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Rescued tom turkey enjoying pampered days before release to wildlife sanctuarynew
At small farms around greater San Antonio, some adventurous souls were picking out turkeys for slaughter.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
11-29-2011 |
Food+Drink
San Antonio Poet Laureate goes to...new
Luminaria is next March 10, but artists who want to participate in San Antonio’s big art night only have till December 9 to submit proposals.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
11-28-2011 |
Art
Record shops will need to up their game to weather the substanceless future of musicnew
When San Antonio vinyl enthusiast Gene Hopstetter plays me Frank Sinatra’s Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!, he pulls three pressings from his collection of roughly 700 albums, indicating the differences in each.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
11-28-2011 |
Culture
Tags: vinyl, record stores
Group Collaboration Leans on Symbolism, Gesture in Message of Isolationnew
It’s eight o’clock at night at the Sterling Houston Theater at Jump-Start, and the cast of “Stranger” is in dress rehearsal.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
11-17-2011 |
Theater
Local Artists Create Unique, Perfect Presentsnew
Think there's nothing cool being made in San Antonio? Think again. We scoured the city (and even the internet) and found stacks of quirky items by local artists we'd be thrilled to unwrap. Consider this your cheat sheet.
San Antonio Current |
Bryan Rindfuss |
11-17-2011 |
Shopping
Some Soul-saving Markets to Explore this Gift-giving Seasonnew
Trying to find the perfect gift for that special someone, but none of the free-trade-zone-inspired piles of plastic doing the trick for you?
San Antonio Current |
Collette Orquiz |
11-17-2011 |
Shopping
Les Garrigues: French Underdog Comes of Agenew
The universe in a grain of sand? I’ll let philosophers of a William Blake bent wrestle with that one. But the world of wine in a single bottle? Why not?
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
11-17-2011 |
Food+Drink
Spinning Inside the South Town Tavernnew
“I think this is the last Tejano bar,” said Antonio Alvarez, a South Town Tavern regular. “I come here every Friday after work.”
San Antonio Current |
Veronica Anne Salinas |
11-17-2011 |
Recreation
Let The Pumpkins Feed You Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinnernew
Winter squash — along with turkey, eggnog, and perhaps your crazy aunt Bertha — has a place at most holiday tables.
San Antonio Current |
Ari LeVaux |
11-16-2011 |
Food+Drink
Make Scotch Your Holiday Adventure (No Cinammon Required)new
This is the time of the year that spirits writers go all silly about cider this, mulled that, and cinnamon sticks (not to mention nutmeg, allspice, cloves) in everything.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
11-16-2011 |
Food+Drink
In Memory of the Alameda’s Local-Artist Shows?new
Well, I owe myself five dollars. I had bet against Museo Alameda opening another show. But last Wednesday we received a newsletter announcing the new exhibition, “Día de los Muertos: Mexican Tradition,” on view November 2 through December 3.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
11-10-2011 |
Art
Richard Lewis: Patron Saint of Neurotic Cannibalsnew
Most comedians are neurotic alcoholics (recovering or enabling) who must manage a host of insecurities while devouring their own egos for material while sinking periodically into the oblivion of depression as they try to keep hold of the dream of popular recognition.
San Antonio Current |
Jay Whitecotton |
11-10-2011 |
Comedy
How Arts Viewing Strategies Help Make Sense of the NBA Lockoutnew
One of the first things an art educator tells a first-time viewer of modern art is to relax and embrace the vulnerability of the experience. Don’t let that feeling of uncomfortableness or absence of resolution dissuade you from interacting with the work.
San Antonio Current |
Ryan Sachetta |
11-10-2011 |
Sports
Corporate Pumpkin Pie Shakes Can’t Compete with Seasonal, Regional Eatsnew
As the season turns, so have fast-food menus. Food conglomerates are rushing out their uniquely seasonal offerings to cater to our desire for the tastes of fall: pumpkin, cinnamon, spice, peppermint, cream, salted caramel, and apple; drinks, shakes, coffee beverages, parfaits, cookies, cakes, and pies. Yes, the seasons have been co-opted and customers are loving every bite.
San Antonio Current |
Liz Schau |
11-10-2011 |
Food+Drink
Slow Food: South Texas Stylenew
Sunday offered a coming out "harvest gala" for new food nonprofit Slow Food South Texas, dedicated to the "pleasure of food with a commitment to community and the environment."
San Antonio Current |
Liz Schau |
11-10-2011 |
Food+Drink
