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King William Not Amused by Mala Luna Music Festival: “What do you think will happen when the Lone Star brewery is complete? The whole area will be congested just like the quarry market area.”

– Gil Rodriguez Diwali: Basically your only chance to eat Indian food inside the Loop: “Indian food would not survive inside the loop, way too many people stuck on traditional Mexican food. Sad to say :(” – Anthony Velasquez State Investigating Case of Woman Dragged to Death By Tow Truck: “How can this investigation take so long? They must know what repossession company was trying to take back her car. That company certainly knows who was driving the tow truck. Just because you are behind in your car payments does not give you the right to do this and not treat this case with more urgency.” – Mitch Hill San Antonio Cop Fired For Giving Homeless Person an Actual Shit Sandwich: “While this is a terrible thing (I wish someone would kick his ass for he deserves it) and I’m glad he was fired, let’s keep in mind that this never would have come to light had the other officer not reported him and then another corroborating the story. This may seem like a given to most, but in an age where we complain that cops always cover for each other or turn a blind eye, this proves it isn’t always so, and in fact, there are some who do the right thing.”

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NEWS

Surprise?

Poll shows Texas Republicans are wary of Muslims and Black Lives Matter, very concerned about voter fraud NIMBY Alert King William not amused by Mala Luna Music Festival

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ARTS + CULTURE

For the Ages Four generation of a Texas family chronicled in Proof

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FEATURE

Eastbound Departure High hopes for Luminaria’s next chapter

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CALENDAR

Our top picks for the week

Luminaria Essentials Our guide to the best music, visual and performance art at this year’s festival

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SCREENS

Jaw Dropper See Doctor Strange for the mind-bending visuals alone

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FOOD

Just a Pinch College buds bring Southeast Asian flavors to SA, one crawfish boil at a time Food Court Fire at Francis Bogside, Lion & Rose closes location and more

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COVER With a new Eastside footprint encompassing the Carver Community Cultural Center, the Hays Street Bridge, and Dignowity and Lockwood parks, Luminaria’s ninth chapter promises to look and feel significantly different from years past. In addition to catching up with the driving forces behind this year’s outing, this week’s cover story highlights an array of visual art, music and performance offerings from the ever-evolving festival’s four-day program.

Photo by Siggi Ragnar Art direction by Sarah Flood-Baumann

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NIGHTLIFE

New Hops 3 local brews to enjoy this November In Stores Next Year Bell’s Brewing is coming to Texas

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Music Calendar What to see and hear this week

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SURPRISE? Poll shows Texas Republicans are wary of Muslims and Black Lives Matter, very concerned about voter fraud MICHAEL BARAJAS | @MICHAELSBARAJAS

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The vast majority of Texas Republicans, like Donald Trump, think that the kind of criminal voter fraud that could swing an election is a “serious problem.”

The overwhelming majority Texas Republican voters who responded to a University of Texas/ Texas Tribune poll just ahead of the election also held “very unfavorable” views on the Black Lives Matter movement. Seven out of ten Texas Republicans “strongly favor” subjecting Muslims living in this country – American Muslims – to “more scrutiny than people in other religious groups,” according to the poll. Oh, and most of them favor “immediate deportation” of all undocumented immigrants.

All at the tail end of an election season during which their GOP presidential nominee managed to make these flashpoint issues.

Who would have guessed?

These poll numbers – which indicate that an overwhelming amount of Texas Republicans favor treating people differently because of their religion (if you’re Muslim, that is), look down on Black Lives Matter activists, and think the election system that’s brought them two-decades of GOP-dominated state rule might now, for some reason, be rigged – also should not be surprising considering the rhetoric from the state Republican party’s own officials in recent years.

Gov. Greg Abbott has been on a crusade against virtually non-existent voter fraud since his days as Texas Attorney General. In 2010, he had armed, bullet proof vest-wearing deputies and state agents raid the offices of Houston Votes, alleging the voter advocacy group had engaged in voter fraud (why Abbott chose bootstomping over a subpoena is unclear). His big public case, however, fizzled out by the next year and charges were never brought against anyone at the organization. But still, the raid killed the voter registration group – it’s kind of hard to fundraise when the state’s top law enforcement official has accused you of fraud.

Earlier this year, the country’s most conservative federal appeals court blocked the strict voter ID law Texas Republicans passed in 2011 because it discriminated against minorities. According to evidence filed in the lawsuit against the law, as many as 600,000 eligible Texas voters do not have any of the state’s approved forms of photo ID needed to vote – most of them either minorities or the

elderly (or, in many cases, elderly minorities).

Abbott and supporters of the law have railed against the decisions by the courts to soften the rules, saying all they’re trying to do is crack down on the kind of “rampant” voter fraud that all available evidence shows doesn’t really exist. One study by an investigative journalism project at Arizona State University found only 104 cases in which voter fraud had been alleged in Texas over a decade. Some 35.8 million votes were cast during that period. As the Texas Tribune recently put it, “That’s fewer than three glitches per 1 million votes.”

Similarly, it’s no surprise Texas Republicans are wary of the Black Lives Matter movement as a whole. Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick’s been poking at that issue for a while now.

He’s asked for the Attorney General’s office to investigate activists. In a nationally televised forum alongside Barack Obama, he lobbed vague criticism at the president about how police still need to “know it in their heart” that he supports them.

And when it comes to how conservatives in Texas treat Muslims – well, this state has been a laboratory for trickle-down Islamophobia for some time. Public school teachers who teach in districts with high Arab-American populations publicly and unapologetically rant about how Muslims are “the evil of the world.”

Others teach their students how Islam is “an ideology of war.” Some might call a Muslim student a terrorist in front of the class. Others might call the cops if a kid named Ahmed brings a clock with too many wires to school.

(These are all real life Texas examples from just the past year.)

Again, probably not all that surprising in a state where people protest the opening of an Arabic immersion school with signs like “Everything I ever cared to know about Islam was taught to me by Muslims on 9-11-2001”; where armed, masked protestors will patrol outside a mosque to, in their words, “Stop the Islamization of America”; where state officials compare Syrian refugees to a pit of venomous snakes and joke about nuking “the Muslim world”; and where at least one state lawmaker made Muslim visitors to her office swear an oath “to renounce Islamic terrorist groups and publicly announce allegiance to America and our laws.”

Really not surprising.

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NIMBY ALERT King William not amused by Mala Luna Music Festival

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Late October’s inaugural Mala Luna festival turned the long-abandoned Lone Star Brewery into a massive dance party. The two-day music fest, featuring EDM, R&B, and hip-hop heavyweights, drew in some 30,000 guests over two days—it had only expected 8,000. The soldout festival was quickly deemed a success.

The festival could easily be seen as a sort of trial run for the future of the brewery grounds, which are on a fast track to getting a development makeover. Just this Tuesday, the city’s Zoning Commission approved a sweeping $300 million plan to bring a bowling alley, retail store, movie theatre and housing units—for starters—to the 60-acre Lone Star property.

The complex will also host outdoor events and festivals, if only smaller-scale.

And for a city clamoring to revitalize its center with diverse events and attractions, Mala Luna appeared to be a giant leap in the right direction, and a ceremonial kickoff for the pending Lone Star reboot.

Except not everyone saw it that way.

Lone Star is located in Southtown, one of many areas near downtown that’s seen rapid redevelopment in recent years, which is home to a handful of overlapping neighborhoods—and perspectives. Ones that seem a bit more hesitant to embrace the changing landscape.

“Obviously, a lot of people were upset with the noise, both its volume and duration,” said Chris Price, president of the

King William Neighborhood Association.

The architecturally-pleasing—and historically upper-class— King William neighborhood butts up against the northwest side of the Lone Star property, meaning residents could easily hear Mala Luna’s thumping EDM into the night. Many complained of the noise, the parking, and other nuisances.

For Francine Romero, it was the people the event attracted.

“I heard the noise, yes. But I also noticed that there were so many people hanging out in groups in different areas around King William. People that aren’t normally in the neighborhood,” Romero said. “I mean, there’s always King William foot traffic on the weekend, but this was different. It just felt different.”

Romero did say she’s impressed with the evolution of her neighborhood—and wants to make sure it stays less a “place to party,” and more a place to call home.

There’s a subtle stubbornness when it comes to change in King William Neighborhood, according to Price.

“Most people support change, but there is a minority here that really doesn’t want anything to change about the neighborhood,” he said. “What people here want is to know these events can be managed responsibly. It reflects back on the character of the neighborhood.”

Gina Martinez, Mala Luna’s festival director, had expected this kind of response.

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the festival—a low number for a large, loud, and brand-new event.

“There are always going to be people that have a hard time adjusting to the change.

Which is understandable,” she wrote in an email to the Current. “[That’s] why we felt we needed to go above and beyond to let them know what was going on.”

Before the festival, representatives from ScoreMore, the concert promotions company behind Mala Luna, met with city council members and other officials to make sure they were following the rules. All the boxes had to be checked— there was a lot riding on this festival’s success. Mala Luna was dipping a toe into the somewhat untested waters of San Antonio’s EDM and hip-hop scene.

ScoreMore staff also attended neighborhood meetings to give nearby residents a heads up. For some reason, however, ScoreMore did not visit King William’s meeting.

The company behind Lone Star’s redevelopment push, CBL & Associates, said that while the future site will host many music and various outdoor festivals, they intend to comply with all city noise ordinances, just like Mala Luna did.

“We want to be great neighbors... and will have our own noise ordinances in place to respect those living at Lone Star and the surrounding community,” wrote Jennifer Greer, senior director of development at CBL, in an email to the Current. She assured nervous neighbors

that any “planned programming” at Lone Star “will differ greatly from last weekend’s festival.” She also says any future events at Lone Star “will also be more family oriented.” Apparently the immediate King William backlash over Mala Luna was enough to keep any similar-sized festival from happening again, at least at Lone Star.

Still, presidents of two other nearby neighborhoods, Lavaca and Lone Star, said they received no major complaints about Mala Luna—and were even cautiously happy about its success.

Some neighbors in Lone Star neighborhood even profited off of it, selling concert-goers parking spots in front of their houses during the show.

Susan Powers, president of Lone Star Neighborhood Association said the only thing she noticed was some Mala Luna promotional fliers left on nearby sidewalks and streets.

