July/August 2010 Issue

Tanji PattonBruce AudenDavid Kellaway Ken-David MasurDr. William ChiegoBruce and Colleen BarshopA Summer of Sensational ShowsPlus 10 Additional Articles

Tanji PattonBruce AudenDavid Kellaway Ken-David MasurDr. William ChiegoBruce and Colleen BarshopA Summer of Sensational ShowsPlus 10 Additional Articles

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Features Cover CreditsA Summer of Sensational Shows 10

Barshops Find Laughs In Comedy Club Business 16

Ken-David Masur 20SA Symphony’s Resident Conductor

July-August 2010 Events Calendar 30

Dr. William Chiego 44Director of the McNay Art Museum

Summertime Exhibitions 48At Museums and Art Centers Near You

Bruce Auden 62The World is His Oyster

Tanji Patton 66The Good Life

Pistol Packin’ Paula 88The Best Lady Gun Spinner in America

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Lisa Cruz

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Portfolio: The Art of Janet Campbell 52

More Visual Arts: The Art of Play 56

More Culinary Arts: David Kellaway and the 70Culinary Institute of America, San AntonioA Winning Combination

Book Talk: Susanna Nawrocki – Twig Book 80 Shop Employee and Former Longtime Manager

More Literary Arts: Gemini Ink’s Summer 84Literary Festival Explores Nature

Artistic Destination: Long Center is Austin’s 92Art and Soul

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Sensational Shows


Sensational ShowsBy Sara Selango

A Summer of


I need to be super-organized in order to tell you about all the great entertainment scheduled for San Antonio and the surrounding area

during the next couple of months. My plan is to compartmentalize the abundance of information by venue, and later on, by category.

The first venue on the menu is the Majestic. Weird Al Yankovic performs his repertoire of novelty tunes at the big theater on Houston Street on July 18. Charlie Daniels Band is next on Aug. 1, followed by funny folks Kathy Griffin and Ron White on Aug. 6 and 7 respectively. After them is Beatles look-alike, sound-alike 1964 The Tribute on Aug. 13. Their resemblance to the lads from Liverpool is uncanny, and the music is a virtual duplicate. The very next evening Patti LaBelle takes the Majestic stage, followed by comedian Brian Regan five days later on Aug. 19. Nickelodeon and Broadway Across America bring Storytime Live! to town for five performances Aug. 20-22. Asia then rolls into the Majestic Aug. 23, while Kenny Loggins cuts footloose on Aug. 27. A Prairie Home Companion closes things out Aug. 31, just in time for the arrival

of Jersey Boys from Sept. 8-26.

AT&T Center is next and features a super-loaded July. Vans Warp Tour promises to rock the house on July 1, followed by Aventura on July 2. Canadian crooner Michael Bublé takes center stage at the home of the San Antonio Spurs on July 17. Two additional shows during the month at this venue are Scorpions: Get Your Sting and Blackout Tour on July 23 and Rihanna: Last Girl on Earth Tour with special guest Ke$ha on July 25. At the time of this writing no performances of this type have been announced in August at the AT&T, but their fall schedule is hot with the likes of the Jonas Brothers with Demi Lovato, Kiss, Rush, Shakira, Carrie Underwood and Justin Bieber.

On July 4, rocker Ted Nugent goes red, white and blue at Sunken Gardens Theater in Brackenridge Park. Alternative rocker Buckcherry takes over the place on July 24 with metal band Lamb of God following suit on Aug. 15.

Please also note that the 14th season of Cactus



Pear Music Festival runs from July 8-18 at venues in San Antonio, Boerne and New Braunfels. The festival’s performance schedule is listed in the events calendar of this magazine.

Summer in this part of Texas means more country music performances are available than any one person could ever attend. Two mainstays of the country scene are John T. Floore Country Store in Helotes and Gruene Hall in Gruene. July and August bring big stars and great times to both places. Check the entertainment listings for specifics. Also take a look at the lineups for Whitewater Amphitheater, County Line BBQ’s Wednesday Night Music Series, Cowboys San Antonio, Kendalia Halle and Anhalt Hall.

Community theater plays a big role in keeping us entertained during the hottest of months. Grease is the word at the Woodlawn Theatre through July 11. After that comes Hairspray beginning Aug. 13 and staying on the marquee through Sept. 5. The Overtime Theater features R.U.R.: Rossum’s Universal Robots on stage until July 10,

then The Last Broadcast of Bailey and Long from July 23-Aug. 23. Cameo Theatre is host to The National Tour of Dr. Bill W. and Dr. Bob through July 3 and continues to delight audiences with Science Fiction Blast-O ff Theater in their next door Zumbro Lounge. This zany comedy, with humor somewhere between Monty Python and Saturday Night Live , ends July 24. Next up at the Cameo is Red, White and Tuna starting on Aug. 13. Smokey Joe’s Café and God’s Favorite, a comedy by Neil Simon, fill the bill at the Harlequin Dinner Theatre this summer, while The Music Man congers up summer magic at San Pedro Playhouse.

The list in July and August goes on and on but I can’t conclude without mentioning the Renaissance Guild’s Rumors at the Little Carver Civic Center, Lone Star Love Potion at Boerne Community Theatre, plus Cats and A Tuna Christmas at Point Theatre in Ingram. Consult your local listings for times and dates.

Just for laughs, take in some of the country’s best comedians at Rivercenter Comedy Club and Laugh


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Out Loud Comedy Club. A great example of the level of talent available is Carol Leifer, appearing at LOL on Aug. 12.

Since summer is travel time, let me explore what’s on tap entertainment-wise in the surrounding area, just in case you’re headed north to Austin, or southto Corpus Christi, Laredo or the Rio Grande Valley.

Highlights in Austin include three shows at the Long Center’s Michael and Susan Dell Hall starting with Kathy Griffin on Aug. 5, followed by two performances by Shen Yun on Aug. 7, then Nickelodeon’s Storytime Live! from Aug. 18-19. Also, check out the schedule at One World Theatre this summer. It brims with performances from a variety of genres. Some of the big names are Ottmar Liebert, Hiroshima, Ambrosia, Christopher Cross, Paula Poundstone, Judy Collins and the Rippingtons. The 1920s-vintage Paramount Theatre on Congress Avenue features an incredible summer film festival throughout July and August plus live performances by the likes of the Flatlanders, Cyndi Lauper, Natalie Merchant and 1964 The Tribute.

A Drowsy Chaperone is the main stage show this summer at the Zachary Scott Theatre, and Jersey Boys comes to Bass Concert Hall on the campus of the University of Texas from Aug. 18-25.

To the south, Corpus Christi is very kid-friendly in July and August. The circus comes to town in the form of Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey: Zing Zang Zoom at the American Bank Center Arena from July 2-4. Nickelodeon’s Storytime Live! makes a stop in Corpus from Aug. 24-25 at Selena Auditorium at American Bank Center. Coming up a few weeks later at the Selena on Sept. 18 is one of my all-time favorite shows; Mark Twain Tonight with the incomparable Hal Holbrook.

Jenni Rivera, Rihanna and Three Dog Night make appearances in Laredo this summer at Laredo Energy Arena, while Aventura, Alejandro Sanz and Brad Paisley are booked at State Farm Arena in Hidalgo.

There you have it, a summer of sensational shows. Get some tickets and go!


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Patti LaBelleCourtesy Majestic Theatre

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Jonas BrothersCourtesy AT& T Center

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Charlie DanielsCourtesty Majestic Theatre

Kenny LogginsCourtesy Majestic Theatre

Garrison KeillorCourtesy Prairie Home Productions /American Public Media

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Kathy GriffinCourtesy Majestic Theatre

Christopher CrossCourtesy christophercross.com

Ron WhiteCourtesy Majestic Theatre

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Carol LeiferCourtesy Barshop Jewish Community Center

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Barshops Find Laughs in ComedyClub Business By Suede Tallichet Photography Cynthia Clark and Hector Pacheco

B ruce and Colleen Barshop opened Rivercenter Comedy Club together in 1993. Colleen had an extensive background in managing clubs,

and the couple shared a genuine love for comedy. So much so, that they are now closing in on celebrating two decades of owning and managing comedy clubs in San Antonio. “I’ve been in the restaurant and nightclub business my whole life. Owning the comedy clubs has been a dream come true,” says Colleen Barshop, president of the Rivercenter and Laugh Out Loud comedy clubs. Rivercenter, in the heart of downtown, still is going strong and has the distinction of having brought in many famous acts over the years, including George Lopez, Chris Rock, Carlos Mencia, Gabriel Iglesias, Katt Williams, Jeff Dunham, Larry the Cable Guy, Ron White and Tommy Chong, to name a few. It also has been the site of numerous television tapings, including The Latino Laugh Festival for Showtime and SiTV and Last Comic Standing for NBC. Stand Up for Diversity auditions will be held in August at both the Laugh Out Loud and Rivercenter comedy clubs. NBC agents, casting directors and TV executives are searching for new comedians and fresh talent. It’s a compliment to the Barshops to find both of their clubs on the short list of the talent scouts. Bruce Barshop says, “We’re proud to have given San Antonio the opportunity to see, at a reasonable price, up-and-coming comics who have gone on to stardom. We’re happy San Antonio loves comedy and turns out for everything from country comedians to urban comics.”

Renowned comedian Willie Barcena was one of the first comedians to perform at LOL and has been a long-time favorite at Rivercenter. He now looks forward to performing at both clubs. “LOL is amazing -- you can tell it’s an A-list club all the way,” he says. “It’s a beautiful room. San Antonio is really lucky to have both of these great comedy clubs.” It was no surprise when the Barshops had comedy heavy-hitter Richard Lewis on hand last year to kick things off in style at their new Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club, located in Park North, an upscale entertainment destination at Northwest Loop 410 and Blanco Road. Long-time San Antonians remember this as the area once occupied by Central Park Mall, across San Pedro Avenue from North Star Mall. “The best comics talk about themselves and open up about their own lives,” Bruce says in describing the universal appeal of comedy.

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“I’ve been in the restaurant and nightclub business my whole life. Owning the comedy clubs has been a dream come true.”

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“Being in the center of the city in this complex with the Alamo Drafthouse here and so many good restaurants is great for attracting locals and tourists for a fun evening out,” Colleen says. “And at Rivercenter, we still have a loyal core of local customers, as well as the downtown tourist trade.”

Laugh Out Loud opened with a bang and continued the tradition of bringing in major star power with recent sold-out shows for comedians Mitch Fatel, Earthquake, Mike Epps and Pablo Francisco. Bruce adds, “We’re bringing in Carlos Alazraqui and his Three Non Juan shows in mid-September, and we have a great line-up of comedians for fall, including John Caparulo, Greg Giraldo and Andrew Kennedy booked for LOL. JJ Ramirez, Spanky and Justin Worsham are some of the talented comics coming to Rivercenter in the next two months.”

The state-of-the art, non-smoking, 400-seat LOL venue has hosted a wedding reception, private corporate events, a church service, a marriage proposal, and seminars and conferences. But it’s the comedy that brings people back.

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”We’re proud to have given San Antonio the opportunity to see, at a reasonable price, up-and-coming comics who have gone on to stardom. We’re happy San Antonio loves comedy and turns out for everything from country comedians to urban comics.”

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Ken-David Masur: SA Symphony’sResident ConductorBy: Lisa CruzPhotography Greg Harrison


A s the San Antonio Symphony closed its 70th anniversary season and welcomed the reign of a new music director, Sebastian

Lang-Lessing, the symphony also celebrated the influence of resident conductor Ken David-Masur, who extended his residency with the symphony one more season, through the 2010-11 season.

In the past three seasons, Masur witnessed the search for the symphony’s music director, while maintaining continuity and bringing his unique style and exuberance to the conductor’s stand during more than 200 concerts.

“I am thankful and thrilled to have been a part of the symphony during the music director search and to have been asked to stay on one more season, which for all of us [this season] holds a feeling of resolution,” Masur says. “I believe it will be very revealing. This coming season has everything a season looks for…with Sebastian Lang-Lessing, we are going to see someone who is extremely driven take an extremely excellent orchestra and help it find its groove, stylistically. I look forward to learning from him.”

