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Feds, Bexar County Still Won’t Say Why Local DACA Recipient Was Detained by ICE: “If this guy is fortunate enough to qualify for DACA, why would he do anything to jeopardize his status? Why would he be in possession of marijuana?” – Michael R Maldonado Thieves Use Forklift to Steal ATM. Again: “This is why you don’t smoke crack.” – Christopher Kensei SAISD Trustee Arrested in Bribery Scheme Steps Down: “Let this be a lesson to other SAISD Trustees because THEY are watching YOU!” – Mart Castaneda Sid Miller Wants to Unleash a “Hog Apocalypse”: “Great let’s just kill every living thing in the area! Nice! Very compassionate! How about we do something about the pesky hog population running through our government?” – Kenra Marie • Send your thoughts, comments, kudos or tips to letters@sacurrent.com

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COVER With, at last count, more than 100 individual shops licensed by the state in Bexar County, there’s no shortage of tattoo guns buzzing across the San Antonio area. This week, on the eve of no less than two tattoo festivals in town (Slinging Ink this weekend, Alamo City Tattoo Show at the end of the month) we sought out a few of the most interesting, well-reputed artists working in SA today. Naturally, they’re just a sample of the stellar creators plying the tattoo trade here – but, we think, an exemplary sample that helps show the past, present and future of tattooing in the Alamo City. Cover photo by Ismael Rodriguez Art direction by Sarah Flood-Baumann 8

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ISSUE Issue 17_09 /// March 1-7, 2017

NEWS

Green Monster Will the Supreme Court rein in Border Patrol? Search Party Missing South Texas man found happily living new life in Ohio

Skin Deep Meet the tattoo artists changing San Antonio – one body at a time

ARTS + CULTURE

The Show Must Go On Forced to move (again), The Overtime Theater perseveres

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SCREENS

Rage Before Beauty Logan takes the Wolverine to a darker place

NIGHTLIFE

Drinks and a Story Bar industry wears love of craft on their sleeve, literally

CALENDAR

Our top picks for the week

FOOD

Crowdfunding in SA Eaters are putting their money where their mouth is Food Court Battalion is here, and openings to keep an eye out for this week

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Keep SA (Radio) Lame Facebook group targets SA’s “rock” ambassadors, 99.5 KISS Incoming At The Drive In announces first new album in 17 years – and adds SA tour date

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COURTESY O F U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

NEWS

misconduct and excessive force incidents.” The issue’s taken on new urgency due to the rapid expansion of agents along the southwest border — which, if President Donald Trump follows through on promises to further beef up border security, will surely continue in the coming months and years. From 2001 to 2011, Border Patrol more than doubled boots on the ground to 21,000 agents, resulting in, according to some former CBP officials, both an increasingly militarized border and an agency that couldn’t keep up with itself. Some officials pejoratively call the agency “The Green Monster” because of its size. And by 2007, an internal review by the Government Accountability Office showed an agency struggling to provide adequate supervision and training for its field agents. That included how to respond to so-called “rock attacks” at the border. Mesa is not the only agent who’s responded to rocks with gunfire in recent years. Hernandez’s lawyers say that there have been 10 cross-border shootings like his in recent years. An independent report commissioned by CBP in 2013 showed that, over the course of just two years, agents shot at alleged rock throwers on the border 67 times, resulting in 19 deaths. Later that year, another government report concluded “many agents and officers do not understand use of force and the extent to which they may or may not use force.” Which might explain why there’s no shortage of cases alleging stomach-turning abuse by border Will the Supreme Court rein in Border Patrol? guards and customs officers in recent years. Like the case of Laura Mireles, a U.S. citizen who says MICHAEL BARAJAS | @MICHAELSBARAJAS a border agent stopped her in November 2012, as she was leaving her job at the duty free store near the Brownsville port of entry, and slammed her to the The family of 15-year-old Sergio Hernandez whether Mesa was justified in shooting an unarmed ground so hard she miscarried the next day. says it was like a game of chicken, borderteenager in the face, but rather if the kid’s surviving Last year, the feds settled a lawsuit the ACLU of town style. family even deserves a day in court to prove that Texas had filed on Mireles’ behalf for $85,000. It They say Hernandez and his friends were playing he clearly wasn’t. That’s because, while Mesa was wasn’t even the first time that year the feds had to near the Paso del Norte Bridge, which stretches into standing on U.S. soil when he fired his gun, the boy he settle a case because of heavy-handed treatment by downtown El Paso, on June 7, 2010, daring each other shot was just a few steps inside Mexico when the bullet border guards in Texas. Months earlier, the ACLU had to run and touch the fence on the north end of drainage killed him. Hernandez’s family has asked the Supreme secured a record half-million dollar settlement with the culvert that divides the United States and Mexico. Court to reverse a lower court’s ruling that tossed the feds over the case of a New Mexico woman stopped at U.S. Border Patrol Agent Jesus Mesa claims he was case because Hernandez was a Mexican citizen who the El Paso port of entry and then subjected to a series responding to reports of smugglers at the port of entry. died in Mexico — even though it was from a bullet fired of invasive searches — including strip-searches, genital The FBI, which investigated the case, later concluded by American law enforcement in the United States. exams, and even a trip to the local hospital, where over that some rock-throwing kids “surrounded” Mesa as he It’s a case government watchdogs and former the course of six hours agents forced the woman to tried to arrest two of them. border officials say could have sweeping implications undergo “an observed bowel movement, an X-ray, a Yet grainy videos of the incident, captured by a on how the nation’s largest civilian law enforcement speculum exam of her vagina, a bimanual vaginal and witnesses looking on from Mexico, show Hernandez agency polices the border. Ahead of arguments in the rectal exam, and a CT scan,” all without her consent or hiding behind a pillar underneath a train trestle before Hernandez case last week, two former top officials with a search warrant. he peeks his head out. That’s when Mesa pointed his U.S. Customs and Border Protection filed a legal brief To lawyers in the Hernandez case, equally troubling gun across the border and squeezed off two rounds, arguing inadequate training and shoddy oversight have are the many instances in which CBP seems one of which struck Hernandez in the face. led to an agency that operates with impunity. uninterested in evidence or witness statements that As U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor “Sergio Hernández should not have been killed,” they contradict an agent’s account of a cross-border put it last week when the case went before the High write. “But because of conditions within the Border shooting. Like the case of Anastacio Hernandez Rojas, Court, “I can’t square the police officer’s account of Patrol, similar incidents will likely continue to occur who in May 2010 tried to cross the border into San this incident with that film.” if agents cannot be held accountable in civil suits.” But the Supreme Court wasn’t asked to determine They call CBP an agency “plagued by corruption, CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 ►