“But it’s nothing compared to Fiesta,” Powers said.

Lavaca’s neighborhood president, Selsa Gonzalez, said that while the festival was noisy and ramped-up neighborhood traffic, it wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.

And with La Villita’s Dia de los Muertos festival and Comic Con drawing additional people downtown, it was impossible to point fingers at one event.

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If you’re only as good as your last performance, one might argue that Luminaria has a lot to prove this year. Although it promised all the makings of an exciting new chapter staged in a footprint anchored by the San Antonio Museum of Art, the multidisciplinary arts festival’s 2015 programming suffered greatly from severe weather tied to Hurricane Patricia. While flash flooding resulted in the cancelation of multiple outdoor components, SAMA sheltered from the storm and buzzed with a nervous energy as damp festival-goers crowded into memorable — if slightly steamy — presentations by the likes of Chicano performance artist/activist Guillermo Gómez-Peña and avant-garde composer William Basinski. Down the street, scattered showers and gusts of wind only amplified the cinematic drama of San Antonio-born chanteuse and David Lynch collaborator Chrysta Bell’s first-ever local concert. In a nutshell, mother nature may have (once again) cast a wet blanket over Luminaria, but many who braved the elements experienced something strange, beautiful and unpredictable.

In an effort to reclaim some of what was washed away, a series of rescheduled and reconfigured Luminaria “Take Two” events kicked off in a vacant lot in November (with the Chris Sauter/Buttercup collaboration Plato’s Drums) and wrapped in late February with an evening of indoor/outdoor performances at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts.

Devised by former San Antonio Mayor Phil Hardberger in the multidisciplinary vein of illuminated nighttime arts festivals like Paris, France’s citywide Nuit Blanche, Luminaria has evolved, morphed and bounced around downtown since its inception in 2008. Along the way, the festival has collected fans and critics in somewhat equal measure. Those who were “there” from the get-go often mention the odd dichotomy of seeing contemporary art surrounding Alamo Plaza (2008-2010) or installations popping up in Peacock Alley. Some found the Hemisfair years (2011-2013) lacking in local representation while others enjoyed investigating exhibits and performances in and around the historic structures that dot the park. As for its outing in River North (2014), the largely commercial footprint (connecting Central Library, the Southwest School

of Art, the Tobin Center and parts of the River Walk) confused some but inspired others to wander and find hidden gems that blurred artistic boundaries — namely artist and filmmaker Kevin Cacy’s tricked-out vintage pinball parlor staged in an unmarked warehouse and a conceptual takeover of the delightfully divey My Brother’s Bar. Although governed by a board that’s worked with an array of artistic directors and producers over the years, Luminaria didn’t have an executive director until Kathy Armstrong was appointed in 2015.

Formerly director of exhibitions at the Southwest School of Art, Armstrong helped curate Luminaria in 2011 and served as associate artistic director in 2013. As part of her development plan, Armstrong reinstated an open call for artists and implemented a six-member Artistic Advisory Committee. In a 2015 interview with the Current, Armstrong described the open call as both “a reminder of the wealth of talent in our community” and “a great opportunity for artists who are under the radar.”

Beyond weighing in on hundreds of artistsubmitted project proposals, each year’s Artistic Advisory Committee members are given a unique opportunity to help shape Luminaria’s programming by personally inviting artists to participate (even those get vetted by the group as a whole).

Possibly more importantly, the committee has already welcomed members who’ve been vocal critics of pervasive issues within San Antonio’s arts community. Comprised of David Alcantar, Angela Covo, Danielle King, Joey Lopez, Jeannette Muñiz and

Murals by Iker Muro (above) and (below)

Octavio Quintanilla, the 2016 Artistic Advisory Committee helped Armstrong build a wideranging, four-day program taking shape November 9-12 in a new Eastside footprint connecting the Carver Community Cultural Center, the Hays Street Bridge, Dignowity and Lockwood parks, the Ella Austin Community Center and points in between.

Besides its lived-in neighborhood appeal, the festival’s new digs boast character and visual interest that easily rival the industrial, slightly impersonal aura of recent years.

Fittingly, a number of projects drew creative inspiration from the area itself. “There were quite a few proposals thinking strategically about this neighborhood, about people’s sense of its history, people’s sense of its identity,” Armstrong told us. In addition to projects by artists Kaldric Dow and Arlene Mejorado (both of which are covered in the pages that follow), Annele Spector and Kitty Williams’ collaborative performance Classics Lounge and the Griot Grille is billed as a storytelling soul kitchen in the heart of the Eastside. “They have been researching the history of juke joints and the music tradition in this neighborhood,” Armstrong said. “Their theater performance will be essentially recreating that juke joint but with lots of flavor about what used to happen here.”

Unsurprisingly, the activation of the Hays Street Bridge — which plays host to performances, light installations and poetry readings on Thursday night — tops the “must-see” list of many involved in this year’s Luminaria. While Armstrong’s equally excited to see that transformation unfold, she seems most proud of the 2016 festival’s potential to live on through “legacy” projects — namely the permanent murals created by Iker Muro (Spain), Daniel Eime (Portugal) and Los Dos (El Paso) in collaboration with Public Art San Antonio — and forge new bonds between visitors and the Eastside’s cultural landmarks.

CHEAT SHEET DAY 1 What: Mural Unveiling for Iker Muro,

DAY 3 What: Festival Night featuring Annele DAY 4 What: Open Studios & Open Houses

Spector and Kitty Williams, Arte y Pasión, Ballet San Antonio, Cuerpo Etéreo, Diana Kersey and Kambri Hernandez, Dixon’s Violin, Garrett T. Capps and Phillip Luna, Gemini Ink, Joe Reyes and Paul Fauerso, Margaret Craig, The Renaissance Guild, Sarah Brooke Lyons, Saakred, What: Festival Night featuring Aerial Sujata Ventateswar and Greg Hinojosa, The Three Horizon, ARCOS, Brett Elmendorf, Calico Club, Artistas and more When: 8pm-midnight Fri, Nov. David Hale, Diego Bernal and Ernest Gonzalez, 11 Where: Carver Community Cultural Center Joan Frederick, Kara Salinas, Margaret Craig and (227 N. Hackberry St.), Idea Carver Academy (217 The Hays Bridge Poets When: 8-11pm Thu, Nov. 10 Robinson Pl.), Dignowity Park (701 Nolan St.), Where: Hays Street Bridge Price: Free Lockwood Park (801 N. Olive St.) Price: Free

Daniel Eime & Los Dos When: 6-8pm Wed, Nov. 9 Where: Cherry Street from Nolan Street underpass to the Hays Street Bridge Price: Free

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What: Arts & Technology, Eastside Stories & Multi-Arts Collaborations Brunches When: 11am-12:30pm Sat, Nov. 12 Where: Multiple locations, visit luminariasa.org for details Price: $35 Attendees are encouraged to take advantage of free public parking at the Alamodome (Lot C) What: Photography & Wheatpaste, Storytelling, and underneath I-37 at Austin St.; VIA’s special Contemporary Dance, Ceramics, African Marimba Luminaria bus route; and onsite bike valet & Martial Arts Workshops When: 1-4pm Sat, Nov. services courtesy of Pop Up Pedal.

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DAVID ALCANTAR Earlier this year when the

Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center withdrew from hosting Contemporary Art Month’s CAM Perennial exhibition due to an absence of Latino artists, David Alcantar wrote an opinion piece for the Rivard Report that likened the decision to throwing “the proverbial baby out with the bathwater.” As for the Eastside’s potential role in this year’s Luminaria programming, Alcantar says the area’s “current and historical narrative” may have factored into certain projects but asks, “How much should a location or venue influence what is exhibited there?” Himself a full-time artist whose work emphasizes conceptual development and critical dialogue, Alcantar suggests, “In art it is never just about the ideas but also the reception of those ideas, because art is ultimately about communication.”

ANGELA COVO

Addressing the always-in-question balance of local and nonlocal within the context of Luminaria, writer, film critic and Edible San Antonio editor Angela Covo offers, “While this year’s art event is international, it has a welcome and decidedly local edge.” And although her “big idea” (developing “an app people could use on their phones to color designs by local artists on a big screen”) didn’t come to fruition in time for this year’s festival, Covo’s still excited to see “music, dance, luminous art and food all throughout the footprint lighting up the Eastside.”

DANIELLE KING

A award-winning stage actress, singer and co-founder of The Renaissance Guild, Danielle King personally wanted to be sure some of the included pieces of Luminaria “originated from the Eastside.” But, she points out, “Talent is talent — either you have it, you don’t,

or it’s still in process, no matter what side of town or the world you are from.” Personally invited by King, the praise troupe Acts of Kindness “ministers through dance.” Fusing elements of dance, theater, music and poetry, the group performs uplifting programs in hospitals, nursing home and houses of worship. “Their level of professionalism and passion to their art and mission is wonderful,” King says.

“They really have a heart for the community.”

JOEY LOPEZ

Coming from a unique perspective in that he’s exhibited twice at Luminaria (in 2013 and 2015) and is an admitted “huge critic of Luminaria’s diversity and inclusion,” Dr. Joey Lopez (who styles his name joey lopez phd) runs a convergent media concentration at the University of the Incarnate Word. Citing “a deep personal understanding of the geographical inequities in San Antonio” and major concerns about the Luminaria team “coming across as gentrifiers” on the Eastside, Lopez pushed to “work with not just political leaders, like festivals traditionally do, but with the actual community.” After researching social justice issues the Eastside is facing and reaching out to artists and community leaders in the area, Lopez worked with Victor Zuniga of Franklin Properties and Ann Arbor-based animator Gary Schwartz to develop STEAM-oriented after-school workshops at Sutton Oaks public housing community. Additionally, Lopez had the vision to pair photographer Sarah Brooke Lyons with young women from the Martinez Street Women’s Center program Girl Zone for an art project addressing socioeconomic disparities.