With the exuberance of youth but the knowledge of more than a decade of experience as a conductor, Masur reflected on his time in San Antonio and explained how each concert he conducted offered its own unique challenges while at the same time providing an opportunity to learn about the business of running a symphony.

“Over two years and almost three seasons, I’ve grown very close to the orchestra,” Masur said. “I have been given so much respect and trust to help shape what goes on artistically in a season. There’s been so much help from the orchestra, staff and concert-goers.”

Masur’s experience in San Antonio and his talent have afforded him a wealth of opportunity, which he plans to take full advantage of this summer.

Not the average trip to the beach, Masur and his family are spending the summer establishing and performing at the Chelsea Music Festival in New York, conducting for the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra and at the Rheinsberg Festival in Berlin, performing in concert with his father, Kurt Masur, in Rio de Janeiro and visiting family while his wife performs in San Francisco.

Traveling and performing while balancing life as the husband of a talented pianist, Melinda Lee Masur, and father to a 2-year-old daughter and 8-month-old son might seem overwhelming, but Masur radiated grace and humor while explaining his life. San Antonio holds a special place in his family’s life and heart, as both of his children were born in the Alamo City. When asked how having children has changed him, Masur added, “Simply put, completely.”

“I’ve come to a much better understanding of the correlation between the amazing wonder of the creation of life and the gift of music to help celebrate that creation.”

He added, “I’ve also discovered that while a child and an orchestra both look for guidance and can profit from good discipline, it’s relieving that to achieve a desired response from an orchestra doesn’t require chasing the musicians, unless, of course, the tempo runs away.”

Of the more than 200 concerts Masur has conducted with the San Antonio Symphony, he remembered them all as important and meaningful, even those that weren’t technically perfect.

“The greatest experience I’ve had here was doing the opening of the 70th season,” Masur said. “To have been given the trust and responsibility to create and collaborate on this celebration, which was such a huge piece for the orchestra, was fantastic.” He remembered the concert as logistically difficult but that it all came together, which was a testimony to everyone’s involvement from the orchestra to the choirs, to the leadership and staff. “To be able to work with so many different groups was amazing and captivated the spirit of bringing the city together.”

Collaboration is a central theme for Masur, and he strongly believes that a city with a good music education system “generally has a better education system.” “[Music] equips children with the tools to become better leaders, better listeners and understand responsibility at a very young age.”

Masur reflected on the fact that many of the students who attended one of the first Young People’s Concerts he conducted are now in high school and thinking about where to go to college. “A lot of these kids may have taken up an instrument and are



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applying what they learn to their daily lives. That we’ve touched these kids is so amazing and life-changing,” Masur said. “It’s not just an afternoon at the symphony. It can be a source of inspiration, and many of these kids will measure their experiences against what they experienced that day [when they saw a YPC concert for the first time].”

Continuous learning is critical for conductors, and Masur’s time in San Antonio has afforded him many learning opportunities. “The most fun I had was with our last New Year’s Eve concert,” he began. “Before then, I had never felt a natural pull toward this Viennese tradition. Even though I heard it performed around me in Germany, it never swept me away. Thanks to having to conduct a program of ‘Fledermaus,’ ‘Zigeunerbaron’ and waltzes and polkas, and perhaps also due to the fact that there was a request for me to sing a surprise duet with the wonderful soprano Edlyn de Oliveira, I now understand the hype and the power of this music. The New Year’s Eve concert is one of the most exhilarating experiences I’ve ever had.”

Mixing learning opportunities with fun may be one of the many reasons why audiences in San Antonio have come to enjoy Masur’s style. “The most important things, as a musician, is to find what makes the music enjoyable and find out how to dance with that and not shy away from it,” he said. “Apparently, that’s what audiences enjoy most.”

Apparently, San Antonio agrees and will have another season to experience the moving power and grace Masur brings to the symphony.


“The greatest experience I’ve had here was doing the open-ing of the 70th season. To have been given the trust and responsibility to create and collaborate on this celebration, which was such a huge piece for the orchestra, was fantastic.”

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H ill Country residents may spot some interesting visitors over the next 12 months, including a 6-foot invisible rabbit, Harry Potwurst, a blithe

ghost or maybe the fictitious residents of Tuna, Texas. They and many other characters, some familiar, others brand new, will entertain audiences at theaters in Boerne, New Braunfels, Kerrville, Fredericksburg, Ingram and Bulverde.

“The Hill Country is well known for its beautiful scenery and great shopping,” said Patty Loftis, executive and artistic director of Boerne Community Theatre. “But the area also has a great artistic tradition.” This summer, BCT is presenting Lone Star Love Potion from July 16-31. After that, it opens its 2010-11 season Sept. 17 with Harvey, the classic comedy by Mary Chase. It’s the first of five regular productions that will play through July 2011. Boerne Community Theatre also offers a spring special in

March, two productions by its Teen Troupe and three summer drama camps for children ages 8-13. Their Web site is www.boernetheatre.org.

On stage through July 11 at the Fredericksburg Theatre Company is Ron Dahl’s Willy Wonka, a musical for the entire family. Scheduled next is The Diary of Anne Frank Sept. 10. To increase the impact of this drama, the company also is bringing in an exhibit from the Anne Frank Center in New York, said managing director Julie Voorhees. The exhibit “illustrates the continuing relevance of Anne’s story and the important lessons it can teach us today,” Voorhees said. “The family photos and passages from her diary are enhanced by testimony from Holocaust survivors and helpers.” Admission to the exhibit is free with a ticket to the show. The company’s Web site is www.fredericksburgtheater.org.



Circle Arts Theatre in New Braunfels brings its audiences Annie from July 8-Aug. 1 and The Complete History of America (Abridged) from Sept. 9-Oct. 3. “This fall, we are offering Harry Potwurst, an original melodrama,” said executive director Roberta Elliott. Audiences can boo and cheer as Harry and his friends Hernia, Won Reasley and Hargart battle Opa Voltawurst. Popcorn will be available for throwing, of course. The play opens Oct. 29. For more information, go to www.circleartstheatre.org.

One of the freshest performance spaces in the region is the Cailloux Theater in Kerrville. That’s where Playhouse 2000 makes its home. “Playhouse 2000 lives and works locally, producing at least six shows annually that are filled with talented people who inhabit the immediate area,” said founder Susan Neely Balentine. The organization also offers a year-round performing arts school for children. Playhouse 2000 schedules its season by the calendar year, with four major productions remaining in 2010: Two Left Feet (an original show by Playhouse 2000), Bye Bye Birdie, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Blithe Spirit. Learn more at www.caillouxtheater.com/Playhouse2000Home.htm.

Meanwhile, at Smith-Ritch Point Theatre in Ingram, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats is featured on its outdoor stage from July 9-24. A Tuna Christmas comes early this year—starting Aug. 6, in fact. That’s when news personalities Thurston Wheelis and Arles Struvie begin reporting on various yuletide activities in Tuna, the “third-smallest town” in Texas. “The Point Theatre is part of the Hill Country Arts Foundation, which has been getting its neighbors involved in performance arts for more than half a century,” said David L. Cockerell, executive director. “They took a class, auditioned for a part, volunteered to be an usher or a docent, built a set, threw a pot…and a hundred other things,” he said. Or they simply bought a ticket and enjoyed a show. Lettice and Lovage and Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming complete the HCAF performance year at Elizabeth Huth Coates Point Indoor Theatre from September to December. Details on all performances are available at www.hcaf.com.

Rounding out the theatrical opportunities north of San Antonio is Bulverde’s community theater, known as S.T.A.G.E. (Spotlight Theatre Arts Group, etc.) At this venue, patrons are offered the option of a delicious home-cooked dinner and a show, or just the show.



From July 15-Aug. 1, see Is He Dead? by Mark Twain as adapted by David Ives. After that, it’s A Nice Family Gathering, the first show in the 2010-11 schedule. National Public Radio described it as “Garrison Keillor meets Topper by way of Fargo.” Full season information can be found on their Web site at www.stagebulverde.org.

This story focuses on Hill Country theaters, but they are only a part of the performing arts available in the region. Look also for orchestras, music festivals, even poetry slams. It’s all there, waiting for you!

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Treasure IslandCourtesy Smith-Ritch Point Theatre, Ingram

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Above: AnnieCourtesy Circle ArtsTheatre, New Braunfels

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Music NotesVans Warped Tour7/1, Thu @ 11amAT&T Center

Cody Canada with Seth JamesKJ-97 & Texas Music MagazineThursday Night Music Series7/1, Thu @ 7pm (gates open)Whitewater Amphitheater,New Braunfels

Mitchel MussoStarburst® Summer Concert Series7/2, Fri @ Time TBDSix Flags Fiesta Texas

Aventura7/2, Fri @ 8pmAT&T Center

Wade Bowen and Kyle Park7/2, Fri @ 9pmJohn T. Floore Country Store

Radney Foster andThe Confessions7/2, Fri @ 8pmGruene Hall

RockBox Theaterin Fredericksburg7/2-8/29, Fri @ 8pmSat @ 4:30pm & 8pmSun @ 1:30pm(Thursdays 7/1-8/12 @ 7pm)

San Antonio Rose Live7/2-8/30, Fri @ 7:30pmSat @ 2pm & 7:30pmSun & Mon @ 7:30pmAztec Theatre

Robert Earl Keenwith Jamey Johnson and Bruce Robison7/3, Sat @ 7pmWhitewater Amphitheater,New Braunfels

Granger Smith7/3, Sat @ 9pmJohn T. Floore Country Store

Gary P. Nunn7/3, Sat @ 9pmGruene Hall

Summer Sounds at Sunset7/3-8/27, Sat @ 8pmPlaza StageSunset Station

Ted Nugent7/4, Sun @ 6pmSunken Garden Theater

Ryan Bingham with Band of Heathens7/4, Sun @ 7pm Whitewater Amphitheater,New Braunfels

Brandon Rhyder7/4, Sun @ 8pmGruene Hall

Two Ton Tuesdays:Two Tons of Steel7/6-8/17, Tue @ 8pmGruene Hall

Charlie Robisonwith Pauline Reese7/7, Wed @ 6:30pmCounty Line BBQ on IH-10

Concert Under the Stars with Colao7/8, Thu @ 6pm (gates open)show @ 7pmSan Antonio Botanical Garden

Cactus Pear Music FestivalProgram 1: Restless Romantics: An Ambrosia of Anniversaries7/8, Thu @ 7:30pm Coker United Methodist Church Program 2: High Notes and Heart Strings 7/10, Sat @ 7:30pm Coker United

Methodist Church 7/11, Sun @ 2pm Boerne First United Methodist Church Program 3: Paired To Pear-fection 7/15, Thu @ 7:30pm Coker United Methodist Church Program 4: Baroque Bacchanel 7/16, Fri @ 7pm New Braunfels Presbyterian Church7/17, Sat @ 7:30pm Coker United Methodist Church 7/18, Sun @ 2pm Boerne First United Methodist Church

Joe Nichols7/9, Fri @ 7pm (doors open)Cowboys San Antonio

Kelly Willis7/9, Fri @ 8pmGruene Hall

Kevin Fowler7/9, Fri @ 9pmJohn T. FlooreCountry Store

Reckless Kelly7/10, Sat @ 7pmWhitewater Amphitheater,New Braunfels

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Billy Mata7/10, Sat @ 8pmKendalia Halle

Rotel and the Hot Tomatoes7/10, Sat @ 9pmGruene Hall

Luke Olson7/10, Sat @ 9pmJohn T. Floore Country Store

30th Annual Tejano Music Awards7/11, Sun @ 7pmMunicipal Auditorium

Sunday Jazz at the Witte:Alto Madness Orchestra with John Magaldi7/11, Sun / 4-7pmWitte Museum