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Diego, where he’d lived for 25 years and fathered five children. The agents Hernandez Rojas encountered initially claimed he was hostile and resisted arrest; eyewitness video of the encounter, however, shows he was handcuffed on the ground, surrounded by a dozen or so officers and calling for help when agents beat and tased him to death. In 2015, the feds cleared the agents of any wrongdoing. Same goes for the agent who shot and killed Juan Pablo Perez Santillan in July 2012 as he stood on the Mexico side of the Rio Grande, helping guide immigrants swimming toward Brownsville. CBP won’t release the name of the agent who shot him five times from across the river using a high powered scope (the agent reportedly thought he saw a gun; Perez was only holding a sweat rag). Perez’s brother swam back to shore and found him lying in a pool of blood. According to the lawsuit his family filed, when he yelled for help, one agent responded, “que se muera el perro.” Let the dog die. Later that same year, in Nogales, Mexico, 16-yearold José Antonio Elena Rodriguez was walking along a main thoroughfare near the Arizona border fence when he was shot ten times, mostly in the back. Border Patrol Agent Lonnie Ray Swartz claimed he was firing at rock throwers; Mexican investigators say he must have unloaded his service weapon, reloaded and then kept firing. In some ways, the case is an outlier — three years after the shooting and one lawsuit later, the feds filed a second degree murder charge against Swartz (he’s pleaded not guilty; a trial is pending). The lawsuit against Swartz remains in limbo until the Supreme Court makes a decision on the cross-border shooting case it heard last week. While Mesa faces no criminal charges in the United States for shooting and killing Hernandez, officials in Mexico indicted him for murder in the 2010 shooting. American officials have refused to extradite him, meaning a civil case is his surviving family’s only and last resort. At the Supreme Court last week, Mesa’s attorney, Randolph Ortega, argued that the border constitutes a sort of constitutional on-off switch. “The border is very real and very finite,” he said. “It’s not elastic.” That reasoning seemed to tax the patience of justices across the ideological spectrum. “I don’t understand all this about Mexico,” said Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. “It’s the United States law operating on the United States official who’s acting inside the United States. This case, as far as the conduct is concerned, has United States written all over it.” Chief Justice John Roberts seemed troubled that the case before the court hinges not on the conduct of the agent, but rather the geographical location where the boy died. Or, as he put it, “It’s odd to say the officer’s conduct is reasonable so long as it turns out the victim, you know, is – is Mexican, but it’s unreasonable if [it is] the exact same conduct and it turns out the victim is American.”

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SEARCH PARTY Missing South Texas man found happily living new life in Ohio ALEX ZIELINSKI | @ALEX_ZEE

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After weeks of frantic search parties and community prayer services, a missing South Texas man has been found in Northeast Ohio. But what’s still unclear is if he wanted to be found at all. Lee Arms, a 44-year-old man from Falls City, disappeared on Sunday, February 5. Police found his Ford Focus abandoned on Loop 1604 directly east of San Antonio, with the keys still in the ignition, the driver’s door ajar, and the emergency blinkers flashing. The scene stumped detectives: Arms’ flashlight, hat, and one boot were strewn outside the car door — the other boot was found 50 feet down the road. All of Arms’ personal identification was inside the car, including his cell phone. What followed were weeks of organized search parties, lead by Arms’ wife and friends. Hundreds from the local community, including Arms’ three children, joined the hunt, scouring

the woods along 1604 for clues. They created a Facebook group. They held a service in a local church, praying for his safe return. A family friend told KENS5 News, “He wouldn’t have just left that day and not come back. He is somewhere and needs to be found.” But earlier this month, Arms’ family got a call from the police department in Bath, Ohio, negating that theory. “He wanted to escape his life out there and his situation,” Bath Township Police Chief Michael McNeely told the Akron Beacon Journal last week. According to McNeely, Arms had met someone on an online dating site, and had started a new life in the small Ohio town. He’s not coming back. Arms’ family shared their reaction on Facebook while calling off the search: “This is a very difficult time for us and we are truly blessed to have each and every one of you in our lives.”

A KINDNESS THAT

KNOWS NO BOUNDS Since its inception, the Alamo Colleges District hasn’t been about helping just the Alamo City. It’s been about helping San Antonio and the surrounding areas foster creativity, success, and education. That’s why, in 2008, we established the Greater Kerrville Center (GKC). The Kerrville facility is made possible through a partnership between the Kerrville ISD, the community, and the Alamo Colleges District, and provides individuals in the greater Kerrville region with education and skills training without having to leave their great community. As of today, we have enrolled thousands of students and awarded over 80 scholarships at the GKC, and hope to see that growth continue well into the future. But these successes would not have been possible without the generosity of F. O’Neil Griffin. In 2010, Mr. Griffin and his late wife Elaine donated $1.05 million to fund the Neil and Elaine Griffin Foundation Endowed Kerrville Opportunity Scholarship. This endowment helped fund scholarships and improvements to the newly developed campus, and was the largest gift ever given to the Alamo Colleges District.

On Thursday, February 9, Mr. Griffin and his wife Gena shattered this record. By donating $2.445 million to the GKC, the Griffins have shown that their kindness knows no bounds. This new gift will more than double the existing scholarship fund, allowing more students access to the education they want and deserve. It will help us renovate existing facilities and create an environment in which learning can thrive. And it will help ensure that there is ongoing funding for programs, facilities, and operations for years to come through the Neil and Gena Griffin Endowed Excellence Fund. We want to take a moment to thank Mr. and Mrs. Griffin for their generosity and support. Without it, tens of thousands of individuals in Kerrville and the surrounding area would not have the opportunities they have today. On behalf of all of them—and all of us at the Alamo Colleges District—thank you.

Bruce Leslie Chancellor, Alamo Colleges District

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FEATURE

MICHAEL BARAJAS ✰ ALEJANDRA LOPEZ ✰ CHRIS CONDE

D n e i e p k S Meet the tattoo artists changing San Antonio — one body at a time

HIS NAME WAS HENDRIX The maroon-hued cinnamon clownfish was the longest survivor of Jedidiah Reed’s saltwater aquarium. Hendrix had become a mascot of sorts for Jedi, as friends call him, and his young shop, Element Tattoo off Fredericksburg. Then the fire. Old, overloaded electrical wiring blew an outlet one night in 2009 and started a blaze around the tank. It got so hot the aquarium exploded and smothered the fire before it could take the whole building. Reed’s small stable of artists were jettisoned to other friends’ shops for about a year while they rebuilt. And they honored Hendrix just how you’d expect – each got a clownfish tattoo. While the Texas Department of State Health Services has licensed more than 100 tattoo studios in and around San Antonio, Reed is one of the latest in a line of tattooers pushing skin art to new heights in South Texas. Decades before Reed opened up Element, which has since grown to house about a dozen of the best artists in the city, tattoo legend Bob Moreau put South Texas on the flesh-decor map when he opened Perfection Tattoo here in the mid1980s. “Doctor Bob,” as people called him, went on to teach prominent artists like Chris Treviño, Shawn DeGan and Troy Curry and helped forge what aficionados across the globe call the Texas Style, a wild Americana marked by bright blues, lime greens, pinks and purples – like Americana gone nuclear. Reed grew up and learned how to tattoo in Corpus Christi under another Texas skin-art legend, Bruce Edwards, and describes his own style as “modern classic.” It’s a style he’s needled into numerous clients as multiplesession bodysuits and back pieces – the kind of massive, 14