Rightfully proud of these collaborations, Lopez is excited to see how the Eastside community receives Luminaria. “My hope is for the event to feel inviting and to be inclusionary,” he says. “I believe Luminaria has made earnest efforts to make this happen. But as we all know, San Antonians

can be very tough critics, especially when it comes to art events. Myself admittedly being one of those critics…”

JEANNETTE MUNIZ

A singer-songwriter who manages bands and hosts the KRTU radio program Live and Local, Jeannette Muñiz has been following Luminaria for years and was pleasantly surprised to be recommended for the Artistic Advisory Committee by 2015 member and fellow musician Chris Smart. In her efforts to infuse this year’s program with homegrown talent, Muñiz found local bands unfamiliar with the artscentric application process and plans to remedy this by developing a seminar geared for musicians entering open calls. When asked what she’s most excited to see play out, Muñiz is quick to mention the indie-rock/soul sextet Fishermen. “They’ve been putting in a lot of effort over the past year,” she says. During Saturday’s closing party, the band will “lead the audience on an operatic and filmic journey" as they share the stage with legendary jazz saxophonist Spot Barnett.

OCTAVIO QUINTANILLA

An assistant professor of English, mass communications and drama at Our Lady of the Lake University, Dr. Octavio Quintanilla offered expertise on “submissions that were specifically literary,” but points out that Armstrong and the Artistic Advisory Committee vetted proposals as a team, taking into consideration “overall professionalism, creativity, originality and innovation.”

Rounding out Luminaria’s ninth edition with “the artistry and excitement of spoken work poetry,” Quintanilla invited poets Christopher “Rooster” Martinez, Don Mathis, Darrell Pittman and Anthony “The Poet” Flores, who perform Thursday atop their namesake as The Hays Bridge Poets.

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VISUAL ART

One of the most interesting and important things about Luminaria’s programming is that it, at least to some degree, reflects the concerns native to its footprint, as it roams from locale to locale within San Anto each year. With this year’s all-arts fest on the Eastside, many of the contributing artists and performers call us to celebrate a rich and unique cultural landscape, while at the same time drawing our attention toward important issues in the community and/or its representation in larger, city-wide dialogues.

ARLENE MEJORADO Fresh off a stellar

Fotoseptiembre contribution (“Califas Lens, San Anto Heart: Outside Looking In”) and participating in the San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture’s recent “SATX/MX” exhibition, photographer, documentarian and multimedia artist Arlene Mejorado will present a new body of work in the form of wheat-paste murals installed throughout the Eastside. For Mejorado, as she told the Current a few weeks back, the primary concern is to “make people and experiences visible that speak to [my] own vantage point and journey as [a] photographer.” As such, her photo-journalistic work focuses on capturing portraits and snapshots that exemplify, in a natural and in situ manner, the daily experience of Mexican American culture, particularly surrounding the neighborhoods, flea markets, tiendas and traditions. In Mejorado’s estimation “Love is an important component to getting a good shot,” and, as is quite evident in her work, she has “immense love and compassion” for the individuals and communities that shine in her photography.

Free, 6-8pm Wed, Nov. 9, throughout the neighborhood.

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Brett Elmendorf attended Butler University, where he earned a bachelor of science in physics and participated in photoionization experiments in quantum mechanics. Later, he moved to San Antonio

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to work as a web programmer as one of the first hires at Rackspace. These days, when he’s not working on programming technology to help an array of systems run smarter, he brings his immense technical knowledge to bear on integrative projects that move artistic expression, cultural commentary and technology forward, all at once. His contribution to this year’s Luminaria, entitled “Eastside Light Rail Experiment v1.1: Abstract Representation of Realtime Rail Kinetics Through a Closed Photoionization Process,” is a data-driven light sculpture with sensors that detect current train activity and, in a process that makes data tangible and draws attention to transportation issues on the Eastside, projects this data as patterns of light directly onto the Hays Street Bridge. Elemendorf is a part of a growing cadre of folks who are using their technological/technical aptitude to grow technology’s range as an avenue for human creative expression. Free, 8-11pm Thu, Nov. 10, Hays Street Bridge.

KALDRIC DOW A contemporary realistic portrait

JOAN FREDERICK An Alamo City transplant with

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roots in Oklahoma, Joan Frederick is an artist, writer, photographer, arts advocate and an acclaimed Native American art historian. For Luminaria this year, Frederick — who makes her second appearance as an official Luminaria entrant — will present an installation that riffs on Donald Judd’s minimalist aluminum box pieces at Marfa’s Chinati Foundation. Her installation pieces are similarly shaped, imposing aluminum cubes that, unlike the stark and remotely off-putting house of mirrors aesthetic that Judd achieves, glow and are pleasantly altered (and given form) by the shifting colors of the rainbow that illuminate them from within. As a scholar of art history, it’s no surprise that Frederick’s contribution here thrives, in part, because of its referential nature. An ode to the heart of Luminaria’s vision, to illuminate San Antonio both literally and figuratively, these constantly changing light boxes provide a deep sensory experience, while offering an avenue from which to explore art history. Free, 8-11pm Thu, Nov. 10, Hays Street Bridge; 8pm-midnight Fri, Nov. 11, Dignowity Park (701 Nolan St.) and Lockwood Park (801 N. Olive St.).

painter, Kaldric Dow takes the preservation of voices, personalities, communities and dialogues as his starting point. It is his expressed desire to give a voice to those who might otherwise be silenced. While portraiture might seem a strangely antiquated medium for the relatively young Dow, he likes working with a form that connects him to the past and to various traditions of historical painting. Dow’s work in portraiture is driven forward by the precept that it is important for everyone to see portraits of African Americans within the fine art context. His bold painting is hallmarked by vibrant color, intense contrast, and rich gradations of skin tone. At Luminaria, Dow will display eight portraits that honor men and women who were born and/or raised on San Antonio’s Eastside. Free, 8pm-midnight Fri, Nov. 11, Dignowity Park (701 Nolan St.) and Lockwood Park (801 N. Olive St.).

entry, Sarah Brooke Lyons — the photographer that brought us the powerful celebration of identity and community that is the “1005 Faces” project — has teamed up with young women at the Martinez Street Women’s Center (MSWC). The resulting photo-portraiture project, which falls right in line with MSWC’s mission to “[further] the educational opportunities and wellbeing for girls and women in underserved communities,” ruminates upon issues that affect SA’s Eastside (and other underserved communities), including gentrification, poor health/dietary awareness, homelessness, addiction and lack of access to good/affordable healthcare. This innovative collaboration, which pairs an academically trained and socially aware artist with the comparatively innocent and unvarnished perspectives, talents, and concerns of the young women at MSWC, represents the best of what citywide arts events can provide: purposeful dialogue and collaboration across socio-economic and cultural barriers.

Free, 8pm-midnight Fri, Nov. 11, Dignowity Park (701 Nolan St.) and Lockwood Park (801 N. Olive St.), Carver Community Cultural Center, 226 N. Hackberry St.

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From left: featured artists Dixon's Violin; Joe Reyes and Paul Fauerso; Spot Barnett

The best thing about this year’s Luminaria music treats is that most of them are more art installation than conventional “concert.” Besides the artists featured in this section, visit luminariasa.org for a complete list of performers (I also recommend Diego Bernal’s and Ernest Gonzales’ laptop attack; Sujata Venkateswar’s and Greg Hinojosa’s mix of music with Latino, Indian and African American dance traditions and Verisimilitude’s experimental, instrumental rock complete with an interactive liquid light show).

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Medina (keys, vocals), Jeremy Dowd (drums), Roy Scavone (bass), Edwin Jered Stephens (vocals, guitar), Eli Medina (guitars, vocals) and Omar Rosel (guitars, keys, vocals) are experts at “tugging at your heartstrings” and “aiming for your conscience” (as they explain on their website), but I can’t guarantee you’ll find enlightenment at their shows. All I can assure you is that, musically speaking, Fishermen belong on a select list of top local bands, and one of the very few that understand what magical vocal harmonies are. Add legendary saxman Spot Barnett to the mix, and you have a night not to be missed. $55, 8pm-midnight Sat, Nov. 12, Healy Murphy Center, 618 Live Oak St.

person who lives in their own magical world. Their FOUR performance (“the world’s first digitally interactive sound temple,” they say) is more installation than “concert,” and it picks up from where Alumbramiento left off in Luminaria 2013. This time, they’ll be accompanied by photographer/ app developer Ellie Pritts, Mexican photographer/filmmaker Arturo Vilchis, and the local vogue troupe House of Kenzo, but this is a fully interactive “temple” and you, not Saakred, will spend the most time in it. Each of the four stations will be colored to represent the four key (and sacred) elements of air, water, fire and earth, each with a distinctive sound (digital string quartets and drums, a theremin and keyboards). The installation allows four people at any given time, so each “composition” will be different, “making this San Antonio’s By the time you Who needs a band when you have read this, we’ll all be either exhaling and thanking the Supreme first-ever digital orchestra.” Free, 8pm-midnight Fri, Nov. 11, Carver Community Cultural Center, 226 N. Hackberry St. Dixon’s Violin? Classically trained since age 10, the man Power for saving us from Il Duce, or absolutely, completely started doing his own thing since he realized he could fucked for (at least) the next four years. Either way, no one touch people’s emotions through his improvisations. Nailing better than Mexican Stepgrandfather (Marco Cervantes, aka down what he does is another matter. “People ask me one half of Third Root) for commenting on the turn of events.

Music-wise, it seems Friday whether I play classical music or fiddle,” he said in one of The guy’s a thinking man’s rapper, a UTSA professor who just is the key day at this year’s Luminaria, and “SET” perhaps its his three TED talks. “Is it A or B? But there’s not only a lot can’t rap a single useless word. He touches upon everything most interesting event.