Bruce Robison7/14, Wed @ 6:30pmCounty Line BBQ on IH-10

Two Tons of Steel & Eleven Hundred Springs7/16, Fri @ 8pmGruene Hall

Zack Walther7/16, Fri @ 9pmJohn T. Floore Country Store

Ghostland Observatory7/17, Sat @ 7pmWhitewater Amphitheater, New Braunfels

Michael Bublé7/17, Sat @ 8pmAT&T Center

Bobby Flores7/17, Sat @ 8pmAnhalt Hall, Spring Branch

Bob Schneider7/17, Sat @ 9pmGruene Hall

Randy Rogers Band7/17, Sat @ 9pmJohn T. Floore Country Store

Weird Al Yankovic7/18, Sun @ 6:30pmSunken Garden Theater

Liza Minnelli7/18, Sun @ 7:30pmMajestic Theatre

Luke Olson7/21, Wed @ 6:30pmCounty Line BBQ on IH-10

Concert Under the Starswith Terri Hendrix7/22, Thu @ 6pm (gates open)show @ 7pmSan Antonio Botanical Garden

The MaineStarburst® Summer Concert Series7/23, Fri @ Time TBDSix Flags Fiesta Texas

Scorpions: Get Your Sting and Blackout World Tour7/23, Fri @ 7:30pmAT&T Center

Hayes Carll7/23, Fri @ 8pmGruene Hall

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Rich O’Toole7/23, Fri @ 9pmJohn T. Floore Country Store Buckcherry7/24, Sat @ 2pmSunken Garden Theater

Emory Quinn7/24, Sat @ 9pmJohn T. Floore Country Store

Roger Creager7/24, Sat @ 9pmGruene Hall

Summer Latin Jazz: Hot Sauce Jazz - Alfredo Flores7/25, Sun @ 12:30pmLeeper AuditoriumMcNay Art Museum

Rihanna: Last GirlOn Earth Tour7/25, Sun @ 7:30pmAT&T Center

Cinderella7/25, Sun @ 8pmBackstage Live

Honeybrowne with Stephen Pointer Band7/28, Wed @ 6:30pmCounty Line BBQ on IH-10

Jonas Brothers with Demi Lovato7/29, Thu @ 7pmAT&T Center

The Gourds7/30, Fri @ 8pmGruene Hall

Josh Grider Trio7/30, Fri @ 9:30pmJohn T. Floore Country Store

Bart Crow Band7/31, Sat @ 9pmJohn T. Floore Country Store

The Derailers7/31, Sat @ 9pmGruene Hall

Charlie Daniels Band8/1, Sun @ 7:30pmMajestic Theatre

Ray Wylie Hubbard8/6, Fri @ 8pmGruene Hall

Gary P. Nunn8/6, Fri @ 9pmJohn T. Floore Country Store

Zona Jones8/7, Sat @ 9pmGruene Hall

Queensryche8/7, Sat @ 8pmBackstage Live

Eli Young Band8/7, Sat @ 9pmJohn T. Floore Country Store

Sunday Jazz at the Witte:Jazz Protagonists8/8, Sun / 4-7pmWitte Museum

Granger Smith8/11, Wed @ 6:30pmCounty Line BBQ on IH-10

1964 The Tribute8/13, Fri @ 8pmMajestic Theatre

Max Stalling8/13, Fri @ 8pmGruene Hall

Brandon Rhyder8/13, Fri @ 9pmJohn T. Floore Country Store

Stoney LaRue with Midnight River Choir8/14, Sat @ 7pm (gates open)Whitewater Amphitheater,New Braunfels

Henry Bruns & Latin Playerz with Judi DeLeon8/14, Sat @ 7:30pmCharline McCombs Empire Theatre

Patti LaBelle8/14, Sat @ 8pmMajestic Theatre

Bobby Jordan and Ridgecreek8/14, Sat @ 8pmKendalia Halle

Lamb of God8/15, Sun @ 5pmSunken Garden Theater

JLS and Hot Chelle RaeStarburst® Summer Concert Series8/18, Wed @ Time TBDSix Flags Fiesta Texas

Coheed and Cambria8/18, Wed @ 7pmLonestar Pavilion at Sunset Station

Pat Travers andRick Derringer8/20, Fri @ 7pmBackstage Live

Randy Rogers Bandwith Kyle Park8/21, Sat @ 7pm (gates open)Whitewater Amphitheater,New Braunfels

Geronimo Trevino8/21, Sat @ 8pmAnhalt Hall, Spring Branch

Band of Heathens8/21, Sat @ 9pmGruene Hall

Two Tons of Steel8/21, Sat @ 9:30pmJohn T. Floore Country Store

Summer Latin Jazz: Richard Oppenheim’s A&R Band8/22, Sun @ 12:30pmLeeper AuditoriumMcNay Art Museum

Asia8/23, Mon @ 8pmMajestic Theatre

Micky and the Motorcarswith Luke Robinson8/25, Wed @ 6:30pmCounty Line BBQ on IH-10

Bleu Edmondson8/27, Fri @ 9pmJohn T. Floore Country Store



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3rd Annual Dia De Los Toadies Festival8/28, Sat @ 3pmWhitewater Amphitheater,New Braunfels

On StageSmokey Joe’s Café7/1-24, Thu-Sat @ 8pm (Dinner @ 6:30pm)Harlequin Dinner Theatre

The National Tour ofBill W. and Dr. Bob7/2-3, Fri @ 10pmSat @ 3pm & 10pmCameo Theatre

Shock Puppets Strike Back7/2-10, Fri-Sat @ 7:30pmThe Rose Theatre Co.

Willy WonkaFredericksburg Theater Company Presentation7/2-11, Fri-Sat @ 7:30pmSun @ 2pmSteve W. Sheperd Theater

Grease7/2-11, Fri-Sat @ 7:30pmSun @ 3pmWoodlawn Theatre

Mourning Dove7/2-11, Fri-Sat @ 8pmSun @ 2:30pmCellar Theatre

Science Fiction Blast-Off Theater7/2-24, Fri-Sat @ 8pmCameo Theatre’s Zumbro Lounge

R.U.R. – Rossum’s Universal Robots7/3-10, Thu-Sat @ 8pmThe Overtime Theater

Annie7/8-8/1, Thu-Sat @ 8pmSun @ 2pmCircle Arts Theatre,New Braunfels

Cats7/9-24, Thu-Sun @ 8:30pmPoint Theatre, Ingram(no show 7/18)

RumorsThe Renaissance Guild Presentation7/9-25, Fri-Sat @ 8pmSun @ 4pm Little Carver Civic Center

The Last Five Years7/15-16, Thu-Fri @ 8pm The Overtime Theater

Is He Dead?7/15-17, 22-25, 29-31 & 8/1, Thu-Sat @ 8pm(Dinner @ 6:30pm)Sun @ 3pm (lunch @ 1:30pm)S.T.A.G.E – Spotlight Theatre & Arts Group, etc., Bulverde

Two Left FeetPlayhouse 2000 Presentation7/15-31, Thu-Sat @ 7:30pmSun @ 2pmKathleen C. Cailloux Theater,Kerrville

Suburbia7/16-31, Fri-Sat @ 7:30pmThe Rose Theatre Co.

Lone Star Love Potion7/16-31, Thu @ 7:30pmFri-Sat @ 8pmSun @ 2:30pmBoerne Community Theatre

The Last Broadcast of Bailey and Long7/23-8/14, Thu-Sat @ 8pm(no show 8/6)Sun @ 3pm (8/8 only)The Overtime Theater

The Music Man7/23-8/22, Fri-Sat @ 8pmSun @ 2:30pmRussell Hill Rogers TheatreSan Pedro Playhouse

Rumors8/5-9/4, Thu-Sat @ 8pm (Dinner @ 6:30pm)Harlequin Dinner Theatre

A Tuna Christmas8/6-21, Thu-Sun @ 8:30pm(no show 8/15)Point Theatre, Ingram

Bye Bye BirdiePlayhouse 2000 Presentation8/12-28, Thu-Sat @ 7:30pmSun @ 2pmKathleen C. Cailloux Theater,Kerrville

The O9ers Return8/13-28, Fri-Sat @ 7:30pmThe Rose Theatre Co.

Red, White & Tuna8/13-9/5, Fri-Sat @ 8pmSun @ 3pmCameo Theatre

San Antonio Theatre Coalition Living Legends Gala8/15, Sun @ 6pmCameo Theatre

Broken Record8/27-9/18, Thu-Sat @ 8pm (no show 9/3) Sun @ 3pm (9/12 only) The Overtime Theater

A Prairie Home Companion8/31, Tue @ 8pmMajestic Theatre

Standup

Shayla Rivera7/1-4, Thu & Sun @ 8pmFri-Sat @ 8pm & 10:15pmLaugh Out Loud Comedy Club

Jesse Joyce7/1-4, Thu & Sun @ 8:30pmFri-Sat @ 8:30pm & 10:30pmRivercenter Comedy Club

Bryan Callen7/7-11, Wed-Thu & Sun @ 8pmFri-Sat @ 8pm & 10:15pmLaugh Out LoudComedy Club

Chris Fonseca7/8-12, Thu, Sun & Mon @ 8:30pmFri-Sat @ 8:30pm & 10:30pmRivercenter Comedy Club

Harry Basil7/14-18, Wed-Thu & Sun @ 8pmFri-Sat @ 8pm & 10:15pmLaugh Out Loud Comedy Club


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Julian McCullough7/14-18, Wed-Thu & Sun @ 8:30pmFri-Sat @ 8:30pm & 10:30pmRivercenter Comedy Club

Loco Comedy Jam with Mike Roblesand Friends7/21, Wed @ 8pmLaugh Out Loud Comedy Club

Ward Anderson7/21-25, Wed-Thu & Sun @ 8:30pmFri-Sat @ 8:30pm & 10:30pmRivercenter Comedy Club

Hypnotist Gary Conrad7/22-25, Thu & Sun @ 8:30pmFri-Sat @ 8:30pm & 10:30pmRivercenter Comedy Club

Jack Mayberry7/28-8/1, Wed-Thu & Sun @ 8pmFri-Sat @ 8pm & 10:15pmLaugh Out Loud Comedy Club

JJ Rameriz7/28-8/1, Wed-Thu & Sun @ 8:30pmFri-Sat @ 8:30pm & 10:30pmRivercenter Comedy Club

Chinaman8/4-8, Wed-Thu & Sun @ 8pmFri-Sat @ 8pm & 10:15pmLaugh Out Loud Comedy Club

Chad Daniels8/4-8, Wed-Thu & Sun @ 8:30pmFri-Sat @ 8:30pm & 10:30pmRivercenter Comedy Club

Kathy Griffin8/6, Fri @ 8pmMajestic Theatre

Ron White8/7, Sat @ 7pm & 10pmMajestic Theatre

Rich Ramirez8/11-15, Wed-Thu & Sun @ 8pmFri-Sat @ 8pm & 10:15pmLaugh Out Loud Comedy Club

Spanky8/11-15, Wed-Thu & Sun @ 8:30pmFri-Sat @ 8:30pm & 10:30pmRivercenter Comedy Club

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Carol Leifer8/12, Thu @ 7pmLaugh Out Loud Comedy Club

Loco Comedy Jam with Mike Robles and Friends8/18, Wed @ 8pmLaugh Out Loud Comedy Club

Justin Worsham8/18-22, Wed-Thu & Sun @ 8:30pmFri-Sat @ 8:30pm & 10:30pmRivercenter Comedy Club

Brian Regan8/19, Thu @ 7:30pmMajestic Theatre

JR Brow8/20-22, Fri-Sat @ 8pm & 10:15pmSun @ 8pmLaugh Out Loud Comedy Club

Robert Hawkins8/25-8/29, Wed-Thu & Sun @ 8pmFri-Sat @ 8pm & 10:15pmLaugh Out Loud Comedy Club

For The KidsNickelodeon Presents Storytime Live!Broadway Across America Presentation8/20-22, Fri @ 7pmSat @ 11am, 2pm & 5pmSun @ 11am & 2pmMajestic Theatre

Snow White & The Seven Amigos7/2-8/7, Wed @ 10:30amFri @ 7pmMagik Theatre

A Year with Frog & Toad8/20-9/4, Fri @ 7pmSat @ 2pm,9/7-25, Tue-Thu Fri @ 9:45am & 11:30amFri @ 9:45am,11:30am & 7pm, Sat @ 2pm