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traditional Japanese-inspired movements Reed’s perhaps most known for. Last year, he says he started 27 back pieces – which can cost anywhere between $18,000 to $20,000 and generally take an average of 50 hours in the chair. Which makes it a bonding experience between tattooer and tattooed, Reed says. Such is the case with Craig, who’s been going to Element for several years to fi nish what started as a shoulder piece, then grew into a full-back tattoo, and then added sleeves, front panels, and now leg work. Craig, a local business-owner who builds home theater systems for a living, doesn’t necessarily look like the Yakuza-style bodysuit type; he didn’t even start on the project until age 45. But on a recent Friday, Craig stood in Reed’s studio, naked except for sheared boxer-briefs, as the artist stenciled a coy-dragon-octopus battle scene on his left buttock. His ink-covered skin now tells numerous stories. On his back, there’s a rooster that represents his brother tussling with a snake, which represents Craig, over a mouse in the center – which represents Craig’s brother, who died at age 4 from Leukemia. On his left arm, there’s a dragon (his daughter) biting the tail of an ox (his son) which is poking a monkey (Craig’s wife) that’s strangling a snake (Craig). Ashes from his beloved pets were mixed into black ink to write their names on coins that dot his right arm. He says he wishes he had more skin for more stories. “The only regret I have is that I’m not bigger and I don’t have more skin,” he tells Reed. Even with his success, Reed still hustles as hard as when he was a young man learning the trade. The shop is in such demand that some days, by the time it opens at noon, walk-ins are already swarming the front desk – which

Reed’s mother helps him manage. Reed usually shows up a couple hours before the shop opens to knock out a session before the place wakes up. While an established artist like Reed, who can command top-dollar for his work, could isolate himself in a private studio and only take the clients he wants, he cherishes walk-ins and tries to do at least a couple every week. “It’s the root of tattooing,” he says. “I gotta keep meeting new people, new faces, new ideas, new things.” Still, walk-ins can be a tricky thing. On one recent day inside the shop, a would-be customer walked in with some vague design ideas wanting some coverup work. When he asked for a good price, Reed’s response: “I don’t do good prices, I do good tattoos.” At one point, the guy said something about wanting some sort of blue tattoo on his right arm – that’s all Reed could get out of him. “Why would you get something on your body for the rest of your life if you don’t know what the fuck you want?” Reed asked. Then he told the guy what he tells most customers: “I’m just trying to get you the best tattoo that you can get.” As Reed puts it, successful artists are the ones who can veer in and out of right- and left-brain thinking – the technical skill needed to apply clean lines, solid shading, and color that will last, while at the same time creating and sketching and developing a personal style. Style and tone – or what you might call the artist’s chair-side manner. Reed says he loves the feel of an old school shop, where artists worked with their shirts off so customers could read them like a billboard. Sometimes Reed works shirtless so his clients can read his skin. Other times, he says, it’s for more practical reasons. “This is a blood-letting ritual,” he says. “Sometimes I don’t want their fucking blood on my brand-new shirt.”

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DYLAN DONOHUE COURTESY OF DYLAN DONOHUE

COURTESY OF JEDIDAH REED

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DYLAN DONOHUE HAS SEEN THE GOOD the bad and the ugly when it comes to tattoos. That’s because, on his journey to success in SA’s tattoo scene, he’s bounced from apprenticing, to laser-removing people’s regrettable ink to, now, working as a full-time artist at a prominent shop here in Alamo City. “I’ve seen how devastating terrible tattoos can be to people,” Donohue says. “If I really don’t think the tattoo [a client] wants is a good idea, I’m gonna tell ‘em why, and do my best to get them to come around to a tattoo that they’re gonna be happier with.” As early as he can remember, Donohue says that he was always drawing, and eventually was put into art classes as early as seven years old, where he started learning how to work with charcoal and pastels. Enrolling in advanced art classes throughout his schooling, Donohue said that drawing didn’t just stop in art class – that even in his other periods, he was “always drawing in the margins of notebooks” with what were mostly Simpsons-style cartoons. A bachelor’s degree in marketing later, followed by a stint in the retail management world, Donohue was eager for something a little more fulfilling and closer to his artistic passions. Upon discovering his friend Patrick Thomas had been tattooing for a while at Custom Ink, Donohue secured an apprenticeship and learned the ins and outs of tattooing for some two years. After finishing his apprenticeship, Donohue tattooed at Custom Ink for a few months before landing a job as a laser technician for a tattoo removal company on the North Side. After a few years of removing tattoos, and tattooing on the side, the artist secured a full-time slot at Fortune Brothers Tattoo Company, where’s he’s been mastering his craft for a little over a year now. “When I first started tattooing, I didn’t really know what to expect,” he says. He’s since slid into a favorite style, known as American traditional, which was popularized in WWII and has grown more popular in recent years. “I think my OCD and needing everything to be in order is why I like traditional tattoos so much,” Donohue says. For Donohue and other artists, learning the trade isn’t just technique and finding and developing a style. Early on, Donahue found the customer service aspects of the job were just as important – communicating with clients, asking them questions to really figure out what they want, and helping them pick a tattoo they’ll be happy with and “hold up” over time. Now with fi ve years of experience putting needle to fl esh, this is his advice for any young bucks interested in pursuing the art of tattooing as a career: “Get a real apprenticeship with a veteran tattoo artist that’s been in the business for a while and knows what they’re talking about,” he said. “Then listen to everything they have to say.” sacurrent.com • March 1-7, 2017 • CURRENT 15