Artists Joey Fauerso and Liz Rodda put more letters in the alphabet — you can create your own.” worth rapping about, from politics and cultural identity to So improvise he did, and he made a career of doing trippy black/brown issues, with the ferocity only a socially conscious together a 30-minute video piece that combines silent films (by Cheryl Donegan, Celeste Fichter, Duncan Ganley, Tatiana fireworks with a five-string electric violin and a looping Chicano can muster. Besides his own solid material, we Istomina, Susan Jacobs, Maura Jasper, Luz Maria Sánchez, pedal. His shows are a trance-like experience where he only hope he’ll perform a few from Third Root’s impeccable Barron Sherer, Michael Velliquette, plus Rodda and Fauerso takes you along a new agey, progressive hybrid you can’t third album, Libertad, produced by Grammy-winning Adrián put your finger on, but you don’t care. Just open up and Quesada (ex Grupo Fantasma). Those into gangsta and bling themselves) with original live music by Joe Reyes (Buttercup, Demitasse). “We watched the films beforehand and started let yourself go. Free, 8pm-midnight Fri, Nov. 11, Carver should look elsewhere. Free, 8:35pm Fri, Nov. 11, Stella improvising based on them, but once the performance Community Cultural Center, 226 N. Hackberry St. Artois Stage between Dignowity Park (701 Nolan St.) and started we changed everything,” said Reyes about a similar Lockwood Park (801 N Olive St.). performance at Artpace in May. So, this time, once the lights Luminaria’s go out, Reyes (guitar, percussion) and Fauerso (keyboards) closing night features artists from San Antonio’s sister Everything Saakred (whose pronouns of choice will embark on a whole new journey. “Not much different from cities Wuxi (China) and Monterrey (Mexico), but the night’s are them/they) does is chillingly original. They manage to what jazz musicians do; we have a key and a tempo, but after musical treat is SA’s own Fishermen, an indie sextet known surf the waves of indigenous sounds, the avant garde and that, nobody knows what will happen.” Free, 9:45pm Fri, Nov. for its high production values and careful songwriting. Gabe the experimental in unexpected ways, with the intensity of a 11, Little Carver Stage, 226 N. Hackberry St.

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Encompassing everything from the tried-and-tested tribute The Divas of Eastwood to an intriguing new Ballet San Antonio piece amusingly inspired by stormy weather, Luminaria’s performance lineup this year showcase troupes that have helped shape our city’s cultural landscape as well as visiting companies like Austin’s ARCOS and Monterrey’s Cuerpo Etéreo. Beyond the offerings highlighted below, expect to see performative aspects factoring into fusion-minded projects like ceramic artists Diana Kersey and Kambri Hernandez’s illuminated collaboration Create. Collapse. Create. and performance artists Annele Spector and Kitty Williams’ “storytelling soul kitchen” Classics Lounge and The Griot Grille.

AERIAL HORIZON

San Antonio’s only professional aerial performance company, Aerial Horizon creates original performances that bridge together contemporary circus stunts with aerial dance. The group is founded by artistic director Julia Langenburg, a former lead aerialist at SeaWorld. Several times throughout the year, Langenburg lends her talents to Cirque du Soleil productions and has cultivated a growing community of professional aerialists in San Antonio through teaching and recruitment efforts.

A recent recipient of two Artist Foundation of San Antonio awards (Original Production and the Tobin Grand Prize for Artistic Excellence), Langenburg joins performers, visual artists and poets for what promises to be a memorable experience on the Hays Street Bridge. Free, 8-11pm Thu, Nov. 10, Hays Street Bridge.

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BALLET SAN ANTONIO

Ballet San Antonio was founded in 1985 by Mayra Worthen and Melissa Hale Coyle under the name Texas Ballet Concerto. Since then, it has grown, quite literally, by leaps and bounds, expanding its classical repertoire over the years, and becoming the resident professional ballet company of the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts in 2014. The company has shown its commitment to the city through its many outreach programs such as Learning That Moves You, which includes free ballet classes for children at the San Antonio Boys and Girls Club, and Ballet in the Park, a free annual performance in Travis Park. Ironically inspired by the unpredictable South Texas weather, artistic director Willy Shives, formerly of the Joffrey Ballet, will lead the company in a special Luminaria performance titled Elements. “Our postcard perfect skies melt with time into a fiery sunset. As night falls, a light rain becomes wild and heavy. Alas, we find tranquility under the autumn moon.”

Free, 9:30pm Fri, Nov. 11, Carver Community Cultural Center, 226 N. Hackberry St.

Established in 2011 in Santa Fe and now based in Austin, ARCOS has garnered a reputation as one of Texas’ most cutting-edge performance groups through its own After a masterful performance boundary-pushing performances and collaborative efforts with in Colores, part of the 2015-2016 season at the Carver, emerging and established artists. Directors Curtis Uhlemann, the avant-garde flamenco troupe Arte y Pasión make a Erica Gionfriddo and Eliot Gray Fisher lead the troupe in triumphant return to the Jo Long Theatre. In this special

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Luminaria performance titled Una Flor en el Cruce (A Flower in the Crossroads), artistic director Tamara Adira leads an ever-evolving cast of dancers and musicians in a multidisciplinary performance juxtaposing flamenco with classical and modern dance. Since the company’s 2010 debut in San Antonio, Adira has brought in exquisite talent from across the globe including late flamenco masters Teo Morca and Timo Lozano to perform alongside its members. For this performance, Adira looks no further than San Antonio’s own Teresa Champion. Known for her appearance in the 1960 John Wayne film The Alamo, Champion is often credited, along with her late husband Willie “El Curro” Champion, as being among the first to bring flamenco to San Antonio. A Flower in the Crossroads draws inspiration from the complex root system of flowers, a metaphor for Adira’s own persevering spirit. “There are obstacles vast and impossible to push through,” Adira told us. “But the persistent root system of a flower is stronger.

When we find that root system within ourselves, we can push through anything.” Free, 8pm Fri, Nov. 11, Carver Community Cultural Center, 226 N. Hackberry St.

THE RENAISSANCE GUILD

Billed as “San Antonio’s premiere black theatre company,” The Renaissance Guild was founded in 2001 with a mission to examine, preserve and celebrate of the black experience through theater. Through various outreach programs including youth summer camps and art classes, the nonprofit aims to provide opportunities for artistic expression to some of the city’s underserved populations.

For their Luminaria performance, The Renaissance Guild will present selections from Divas of Eastwood, a musical revue co-produced by the Carver Community Cultural Center. Described as “a musical tribute to the Chitlin’ Circuit,” the original production pays tribute to legendary local venues (the Eastwood Country Club and the Keyhole Club among them) that hosted such iconic performers as Louie Armstrong and Etta James. Free, 8:40pm Fri, Nov. 11, Carver Community Cultural Center, 226 N. Hackberry St. sacurrent.com • November 9-15, 2016 • CURRENT 23

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◀ Comprised of vocalist/guitarist Arish Ahmad Khan and vocalist/ multi-instrumentalist Mark Sultan, The King Khan & BBQ Show is an unlikely band that has enjoyed unlikely success. With a sound that incorporates elements of doo-wop with lo-fi punk and garage rock, the Canadian outfit has, over the course of four delirious LPs released since its 2004 debut, cultivated a cult following of fans that gravitate to oddball pop. The duo’s live shows are notoriously kinetic and

engaging affairs, with the speed of playing increased and the act’s off-color sense of humor taking the reins. In some ways, The King Khan & BBQ Show is something of a throwback to some of the more tonguein-cheek 1960s garage rock acts, and in other important ways, the group’s sound is uniquely postmodern, defying easy definition and constantly shifting, based on the whims of these two inventive performers and musicians. $13, 7:30pm, Paper Tiger, 2410 N. St. Mary’s St., papertigersa.com. — James Courtney

International Artist-in-Residence Exhibition In an unusual turn of events, Artpace recently offered viewers a peek at Fall 2016 International

Artist-in-Residence guest curator Denise Markonish’s work via the Tex-centric group show “Objectives” and then invited viewers into residents’ studios for a rare glimpse at their projects in progress. Promising a serious dose of girl power, the MASS MoCA curator’s chapter of the esteemed IAIR program unites artists Lily Cox-Richard (Houston), Kim Faler (Williamstown, Massachusetts) and Kim Morgan (Halifax, Canada). A sculptor who’s created installations with cast resin mushrooms, lightning rods and scrap copper, Cox-Richard is perhaps best known for “The Stand (Possessing Powers),” a project comprised of carved plaster forms inspired by the bases and structural supports of neoclassical statues. Working between sculpture, installation, drawing and photography, Faler creates “facsimiles” of everyday moments, employing plastic, porcelain, clothing, drywall and other materials to explore “the personal through the lens of the familiar.” An installation artist and sculptor who’s worked extensively in public art, Morgan is reportedly “totally obsessed with blood.” Having previously used electron microscopes to scan her own blood to create “self portraits” and intricate arrangements of test tubes, Morgan has continued in this vein during her Artpace residency by building a “breathing, billowing, sighing, monumental collection of blood samples.” Free, 6-9pm (artist talk at 7pm), Artpace, 445 N. Main Ave., (210) 212-4900, artpace.org. — Bryan Rindfuss

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COURTESY OF WARSHIP ZINE

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◀ Designed to “organize, unify, market, build, connect and promote” the creative culture and businesses within a footprint bound by César Chávez Boulevard, I-90, I-37 and I-35, the recently minted Southtown The Arts District (STAD) is billed as an “adjunct neighborhood” criss-crossed by both the First Friday and Second Saturday art walks.