MiscellaneousMMA Alamo Showdown7/17, Sat @ 7pmMunicipal Auditorium

Dallas Cowboys Training Camp7/23-8/6Alamodome

WWE Raw7/26, Mon @ 6:45pmAT&T Center

PBR: Built FordTough Series7/31-8/1, Sat @ 6:50pmSun @ 2pmAT&T Center

Taste of CIA Cookbooks: CIA Favorites8/7, Sat / 9:30am-2:30pmCulinary Institute of America at Pearl Brewery

Taste of CIA Cookbooks: Grilling8/21, Sat / 9:30am-2:30pmCulinary Institute of America at Pearl Brewery

On ExhibitART PACEHudson (Show)Room On The Road: Robert Adams, Ant Farm, John Baldessari, Walker Evans, Robbert Flick, Mary Heilmann, Roger KuntzDanny Lyon, Catherine Opie, Allen Ruppersberg, Ed Ruscha, Stephen Shore, Alexis Smith, Kon Trubkovich, Andy WarholThru 9/5

Window WorksKen LittleThru 9/19

International Artist-In-ResidenceNew Works: 10.2Jamal CyrusCorey McCorkleMonika SosnowskaCurated by Patrick CharpenelOpens 7/15

BIHL HAUS ARTS

Ancient Guardians of the SkyDavid Zamora CasasThru 7/31

BLUE STAR CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER

Launch-11: Recipient of the International Sculpture Center2009 Student Awards Thru 8/14

Fire in the BellyThru 8/14

It’s RiggedKyle OlsonThru 8/15

Noumenon, And Other New WorkSteve Brudniak7/1-31

PassengersLari R. Gibbons8/5-29

GUADALUPE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER

EssentialsGuest Artist Curator: Anita ValenciaThru 8/27

INSTITUTO CULTURAL de MEXICO

40 Anos de Arte Joven… y los que faltanCurated by Marel de LaraOpens 7/8

The Alchemy of ColorOpens 7/8

Al Otro Lado del RioOpens 7/8

McNAY ART MUSEUM

Janet Biggs Vanishing PointThru 7/18

Terra Incognita:Dulac’s Suite de PaysagesThru 8/29

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Jeanne and Irving MathewsCollection of Art GlassThru 8/29

Neither Model nor Muse:Women as ArtistsThru 9/12

Janet Lennie Flohr:Learning to Say Good-Bye7/1-9/12

MUSEO ALAMEDA

Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program, 1942-1964Thru 8/1

SAN ANTONIO BOTANICAL GARDEN

Albert Paley: Art In The GardenCurated by Bill FitzgibbonsThru 9/30

Playhouses & FortsThru 10/24

SAN ANTONIO MUSEUM OF ART

Season Three of Seasons of Beauty: Yoshitoshi’s Thirty-two Aspects of Daily LifeThru 7/4

Psychedelic: Optical and Visionary Art since the 1960sThru 8/1

La Gran Lucha:Popular Graphics from Independence through the Mexican RevolutionThru 8/15

Season Four of Seasons of Beauty: Yoshitoshi’s Thirty-two Aspects of Daily Life7/13-10/31

SOUTHWEST SCHOOL OF ART & CRAFT

All School Exhibition 20107/15-9/12

Certificate StudentExhibit7/15-9/12

Carra Garza: Ordered Kingdom7/15-9/11

Teen Studio Intensive Program: Bee Nation7/15-9/12

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INSTITUTE OF TEXAN CULTURES

A Salute to Military Flight Thru 7/4

Texas Trails and TailsThru 7/30

Lone Star & Eagle: An Exploration of German Immigrationto TexasThru 9/19

Texas Contemporary Artists Series:Henry Cardenas7/3-10/15

WITTE MUSEUM

Texas Art: A Sense of HistoryThru 8/22

Dinosaurs UnearthedThru 9/6

Feathered Fossils: The LatestDinosaur DiscoveriesThru 9/6

A Royal GardenThru 9/15

Don Yena: Painting the South Texas HistoryThru 1/2011

Festivals & CelebrationsFirst Friday Art Walk7/2 & 8/6, Fri / 6-9pmSouthtown / Blue Star / King William

Fiesta Noche del Rio7/2-8/14, Fri-Sat @ 8:30pm (gates open @ 7pm) Arneson River Theatre

4th of July at MarketSquare7/3-5

Balcones Heights17th Annual Jazz Festival7/9-8/6, Fri @ 7:30pmWonderland of the Americas Mall

Summer Literary Festival7/9-25Gemini Ink

On Screen Eugene Onegin: Metropolitan Opera Summer Encore: 7/7, Wed @ 6:30pmCielo Vista 18Fiesta 16 TheatreMcCreeles Mall Cinema La Boheme: Metropolitan Opera Summer Encore 7/14, Wed @ 6:30pmCielo Vista 18Fiesta 16 TheatreMcCreeles Mall Cinema

The Innocence Saga:10 Films - 20 Hours 7/17-18, Sat-Sun @ 12pm The Overtime Theater

Turnadot: Metropolitan Opera Summer Encore 7/21, Wed @ 6:30pmCielo Vista 18Fiesta 16 TheatreMcCreeles Mall Cinema

Carmen: Metropolitan Opera Summer Encore 7/28, Wed @ 6:30pmCielo Vista 18Fiesta 16 TheatreMcCreeles Mall Cinema

Elvis On Tour: 75th Anniversary Celebration7/29, Thu @ Time TBDCielo Vista 18Fiesta 16 TheatreMcCreeles Mall Cinema

Area Performance Hidhlights

Austin

Becky’s New Car7/1-7/11, Thu-Sat @ 8pmSun @ 2:30pm & 7pmWhisenhunt StageZachary Scott Theatre

The Drowsy Chaperone7/1-8/1, Wed-Sat @ 8pmSun @ 2:30pm Kleberg StageZachary Scott Theatre

H.E.B. Austin SymphonyJuly 4th Concert & Fireworks7/4, Sun @ 8:30pmAuditorium Shores

The Man Who MistookHis Wife for a HatAustin Lyric Opera Presentation7/9-11, Fri-Sat @ 7:30pmSat @ 3pmSt. Martin’s Lutheran Church

The Sessions: The Black and White Years with L.A.X7/10, Sat @ 8pmOne World Theatre

Blue October:The Acoustic Tour7/22, Thu @ 10:30pmParamount Theatre

Dave Koz & Jonathan Butler with Shelia E.One World Theatre Presentation7/23, Fri @ 8pmRiverbend Centre

The Go-Go’s:Happily Ever After -The Farewell Tour7/27, Tue @ 8pmParamount Theatre

Canadian Brass7/10, Fri @ 7:15pmBass Concert Hall

The Flatlanders with The Greencards7/30, Fri @ 8pmParamount Theatre

Ottmar Liebert7/31, Sat @ 7pm & 9:30pmOne World Theatre

Melissa Etheridge8/2, Mon @ 8pmBass Concert Hall

Kathy Griffin8/5, Thu @ 8pmMichael & Susan Dell Hall at Long Center

1964…The Tribute8/5, Thu @ 8pmParamount Theatre



Metamorphoses8/5-9/12, Wed-Sat @ 8pmSun @ 2:30pm & 7pmWhisenhunt StageZachary Scott Theatre

Hiroshima8/6, Fri @ 7pm & 9:30pmOne World Theatre

The Wiggles:Wiggly Circus Live!8/7, Sat @ 12:30pm & 4:30pmParamount Theatre

Shen Yun8/7, Sat @ 2:30pm & 7:30pmMichael & Susan Dell Hall at Long Center

Ambrosia8/8, Sun @ 7pmOne World Theatre

Cyndi Lauper withDavid Rhodes8/10, Tue @ 8pmParamount Theatre

Christopher Cross8/13, Fri @ 7pm & 9:30pmOne World Theatre

Pamela Hart: It’s Ella8/15, Sun @ 6pm & 8:30pmOne World Theatre

Nickelodeon Presents Storytime Live!8/18-19, Wed @ 7pmThu @ 10:30am & 7pmMichael & Susan Dell Hall at Long Center

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey:Zing Zang Zoom8/18-22, Wed-Fri @ 7:30pmSat @ 11:30am, 3:30pm & 7:30pmSun @ 2pm & 6pmFrank Erwin Center

Jersey BoysBroadway Across America Presentation8/18-9/5, Tue-Fri @ 8pm,Sat @ 2pm & 8pmSun @ 2pm & 7:30pm(Special Matinee – 8/19, Thu @ 2pm)

Paula Poundstone8/20, Fri @ 7pm & 9:30pmOne World Theatre

Natalie Merchant8/20, Fri @ 8pmParamount Theatre

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Asia: Omega Tour8/22, Sun @ 7:30pmParamount Theatre

Judy Collins8/27, Fri @ 7pm & 9:30pmOne World Theatre

Rippingtons8/28, Sat @ 7pm & 9:30pmOne World Theatre

Corpus Christi

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey:Zing Zang Zoom7/2 -7/4, Fri @ 7:30pmSat @ 1pm & 5pmSun @ 1pmAmerican Bank Center Arena

Ludacris7/18, Sun @ 8pmAmerican Bank Center Arena

Rock the Bay: Buckcherry, Flyleaf, Filter, Drowning Pool and more7/25, Sun @ 2pmOld Concrete Street Amphitheater

WWE Smackdown7/27, Tue @ 6:30pmAmerican Bank Center Arena

Monster Jam Summer Heat7/30-31, Fri-Sat @ 7:30pmAmerican Bank Center Arena

Roger Creager and Kevin Fowler7/31, Sat @ 7pmOld Concrete Street Amphitheater

Nickelodeon Presents Storytime Live!8/24-25, Tue @ 7pmWed @ 10:30am & 7pmSelena Auditorium at American Bank Center

Hidalgo

Aventura7/3, Sat @ 8pmState Farm Arena

Alejandro Sanz7/29, Thu @ 8pmState Farm Arena

Brad Paisely H20 World Tour with Darius Rucker and Justin Moore8/5, Thu @ 7:30pmState Farm Arena

Laredo

Polo Polo7/8, Thu @ 8pmLaredo Energy Arena

Deer in the Headlights7/10, Sat @ 3pmLaredo Energy Arena

Jenni Rivera7/23, Fri @ 8pmLaredo Energy Arena

WWE Smackdown7/28, Wed @ 7:30pmLaredo Energy Arena

Three Dog Night8/25, Wed @ 8pmLaredo Energy Arena

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Radney FosterCourtesy radneyfoster.com

Robert Earl KeenCourtesy cmt.com

Gary P. NunnCourtesy liveatfloores.com

Two Tons of SteelCourtesy twotons.com

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Charlie RobisonCourtesy charlierobison.com

ColaoCourtesy San Antonio Botanical Garden

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Stephanie San’t AmbrogioCourtesty Cactus Pear Music Festival

Kelly WillisCourtesy kellywillis.com

Kevin FowlerCourtesy cmt.com

Rotel and the Hot Tomatoes Courtesy rotelandthehottomatoes.com

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Eleven Hundred SpringsCourtesy liveatfloores.com

Michael BubléCourtesy AT&T Center

Randy Rogers BandCourtesy randyrogers band.com

Terri HendrixPhoto by Mary Burton

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Roger CreagerCourtesy rogercreager.com

Charlie DanielsCourtesy Majestic Theatre

Ray Wylie HubbardPhoto by Todd Wolfson

QueensrycheCourtesy queensryche.com

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1964 The TributeCourtesy Majestic Theatre

Max StallingPhoto by Allison V. Smith

Stoney LaRueCourtesy stoneylarue.com

AsiaCourtesy Majestic Theatre

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Dora: Storytime Live!Courtesy Majestic Theatre

AnnieCourtesy Circle Arts Theatre

GreaseCourtesy Woodlawn Theatre


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Garrison KeillorCourtesy Prairie Home Productions /American Public Media

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Bryan CallenCourtesy Laugh OutLoud Comedy Club

Kathy GriffinCourtesy Majestic Theatre

Ron WhiteCourtesy Majestic Theatre

Brian ReganCourtesy Majestic Theatre

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Robert HawkinsCourtesy thehawknest.com

Fred TomaselliDetail of Ripple Trees, 1994, assorted drugs, hemp leaves, saccharin, acrylic, resin on wood panel, 48 x 48 in., Collection of Peter NortonCourtesy San Antonio Museum of Art

Taiso YoshitoshiJapan (1839-1892)Smoky: the appearance ofa housewife of the Kyowaera, 1801-1804 Thirty-TwoAspects of Daily Life, 1888

Woodblock print on paper37.6 x 25.7 cm overall paperLent by Lenora and WalterF. Brown Photography by Peggy Tenison Courtesy San Antonio Museum of Art

David Zamora CasasCuando el Corazon Mira EstrellasCourtesy Bihl Haus Arts

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Dinosaurs UnearthedCourtesy Witte Museum

Wong: Rachael Wong Red Effect, Mixed media, Dimensions variable, 2009, featured in Launch-11Courtesy Blue Star Contemporary Art Center

Ottmar LiebertPhoto by Luis Alvarez

Christopher CrossCourtesy christophercross.com

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Paula PoundstoneCourtesy oneworldtheatre.org

Judy CollinsCourtesy oneworldtheatre.org

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Dr. William ChiegoDirector of theMcNay Art Museum By Angela RabkePhotography Greg Harrison

When I was a young student, my friends and I would often head to the McNay Art Museum in our spare time. We would wander around

the grounds, take artsy photos of our toes splashing in the water, and read Jane Austin under the shade trees. Sometimes we would watch brides having their wedding photos taken. Often, but not always, we would duck inside to experience the art collection—the first opportunity for most of us to see important pieces up close and personal. Those were memorable times, but as youngsters, it never occurred to us to wonder about the individuals who helped create the McNay experience.