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She began to practice tattooing on fake skin (it’s a thing, really) and landed an apprenticeship where she got her A look around her work area, the furthest back first taste of the tattooing industry — an industry, which she corner of Dandyland Tattoos, and you’ll find toys quickly learned, isn’t always that welcoming to women. Throughout her career, Quinn says she’s experienced still in boxes and comic book covers neatly attached to the sexism, from past employers who treated her differently wall, making it look like it’s covered by one giant poster. Quinn was born in California and at age seven moved to than her male co-workers to the clients who didn’t believe Beeville, a small town an hour northwest of Corpus Christi in her as an artist. Some people told her there’s no way her work could actually be hers because she’s a woman. In the with a population of about 13,000. There was absolutely beginning, it took some time for Quinn to get used to being nothing to do there, she says, so she spent most of her the only woman artist at a shop, as well as one of the few time drawing — and still does. women professionally tattooing in San Antonio. On a shelf in Quinn’s work area sits a thick stack of “It’s not as much of a good ol’ boys club anymore,” she sketchbooks, each one completely full of drawings. But says while scrolling through her phone. She’s searching for that stack, she says, hardly makes a dent in the number photos of her work that other artists — other male artists — of books she’s filled up in her history as an artist. More have ripped off, claiming her drawings as their own. recently, she’s started keeping her drawings in a tablet, At first, Quinn didn’t feel the need to call out the which she uses to quickly sketch up ideas when a client imposters, but when she saw her work being replicated comes to her wanting a new tattoo. She talks about her tablet with pride, knowing that some of her best work sits in more frequently, coupled with clients questioning her abilities because of her gender, she began putting the there, stored as a rough draft. copycats on blast. Quinn is a new school tattoo artist, which means her Quinn’s passion for respecting original art is work often incorporates vibrant colors, varied lines and commendable. Don’t expect to walk into Dandyland with animated styles. Her tattoos often look cartoonish (think a photo of a tattoo — a photo of a tattoo designed by a exaggerated features) that are sometimes unsettling, but different artist, that is — and have her needle that image always unique. And though her work has evolved over the years (you can scroll through her Instagram to see her early onto you. Instead, you’ll get a Tara Quinn original, a piece that’s been reworked and reimagined. Which is part of the drawings), her style is distinguishable among new school reason why clients keep going back to her. artists for her attention to detail and use of shading. Currently, Quinn is the longest standing tattoo artist Quinn remembers watching her uncle practice giving a at Dandyland. She started working at the shop around tattoo during a family trip, and at that moment something for her just clicked. Right then, she knew she wanted to be 2009 and has worked on countless tattoos since, building relationships with clients that she now calls her friends. a tattoo artist.

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Any tattoo artist will tell you that this career is not for the weak. “You deal with assholes all the time,” she says, “and back pain, no medical insurance or benefits.” And artists typically work by appointment, getting a cut of each piece they tattoo. That means that if a client bails, you don’t get paid. But it’s all worth it, she says, for the moment when a client finally sees their finished piece. “You know that weird kid who always sat in the back of the class,” she asks. “Yeah, that was me.” It wasn’t until she started getting tattoos that Quinn began to feel comfortable in her own body, and giving that gift to other people — helping people grow into themselves through her art — is why she got into the business in the fi rst place. She’s currently booked through the next couple of months, but folks interested in working with Quinn can get in touch with her through Dandyland or Instagram, which is where about a third of her clients discover her work. However, if you’re going to request a tattoo from Quinn there are a few things she wants you to know: She considers herself a giant nerd and apologizes in advance for all the dumb things she’ll say during your session, which, depending on your tattoo, could take a few hours, so be prepared. Bring your phone and watch Netflix, listen to music or use the time to catch up on a podcast. She asks that you don’t bring a million friends into the shop because it’s distracting and more people usually means more opinions, and more opinions can get in the way of your artist's advice. And last but not least, respect your artists. Whether it’s Quinn or not, your tattoo artist knows best. Trust them.

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JUSTIN MARTINEZ

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LOVE FOR PERMANENT FLESH ART started early for Justin Martinez. In the late '70s, his mom would take him with her to visit some shops down in Corpus Christi. He’d eventually hang out in those same shops with his uncles after a day at the beach. “They smoked in there, the tattooer didn’t have a shirt on – it was just real outlaw,” he says. “It was a real treat.” Martinez has since become a prominent name in San Antonio’s tattoo scene, but breaking into it early on was harder than it is nowadays. The tattooer explained that the scene used to be dominated by tight-lipped bikers that weren’t exactly keen on giving out tips, or welcoming outsiders to the community for that matter. He also explained that finding tattoo machines and supplies was pretty much out of the question in those days. “It’s not like it is now where you can just order whatever you want off the internet,” Martinez told us, saying that a person would need a reference number and have to pay an annual due to even order the equipment. Eventually breaking into the scene and getting a start at Mr. Lucky’s in 1999, Martinez was taken under the wing of shop owner Weldon Lewis, where Martinez says he learned how to paint, tattoo and interact with clients. Martinez says it wasn’t necessarily a formal apprenticeship but a “working and guided” tattoo-learning process. As for style, Martinez likes the “silly, not so serious,” recalling a rubber chicken he once tattooed on someone. But really, he loves working on big, Americana traditional-themed pieces – like the classic “rock of ages,” a nautical-themed piece with a woman clinging to a stone cross in the middle a thunderous sea. Now Martinez works out of Element with Jedidiah Reed and some of the Alamo City’s other tattoo scene heavy-hitters, like Sweet Lorraine and Kelly Edwards. It’s a clean, open space (which last week got a 100 percent on its surprise health inspection) that looks half art gallery, half tattoo studio. The artists strip the walls once a year to clean, repaint and redecorate. As Reed puts it, “A shop’s like a living entity.” Want more? To see more local, regional and world-renowned traveling artists, hit up one of two major tattoo conventions happening in San Antonio this month. Slinging Ink Tattoo Expo

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Alamo City Tattoo Show March 31-April 2 Hilton Garden Inn alamocitytattoo.com

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◀ Aside from the bewildering sensation of viewing classics from the 1800s that still fall under the heading of “Modernism,” the McNay’s new spectacle “Monet to Matisse: A Century of French Moderns” boasts a number of dichotomies and surprises. Although it might seem like an unlikely pairing to begin with, McNay director Richard Aste describes the San Antonio institution’s collaboration with New York-based presenting partner the Brooklyn Museum as “a reunion decades in the making.” Marrying “nearly 60 paintings and sculptures from Brooklyn’s renowned European art collection” with a selection of works culled from the McNay’s like-minded holdings, the exhibition extends far beyond masters Monet and Matisse to highlight works by Rodin, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne and other legends you may recall from Art History 101. And if the promise of viewing 19th-century masterpieces in the sleek, contemporary confines of the McNay’s Tobin Exhibition Galleries isn’t enough of a draw, consider the fact that the museum recently “tore down” interior walls to create an open plan “that both showcases the beauty of [architect Jean-Paul] Viguier’s design to great effect and provides visitors with a fresh and dynamic experience.” $15-$20 (free for visitors 19 and under), 10am-4pm Wed, 10am-9pm Thu, 10am-4pm Fri, 10am-5pm Sat, noon-5pm Sun, 10am-4pm Tue, McNay Art Museum, 6000 N. New Braunfels Ave., (210) 824-5368, mcnayart.org. — Bryan Rindfuss WED

Spurs vs. Pacers

Newly crowned Slam Dunk Contest champ Glenn Robinson III makes his only appearance of the season in San Antonio on Wednesday night when the Spurs host the Indiana Pacers. His dad, Glenn Robinson Jr., remains beloved in the Alamo City for contributing to the 2005 title run for the Spurs, after

which he retired. The Pacers have parlayed Robinson’s championship pedigree and the presence of four-time AllStar Paul George into a record that currently hovers above .500, smack dab in the middle of the Eastern Conference playoff standings. Still trailing the Golden State Warriors by a handful of games, the Spurs

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continue to roll, but look to remain healthy as the post-season approaches. Expect Kawhi Leonard to excel while going head-to-head with George. $10-$1,600, 7:30pm, AT&T Center, One AT&T Center Pkwy., (210) 444-5000, attcenter.com. — M. Solis