Headquartered in Andy and Yvette Benavides’ art complex at 1906 South Flores Street, STAD is set to flex its neighborhood muscle with the inaugural STADfest. Leading up to a stacked Second Saturday filled with receptions for Austin-based multimedia collective Essentials (6-10pm, Gravelmouth, 1906 S. Flores St.), local artist and FL!GHT Gallery founder Justin Parr (6-10pm, S.M.A.R.T., 1906 S. Flores St.) and painter Alexandria Flores (7-10pm, R Space, 110 E. Lachapelle), among others, area venues welcome guests for an array of activities, including art-making workshops (noon-3pm, S.M.A.R.T., 1906 S. Flores St.), free admission and a MOSAIC “drawing jam” at Blue Star Contemporary (noon-6pm, 116 Blue Star) and a district-wide marble hunt courtesy of the glass artists of Esferas Perdidas (noon-9pm). Free, 10am-11pm, Southtown The Arts District, sastad. com. — BR

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◀ Pioneers of a stripped-down sound and a uniform of tight jeans, leather jackets, Converse sneakers and moppy bowl cuts, The Ramones are considered the first New York punk band to land a major contract and find international acclaim. Formed in Queens circa 1974 by vocalist Jeffrey Hyman (aka Joey Ramone), guitarist John Cummings (aka Johnny Ramone), bassist Douglas Colvin (aka Dee Dee Ramone) and drummer Thomas Erdelyi (aka Tommy Ramone), the band threw a wrench in the musical works of the era with sharp, simple and short songs fueled by catchy choruses. Fondly remembered for classics like “I Wanna Be Sedated,” the musical comedy Rock ’n’ Roll High School and the enduring mantra “eliminate the unnecessary and focus on the substance,” the late pop punks are as influential as ever — evidenced on a local level by the inaugural issue of Warship, “a quarterly zine that’s always keen.” Inviting artists and writers to interpret a different theme each issue, the zine celebrates its official launch with a free party featuring like-minded vendors (Black Moon Print, Defectivepudding and Saytown Review among them) and live music from Lemmings and Knockin’ Chucks. Free, 8pm-2am, The Bang Bang Bar, 119 El Mio Drive, (210) 320-1187, facebook.com/thebangbangbar210. — BR

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▲ Much like their rivals out west in Oakland, last season’s Spurs set records in the regular season only to stumble in the playoffs. San Antonio made the most of Tim Duncan’s last campaign, setting a franchise mark of 67 wins, before falling to the Thunder in Oklahoma City. With All-Star Kawhi Leonard leading the way, the Spurs have picked up where they left off, taking the top spot in their fair share of NBA power rankings. San Antonio’s

bench has helped spark the hot start, with Patty Mills providing accuracy from the field and Jonathon Simmons delivering athleticism off the floor. The Spurs welcome back former fan favorites Boban Marjanovic and Aron Baynes on Friday night for the Detroit Pistons’ only scheduled stop in the Alamo City this season. $28$1,500.00, 7:30pm, AT&T Center, One AT&T Center Pkwy., (210) 444-5000, attcenter.com. — M. Solis

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◀ Defined by the Urban Dictionary as “a person who collects limited, rare, OG, or flat-out exclusive kicks,” the “sneakerhead” has emerged as an increasingly ubiquitous character with lasting economic impact. Widespread with celebrity endorsements (Chuck Taylor, Michael Jordan, Kanye West, et al.), high-end designer collaborations and limited-edition offerings, the multi-billion-dollar industry owes plenty to the resale market — which plays out online, in niche boutiques and at gatherings like Kixpo. Organized and

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◀ Continuing its streak of presenting winning exhibits from emerging and established artists alike, Provenance Gallery hosts the opening of “Crux,” a new body of work from San Antonio painter Kat Shevchenko. According to the artist, “Crux” is a “documentation of the internal world of the psyche in the moments of upheaval.” As with much of Shevchenko’s work, these paintings are frequently symbolic and surrealistic, often employing humor to muse on the fragility of life, especially in terms of feminine embodiment. With this show, Shevchenko seeks to show, using symbols from nature, “what is simmering beneath the surface of consciousness.” In this sense, these are deeply psychological works, but they are also works that attempt to, at least symbolically, chart the psyche’s response to suffering, stress and, eventually, transformation. Free, 7-10pm, Provenance Gallery, 1906 S. Flores St., (210) 216-8362, artandprovenance.blogspot.com. — JC

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▶ Will Tejano music ever relive its glory days from the ’90s, when Selena, La Mafia and Emilio Navaira were red-hot? Year after year, the list of Tejano Music Awards nominees seems a rehash from the previous year and the genre, in the eyes of the mainstream Latin music industry, feels like a sound perennially in danger of extinction.

Yet, Tejano refuses to die and, little by little, is hosting bigger and better awards shows.

Besides live performances by Stefani Montiel, Sunny Sauceda, Michael Salgado and many others, this year’s highlight will be the deserved musical tribute to Emilio Navaira, who passed away in May, by a growing list of performers. The fact that the show will take place at the Tobin is no small feat: Tejano deserves a place like it, and this may very well be the best TMA edition since those days at the Alamodome. $39.50$175, 7pm, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle, (210) 223-8624, tobincenter.org. — Enrique Lopetegui

produced by the sneaker specialists of Deadstock Crew, the expo expands on previous hits in the Dallas area with a one-day event uniting buyers, sellers, customizers and collectors of sneakers, apparel and street-smart accessories.

In addition to “one-time-only pop-up shops from local and national brands and boutiques,” Kixpo’s first San Antonio outing promises live music, DJs, raffles and giveaways. $10-$50, 1-6pm, Austin Highway Event Center, 1948 Austin Hwy., (210) 878-4053, kixpo.com. — BR

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‘A Body in Latency’

▲ This weekend is Second Saturday, which means you’ll have a swell smattering of new art openings to dig. One highlight of the weekend is the new exhibit at Sala Diaz from mixedmedia artist Ian Pedigo.

Entitled “A Body in Latency,” the solo show is a meditation on the artifacts, settings and images that are associated with the human body, especially as a socially constructed concept.

Coming from something of an anthropological perspective, Pedigo’s work here places wouldbe mundane elements

of daily experience into an off-kilter picture of reality, a nod to the way in which our subconscious can warp the truths that are nearest to us in our everyday lives.

In this way, “images behave somewhat like objects and objects like images,” and both are “employed to construct narratives whose defining components are connotations upheld by references extending beyond the edge of the frame.”

Free, 6-10pm, Sala Diaz, 517 Stieren St., (972) 900-0047, saladiazart.org. — JC

The Three Artistas photo by Al Rendon

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CALENDAR NIGHTLIFE

ART Art opening: “Divine Balance” Inspired

by “the interplay of texture, shape, color, rhythm and vibration,” painter Lisa Shackelford’s “all-white” solo show debuts at AnArte with an opening reception and gallery talk complete with white Russians.

Free, 6-8pm Wednesday; AnArte Gallery, 7959 Broadway, Suite 404, (210) 826-5674.

Art opening: Mini Art Museum Spare Parts’

award-winning Mini Art Museum invites guests to view the wee works in the exhibits “Deep in The Heart: A Texas Trilogy,” “Do I Remember the Alamo?” and “Slanguage: Chicos pero Locos” with provided magnifying glasses. Free, 7-9pm Saturday; The Lullwood Group, 107 Lone Star Blvd.

Art opening: Painting Retrospective

TwoTen Fine Art and The Coppini Academy team up for a collaborative exhibition showcasing painter Max Ginsburg. Free, 6:30-8:30pm Saturday; TwoTen Fine Art, 2518 N. Main Ave., (210) 399-3255.

Art opening: “Pretty Horses” Local artist and FL!GHT Gallery founder Justin Parr followed a set of rules “he gave himself as a child” when creating this series of 13 canvases encompassing 27 fields of color. Free, 7-10pm Saturday; S.M.A.R.T., 1906 S. Flores St.

Art opening: “Prospects and Refuge”

Dock Space Gallery hosts a solo show for local architect and sculptor John Webb.

Free, 7-10pm Saturday; Dock Space Gallery, 107 Lone Star Blvd., (210) 723-3048.

Art opening: “For You to Find” Artist James

Saldivar presents a body of work focused on “the small snippets of life that change the course of each and every second thereafter.

Free, 7-11pm Saturday; Dorćol, 1902 S. Flores St., (210) 229-0607.

Art opening: “Sabrosito” Working between painting, fiber art and graphic design, emerging local artist Alexandria Flores unveils new pieces influenced by grids and patterns. Free, 7-10pm Saturday; R Space,

110 E. Lachapelle, (210) 793-8899.

Art opening: “Stories Seldom Told: CORP/ US” Young artists from SAY Sí explore the effects of corporate America on the lives of young people. Free, 7-10pm Saturday; AP Art Lab, 1906 S. Flores St., (210) 212-8666.

FILM

Returned to This Video Dungeon Theatre

returns to Oak Hills Tavern for a screening of filmmaker Veronica Campbell’s indie documentary covering “25-plus years of the San Antonio punk-rock, metal, and goth scene.” Free, 9pm Thursday; Oak Hills Tavern, 7920 Fredericksburg Road., (210) 614-8855.

Sprout Film Festival Designed to spark

conversations about people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and create a culture of acceptance, appreciation, and inclusion, The Arc of San Antonio’s inaugural Sprout Film Festival comprises two blocks of short films ranging in genre from documentary to science fiction. $7, 10:30am & 6:30pm Wednesday; Santikos Palladium, 17703 I-10 W., (210) 490-4300.

THEATER

Between Worlds: A Devised Piece Drama,

dance, music, comedy and slam poetry collide in this original new production promising audiences “a meditation on the liminality of theater.” $6-$12, 8pm Friday-Saturday, 2:30pm Sunday; Trinity University, Stieren Theater, One Trinity Pl., (210) 999-8515.

Jackson Square Based on “a couple of

true stories,” Mark Leonard’s wild and dark comedy Jackson Square examines the relationships of three women and the “fictional, deceased, alcoholic literary lion” whose roaring life has left them with the collateral damage of sexual abuse and extreme familial dysfunction. $10-$15, 8pm Friday-Saturday; The Overtime Theater, 1203 Camden St., (210) 557-7562.

Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating, and Marriage Dr. Ruth meets Emily Post in this 90-minute comedy covering everything from kissing techniques to what you shouldn’t mention on a date. $30, 7:30pm Saturday, 3:30pm Sunday; Roxie Theatre, 7460 Callaghan Rd., Ste. 333 (210) 360-9180.

Rosmersholm The University of the Incarnate Word theater department tackles Henrik Ibsen’s haunting tale of passion, power and the pursuit of truth. $8-$12, 8pm FridaySaturday, 7pm Sunday; University of the Incarnate Word, Coates Theatre, 4301 Broadway, (210) 829-3800.

The Diary of Anne Frank Presented at the

Vex, Wendy Kesselman’s gripping new adaptation of Frances Goodrich and Albert

Hackett’s original stage play interweaves recently discovered writings from the diary of Anne Frank as well as survivor accounts to create a contemporary impassioned story. $16-$22, 7:30pm Thursday, 8pm Saturday, 2:30pm Sunday; Sheldon Vexler Theatre, 12500 NW Military Hwy., (210) 302-6835.

The Glass Menagerie The Playhouse puts a

contemporary spin on Tennesee Williams’ classic memory play The Glass Menagerie by shifting the setting “from an apartment in St. Louis to the common area of a mid-century mental hospital.” $10-$25, 8pm Friday- Saturday, 3pm Sunday; The Playhouse, 800 W. Ashby Pl., (210) 733-7258.