As an adult, I know that it was during that timeframe that Dr. William Chiego, the current director of the McNay Art Museum, came to San Antonio from Oberlin College, where he served as director of the Allen Memorial Art Museum. He was well aware of the quality of the collection at the McNay, and also had observed that the grounds and facilities were ripe for future growth and development. “San Antonio seemed to be in a growth phase, and the collection and grounds were inspiring to me,” Chiego says. “I knew there were some immediate challenges and was eager to begin.”

The first challenge involved a detailed assessment of the work that needed to be done on the house, taking into careful consideration the environmental requirements of housing such an important art collection. After six years of improvements to the existing structures and grounds, Chiego started an in-depth study of how the collection was expanding. The original collection of approximately 700 pieces had grown to more than 20,000 works, and the McNay needed more space. As a result, Chiego embarked on a long-range site and space plan. The result was a 25-year plan that realized the need for gallery space that focused on changing exhibits so that the permanent collection could stay in the house. As plans to move forward with a new gallery space became more concrete, he began to think about the architectural requirements for the property.

“Mrs. McNay’s house is so architecturally significant, and we had to decide between making a statement in the vocabulary of today instead of mimicking the existing house. We chose (French architect) Jean-Paul Viguier because he understood that sensitivity and was experienced in creating modern statements without overpowering the existing structures,” Chiego says. The result of Viguier’s design process is



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the celebrated Stieren Center for Exhibitions, which opened in June 2008.

With the addition of the Stieren Center for Exhibitions, the McNay today is a visual tribute to the idea of modern and contemporary design. “Everything we do here goes back to why Mrs. McNay built her collection,” Chiego says. “She wanted to create a place that brings art and people together and acts as a bridge between past and present. I think that is what makes us unique within the city—no one else does that. We have tried to maintain her focus and have simply expanded it by adding new media and adding retrospectively. We are telling the story of how art developed from the 1800s to today, and I think that she would love to see what we have done.” The addition of the Stieren Center roughly doubles the size of the museum, enabling Chiego and his team to expand the permanent collection while bringing in a variety of relevant exhibits. “With the new addition, we get to show so much more of what she collected. We’ve also maintained the indoor/outdoor dynamic that exists on the grounds and in Mrs. McNay’s house. The use of natural light is unique in museum settings, and it lets people experience art in a new way.” With the successful completion of the expansion behind him, Chiego and others at the McNay once again are in the process of developing a new long-range plan. Years after I roamed the McNay grounds as a student, it remains relevant to a different phase in my life: my family now shares picnics on the grounds as my kids run around one of Chiego’s favorite installations on the lawn, a George Rickey kinetic sculpture that was one of his first acquisitions for the museum. Our children stare at the art with awe in the same way we used to, and will learn about Georgia O’Keeffe, Raoul Dufy and Pablo Picasso in a world-class museum that we’re lucky enough to have right down the street from our house. While the next 25 years of the McNay are sure to include exciting additions and changes, one thing is certain: It will continue to be a haven for art lovers, students, photographers and families.

The McNay currently is showing several exhibits including Neither Model nor Muse-Women as Artists, the Mathews Glass Art collection, and Terra Incognita-Dulac’s Suite de Paysage. For more information about these exhibits or other events at the McNay, visit www.mcnayart.org.




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SummertimeExhibitionsat Museums and Art Centers Near youBy Shannon Huntington Standley

Looking for something cool to do this summer? Look no further, San Antonio is home to a vast array of art and culture institutions, all boasting

fabulous exhibitions and cold air conditioning.

If you haven’t checked out Dinosaurs Unearthed at the Witte Museum yet, you’re missing out. The Cretaceous creatures that have invaded the Witte have greeted a record number of visitors for a reason. On view through Sept. 6, this exhibition is one the most comprehensive displays in the world—featuring state-of-the art animatronics, fossils, skeletons and a dino dig pit where the visitor can become a paleontologist. This is the last chance to check out the Witte’s annual Fiesta exhibition, A Royal Garden, which is on view through Aug. 22. Then get a sense of the people and places of Texas history through the strokes of the brush in Texas Art: A Sense of History, also on view through Aug. 22.

This summer marks the first chance for visitors to experience the Jeanne and Irving Mathews Collection of Art Glass since its bequest to the McNay Art Museum. On view through Aug. 29, the first group of works to be shown from this collection focuses on the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods in France, one of the most creative chapters in the history of glass. The great glass artists of the time are included, from Daum Frères and Emile Gallé to René Lalique,

as well as rare works by Gabriel Argy-Rousseau, François Decorchement and Jacques Gruber. Since its opening, one of the McNay focuses has been acquiring works by female artists—with inspiration spurred by art collector, educator and artist Marion Koogler McNay. Their latest exhibition on view through Sept.12, Neither Model nor Muse: Women as Artists, celebrates this focus by bringing together for the first time the McNay’s works by women artists, including paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints, photographs and theater designs. Blue Star Contemporary Art Center has four new summer exhibitions gracing the galleries, all on view through Aug. 14. Launch-11: Recipients of the International Sculpture Center 2009 Student Awards showcases the 11 winners of the International Sculpture Center’s Outstanding Student Achievement in Sculpture Awards. The winners were selected from more than 441 faculty-sponsored nominees representing more than 176 colleges and universities from around the world. Fire in the Belly brings together a group of undergraduate artists from eight universities and colleges in San Antonio. This survey exhibition showcases work of exacting technique, conceptual rigor, humor and politics. Kyle Olson presents It’s Rigged, representing his philosophy of “practice has become praxis.” Embedded features Linda Lewis, who creates her body of work from books and



paper with printed text and found objects. For this recent series, the books retained their original shape, but were altered by embedding objects in them.

UTSA’s Institute of Texan Cultures is giving a nod to a historic military unit, the Buffalo Soldiers. On view July 22 through Oct. 31, this exhibition takes a look at the African-American regiments of the U.S. Army established in 1866. Focusing on the experience of individuals serving with the 9th U.S. Cavalry between 1866 and 1875, visitors can explore who these soldiers were, why they joined the Army and what daily life was like during their service in Texas. To get the full experience, don’t miss Buffalo Soldiers Encampment on ITC’s Back 40 on July 24 and 25. For more “real life” experience, make a stop at Texas Trails and Tales, through July 30 on the Back 40. Junior docents in the roles of pioneers, ranch hands and trail bosses welcome visitors to a one-room school house, log cabin, barn, fort and adobe house. Then step inside to check out Lone Star and Eagle, an examination of the history of German Texans on view through Sept. 19, and Texas Contemporary Artists Series: Henry Cardenas, on view through Nov.7.

If you haven’t made the “trip” to the San Antonio Museum of Art to check out Psychedelic: Optical and Visionary Art since the 1960s, here is your last chance as it closes Aug. 1. This “eye-popping” exhibition documents the origins and development of a psychedelic aesthetic sensibility in contemporary art from the Op Art of the 1960s to the present day. The fourth and final season of the popular, yearlong exhibition of Taiso Yoshitoshi’s (1839-1892) Seasons of Beauty: Thirty-two Aspects of Daily Life is on view July 13 to Oct. 31. Like the previous three seasons, Season Four features prints depicting 19th century Japanese women engaged in daily activities.

Three new exhibitions are arriving at the Southwest School of Art & Craft campuses, all on view July 15 through Sept.12. The annual All School Exhibition 2010 showcases outstanding recent works in a variety of media by faculty, students and artists associated with the Southwest School of Art & Craft. The Certificate Student Exhibition will feature works by Mark Crutsinger and Sara Katherine Boyd as a culmination to completing the school’s certificate program in ceramics. Finally, Carra Garza: Solo Exhibition features the works by this San Antonio photographer, created during the completion of her


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Ancient Guardians of the Sky takes over Bihl Haus Arts this summer. On view through July 31, this on-site installation by David Zamora Casas transforms the Bihl Haus with his interactive installation and new series of work.

The Museo Alameda presents Bittersweet Harvest through Aug. 1. This moving, bilingual exhibition examines the experiences of bracero workers and their families, providing rich insight into Mexican-American history and useful context to today’s debates on guest-worker programs. The exhibition, organized by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and circulated by SITES, combines recent scholarship, powerful photographs from the 1950s from the Smithsonian‘s collection and audio excerpts from oral histories contributed by former contract workers and their families.

From roaring Cretaceous creatures, brand-new collections and student exhibitions to cultural cross-sections and funky psychedelics, there are plenty of ways to beat the heat this summer while getting a glimpse at the world from 65 million years ago to the present.

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Taiso Yoshitoshi Japan (1839-1892) Strolling: The Appearance of an Upper Class Wife of the Meiji Era, 1888 Woodblock print on paperOn loan from Lenora and Walter F. BrownPhotography by Peggy TenisonCourtesy San Antonio Mu-seum of Art

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The Art of Janet CampbellBy Susan A. Merkner

San Antonio native Janet Campbell found her artistic calling early in life, but put her creative dreams on hold while she and her husband raised

their children. Despite the hiatus, recent years have brought her renown for her watercolor paintings, many of which feature famous sights around San Antonio and South Texas, captured in luminescent hues.

Campbell and her husband were Jefferson High School sweethearts “back in the Dark Ages,” she says with an infectious laugh. After graduation, she worked in commercial art at Joske’s as an advertising apprentice, illustrating a wide range of the department store’s products for its newspaper ads, “everything from lawn mowers to cologne to fashion.”

After her husband graduated from St. Mary’s Univer-sity, he entered the military, serving as an Army officer for 22 years, during which they traveled and were stationed around the world. Family life took precedence over career aspirations. “I put my brushes down and had five children,” Campbell says.

While stationed in Leavenworth, Kan., in the mid 1970s, Campbell was persuaded by another Army wife to take a class on post in watercolor painting, taught by an artist from the Hallmark Cards company in nearby Kansas City, Mo. From that point on, “I was hooked” on watercolors, Campbell says.

After that first class, Campbell painted steadily for a full year, amassing a portfolio of work for her first show, which was held on base. “It was one of my most successful shows because I had works of all sizes and prices,” she says. “It was a very encouraging sign.”

The Campbells returned to Texas in 1976, and the artist began painting scenes around Austin, where the family lived, and San Antonio, which they visited frequently. J.R. Mooney Galleries of Fine Art was among the first commercial galleries to display Campbell’s work, and she says she has been exhibited there for 20 years.


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In 1997, Campbell submitted three proposals to the San Antonio Conservation Society for consideration for that year’s poster commemorating the 50th anniversary of A Night in Old San Antonio, a major annual Fiesta San Antonio event. One of her scenes of historic La Villita was selected, and she was commissioned to produce that year’s NIOSA poster. She went on to paint the NIOSA posters again for the 2000 and 2006 events.