Contemporary Art Month Kickoff Party SPECIAL EVENT Long before it was the far-flung, impossible-to-see-it-all bonanza that it is today, Contemporary Art Month (CAM) was a Blue Star-centric affair, showcasing affiliated artists and bringing the art-loving community to them in a concentrated way. While those days are long gone, and CAM has blossomed into a fruitful season for arts across the city, the arty party still kicks off (quite spectacularly) where it all began. This year’s CAM Kickoff festivities include — apart from exhibits in all the galleries (at Blue Star Contemporary and throughout the complex) and other exciting happenings — a performance by a 30-piece street choir led by self-styled composer Nathan Felix, a DJ throughout the night, food available from Ay Papi’s and Bombay Salsa Co. food trucks, and, most importantly, a chance to mingle and lay out plans to attend as many CAM events as possible. Free, 6-9pm, Blue Star Contemporary, 116 Blue Star, (210) 227-6960, contemporaryartmonth.com. — James Courtney THU

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In the midst of a busy opening night for Contemporary Art Month, UTSA’s New Media Arts Collective presents a unique and edgy bill at Brick. Entitled “CAM WOW!” and described as a “mix of new media art and conceptual curiosities,” this presentation, which is a one-night-only event, includes multimedia installations as well as live performances, and individual and collaborative works. All told, through a barrage of multi-sensory experience that features the contributions of more than 20 artists, “CAM WOW!” tackles “cultural topics, environmental reconfigurations, and personal narratives through actions of ritual, duration, structure, and disruption.” Parental discretion is advised due to the possibility of strong language and occasional nudity, which, for our money, is all the more reason to get jazzed about this special event. Following the reception, stick around for “Shake It Baby,” an after party and dance set to beats by DJ Agosto Cuellar. Free, 7pm-midnight, Brick, 108 Blue Star, (210) 2628653, contemporaryartmonth.com. — JC

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Fluctuating in tandem with the Contemporary Art Month mainstay known as the CAM Perennial, the CAMx initiative does double duty by showcasing out-of-town curators and artists in our homegrown art spaces while also exporting some of San Antonio’s brightest creative talents to partnering cities that have previously included Houston and Mexico City. Listed by The New York Times in the

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You might have noticed, over the past two years, that the Witte Museum hasn’t been itself. That’s because, through the dust and detritus that naturally accompany any large construction undertaking, the Witte has been busy becoming its new self. And that new, redesigned, fully 21st-century self, brought to you by the architectural and design minds of Lake|Flato and Gallagher & Associates, is finally ready to be unveiled. You’re invited to join the Witte as it celebrates its extensive upgrades — in look, layout and

2015 article “Art Basel Miami Beach: A Focus on Female Artists” as one of a handful of galleries championing oft-overlooked South Florida talent in the midst of a glitzy, international affair, Miami’s Laundromat Art Space brings its offbeat sensibilities to San Antonio for CAMx 2017. Marking a partnership with San Antonio artist, curator and mentor Alex Rubio’s new venture Rubio Gallery South, the CAMx group show “Color Cycle” imports works by Miamibased mixed-media artists David McCauley and Marina Gonella, painters Michael Williams and Pablo Contrisciani, self-proclaimed outsider artist Ronald Sanchez and photographer Christin Paige Minnotte, among others. Free, 7-10pm, Southtown Flats, Rubio Gallery South, 111 Probandt St., contemporaryartmonth.com. — BR

offerings — on Friday for a black-tie dinner and/or a soiree billed as “Disco with the Dinosaurs,” which draws creative inspiration from the museum’s new state-of-the-art Naylor Family Dinosaur Gallery & Dinosaur Lab. While corporate tables aplenty have been sold for the dinner, there are still individual tickets available for those who wish to be part of the spectacle and help fund the museum at the same time. Tickets for the dinner include admission to the “Disco with the Dinosaurs” finale, but tickets for the finale only are also available. $125-$450, 6:30pm (finale 9pm-midnight), Witte Museum, 3801 Broadway St, (210) 357-1900, wittemuseum.org. — JC

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▲ Those of us of a certain age will find it hard to believe that RENT is blowing through San Antonio on its 20th-anniversary (!) tour: It seems like only yesterday that Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer-winning musical took America by storm. A contemporary riff on Puccini’s La Bohème, RENT explores the lives of struggling artists in New York’s East Village as they confront such 1990s challenges as income inequality, gentrification, HIV, substance abuse and social marginalization. (Ah, plus ça change … as the bohemians might say.) Larson’s infectious score — with such moving ballads as “Seasons of Love” — has made RENT a mainstay, now, of community theaters; but it’s neat to see director Michael Greif’s work recreated for the tour. $35-$125, 8pm Fri, 2pm & 8pm Sat, 2pm & 7:30pm Sun, The Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston St., (210) 226-3333, majesticempire.com. — Thomas Jenkins

The Clothesline Muse DANCE

First conceived as a dance by Dr. Kariamu SAT Welsh, The Clothesline Muse is a multidisciplinary theatrical performance that evolved as a collaboration between Welsh, singer Nnenna Freelon and visual artist Maya Freelon Asante. The story centers on Mary Mack, a young feminist screenwriter who returns to her grandmother’s home to fulfill a promise to care for her belongings after her death. Mary’s Grandma Blu was a washerwoman who possessed a treasure trove of “clothesline stories,” and once Mary begins to sort through her possessions, those stories reassert themselves, demanding that Mary “holds up her end of the line.” Freelon’s composition, Welsh’s choreography, and Asante’s tissue paper art are woven together on stage into a vibrant celebration of traditional women’s work and the importance of connections formed across generations. $35, 8pm, Carver Community Cultural Center, Jo Long Theater, 226 N. Hackberry St., (210) 207-2234, thecarver.org. — Kelly Merka Nelson

San Antonio International Woman’s Day March & Rally

◀ It’s been a busy 2017 for the community organizers at Mujeres Marcharán. Between the post-election day march and drama with the City and SAPD regarding expensive march permits, they have also organized peace-keeper trainings to facilitate peaceful protests and IWD march planning meetings. The International Woman’s Day March has been gaining momentum since its 1990 launch and is currently featured in the Department of Arts & Culture’s “United We Are One” exhibit celebrating San Antonio’s marches for equality. The 2017 march theme is “Muxerista, Existe y Resiste”/“Our Existence Is Resistance” and celebrates how “women and girls all over the world … are the voices of conscience, the roots of change and the leaders of local and global movements.” Given the current political climate, this year’s gathering is sure to bring out xingonas of all stripes, armed with signs and accompanied by family and friends. The march begins at Plaza del Zacate (Milam Park) with a blessing for Mother Earth and concludes with a rally uniting community leaders and speakers along with music, poetry and performances. Free, 11am, Milam Park, 501 W. Commerce St., (210) 971-4493, facebook.com/sawomenwillmarch. –Rachel Cooley SAT