The Magic Toyshop Set in an enchanted

toy shop in 19th-century France, the San Antonio Metropolitan Ballet’s witty holiday production follows a toy maker who crafts and sells life-sized mechanical dolls. $10-$40, 7pm Saturday, 2:30pm Sunday; Lila Cockrell Theatre, 200 E. Market St., (210) 650-8810.

The School for Scandal Craving some

tawdry entertainment but tired of watching reruns of Keeping Up With the Kardashians? Premiered in 1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s The School for Scandal features characters that rival the most conspiratorial members of that (in)famous family. If your interest is piqued but you’re averse to poetic dialect, don’t worry – the play’s dialogue is delivered in plainspoken English. $10-$25, 8pm Thursday-Saturday, pm Sunday; Classic Theatre of San Antonio, 1924 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 589-8450.

COMEDY Full Parental Comedy Notoriously funny

parents Blair Thompson, George Anthony, Josh Cabaza, Aaron Long and Joseph Palumbo come together for a no-holdsbarred evening of stand-up. $16, 8pm Thursday; Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club, 618 NW Loop 410, (210) 541-8805.

TK Kirkland New Jersey-born actor, stand-up, singer-songwriter, and radio host TK Kirkland brings his I-35 Comedy Tour to Fitzgerald’s. $20, 8pm Thursday; Fitzgerald’s Bar & Live Music, 437 McCarty, 210.562.0235.

Tony Rock Hailed as “your favorite comic’s favorite comic,” Chris Rock’s kid brother Tony is best known as host of All Def Comedy Live and Apollo Live. $20, 8pm & 10:15pm Friday-Saturday, 8pm Sunday; Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club, 618 NW Loop 410, (210) 541-8805.

SPECIAL EVENTS Alamo Showdown Cook-Off In this second annual event, cook-off teams from Folc, Grayze on Grayson, El Machito and many more compete with their best one-pot

recipes using Alamo Beer. $15-$30, 1-4pm Sunday; Alamo Beer Company Brewery, 202 Lamar St., (210) 872-5589.

Caliente Harley-Davidson Anniversary Celebration Caliente Harley celebrates its

10th anniversary with food, beverages, a raffle and music by the Black Thunder Band.

Free, noon-8pm Saturday; Caliente HarleyDavidson, 7230 NW Loop 410, (210) 681-2254.

San Antonio Auto & Truck Show Dubbed

“the largest showroom in South Texas,” this annual expo offers up automotive manufacturer displays of the newest model vehicles and cutting-edge technology. $4-$14, 2-8pm Thursday, 2-10pm Friday, 10am-10pm Saturday, 11am-7pm Sunday; Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 900 E. Market St., (210) 207-8500.

STEAM Carnival & Maker Faire The Design & Technology Academy at Roosevelt High School hosts an evening of hands-on activities, performances, demonstrations and interactive exhibits. Free, 6:30-9pm Friday; Roosevelt High School Courtyard, 5110 Walzem Road, (210) 356-2237.

Story Tellabration San Antonio Public

Library, Harlandale ISD, and San Antonio City Councilwoman Rebecca Viagran team up for a day filled with family-friendly folktales, legends and ghost stories shared by San Antonio storytellers, plus crafting activities, photo-ops with fairy tale characters, snacks and food trucks. Free, 2-6pm Saturday; Mission Branch Library, 3134 Roosevelt Ave., (210) 326-7877.

The Enchanted Retro Mermaid Art Walk

Artists and artisans present mermaid-themed work in front of the Bijou. Free, 10am-7pm Saturday; Wonderland of the Americas, 4522 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 273-5023.

Wurstfest New Braunfels celebrates its

deep German roots with live music, polka contests, a carnival, Bavarian cuisine and ice-cold German brews. $8-$10, 5-9:30pm Wednesday, 5-11:30pm Thursday-Friday, 11am-midnight Saturday, 11am-9:30pm Sunday, 5-9:30pm Monday-Tuesday; Landa Park, 120 Landa St., (830) 625-9167.

TALKS PLUS “The Politics of Mexican Immigration in the Federal Criminal Justice System”

The Mexican American Studies (MAS) program at San Antonio College welcomes federal public defenders Molly Roth and Alfredo Villarreal for a discussion covering immigration statistics as well as anecdotes and opinions on how the criminal justice system’s treatment of immigrants has changed post-9/11. Free, 6-7:30pm Tuesday; San Antonio College, Moody Learning Center, 1819 N. Main Ave., (210) 486-0763.

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When you think of all the pictures, letters, trinkets, knickknacks, paper work, and miscellaneous artifacts that populate your life, it’s highly unlikely that you think of them as treasures, as important items that cumulatively represent your identity and history, along with the identities and histories of your entire family. If you’re like most, in fact, you just think of these things as stuff, as clutter, as debris flung to and fro by the forward momentum of a busy life.

In reality, however, these trappings of life can serve to tell forgotten stories, preserve important memories, and, in terms of posterity, provide insight into the fullness of lives lived. This concept is at the heart of an important and illuminative new book from University of North Texas Press entitled Proof: Photographs from Four Generations of a Texas Family.

Beginning in the 1880s, four generations of photographers, all named Byrd Moore Williams, photographed customers in their studios, urban spreads, crime scenes, Pancho Villa’s soldiers, televangelists, dancers, shopkeepers, hunters and so much more, allowing their unique curiosities and visions of life to guide them.

Proof, compiled and notated by the latest in the line, Byrd Williams IV, is but a representative sliver of this unique and historically unrivaled collection of photographs and artifacts, which was recently acquired by the University of North Texas Libraries.

As Roy Flukinger says in his evocative forward to the book, the collection includes “prints in the tens of thousands, negatives numbering nearly a third of a million, and a small multitude of manuscripts and artifacts,” representing “a formidable commitment to over a century of history in Texas and beyond.”

Confronting loss and memory alike, Byrd Williams IV has compiled a magnificent window into this impressive collection that at once tells a family story and a story about the evolution of Texas. Indeed, though culled from a family collection, this book can tell us a great deal about the cultural, social, and technological transformation of this state and this country. Not only does Proof function as a trove of historical reference points, but it is a singularly rich documentation of the evolution of photography. Beginning with the first rough photos taken by or of Byrd Williams Sr., the collection progresses through the generations, with each new name-bearer (all excellent photographers in their own right) demonstrating not only the progression of the family, but the progression in photographic technology and approach.

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3. $1 a shot Dance School photographs, Byrd III, 1949. 4. Waitress at Ernie’s Hamburger Stand, Fort Worth, Texas, Byrd III, 1955. 5. Charlie Bigly, Muscleman, Byrd III, 1954.

6. $1 a shot Dance School photographs, Byrd III, 1949. Photographs reprinted courtesy of the University of North Texas Special Collections, Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection.

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Dr. Stephen Strange (Benedict Truly, some sequences are visually Cumberbatch) is a brash, arrogant overwhelming. Usually that’s a good neurosurgeon. His work is his life, which thing, but here, given the scale of the explains why he ignored a relationship images, it can feel like a bit much. If you with ER doctor Christine Palmer (Rachel have a big meal beforehand, and/or are McAdams) for the sake of his career. As uncomfortable with intricate surgical happens, life soon humbles him. procedures, go ahead and watch in A car accident leaves him unable to use regular old 2D. You will still enjoy it, and his hands, and therefore unable to work save a few bucks in the process. as a surgeon. After numerous failed fixes, Cumberbatch – who almost didn’t hope emerges as Strange learns of a do the film because he was busy with paraplegic (Benjamin Bratt) who’s able to Hamlet on stage in London – handles walk again. Soon Strange is off to Nepal himself well amidst all the computerto meet The Ancient One (Tilda Swinton), generated images surrounding him, as a sorcerer with mystical powers who, in does the rest of the cast. There’s also her own words, “reorients the spirit to a decent amount of humor here, mostly better heal the body.” Strange’s superhero from Strange’s wise guy remarks, that training henceforth begins. the otherwise gloomy movie certainly The villain is Kaecilius (Mads needs. Ultimately, though, it’s the bold Mikkelsen), one of The Ancient and imaginative images that One’s former students who make you say “wow” that’ll wants to manipulate time have you leaving the movie ★★★★ and welcome a dark lord to on a high.

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Wen’s affinity for food stemmed from his mother.

JESSICA ELIZARRARAS | @JESSELIZARRARAS “My mom was always in the kitchen making Taiwanese food,” Wen said. “It was just those few moments when I could be myself around my mom.”

After graduating from UT, Ho joined Quan Ut Ut (a lauded barbecue joint) as operations manager in Vietnam. Ho spent time at Goldman Sachs, later joining Venture for America (a fellowship program that pairs grads and startups to foster entrepreneurship) where he requested to be placed back in Texas. That landed him at Geekdom, where he still works currently.

Pinch didn’t materialize for the longThere’s no denying that 2016 has hear about our food, or they’re about to time friends until earlier this year after Ho been a rough year. Bowie’s gone, try it, they’re like ‘this is so weird,’ ‘this is returned from traveling abroad. He left Prince is gone, election madness — there’s different,’” Ho said. “Then they turn into his job in 2013 and toyed around with the a litany of generally awful things to come repeat customers.” idea of opening up a seafood restaurant or out of the last 10 months. But in all that Though readily found in the Houston seeing the world. dreariness, there has been a glimmer of area, the guys have been spreading that “My parents said I should travel ... I was hope by way of a new-to-SA cuisine. savory/sweet goodness since this spring, only supposed to be gone for a year,” I’m not saying Pinch Crawfish Kitchen first as a catering operation and later as a Ho said. In total, he lived in Vietnam and will turn 2016 around, but the varied bites frequent pop-up.

Thailand, and visited Hong Kong, Cambodia, will make you forget the clustercuss we’re After a summer hiatus, Pinch is back Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, Singapore, currently in. in action.

Myanmar, Malaysia, India and Nepal.