More of Campbell’s work – commissioned posters for the United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County -- adorned the covers of the AT&T San Antonio phone books in 2004, 2005 and 2006.

She has a lengthy list of corporate commissions and collections over the past 34 years. Financial institu-tions, commercial spaces, professional organizations, law offices, universities and many other businesses and individuals have featured Campbell’s work.

Among her influences were Julian Onderdonk (1882-1922), often referred to as “the father of Texas painting,” who was well-known for his impressionist works and landscapes. “My great-aunt Florence studied under Julian Onderdonk, and I saw his influence in her work, especially in how she handled trees,” Campbell says.

During her high school years, Campbell took drawing and watercolor classes with Warren Hunter (1904-1993), who ran a school of art in La Villita. She also studied with Louisiana artist Doug Watson. Campbell has traveled to England, France, Italy, Japan and Mexico and has been influenced by the art of those and other cultures.

Campbell describes several ways in which her work has evolved over time. “After a trip to Guatemala in 1991, my color palette exploded. It really changed to include bolder colors and a wider variety of colors,” she says. “My work always had value but it became less muted.”

The artist, who favors the wet-on-wet technique, first develops the composition, drawing and sketching her subject matter. “Then I bring the pigment to the paper, building layers of colors until I get deep, rich colors,” she says.

Among her favorite subjects are creeks, limestone outcroppings, landscapes, lake scenes, architectural



and historical structures and cityscapes. Campbell, who has had a studio in her Austin home since 1976, says she enjoys capturing the contrast of light and shadow on a building, or the color reflections and patterns in glass or on water.

Her work was exhibited at the annual Night of Artists art sale and dinner in March sponsored by the National Western Art Foundation and the Briscoe Western Art Museum, which is scheduled to open next year on the San Antonio River Walk. It was Campbell’s fourth year to participate in the invitation-only show, and she received the show’s People’s Choice Award in 2009. Among her work sold at this year’s show were paintings of the state Capitol in Austin, a view of St. Mary’s Street downtown featuring the Aztec Theater, and Light the Way, a scene from the University of the Incarnate Word’s annual holiday lighting display.

Campbell says she enjoys having the challenge of upcoming shows before her. “It helps me to have those goals to reach for.” Her advice to fellow artists is simple: “Paint what you love.”

Campbell’s work is carried at Artistic Endeavors gallery in La Villita (www.artend.com) and at J.R. Mooney Galleries, 8302 Broadway (www.jrmooney galleries.com).

For more information, visit the artist’s Web site at www.janetcampbellwatercolors.com.

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The Art of Play By Kyla McGlynn Photos courtesy San Antonio Botanical Garden

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Experience a childhood playtime thrill! The San Antonio Botanical Garden invites you to explore their new exhibit, Playhouses and Forts.

Playhouses and Forts features eight unique playhouses and forts, specially created by members of the local design community. Visitors will see everything from contemporary and modern interpretations of a playhouse to whimsical and quirky structures. Most designs include environmentally friendly features and all enlist the viewer to participate in some way.

“Playhouses and Forts simply invites visitors to have fun. Each year we see more and more families enjoy coming to the Botanical Garden, and these interactive creations will intrigue the visitors throughout the summer and into the fall,” says garden director Bob Brackman.

The innovative structures were chosen from 33 entries submitted in a contest held earlier this year. Contest entries came from artists, architects, businesses, families, neighbors, community groups and students. All designers let their imaginations run wild.

Winners were given a $3,500 stipend to build and install their designs in the garden. A few of the designers solicited additional sponsorships for supplies or construction.

Fun and creative family activities, including building a fort, identifying forest animals, weaving, painting, “green” living, preserving our water supply and much more are planned for opening weekend, June 26-27. Family entertainer Rudy Harst, performing as Rudi and the Rudiments, will supply silly, musical fun for all ages during opening weekend. Playhouses and Forts will be on display through Oct. 24.

The playhouses and forts:

The Inside/Outside Fort features furniture that is twice life-size, recreating the childhood playtime experience of building a fort from furniture and objects inside the house. As visitors step inside this fort, their inner child is invited to come out and play. Designed by Kristin and Jeffrey Fetzer, AIA, and Guy Ewing, Two Hills Studio.

El Presidio Chrysalis is inspired by a chrysalis, the intriguing form from which a butterfly emerges as part of its life cycle. Keeping a child’s imagination at the



heart of this design, the fort structure becomes a child’s chrysalis. Designed by James Haynes and Patrick Winn.

En Plein Air invites the imagination and embraces the environment. Features of this playhouse serve as a canvas, a loom and a drawing board – all catering to an artist’s whim. Designed by Laura Kaarlsen.

This eco-friendly fort, The Water Wheel, uses captured rain water, recycled materials and native plants to create a place for activity and excitement. By interacting with the wheel at the center, visitors are able to deliver cool relief from the Texas heat to the surrounding plants and visitors in the garden. Designed by Durand-Hollis Rupe Architects Inc.

Woven Passage is based on the organic woven design of a bird’s nest, creating a sheltered passage for families to use their imagination and explore the world of nature. The design team includes Cristina Ontiveros, Damian Guerrero and Waqas Bukhari.

The Modern Swiss Family Robinson is built with recycled materials from active job sites or from the post-consumer waste headed to the landfill. Children can climb on the stationary bike and start pedaling to generate enough power to play the radio. This playhouse will be auctioned on www.tpr.org with proceeds benefiting Texas Public Radio. Designed by Imagine Homes.

Forest Magic is a playhouse inspired by a storybook tale: here, visitors can create their own unique music,

observe the world through recycled objects, explore soil layers from bedrock to soil to living plants, and measure themselves to see what kind of forest creature they might be. Designed by Tomatoberrie Design—Stephanie Keller and Elizabeth Loggie.

Fortè, through its extremely interactive design, invites visitors to peer into periscopes, crawl through tunnels, create music and look for a surprise sculpture in the glockenspiel! Designed by Urbanist Design pllc, Ron Evans, Christine Westerman.

The exhibit is presented by the San Antonio Botanical Society in partnership with the American Institute of Architects San Antonio Chapter and the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department.

Sponsors of Playhouses and Forts include Ewing Halsell Foundation, Robert J. Kleberg Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation, Gretchen Swanson Family Foundation, the USAA Foundation, AT&T and Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation. Media sponsors include the San Antonio Express News, Magic 105.3 FM Radio and Imagine Homes/KSTX 89.1 FM Radio. The San Antonio Public Library is one of the exhibit’s community partners.

The Botanical Garden is operated under the auspices of the City of San Antonio Department of Parks and Recreation. The garden is at 555 Funston at North New Braunfels Avenue, with free parking and is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.



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Being able to make and prepare foods and combine them, it’s just experience more than anything,” Bruce Auden says in his humble,

matter-of-fact way. But Auden has been accumulating culinary experience for more than three decades, which helps explain why this five-time James Beard award nominee for Best Chef of the Southwest has achieved, and continues to achieve, so much.

Auden’s career began at the age of 17 when he left his native England and came to the United States to work at the Northmoor Country Club in Highland Park, a suburb of Chicago. At the time, the only culinary knowledge he had was an inherent sense of what good food should be.

“Subconsciously,” he says, “it came from the way I was brought up. Mom was a tremendous cook…Back then in England, she was organically correct and sustainable before it was fashionable over here…So everything she cooked for us was fresh and delicious.”

Northmoor gave Auden a strong foundation in classic French culinary techniques which continues to underpin all his dishes. “The first chef I worked with in the country club was a Swiss chef and everything had to be just right,” he says.

In 1977, he began a six-year stint at award-winning Crickets in Chicago, and subsequently, worked at Exposure in Dallas and Charley’s 517 in Houston.

In 1985, he moved to San Antonio to open the Fairmount Hotel’s Polo’s restaurant. While there, he was named one of 1988’s “Ten Best New Chefs of America” by Food and Wine Magazine and, in 1991, Esquire Magazine added Polo’s to its “Best Bars and Restaurants” list.

At Polo’s, Auden responded to culinary trends without following them, taking the best they had to offer while retaining the best of what he already knew. His insatiable curiosity about, and in-depth study of, world cuisines constantly inspired him to refine and redefine his own culinary world.

He integrated elements of Italian, Asian, Southwestern and Cajun into his dishes. Where other chefs might have turned fusion cuisine into confusion, Auden made it seem perfectly natural to have a Vietnamese stock simmering on the stove while Mexican quesadillas, Italian pizzas and quail stuffed with boudin browned to perfection in Polo’s wood-fired oven.

In 1991, Auden opened Biga in an historic house in north central San Antonio, along with LocuStreet Bakery, run by his wife, Debra. According to Auden, the name, which is Italian for a lively preferment of yeast, water and flour used in bread making, was inspired by Carol Field’s book, “The Italian Baker.” “That’s why Debra starting baking bread, and that’s why we called the restaurant ‘Biga,’” Auden says.

It was an apt description of the dynamic energy of Auden’s first restaurant. Debra, a culinary artist in her own right, supplied the large variety of breads, baked goods and rustic loaves the restaurant (and neighborhood) required. Auden, along with his talented chef de cuisine, Mark Bliss (who later founded Silo Restaurant), offered a wide-ranging “contemporary American” menu of appetizers, salads, soups, entrees and desserts, including dishes such as savory oak-roasted mushrooms with thyme, rosemary and garlic; Asian-inspired crab packets with cucumbers and dipping sauces; and Texas antelope

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In its first year, Biga was named to Esquire’s “Best Bars and Restaurants.” In 1996, Biga was inducted into “Nation’s Restaurant News Fine Dining Hall of Fame.”

By 2000, Biga’s success had outgrown its original home; Auden and his partners, Perny Shea, Pete Selig and Don Thomas, moved the restaurant to its current location above the River Walk, dubbing it, “Biga on the Banks.”

The modern décor of the restaurant provides the perfect setting for Auden’s eclectic dishes. “We just celebrated our 10th year,” says Auden, crediting Shea’s expertise in putting together private dining events as a major contribution to the restaurant’s success. “She’s fantastic at doing them,” he says, adding, “We have some of the nicest private dining spaces for people coming to the city for weddings and things like that.”

But it’s the dependably innovative menu that keeps Biga at the forefront of fine dining in San Antonio. Auden continues to rely on his knowledge, experience and inherent sense of what good food is to continually surprise and satisfy his clientele.

Auden says his latest venture, Auden’s Kitchen -- a casual, very affordable, family-friendly restaurant located on the north side of San Antonio -- has much in common with Biga. “Some of the dishes we have here originated at Biga,” he says, adding that several employees, including his highly experienced head chef Patricia Wenckus, worked at Biga or continue to do so. He also enjoys having a restaurant that, like the original Biga, is in a residential area. “We were more of a neighborhood place then when we were on Locust Street, and now again, we’ve become a neighborhood place,” he says.

At Auden’s Kitchen, the chef continues to draw from a panoply of world cuisines, with dishes ranging from classic French duck confit and Viet/Thai-influenced tempura shrimp bowl to Texas wood-roasted mushrooms and Southern-inspired buttermilk fried chicken. Auden even gives a nod to his own British roots with fish of the day and chips and Scotch eggs.

This may seem like a diverse group of dishes, until you consider what they all have in common--great taste and Bruce Auden.



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When life handed Tanji Patton lemons, she didn’t just make lemonade – she whipped up lemon meringue pie, baked a lemon pound

cake and opened her own lemonade stand.

After being a familiar face on local NBC affiliate WOAI-TV for 17 years, Patton’s contract was not renewed in 2007, leaving the Emmy award-winning journalist, anchor, producer and host/creator of “San Antonio Living” in search of her next “new adventure,” as she describes it.

Turns out she didn’t have to look far. At the time, she and husband Mike were working on a television pilot called “Good Taste With Tanji,” designed to educate viewers on wines (“to take away the intimidation factor”), good food and travel, including visits to some of the Pattons’ favorite vineyards, restaurants and other getaways encountered during a 27-year marriage. Slickly produced and beautifully photographed, the pilot – most of it shot in Italy -- featured the telegenic Tanji talking to chefs, winemakers and others in her trademark breezy, informative style. “That was completed and ready to sell about the same time the market crashed in 2008,” she says.