Huevos Rancheros Cook-Off and Gala SPECIAL EVENT ◀

Rosedale Park will come alive with the savory wafting scent of 15 restaurants/chefs trying to outdo themselves for this year’s Huevos Rancheros Cook-Off and Gala put on by San Anto Cultural Arts. Hosted by two members of the community with a lasting commitment to the arts, King and Queen Huevo, the event is one of San Anto’s major fundraisers of the year. This year’s King, David Zamora Casas, is a painter, activist, installation artist and curator known as Nuclear Meltdown, whose work can be found inside the Henry B. Gonzalez

Convention Center and the San Antonio Museum of Art. Queen Rita Vidaurri was born in the city’s Westside and went on to earn international acclaim as a singer and actress in the 1940s and ’50s. Casas and Vidaurri will be part of the judging panel that picks the best traditional and contemporary takes on this breakfast staple. This year adds a new Artisans’ Market to the kid-friendly mix that includes live music, artsy activities and a silent auction. $10-$12, 9am-1pm, Rosedale Park, 340 Dartmouth St., (210) 226-7466, sananto.org. — Jessica Elizarraras

▶ A photography revolution was born in Afghanistan in 2001 when the Taliban regime fell from power and a free press emerged. No longer would someone in the Middle Eastern country be punished for simply taking a photo. In the award-winning 2015 documentary Frame By Frame, first-time feature filmmakers Alexandria Bombach and Mo Scarpelli follow four Afghan photojournalists as they redefine the media landscape in an area of the world that hasn’t seen life through the eye of a camera lens in a very long time. In 2015, The Hollywood Reporter called the film “a work of profound immediacy, in sync with the photographers’ commitment and hope.” The screening is hosted by San Antonio-based photography company Kat Venice Photography through Gathr Films, an “on demand” platform that allows individuals and organizations to arrange their own films screenings in movie theaters across the U.S. “I was constantly complaining to my husband about some people’s misconceptions of Muslims and immigrants, and he kept challenging me to do something about it,” company owner Kat Narvaez told the Current.. “I think this documentary will help educate people on Afghanistan’s struggles and Frame how, in the end, they’re just like us.” $12, 7:30pm, Santikos Bijou Theater, 4522 Fredricksburg Road, (210) 734-4552, gathr.us/screening/19471. — Kiko Martinez

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ART Art opening: “Dream Keeper” Inaugural

DoSeum artist-in-residence Richard Armendariz unveils a large-scale installation recreating a childhood bedroom that leads guests into a magical forest. $12, 9am-6pm Saturday; The DoSeum, 2800 Broadway St, (210) 212-1313.

Art opening: “Fine Print” The Spare Parts

Mini Art Museum showcases wee works created by 16 contemporary artists working in various aspects of printmaking — from letterpress and lithography to photogravure and chine-collé. Free, 6-8pm Friday; Hotel Emma, 136 E. Grayson St., (210) 274-5409.

Art opening: “Magic Time Machine”

Cinnabar explores San Antonio’s past, present and future with a Contemporary Art Month exhibition pairing local artists Ana Fernandez and Hiromi Stringer. Free, 6:309:30pm Thursday; Cinnabar Art Gallery, 1420 S. Alamo St., Suite 147, (210) 557-6073.

Art opening: “Pardon My Glitch” Show

Down Gallery observes Contemporary Art Month by highlighting the work of SCOTCH! — a street artist who uses spray paint and stencils to build layers of color, patterns and off-set images. Free, 6-11pm ThursdayFriday; Showdown Gallery, 1420 S Alamo St.

Art opening: “Pretty Hurts” Former San

Antonio resident Wesley Harvey continues his exploration of queer theory with an exhibition of ceramics and works on paper addressing “ideas of deviance and perfection associated with homosexuality.” Free, 6-9pm Thursday; Hello Studio, 1420 S. Alamo St., (210) 291-8640.

Art opening: “Skins” Local artist Elizabeth

Carrington’s new paintings conjure “the passage of time represented by candycolored cakes and icons, heroic swords and kingly rings.” Free, 6-9pm Thursday; Mercury Project, 538 Roosevelt Ave., (210) 478-9133.

Art opening: “Small Scale • Big Change”

SAY Sí celebrates 20 years of showcasing local artists with an exhibition and sale of more than 200 small-scale works, with proceeds benefiting the nonprofit’s tuitionfree creative youth-development programs. Free, 7-10pm Friday; SAY Sí, 1518 S. Alamo St., (210) 212-8666.

Art opening: “Strangers” Black Moon

brings together Texas photographers who have an eye for “raw interactions.” Free, 7-11pm Friday; Black Moon Gallery, 1420 S. Alamo St., Suite 106B.

Art opening: “The Nebulous Hum” John

Mattson’s latest comprises acrylic and mixed-media works on paper informed by “personal observation and inner search.” Free, 6-9pm Saturday; REM Gallery, 219 E. Park Ave., (210) 224-1227.

Art opening: “Things We Used to Know”

Born of a common appreciation for space travel, mirrors, the mapping of uncharted wilderness, magic and concepts like Wheeler’s Participatory Anthropic Principle, Terminal 136’s group show “Things We Used to Know” reframes natural history and external observation as a form of selfinvestigation and vice versa. Free, 6-9pm Thursday-Friday; Terminal 136, 136 Blue Star, (210) 458-4391.

Cosmic Art Night The Northwest Vista

College art department opens its studios, turns on the black lights and invites visitors to try their hand at throwing a vessel on the potter’s wheel, silk-screening clothing or creating a sculpture using glowing, luminescent materials. Free, 7-9pm Friday; Palmetto Center for the Arts, 3535 N. Ellison Drive, (210) 843-7650.

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"Lost in Wonderland" Wonderland of the

Americas hosts a Tim Burton-inspired art walk featuring an assortment of vendors. Free, 10am-6pm Saturday-Sunday; Wonderland of the Americas, 4522 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 300-7237.

McNay Print Fair More than a dozen dealers from around the U.S. bring thousands of prints, drawings, watercolors and photographs to show and sell at this two-day fair catering to “every taste and budget.” Free, 10am-5pm Saturday, noon5pm Sunday; McNay Art Museum, 6000 N. New Braunfels Ave., (210) 824-5368.

FILM 500 Years The ultimate resistencia film

in this year’s CineFestival, 500 Years is the third in a Pamela Yates trilogy that includes When the Mountains Tremble (1983) and Granito: How to Nail a Dictator (2011). It follows the genocide trial of former dictator General Efraín Ríos Montt and the citizens’ uprising that ended the reign of President Otto Pérez Molina. If you think you have it difficult now, watch this timely reminder that the most important struggle is the one that never ends. $8, 4pm Saturday; Guadalupe Theater, 1301 Guadalupe St., (210) 271-3151.

