Americans.

The best guesstimate is for perhaps 25 to 30 Leonids per hour, which would most likely target a time frame sometime between roughly 3:30 and 5:30 a.m. ET (12:30 to 2:30 a.m. PT).

For North American observers, the emphasis might be on quality, not quantity; for while the numbers might not be exceptionally high as compared to Asia, a few of these meteors, though visible for a just a fraction of a second, might leave bright trails of ionized atoms in their wake that hang in the sky for many seconds – or possibly even minutes – as these tiny dust particles streak through our atmosphere at altitudes of 80 to 100 miles (130 to 160 km).

And seeing even just one such outstandingly bright meteor like that can make a cold early morning vigil worthwhile.

Advance practice

If you want to get started early, you can practice for the big event.

The first Leonid forerunners might be sighted as early as Nov. 10, although overall activity will be rather low and spotty – perhaps only a few per hour at most.  Around Nov. 16, in the predawn, Leonid activity will noticeably increase to perhaps four to eight per hour.

Observers on the lookout for early Leonids might also notice a number of rather slow moving meteors appearing to emanate from around the constellation of Taurus, the Bull (high in the southwest sky after midnight).  These are the Taurid meteors and are most active between Nov. 5 and 12 when they can produce as many as five or 10 per hour.

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