Undaunted, the couple shifted their focus to the project’s accompanying Web site, goodtastewithtanji.com, which was taking off “like a rocket,” she says. “We decided that instead of trying to sell the pilot, we had a bird in the hand with the Web site.” Videos are a mainstay of the site: Patton writes, produces and stars in “mini-shows” covering everything from a visit with super-chef Bruce Auden at his new Stone Oak restaurant to La Gloria’s Mexican street food at the Pearl District.

She also writes a blog (“Tanjents”), newsletter, passes on recipes, writes knowledgeably about wine, and interacts with readers and viewers on her occasional “Girls Night Out” events around town. “The goal of the site is to be fun, entertaining, and to encourage people to share family time around good food and a bottle of wine.”

The life-changing event that was the genesis of “Good Taste With Tanji” was a trip to Tuscany. “There was a particular wine we wanted to try, so we sought out the winemaker. The winery turned out to be his house.” There, in a countryside kitchen, sampling bread, sausage, cheese and of course, wine, Patton says, “We talked about his


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life. We talked about our lives. We went out on his patio and watched the sunset.”

On the way back to San Antonio, Patton says, “We decided we wanted to do something where we were living life and not doing life. We knew we wanted to do something we were passionate about and not just a job.” She pauses. “And that’s not to say that I wasn’t passionate about the news business and being a journalist. I absolutely was. But the reality is that no matter how hard we try not to let the bad news in, I think subconsciously it does.” Another pause. “And I was definitely burned out.”

There’s no sign of even a singe on the Lubbock-born, Houston-bred entrepreneur, stylishly dressed in crisp white cotton and sporting a hefty shoulder bag and her ever-present cell phone. Patton wears change well, although she admits that “how much I didn’t know about the Web was the biggest surprise -- the technical stuff, the strategizing and producing.” She caught on fast (with a little help from son Cash, 24, an IT professional) and now Facebooks and Twitters with the best of them. Although she’s not working any fewer hours than she did at the station, the small scale of her venture (it’s only her, Mike, a videographer/editor, and a part-time producer) means “a lot more freedom.” Her travel wish list includes “Bordeaux, Argentina and more of Spain and Portugal.”

When you do for work what most other people do for fun, then what is her definition of fun? “For us, it’s a luxury to cook a good meal and sit and talk, or throw on a Netflix.” Personal training sessions, a healthy diet (no fast food), and an occasional massage help to keep stress at bay.

As for her former life, Patton looks on the bright side: “I don’t miss the bad news, the stress, or the deadlines.” What she does miss: “The crazy sports guys. They made me laugh on a daily basis.”

As to navigating life’s curves, Patton says, “The reality is that change will happen. You either fight it or go with the flow. So we kind of go with the flow.” She feels “the sky’s the limit” in both the real world and cyberspace. The Internet, she says, is a medium where “if you can dream it, you can do it.” For a moment, the ever-practical journalist pokes through the sunny smile. “For the most part.”



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David Kellaway and the Culinary Institute of America, San AntonioA Winning CombinationBy Chris DunnPhotography Greg Harrison


The decision-makers at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y., weren’t taking any chances when they chose David Kellaway

to be the new managing director for their San Antonio campus -- they knew they were betting on a sure thing.

Kellaway, who most recently served as corporate director of culinary operations for Las Vegas-based Station Casinos Inc., has made a career out of winning — from the gold medals he has been awarded in culinary competitions to the respect he has won from his peers.

Previously, he was executive chef, Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino and THEhotel, where he planned, developed and implemented food-service operations and directed the activities of 500 culinary employees working in 19 restaurants and 17 snack

bars, as well as a 12,000-seat event center, 24-hour in-room dining, and catering and concession services for the nation’s fifth-largest convention facility. He also has been director of culinary operations at the 3,000-room Mirage Resort and Casino; executive chef at the high-end boutique hotel, Salish Lodge at Snoqualmie Falls in Washington state; a chef instructor and educational department chairman at the Hyde Park campus of the Culinary Institute of America; and he even helped design the kitchen at the Bellagio Hotel. “Every job, position and relationship is unique,” he said, explaining how every new challenge he has faced in his career has required a totally new approach.

The Houston native’s culinary journey began at age 19 when he took a job working nights as a dishwasher in Aspen to finance his days spent skiing. But it wasn’t long until his work ethic caught





the eye of his employer; within six months, he had risen from prep cook to saucier, and he began to see the culinary arts as a career path.

Seeking more experience and greater oppor-tunity, Kellaway moved to New York City where he eventually met Joseph Trombetti, executive chef at The Plaza Hotel. Trombetti was an Italian who happened to love Texas, cowboy boots and rattlesnake roundups, and he hired the young Texan to work for him. “Trombetti added new meaning to the term, ‘Spaghetti Western,’” Kellaway said with a laugh, noting that The Plaza provided the perfect “university” for an aspiring chef.

Without formal training, Kellaway took full ad-vantage of the “brigade de cuisine” system then prevalent at top restaurants -- a military-like structure that enables an individual to learn every aspect of the kitchen while rising through the ranks. Kellaway did and eventually attained the position of executive sous chef.

It was at The Plaza and through its association with the highly respected Societe Culinaire Philanthro-pique that Kellaway became involved in food competitions. “My first show platter was a lobster platter -- two spiny lobsters standing like crossed swords, surrounded by caviar timbales and lobster medallions. It was all pomp and circumstance… there was probably about 15 percent edible on there,” he said, adding that the experience taught him “there is a difference between having pretty food and appetizing food.”

Kellaway went on to be the regional captain of the 1988 U.S. Culinary Olympic Team. That year, in Frankfurt, West Germany, his team won three gold medals and two grand prizes.

“There was a chemistry to that team that was just wonderful,” Kellaway said. Members of the world championship crew included the Culinary Institute of America’s current president, Tim Ryan; vice president-dean of education Mark Erickson; and Chris Northmore, one of only three certified master pastry chefs recognized by the American Culinary Federation.

Kellaway also was recognized by the ACF as a certified master chef — the highest honor a culinarian can receive in the United States (there

are currently fewer than 60). Adding to that impressive credential, he won the Crystal Chef award for attaining the highest overall score during his certification examination -- two weeks of grueling, 16-hour days that tested every aspect of Kellaway’s culinary knowledge, both in the kitchen and through written and verbal exams.

In spite of his achievements, Kellaway is quick to note, “You hardly learn anything from your successes.” In a recent speech to a graduating class at the Culinary Institute of America, he said, “The most significant difference professionally between you there and me standing here today is that I have made a lot more mistakes than you have… If you don’t mind coming back again and again and again and hearing the critical commentary about the work you do, in very short order you will be miles ahead of your competition.”

Under his leadership, the San Antonio campus of the Culinary Institute of America is expanding from 5,000 to more than 25,000 square feet, making it capable of graduating 150 students a year, as well as offering professional continuing education classes and boot camp and enthusiast classes for the general public. It will also house the Center for Foods of the Americas, a multifaceted research center that promotes, preserves and promulgates the unique foods and cuisines of Latin America.

The grand opening of the new facility is scheduled for Oct. 9. It will coincide with the Latin Flavors, American Kitchens Leadership Symposium (Oct. 7-9), which will focus on the world heritage of Latin cuisines, their future on American menus and the advancement of Latin-American culinary professionals.

In addition to the school dedication, area high school culinary teams will compete for scholarships by preparing and presenting healthy after-school snacks. The winners will be determined by food professionals and attendees.

As an educator, Kellaway is enthusiastic to be part of the ongoing development and growth of a culinary school that could have a great impact on the people, cuisine and culture of San Antonio. “I’ve always enjoyed teaching,” he says, “mostly to do with the fact that I was so excited about knowing this stuff. It’s a lot more fun to share these things.”







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In a world of chain stores and Internet suppliers, the independent, locally owned bookstore has become an endangered species. Yet, San Antonio’s

Twig Book Shop has defied the odds for decades.

Founded in the early 1970s by Harris Smithson, the beloved shop-cum-gathering spot was managed by Susanna Nawrocki from 1976 until mid-2009. Though she resigned that position to spend more time with her grandchildren, Nawrocki still shows up for work every morning at 10 a.m. and still functions as a buyer. Her love affair with books started early in life. She holds a master’s degree in library science and is also the co-author (with our publisher Gerald Lair) of the book “Our San Antonio,” first published in 1992 and reprinted in 2008.

A few months ago, the Twig’s current owners, John and Frannie Douglas, decided to relocate the Twig from its old digs in Alamo Heights to the historic Pearl Brewery complex, which is where we met with Nawrocki to talk about the move, local literary tastes and the book business in general.

JW: How do you like the new space?

SN: Oh, we like it! We are getting people from all over the city. On Saturdays, with the market here (farmers’ market), it’s huge. We just think it’s a great place to be.

JW: It does seem more spacious than the Broadway location.

SN: It does, but it’s actually smaller. It looks spacious because it’s one large space rather than two connected rooms like we had before, and there’s a nice open area for events. One day there were 70 people here for a children’s program. Also, we have more flexibility in terms of adding and taking away bookshelves. (She points out the free-standing, lighter bookshelves in the center of the floor.)

JW: Is the Twig the only independent bookstore in San Antonio?


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SN: You have to narrow it down a bit. It’s the only independent general bookstore selling only new books. We have been fortunate to have owners who really want San Antonio to have such a bookstore and who support it.

JW: You have watched a number of independents go out of business here and elsewhere over the last couple of decades. What kept you going?

SN: I guess it’s that romantic love for the book business. I still can’t wait to come to work every day. I have this idea that we are contributing to the whole comm-unity by putting out a broad selection of books. My children grew up coming to the store, and now my grandchildren are coming. It’s fun to see people who were coming to the store as children returning with their children… I love it.

JW: When you started managing the Twig 34 years ago, you had a master’s degree in library science but how much did you know about the business side of running a retail establishment?

SN: Nothing! (laughs) It was a learning experience. But we have a great national organization, the American Booksellers Association, that does a great job educating independent booksellers. I also had some guidance from the L&M Bookstore (owned by the same company) in terms of budgets and inventory. I also had to discipline myself. You want to order every interesting book there is, but, of course, you can’t carry everything.

JW: How would you decide what to order? There are always so many titles out there.

SN: I already knew quite a bit about children’s litera-ture before I started, so that helped the store grow in the beginning because we had a really good selection of children’s books. On the whole, however, it’s trial and error. It’s very hard to predict what is going to catch the public’s imagination. You get to know your customers and that helps. Also, the publishers’ reps get to know your store and they filter what they are going to present to you. A recent example was “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” a book I would have passed over if it weren’t for a sales rep who was convinced that everybody needed to stock this book. Well, he was right. It’s a great read. It’s that kind of interchange that really makes it work for a small store because you can’t have everything. To get back to your question

then, (making ordering decisions) is a combination of knowing the customers, working with the reps, checking trade journals and using Internet resources. But it comes down to a gut feeling in the end.

JW: What are the Twig’s areas of concentration?

SN: Those evolved over time. I have always focused on having a really fine children’s section. Over time, it also became clear what we sold most of – general fiction, regional books about Texas and children’s literature. So those are strong even today. Next come history/current affairs and biography and then things like cooking, gardening and other lifestyle subjects. That’s how it’s been historically for us. Things may change in this new location.

JW: What changes have you observed over the years in what is being published and/or sought by customers?

SN: In the ‘70s, there was very little published by non-American or non-British writers. Now we have works from authors from all over the world. Another change is that books for kids today reflect all kinds of ethnic backgrounds. That was definitely lacking before the early ‘80s. There was a time when we had a huge craft section but no more. People may be still buying those books but they are buying them elsewhere. All kinds of places carry specialized books, craft stores, gardening and discount stores, even fabric stores. At one time the self-help section was really big. Today, there’s an emphasis on publishing books for “young adults” (teens and pre-teens). And, of course, the Internet has brought a lot of changes.

JW: That’s a different kind of change, a change in the delivery of material.

SN: None of us know where those changes will ultimately lead us, especially the e-readers. One young woman said to me (about a title she was interested in), “If I can’t get it from the Kindle, I’ll come to the store.” That’s one reason I am happy that we are here (at the Pearl). Because events will probably become more important for us – signings, story hours, book club meetings, things like that that you can’t get from the Web.