Auntie Mame Northeast Lakeview College’s Eric Reno Cinema Film Series continues with a free screening of the 1958 classic starring Rosalind Russell as an eccentric socialite raising her nephew in the avant garde world of New York. Free, 6:30pm Tuesday; Northeast Lakeview College Performing Arts Center, 1201 Kitty Hawk Road, (210) 486-5000.

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CineFestival Closing Night: Best of Culture Clash TV Show CineFestival

closes out its 2017 program with a 90-minute compilation of Culture Clash, a 1990s-era TV show led by the namesake Chicano comedy troupe of Richard Montoya, Herbert Siguenza and Ric Salinas. $8, 8pm Saturday; Guadalupe Theater, 1301 Guadalupe St., (210) 271-3151.

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country to meet unsung resistance heroes, but perhaps the movie’s greatest triumph is its capacity to actually listen to (and read) what these rappers have to say. $8, 6pm Wednesday; Guadalupe Theater, 1301 Guadalupe St., (210) 271-3151.

SPECIAL EVENTS Elvis Lives Featuring finalists from Elvis

Presley Enterprises’ worldwide Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest, Elvis Lives is billed as “an unforgettable multi-media and live musical journey across Elvis’ life.” $40-$70, 7:30pm Wednesday; The Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston St., (210) 226-3333.

was Guatemala’s entry into last year’s Empty Bowls SAMMinistries, the San Antonio Academy Awards. It’s both a stunning Potters Guild and the San Antonio Art debut by director Jayro Bustamante Glass Guild team up for this 17th annual and a moving representation of the new event that invites guests to purchase a generation of Central American filmmakers. hand-crafted bowl and then fill it with soup A risky move, the film’s use of the Kaqchikel provided by local restaurants and caterers. Mayan language adds an unusual layer $20, 11am-2pm Sunday; Southwest School of depth to a narrative surrounding the of Art, 300 Augusta St., (210) 340-0302. arranged marriage of a teenage girl. $8, 7pm Friday; Guadalupe Theater, 1301 Lederhosen Lucil Straight outta Montreal, Guadalupe St., (210) 271-3151. FL!GHT resident artist Krista Muir unleashes her synthesizer-wielding faux-German alterMemories of a Penitent Heart Woven ego Lederhosen Lucil with a performance together from home movies, video, incorporating the “clavicyclette” and tracks documents, contemporary interviews from her album Guten Tag Gemini. Free, and vérité footage, Memories of a 9pm-midnight Wednesday; FL!GHT Gallery, Penitent Heart recounts the amazing 134 Blue Star, (210) 872-2586. story of Miguel Dieppa, a Puerto Rican actor who succumbed to AIDS in the Mockingbird Fest Hemisfair celebrates “the early stages of the epidemic, his lover best of Texas” with a family-friendly festival of 12 years (now a Franciscan monk), combining musical performances, culinary and Dieppa’s family, all told by his experiences and cultural activities. Free, niece, director Cecilia Aldarondo. The noon-5pm Saturday; Hemisfair Park, 434 S. filmmaker-turned-detective herself is Alamo St., (210) 709-4750. changed by the discoveries of familial secrets, and her movie turns into a funny TALKS PLUS yet heart-wrenching exploration of love, Digital Medicine: Video Games and repentance, religion and forgiveness. $8, the Mind The Mind Science Foundation 7pm Thursday; Guadalupe Theater, 1301 welcomes Dr. Adam Gazzaley for a Guadalupe St., (210) 271-3151. presentation exploring brain plasticity Speaking Tongues Directed by Kyzza and “digital medicine.” $5-$20, 6:30pm Terrazas, Speaking Tongues offers a Tuesday; Pearl Stable, 312 Pearl Pkwy., fascinating view of Mexico’s underground (210) 821-6094. hip-hop scene. Terrazas went all over the

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“The Penis in Art: A Short History”

Art historian and curator Dr. Ruben C. Cordova presents a lecture and slideshow in conjunction with Ángel Rodríguez-Díaz’s painting exhibition “El Mero Chile.” Free, 7-8pm Wednesday; FL!GHT Gallery, 134 Blue Star, (210) 872-2586.

“What’s So Great About America”

Former White House policy analyst and best-selling author Dinesh D’Souza offers the grounds for a solid, well-considered pride in the Western pillars of “science, democracy and capitalism,” while deconstructing arguments from both the political Left and political Right. Free, 7pm Tuesday; Trinity University, Laurie Auditorium, One Trinity Pl., (210) 999-8117.

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ARTS + CULTURE

ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE OVERTIMETHEATER

> “UNLESS THE THEATER CAN ENNOBLE YOU, MAKE YOU A BETTER PERSON, YOU SHOULD FLEE FROM IT.” — CONSTANTIN STANISLAVSKI

JAMES COURTNEY

THE SHOW MUST GO ON

Forced to Move (Again), The Overtime Theater Perseveres Seven Card Stud

$10-$15 // March 3-25 // The Overtime Theater // 1203 Camden St. (210) 557-7562 // theovertimetheater.org

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The Overtime Theater, San Antonio’s (quite aptly) self-proclaimed “theater for the people,” has played an important if often overlooked role in local arts and culture in its somewhat tumultuous first decade. Begun in 2007, the theater has, like no other in town, kept its spirit and talent local, while “specializing in the eccentric, the eclectic, the experimental, and the original.” Through the course of over 75 original productions — all of them never-before-performed — The Overtime has celebrated, challenged, and engaged San Antonio in a way that no other theater would be able to claim (or, probably, care to). The Overtime does all this, and more, in an allvolunteer capacity, without city funding, without huge grants or endowments, and (largely) without the kind of big donor audience that some other local theaters enjoy. Now, The Overtime is facing the necessity of a somewhat hurried move from its current location on Camden near the Museum Reach. The move, which will happen at the end of March, is the small theater’s fourth move in its relatively brief history and at least its second move spurred by rising rent. The Overtime’s executive director Nicole Erwin spoke to the Current last weekend, explaining that the theater is “in a bit of a time crunch,” nearly settled on a location in northwest San Antonio, and plans to still put on its scheduled shows for March, as well as April. “The show must go on,” Erwin chuckled. The theater is currently accepting donations from patrons eager to help the move go smoothly, but Erwin insists that The Overtime “will go on, with or without funding.” Consider, however, what a worthy cause it is to support a theater that produces all original plays by (mostly) local writers, using local actors, directors and stagehands. The Overtime’s choice of plays to program is, compared to other area theaters who program safer, more easily marketable works, noticeably geared more toward ennobling the local community and addressing its issues. As such, we CONTINUED ON PAGE 39 ►

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FEBRUARY 2 – MAY 7 OPENING RECEPTION FEBRUARY 2 • 6 – 9PM

SUN • FEBRUARY 26 • NOON – 5 PM BRICK SUNDAY MARKET BYE, BYE TO FEBRUARY BRICK at Blue Star Arts Complex 108 Blue Star Art, Photography, Fashion, Cards, Vintage looks, Cool Jewels Astrology. Eat Rene’s empanadas for brunch, lunch, or high tea.