It’s easy to develop a slight obsession And as San Anto has a chance to get When Ho came back stateside, he with these flavors. I first sampled Pinch, acquainted with their flavors, it’s time to get owned by college buds Andrew Ho and familiar with the Pinch story. Both Wen, 26, and Wen decided to crowd fund for a Sean Wen, as a pop-up at Dorcol Distilling and Ho, 27, are Houston natives, both first- food trailer (they reached their $20,000 goal in March) through aggressive social Co., which hosted the guys for Keep SA generation Americans born to immigrant media efforts. Most businesses dream Real’s Music for Advanced Listeners parents. Ho learned his way around a of connecting and engaging with their series. During a special tasting, Ho and boiling pot of aromatics and mudbugs audience in a wonderfully organic manner, Wen whipped up several pounds of their while cooking alongside his father. often hiring on tech-savvy millennials, Vietnamese-style crawfish boil and I was “My dad worked a lot, he still does, but but Pinch’s presence is almost half their hooked. Citrus, brown sugar, and oh-soevery Saturday and Sunday, he’d wake me charm. An effortless blend of great food much garlic, ginger and lemongrass all up to make food with him,” Ho said while photography by Ho and their combined combine with butter to create a luxurious describing their patio set-up. and addictive sauce that’s poured over hot He would eventually go on to UT-Austin humor keeps most eaters entertained.

They aren’t just using their Instagram crawfish (but I wouldn’t stop there — dip and the cooking equipment following him your sausage and potatoes in it as well). to the university where he’d host boils for to connect with would-be customers either. The Houston transplants also “A lot of people, at first, whenever they friends. Wen eventually met Ho during

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use the photo-based platform to meet other business owners in the area. Wen connected with Ben Annotti of Oak and Salt/Estate Coffee Company via a simple Instagram message.

“He said, ‘We’re whipping up a spice blend for you now!’ and I thought he was being facetious. This is so sad, it all boils down to Instagram,” Wen laughed.

The guys eventually connected with Denise Aguirre of The Point Park & Eats, who suggested they first host pop-ups in the downtown area. She put them in touch with Andrew Samia and Shane Reed (who also hail from the same Houston suburb as Ho and Wen) of Dignowity Meats.

“To us, it’s cool to see two other young guys just out there hustling trying to blaze their own path,” Samia said of hosting the guys for monthly pop-ups.

The quality of the food doesn’t hurt either.

“I think their food is just super unique and flavorful. I’m a weird guy... I grew up on the East Coast, my grandfather was a commercial fisherman, but I’ve never really liked a lot of seafood,” Samia shared. “These guys made me fall in love with their mussels and I love the heat they use in the sauces.”

Though crawfish is where they started and will likely be a signature item whenever they open their own brick-and-mortar in San Antonio (they’re coy about sharing a location just yet), Pinch will likely evolve based on Ho and Wen’s travels. Already they’re serving mussels and shrimp in a silky coconut curry; Saturday’s menu will include a $30 crab platter with blue crabs, local sausage, corn and potatoes, Texas toast, garlic butter and house pickles.

“That’s how it all started for us, and we don’t want to forget those roots, but the Southeast Asian flavor and vibe is kind of where it was born from,” Wen said. “If it does evolve, it will always be within that realm.”

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> You’ll have to find somewhere else to drink Guinness and watch Arsenal, futbol fans.

The first location of Lion and Rose British Pub & Restaurant at 5148 Broadway will now focus on catering events, according to a press release sent out early Wednesday morning. The Forum, Park North and Rim locations will remain open.

Per the release, the space has ceased daily restaurant and bar service.

“Catering has always been a part of our business, and we have always wanted to further expand that service,” Chris Royter, area director, said. “So we decided to provide the Alamo Heights location as a special events venue as part of our plans to grow our catering service. We also want to thank all of our customers who visited us here since we opened in Alamo Heights in 2004.”

Rent the space by calling (210) 878-0034 or emailing catering@thelionandrose.com.

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> Bad news coming out of Southtown on Halloween morning: Brigid/Francis Bogside caught fire this morning and the restaurant/bar are closed until further notice.

The fire, which SAPD believes to have started from an air conditioning unit according to a KSAT report, was first reported at 6:30 a.m. Monday morning.

Management has issued the statement below: This morning there was fire in the kitchen at Brigid, which affected both Brigid and its adjacent sister bar, Francis Bogside. Our entire staff is safe, and we thank the San Antonio Fire Department for their work and quick response. Until further notice both Brigid and Francis Bogside will be closed for repairs. Thank you."

The Steve Mahoney-owned eatery/pub celebrated its first anniversary this September.

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for the uninitiated means having one of the reps rub you down with soaps and lotions and jellies and whatnots, and if you’re not prepared, it could be totally overwhelming on both your psyche and your wallet (but it’s OK because you’re going to soak your stress away).

Most bath bombs are either seasonal (the holiday ones are already out and sound amazing) or signature (like the über-popular Sex Bomb and soothing French Kiss).

Bath-enthusiast Catheryn Rodriguez, 23, saw an opportunity to enjoy the anxiety-reducing soaks she was already taking and link back to her roots.

“I was spending so much money on bath bombs that I don’t really like, they’re not the best, so I thought, ‘Why don’t I make my own?’,” she told the Current over the phone.

The Mexico City native decided to create her own bath bombs with a Latinx twist. “I started thinking about all the things I miss from living in Mexico. Most are inspired by my nostalgia of trying to be back home,” Rodriguez said.

She launched Brewbles Bath Bombs, first on Instagram and Facebook, before finally launching a temporary site for online sales. The bath bombs range

from $5 to $12 for the more elaborate designs. Her biggest hits so far? An aguacate-shaped bomb with avocado oil, rosemary and lime.

Other faves include the clove and peach tamalito she made after her mother teased her about her bath-bombmaking habit. “She said ‘Porque no te pones hacer tamales?'" and so Rodriguez did, drawing inspiration from the sweet tamales her grandmother would make when she was a kid.

Other bombs include paletas that harken to summers in Guanajuato, and bombs that recall of tea time with lavender and chamomile.

“I feel like I’m artsy, but on the sculpture side,” Rodriguez said. “I had to get it down to how it looks now, the first looked very different. Now I’m good at it.”

All Brewbles are handmade and can be ordered at shopbrewbles.wixsite.com/brewbles.

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> Not to get too emotional or philosophical about it, but there is just something truly special about a “new” beer. I don’t mean “new” as in, hey I just drank a beer and now I need a new one.

No, I mean “new” as in never seen before.

These are beers born in the minds of brewmasters and through painstaking effort, through trial and error, and sheer good fortune have gone from concept to delicious nectar of the gods! Yes, there is truly something special about a new beer.

I was fortunate to get the opportunity recently to try out some of what’s new from several of our area’s fine craft breweries. Make sure to add them to your to-do list!

Real Ale Brewing Company – Axis IPA This right here is a beer that let’s you know who it is right off the bat. Named after the Axis deer, this draught-only beer from Real Ale in Blanco is subtle yet packs a powerful punch. It has the aroma of tropical fruit and that is one of the first notes that hit your taste buds, along with hints of peach and citrus. Like all great IPAs, this one is hopped to the gills – and that is a good thing.

This is a true Texas IPA and you’re going to want to try it as soon as you can. Since it is only tap, make the trek north to Real Ale the first chance you get. 231 San Saba Ct., Blanco, (830) 8332543, realalebrewing.com.

Pedernales Brewing Company – Bitter Battle APA Another new beer that just hit the market also comes from a neighbor to our north. Pedernales Brewing Company’s new Bitter Battle APA is a great-tasting “Franken-beer,” a mashup of a real full-bodied American Pale Ale and a hoppy IPA. Mango, papaya, and lemon all dance across your tongue and play well with the slight maltiness of the beer. It’s name gives you a hint of what is to come as you quaff this bad boy down. It is definitely bitter, but it is also very “clean.” There is an edge, but IPA drinkers will be familiar with the taste. Like all Pedernales beers, this one comes in cans. Look out for the green one with the two battling jackalopes. 97 Hitchin Post Trail, Fredericksburg, (830) 998-7486, pedernalesbrewing.com.

Branchline Brewing Company – Bexar Imperial Stout Closer to home, Branchline Brewing Company has released an aptly named new stout that is sure to become a fan favorite. Available in hefty 750-milliliter bottles, the Bexar Imperial is everything a stout should be. This beer is the definition of being full-bodied, and it is as dark as a cup of black coffee. This is appropriate as you’ll pick up strong roasted coffee hints and rich – decadent even – notes of dark chocolate. Fans of stouts will truly enjoy this beer. If the big bottles are too much, or perhaps not enough, you can pick this up on tap and crowlers and growlers are available. 3633 Metro Pkwy., (210) 545-3536, branchlinebrewing.com.

IN STORES NEXT YEAR Bell’s Brewing is coming to Texas JEREMY BANAS

> Texas is finally getting the national recognition it has long deserved as a craft beer state, attracting many well known out of state breweries in recent years, such as California based AleSmith Brewing Company.

It’s a trend that continues next March with the arrival beer from Kalamazoo, Michiganbased Bell’s Brewery to our fair state. Bell’s plans on releasing a special brew made just for Texas to go along with the rest of its core lineup during the debut. This also marks the fi rst time Bell’s has brewed a beer for a specifi c market.

Dubbed “Am I Right, or Amarillo,” this Texas-only IPA is brewed with 100 percent Amarillo hops. Expect notes of citrus and fruit, balanced out with a smooth malt backbone–not surprising for the brewery best known for the spectacular IPA “Bell’s TwoHearted Ale.” The majority it will be packaged into six packs of 12-ounce bottles and distributed by Silver Eagle in Bexar County.