JW: The Twig has always been very supportive of San Antonio authors. Has that policy been good for business?



SN: Oh, local writers are hugely important. We used to have them in a separate section. Book signings bring new people into the store. Some of the writers have books in high demand, such as Naomi Shihab Nye, Bob Flynn, Sandra Cisneros, Mary Margaret McAllen Amberson who wrote, “I Would Rather Sleep in Texas” (a history of the Lower Rio Grande Valley and South Texas). We sold about 500 copies of that one when it first came out because it was on a topic that there wasn’t much on, and it was so well done. Books about the King Ranch have also been good sellers. It’s probably because many San Antonians are descendants of people who worked on that ranch. It’s their history. Then there’s also Jay Brandon, Carmen Tafolla, Lewis Fisher and, of course, Rick Riordan.

Rick is huge, huge! His new book (for children) goes on sale May 4 (a couple of weeks after the interview). We’ll have signed copies to sell, so that’s really good. We are so happy to have him here living in San Antonio. He has put on his Web site that if people wish to order signed copies they should contact us. We are getting orders from all over the country and from Japan and Australia. This is the first book of his new series, “The Kane Chronicles,” called “The Red Pyramid.” And as I understand it, it’s all based on Egyptian mythology. His “Percy Jackson” series incorporated Greek mythology. Kids love these books. What we are seeing here is the same kind of thing we had with the Harry Potter series. People tell us that kids are reading again.

JW: Do you have a message for readers and potential readers out there?

SN: I would say, if you value your local businesses, support them. You know, a study was done on what happens to money spent at your local businesses as opposed to chains. With the chains, most of the money goes out of town by the next morning. A much larger percentage of the money stays in your community when you spend it at a locally owned shop. (Specifically, $68 of each $100 spent versus $43 of each $100 spent at a chain store. J.W.) Besides, it’s the local businesses that make the community unique.

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Nawrocki’s comments have been edited slightly for reasons of clarity and space. The Twig Book Shop is at 200 E. Grayson St. in the Pearl Brewery complex on the San Antonio River. Find it online at www.thetwig.indiebound.com.


Gemini Ink’s Summer Literary Festival Explores NatureBy Jennifer HerreraPhotos courtesy Gemini Ink

Gemini Ink celebrates its 13th year hosting the Summer Literary Festival, which will focus on biomimicry, an emerging discipline based on

imitating nature to solve human problems. Gemini Ink will feature artists focusing their work on the “green” age during the 2010 Summer Literary Festival, “What Would Nature Do?,” taking place July 9-25. “Since writers and readers have been comparing, linking, imitating and bringing like and unlike together throughout history, we are naturals at the creative thinking involved in biomimicry,” Gemini Ink executive/artistic director Rosemary Catacalos said. “We dedicate this summer’s festival to honoring the role of language in healthy solutions.”

There always has been a bond between the natural world and the arts, a symbiotic relationship in which

nature serves as conduit for artistic expression, and the artist works to preserve nature’s beauty and utility. The festival will feature this message throughout workshops and readings with Joe Nick Patoski, Shin Yu Pai, Sherwin Bitsui, Mobi Warren, Lyle Rosdahl and others. Gemini Ink’s always popular Young Writers Camp, with instructors Derek Delgado and Donna Peacock, will guide students as they nurture and celebrate their perspective and voice.

Rosdahl, who will teach the workshop Structural Biomimicry in Short Prose, hopes to help students explore the beauty and complexity of the world through writing. “Gemini Ink provides the community with a brilliant service by bringing a variety of writers together to participate in and discuss a variety of writing,” Rosdahl said. “This summer, I hope to continue this great tradition by considering how


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nature can structure short prose.”

Gemini Ink also is sponsoring many free events, including 2 to Watch, a collaborative event with Artpace, which pairs a literary artist and a visual artist as they discuss the ins and outs of their works and processes. Poet Trey Moore and artist Ken Little are the featured duo. Moore previously worked with Gemini Ink’s Writers in Communities program as a writer-in-residence at various local schools.

“My work with Gemini Ink allows me to return poetic ideas to the community that grew me,” Moore said. During 2 to Watch, Moore will read vignettes from his book of poetry, Some Will Play the Cello (Pecan Grove Press, 2010).

The Summer Literary Festival features an array of workshops and events that aim to enlighten the community about various environmental issues. Gemini Ink is partnering with Say Sí for the PBS POV (point-of-view) documentary series. The series will screen the award-winning documentary, Libby, Montana. The film’s director and producer Doug Hawes-Davis, who also is teaching the workshop Writing Treatments for Documentaries, will be on hand to take questions following the screening.

The festival closes with a Community Talk moderated

by executive director of the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance Analisa Peace, executive director of Solar San Antonio Lanny Sinkin, and environment writer for the San Antonio Current Greg Harman. The discussion will explore the issue of environmental justice and each citizen’s responsibility to protect land and natural resources.

Gemini Ink’s Summer Literary Festival takes place July 9-25. Festival information can be found online at www.geminiink.org. For more information, contact Gemini Ink at (210) 734-9673.

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T ake a short drive to Enchanted Springs Ranch in Boerne and visit an authentic replica of a Western town complete with an old-time

general store, a six-gun saloon, bank, blacksmith and livery. While you’re there, say hello to Pistol Packin’ Paula, the main attraction at the ranch and a huge draw for tourists from all over the country. Paula literally rides herd over the 86-acre ranch which is home to Texas longhorns, buffalo, deer and a variety of exotic wildlife. Kids especially enjoy the Indian encampment and taking rides on Woodrow, one of the gentle longhorns on the ranch. Petite and energetic, Paula, who trained pro-fessionally as a stuntwoman, puts on one heck of a Wild West show. She twirls two .45 Cimarron revolvers (and these guns are heavy!) in the air, over her shoulder, behind her back, and straight into her specially made holsters. Kids and adults are captivated by her speed and showmanship.

After graduating from stunt school, with $50 in her pocket, Paula headed west to follow her dream. In 1990, she landed a job as a stuntwoman at Rawhide Western Town in Scottsdale, Ariz. Despite being told she’d never be able to twirl guns because her hands were too small, Paula today has the distinction of being the only woman in the United States who twirls real guns professionally. “I was born back east,” says Paula, who fits in so well you would think she’s a native Texan. Her one-woman show includes gun twirling and cracking bullwhips (you many need earplugs -- these whips create a sonic boom, they’re so loud!) The traditional 7-foot leather bullwhips move and crack in excess of 750 miles per hour. The whip is never used on the cattle -- the sound is used to startle them so the herd instinct kicks in, sending them all running in the same direction.

Pistol Packin’ Paula The Best Lady Gun Spinner in AmericaBy Michele KrierPhotography by Greg Harrison


Paula says, “The bull whip sound keeps the cattle moving on an open range -- that’s the only way a small team of cowboys can control a thousand head of cattle.” She’s honed her skills to such a level that she can whip off a snippet of paper from a paper airplane she holds tight in her teeth. Sit up close at her show and you could find yourself smack dab in the middle of the action as she calls for a brave volunteer. Ringling Bros. doesn’t have a thing on this Western performer. As they say on TV: Don’t try this at home. Paula went to stunt school to learn high falls, roof rolls, car hits and saddle falls. Fittingly enough, the ranch puts on a stunt show and re-enacts a bank robbery in the center of town with Paula heroically coming to the rescue. Talk about a role model for girls! Little did Pistol Packin’ Paula know that honing these skills would catapult her career and lead to her being named “The Best Lady Gun Spinner” in America. In 2003, she won her second award from the International World Championship for Gun Twirling in Las Vegas. And she’s also taken home International World Championship trophies in South Dakota during Wild Bill Hickok Days and in Oklahoma. Her notoriety earned her appearances on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the History Channel and the Western Channel, and she starred at many Las Vegas hotels, including the Riviera, Tropicana and Hacienda. Paula’s trusty sidekicks, her horses Jake and Tonto, are part of her popular Western act. Paula’s reputation as a world-class Western entertainer has landed her TV commercials and movie work. She also enjoys performing at conventions, Western theme parties and special events around the world. With her talent, it’s easy to see why she’s a natural choice for portraying Annie Oakley in Wild West shows. Bring the family out to see Paula’s show at Enchanted Springs Ranch in July and August and experience the romance of the Old West. For great memories, grab some grub at the ranch’s chuck wagon dinners which are held Wednesdays and Fridays from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Reservations are required by calling 830-249-8222, ext.205. The ranch is located at 242 Highway 46 West in Boerne.



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Artistic Destination:


It was an event they are still talking about. “One of the most epic parties ever done in Austin,” remembers Cliff Redd, executive director of the

Long Center for the Performing Arts. “Opening it was more fun than I can tell you. It was truly a moment for Austin and a cherished memory.”

Two years later, the state-of-the-art Long Center has more than earned its rightful place as Austin’s artistic crown jewel. In a city that already enjoys the reputation of having one of the most vibrant and supportive arts scenes in the state, if not the country – one report places the economic impact of the performing arts at $300 million a year – the Long Center attracts continued attention as arts leaders, architects, acoustical experts, designers and others come to study the center.

Much of the interest has been focused on “the history of the building and its adaptive reuse,” explains Redd, along with the center’s “green” aspects. “There’s a fascination with that.”

In 1998, the citizens of Austin voted to approve the city’s lease of the 40-year-old Palmer Auditorium to the nonprofit group Arts Center Stage (ACS) for renovation into a community performing arts venue. The following year, ACS received its lead gift of $20 million from Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long, and the project was renamed to reflect their contribution.

Donations from more than 4,600 supporters in amounts ranging from $1 to $22 million have made the $77 million center a privately funded accomplishment. Construction began in 2005 and

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was completed in 2008. “We received no city funds,” Redd says proudly, and it continues to operate on philanthropic donations.

The 190,000-square-foot center is a study in sustainability and eco-consciousness, set on the shores of Lady Bird Lake. More than 95 percent of the material from the deconstructed Palmer Auditorium was recycled into the finishes and fixtures of the new center. One example: the aluminum panels on the multicolored roof of the Palmer have been reborn as the exterior finish of the new 2,400-seat Michael and Susan Dell Hall, the center’s main venue and home to founding resident companies the Austin Symphony Orchestra, Austin Lyric Opera and Ballet Austin. The second venue, the Debra and Kevin Rollins Studio Theatre, seats from 80 to 226, depending on the

configuration, and is used primarily by community arts organizations.

Along with the center’s sweeping design and its beautiful vistas of the Austin skyline from the 30,000-square-foot terrace, the real star of the show, Redd says, is the incomparable acoustics, placed in the top 5 percent of all performing halls in America. “We rival Carnegie Hall,” he says. A staff of about 40 full-time employees, a handful of part-timers and “a wonderful armada of about 800 volunteers” keeps the place running smoothly. “We strive for five-star perfection every day,” Redd says, “whether you’re onstage, backstage or in the audience.”

Audiences have a veritable wealth of offerings to choose from as the center kicks off its 2010-11


season Sept. 3-4 with a local production of “The Intergalactic Nemesis – Live Action Graphic Novel,” combining actors and artwork. The Legends Series will present Liza Minnelli, Tommy Tune, and Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Other productions include Tango Buenos Aires, the Vienna Boys Choir, Cirque Dreams Illumination and Blue Man Group.

“It’s very eclectic and purposely so,” says Paul Beutel, managing director. “We are really working to reach out to as many different audiences as we can. I look for things that will have appeal to the diverse Austin communities.”

It’s that diversity that excites Redd the most. “This has been a great sociological and anthropological experiment for Austin. Audiences that might not

meet otherwise will meet at the Long Center if there is a symphony going on in the main theater and an avant-garde production in the smaller theater.”

Adds Shaady Ghadessy, marketing manager: “It’s true. Everybody comes together at the same bars, the same lobbies. Only in Austin will you see a man in black tie next to a guy in flip-flops and jeans.” Redd adds, “Austin is a city about possibilities. The Long Center is the absolute essence of Austin. It is the best of us.”

Free public tours are held every Wednesday. For groups larger than 10, please contact Guest Services at 512-457-5171 for reservations.


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