Archive for the 'Art' Category
Las Nuevas Tamaleras
The Susan G. Komen Foundation San Antonio Chapter held a fundraiser this holiday season by selling tickets to the play “Las Nuevas Tamaleras.” Since the play mostly attracted women, I decided to take my mom, my sister and my grandmothers. Although they all had been a few times in previous years, this was my first […]
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Path of Marigolds
My sister found out about this play, “Path of Marigolds,” showing at Blue Star Arts Complex. Jump Start Performance group supported this performance. Jump Start is
dedicated to the discovery and support of new ideas in the arts and arts education. By encouraging visionary thought and non-traditional approaches, Jump-Start is committed to the creation of art […]
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UT and A&M pumpkin friends, oh and Boston College
We didn’t have a chance to carve pumpkins this Halloween but my brother, Wayne, did! My brother is an Aggie, his girlfriend Layla is a Longhorn and Layla’s brother Derek is a um, what’s the mascot for Boston College? Haha, sorry Derek!
They carved pumpkins this Halloween of their colleges. They came out pretty good. […]
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Chalk It Up
Today was the 4th annual Chalk It Up festival, put on by Artpace, held on Houston street in downtown San Antonio. This was my first year attending and I really enjoyed it. Houston Street is closed off to allow various artists sketch and showcase their art. There are chosen professional artists to be part […]
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Adventures in Toronto
I am visiting Toronto, Canada this week. PEER 1 was hosting a leadership meeting and a customer event here. I arrived Monday and will stay until Sunday. PEER 1 activities for the week have ended and what a memorable time it was. The other half of the trip is for personal vacationing. I will note […]
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Aveda Institute
My sister and I had appointments at the Aveda Institute on Saturday morning. I have never used Aveda products but have heard good things about them. We heard about the Institute located at the Pearl Stable downtown and wanted to check it out. The benefits of going to an Institute rather than a salon is […]
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Texas Motion Picture Alliance
I just returned from the Bijou to support a coworker of mine, Travis Thomsen, who is a film director. The Bijou is a Santikos Theater here in San Antonio, Texas.
Travis is part of Short Ends Production, a film group here in San Antonio, Texas. They were showing some short films at the Bijou on the […]
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