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The young M.C. named her onstage persona after Disney’s famous character in order to distance her life from her career. But, don’t be mistaken; this spitfire lyricist doesn’t waste time pining over true love’s first kiss. Based out of the sprawling Dallas-Fort Worth metropolis, the bilingual rapper is shedding her status as an underground artist with a fistful of singles produced by major labels. Shifting between aggressive and lighthearted moods, Snow Tha Product dances across the line separating radio hits from club bangers. As cunning as any of the boys in the game, this poison princess doesn’t need saving. $17, 8:30pm, Alamo City Music Hall, 1305 E. Houston. — Abby Mangel

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WARSHIP ZINE RELEASE in the night’s festivities, the dive bar is hosting a screening of the 1979 cult classic Rock ‘n’ Roll High School before letting local punk outfits Knockin’ Chucks and Lemmings seize the spotlight. You’ll wanna be sedated after this explosive feast of four chords and infectious melodies. 8pm, Free, The Bang Bang Bar, 119 El Mio Dr. — AM

DALE WATSON, D.T. BUFFKIN Cowpokes for a cause, Dale Watson and D.T. Buffkin are splitting the bill at a special event benefitting the residents of the San Antonio Housing Authority (SAHA). Silver haired Dale Watson is a bona fide Austin Music Hall of Fame inductee who is praised by critics for his steadfast devotion to authentic honky tonk tunes. Crooning heartfelt songs with a sharp sense of self-awareness – “Oh, I lie when I drink, and I drink a lot,” he confesses to listeners in “I Lie When I Drink” – Watson isn’t afraid to rock the boat as an inked up independent in a sea of woefully played out country commodities. Fellow purist D.T. Buffkin warms up the stage for Watson with a set of trash ballads and junk croons at Brick at the Blue Star Arts Complex. Beat the lonesome blues while you give back to the community. $35, 6:30pm, Brick, 108 Blue Star. — AM

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San Antonio experimental electronic artist and visual artist Saakred has recently returned home from traveling around Europe. The time abroad has done the ever-changing, ever-growing Saakred well, in terms of both inspiration and ambition. And, now they’re set to release their fi fth studio album, 2025. In fact, this week and next, the artist will be quite busy, performing at Austin Design Week, Luminaria, and, of course, the album release show at Hi-Tones. Saakred’s is a sound and a creativity that never sits still. Their last album was a furious, lo-fi punk affair, and the one before that, 2013’s excellent FLI HY, was a sort of avant-garde electronic affair, full of self-affirmation and the glorious rattle of big bass. By all indications, this new album, influenced by club experiences across Europe, will fall more in the category of electro Saakred.

But, if following them over all these years has proven anything, it’s that Saakred is not easy to predict and they’re impossible to pigeonhole. $7, 10pm, Hi-Tones, 621 E Dewey, (210) 573-6220. — James Courtney

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Jesse y Joy is a brother and sister Mexican pop duo. The young duo, which started performing back in 2005, has been championed by James Blunt, won several Latin Grammys, and been nominated for a Best Latin Pop Grammy award. Jesse y Joy’s sound is a shape-shifting affair, with the instrumentally adept and production savvy Jesse, leading Joy and her bright voice through the generations of Mexican popular music. The group’s latest album, 2015’s Mas brings them to the Majestic on Sunday Un Besito Mas, and finds the pair at its most confident and capable yet.

The album, which features guest work by some of the biggest stars in the Spanish-language music world, is full of radio ready ballads and rowdy rumbas, heartfelt moments where Joy’s voice crystalizes and truly shines for the powerful instrument it is, and, in general, exquisite contemporary Mexican pop songcraft. $45.00$130.00, 8pm, The Majestic, 224 E Houston St, (210) 226-3333, majesticempire.com. — JC

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “How often I found where I should be going only by setting out for somewhere else,” said inventor Buckminster Fuller. I don’t fully endorse that perspective. For example, when I said goodbye to North Carolina with the intention to make Northern California my new home, Northern California is exactly where I ended up and stayed. Having said that, however, I suspect that the coming months could be one of those times when Fuller’s formula applies to you. Your ultimate destination may turn out to be different from your original plan. But here’s the tricky part: If you do want to eventually be led to the situation that’s right for you, you have to be specific about setting a goal that seems right for now.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If you were an obscenely rich plutocrat, you might have a pool table on your super yacht. And to ensure that you and your buddies could play pool even in a storm that rocked your boat, you would have a special gyroscopic instrument installed to keep your pool table steady and stable. But I doubt you have such luxury at your disposal. You’re just not that wealthy or decadent. You could have something even better, however: metaphorical gyroscopes that will keep you steady and stable as you navigate your way through unusual weather. Do you know what I’m

referring to? If not, meditate on the three people or influences that might best help you stay grounded. Then make sure you snuggle up close to those people and influences during the next two weeks.

similar phenomenon in your life, Virgo. To get to where you want to go next, you can’t necessarily travel exactly when you feel like it. The path will be open and available for brief periods. But it will be open and available.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The coming weeks will be a good time to fill your bed with rose petals and sleep with their aroma caressing your dreams. You should also consider the following acts of intimate revolution: listening to sexy spiritual flute music while carrying on scintillating conversations with interesting allies ... sharing gourmet meals in which you and your sensual companions use your fingers to slowly devour your delectable food ... dancing naked in semi-darkness as you imagine your happiest possible future. Do you catch my drift, Cancerian? You’re due for a series of appointments with savvy bliss and wild splendor.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Modern toilet paper appeared in 1901, when a company in Green Bay, Wisconsin began to market “sanitary tissue” to the public. The product had a small problem, however. Since the manufacturing process wasn’t perfect, wood chips sometimes remained embedded in the paper. It was not until 1934 that the product was offered as officially “splinter-free.” I mention this, Libra, because I suspect that you are not yet in the splinter-free phase of the promising possibility you’re working on. Keep at it. Hold steady. Eventually you’ll purge the glitches.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “I have always wanted . . . my mouth full of strange sunlight,” writes Leo poet Michael Dickman in his poem “My Honeybee.” In another piece, while describing an outdoor scene from childhood, he innocently asks, “What kind of light is that?” Elsewhere he confesses, “What I want more than anything is to get down on paper what the shining looks like.” In accordance with the astrological omens, Leo, I suggest you follow Dickman’s lead in the coming weeks. You will receive soulful teachings if you pay special attention to both the qualities of the light you see with your eyes and the inner light that wells up in your heart.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The Passage du Gois is a 2.8mile causeway that runs between the western French town of Beauvoir-sur-Mer and the island of Noirmoutier in the Atlantic Ocean. It’s only usable twice a day when the tide goes out, and even then for just an hour or two.

The rest of the time it’s under water. If you hope to walk or bike or drive across, you must accommodate yourself to nature’s rhythms. I suspect there’s a metaphorically

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Musician and visual artist Brian Eno loves to dream up innovative products.

In 2006, he published a DVD called 77 Million Paintings, which uses technological trickery to generate 77 million different series of images. To watch the entire thing would take 9,000 years. In my opinion, it’s an interesting but gimmicky novelty — not particularly deep or meaningful. During the next nine months, Capricorn, I suggest that you attempt a far more impressive feat: a richly complex creation that will provide you with growth-inducing value for years to come.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Do you know about the Lords of Shouting? According to Christian and Jewish mythology, they’re a gang of 15.5 million angels that greet each day with vigorous songs of praise and blessing. Most people are too preoccupied with their own mind chatter to pay attention to them, let alone hear their melodious offerings. But I suspect you may be an exception to that rule in the coming weeks. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you’ll be exceptionally alert for and receptive to glad tidings. You may be able to spot opportunities that others are blind to, including the chants of the Lords of Shouting and many other potential blessings. Take advantage of your aptitude!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Don’t be someone that searches, finds, and then runs away,” advises novelist Paulo Coelho. I’m tempted to add this caveat: “Don’t be someone that searches, finds, and then runs away — unless you really do need to run away for a while to get better prepared for the reward you have summoned ... and then return to fully embrace it.” After studying the astrological omens, Scorpio, I’m guessing you can benefit from hearing this information.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Greenland sharks live a long time — up to 400 years, according to researchers at the University of Copenhagen. The females of the species don’t reach sexual maturity until they’re 150. I wouldn’t normally compare you Pisceans to these creatures, but my reading of the astrological omens suggests that the coming months will be a time when at long last you will reach your full sexual ripeness. It’s true that you’ve been capable of generating new human beings for quite some time. But your erotic wisdom has lagged behind.

Now that’s going to change. Your ability to harness your libidinous power will soon start to increase. As it does, you’ll gain new access to primal creativity.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Go ahead and howl a celebratory “goodbye!” to any triviality that has distracted you from your worthy goals, to any mean little ghost that has shadowed your good intentions, and to any faded fantasy that has clogged up the flow of your psychic energy. I also recommend that you whisper “welcome!” to open secrets that have somehow remained hidden from you, to simple lessons you haven’t been simple enough to learn before now, and to breathtaking escapes you have only recently earned. P.S.: You are authorized to refer to the coming weeks as a watershed.

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37 Where ships dock in the Big Apple 41 Some Louvre hangings 42 World’s largest cosmetics company 43 Condition for TV’s Monk 44 Body scanner grp.

46 Lake Titicaca setting 49 One whose work involves moving letters around 53 It may be reached while bingewatching 55 “Frasier” actress Gilpin 56 “Nasty” Nastase of tennis 57 The one squinting at the clues right now 58 Candy packaged in pairs 60 Barbecue menu item, or what’s going on with the theme answers 63 Almond ___ (candy in a canister) 64 Gets the pot started 65 Commedia dell’___ 66 Woolly mamas 67 Ceases to be 68 Pigsty ACROSS 1 Ebsen costar on “The Beverly Hillbillies” 5 Amts. in recipes 9 “America’s Got Talent” judge Heidi 13 “Devil Inside” rock band 14 Long-eared hoppers 16 Nostalgic soft drink brand 17 Open some champagne 19 Clumsy lummoxes

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DOWN 1 Two-legged beast 2 False name 3 “60 Minutes” piece, often 4 U will come after these 5 A mission to remember?

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10 Bend forward 11 “Weird Al” Yankovic movie of 1989 12 Understanding start?

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44 Driveway stuff 45 ___ cog (blunder) 47 Donkey with a pinned-on tail 48 Bull pen sounds 50 It’s represented by a red, white, and blue flag 51 Rhythmic melodies 52 Oprah’s “Epic Rap Battles of History” foe 54 Hazzard County heroes 58 “American Idiot” drummer Cool 59 “I’m speechless!”

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Now and then you display an excessive egotism that pushes people away. But during the next six weeks you will have an excellent chance to shed some of that tendency, even as you build more of the healthy pride that attracts help and support. So be alert for a steady flow of intuitions that will instruct you on how to elude overconfidence and instead cultivate more of the warm, radiant charisma that is your birthright. You came here to planet Earth not just to show off your bright beauty, but also to wield it as a source of inspiration and motivation for those whose lives you touch.

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