HOMAGE Blue Star Contemporary 116 Blue Star bluestarart.org A tribute to the exhibition that started it all back in June of 1986, The Blue Star Exhibition. Featuring David Almaguer, Joe Harjo, Jennifer Khoshbin, Michele Monseau, Andrei Renteria, Anthony Rundblade, and Ed Saavedra.

WED • MARCH 1 • 7 PM – 8 PM

THE PENIS IN ART: A SHORT HISTORY FL!GHT 134 Blue Star Art historian Dr. Ruben C. Cordova presents a lecture and slideshow in conjunction with one of two stunning Ángel Rodríguez-Díaz painting exhibitions closing at the gallery on March 3: “El Mero Chile.”

FEBRUARY 2 – MAY 7

THE BLUE HOUR (A CLOCK STOPPED): JESSICA HALONEN Blue Star Contemporary 116 Blue Star bluestarart.org Investigates the historical intersection between art and science through the exploration of the pigment Prussian blue.

WED • MARCH 1 • 9 PM – 11:45 PM

LEDERHOSEN LUCIL FL!GHT 134 Blue Star (210) 872-2586 Straight outta Montreal, Canada, FL!GHT resident artist Krista Muir unleashes her synthesizer-wielding faux-German alter-ego.

FEBRUARY 20 • 9 AM – APRIL 14 • 3 PM

KING WILLIAM CULTURAL ARTS DISTRICT King William Association 122 Madison St. • (210) 227-8786 Featuring A.J. Rodriguez, a contemporary painter who lives in King William.

THU • MARCH 2 • 5 PM – 10 PM

AY PAPI’S PRESENTS: GOOD FOOD, GOOD PEOPLE Blue Star Arts Complex 1414 S Alamo St. Ay Papi’s Puerto Rican food truck specializes in authentic food from the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico.

FEBRUARY 24 – MAY 14

OF COUNTRY AND CULTURE: THE LAM COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL ART San Antonio Museum of Art 200 W Jones Ave. samuseum.org/ofcountryandculture Includes a significant number of works by women artists, comes to the Museum from May and Victor Lam.

THU • MARCH 2 • 5 PM – 10 PM

OFFICIAL CAM DRINK SPOT Dorćol 1902 S Flores St. dorcolspirits.com An award-winning urban craft distillery and brewery, Dorćol produces fine spirits, craft cocktails & artisan ales. Makers of Kinsman Rakia and HighWheel Beerworks.

FEBRUARY 24 • 5 PM – MIDNIGHT

SPRING VIBE MUSIC FEST BRICK at Blue Star Arts Complex 108 Blue Star Wayne Holtz, Mr. Pidge, Orsinger, True Indigo, Optic Arrest, Doral Club, & more.

THU • MARCH 2 • 6 PM – MARCH 3 • 9 PM

ÁNGEL RODRÍGUEZ-DÍAZ: EL MERO CHILE / THE FULL MONTY & NUEVA YORK – SAN ANTONIO FL!GHT 134 Blue Star – (210) 872-2586 Two exhibitions that shed light on the origins of the Puerto Rican native’s dazzling portrait technique.

FEBRUARY 25 • 11 AM – 5 PM

MYSTIC MARKET – HOLISTIC FAIR BRICK at Blue Star Arts Complex 108 Blue Star Metaphysical and holistic practitioners focused on wellness guidance and tools. DIVERSE VIEWS Trebla Art Gallery • 2402 Guadalupe St. Canyon Lake, Texas • (210) 441-0075 Chris Riggs, Elias Vieyra, Kristen Phipps, Paul Cooley, Raul Gonzalez, Diego S Martinez, Cherise Munro, Victoria Waite, Ana H Burwell, Chris Koenig, Braydon Gold, Mauro C Martienz.

FEBRUARY 25 • 8 PM – MIDNIGHT

COLLECTIVE DREAMS BRICK at Blue Star Arts Complex 108 Blue Star Collective Dreams celebrates the release of their fourth record (“The Evergreen Sessions”) joined by friends Animal Spirit, Wayne Holtz, The Gentlemen Swank, and Red Cardinal.

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FEBRUARY 25 • 5 PM – 10 PM

MARCH 2 • 6 PM – 9 PM

CAM KICK-OFF PARTY Blue Star Contemporary 116 Blue Star bluestarart.org Do not miss this event! Join the fun and help us start off Contemporary Art Month 2017 at our annual kick-off party. Music provided by DJ Novasoul (Labkids), with Blue Moon Beer, and delicious eats provided by Ay Papi’s & Bombay Salsa food trucks. The event is free and open to the public. FIND ADDITIONAL INFO ON ALL OF THE ARTISTS, EVENTS, UPDATES, AND MORE! CONTEMPORARYARTMONTH.COM

THU • MARCH 2 • 6 PM – 9 PM

THU • MARCH 2 • 9 PM – MIDNIGHT

THU • MARCH 2 • 6 PM – 9 PM

FRI • MARCH 3 • 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM

SKINS: ELIZABETH CARRINGTON Mercury Project 538 Roosevelt Ave A series of work inspired by travel, nature, the future, revolution and the ever-changing world we live in. THINGS WE USED TO KNOW Terminal 136 Blue Star Contemporary 136 Blue Star art.utsa.edu/main-gallery Artists Ariel Lavery, Christopher M. Lavery, Matthew Weedman, Jason Pearce Willome, and Ethan Worden reframe natural history and external observation as a form of self-investigation and vice versa. Gallery Hours: Thursday, Friday & Saturday Noon to 5:00 pm.

THU • MARCH 2 • 6 PM – 9 PM

PRETTY HURTS: WESLEY HARVEY Hello Studio 1420 S Alamo St (210) 291-8640 Harvey, a former San Antonio resident, continues his investigation into Queer Theory, examining the ideas of deviance and perfection associated with homosexuality.

THU • MARCH 2 • 6:30 PM – 7 PM

CHOIR: FROM THOSE WHO FOLLOW THE ECHOES Blue Star Contemporary 116 Blue Star bluestarart.org Started by Nathan Felix, FTWFTE is a community-centered choir that has a two-fold mission of bringing contemporary choral/ classical music to serve new and underserved listeners through “pop up” performances in random spaces.

THU • MARCH 2 • 6:30 PM + MARCH 3 • 6:30 PM

MAGIC TIME MACHINE Cinnabar Gallery 1420 S Alamo St #147 (210) 557-6073 Ana Fernandez’s paintings and Hiromi Stringer’s drawings provide unique perspectives on diverse local cultures and landscapes.

THU • MARCH 2 • 7 PM – MARCH 4 • 11 PM

ADULTS: ANA HERNANDEZ-BURRWELL Dorćol 1902 S Flores St. (210) 630-0235 “I paint to better understand myself and world around me. My intent is to look at and portray Millennials as they deal with contemporary situations.”

THU • MARCH 2 • 7 PM – 10 PM

CAM WOW! BRICK at Blue Star Arts Complex 108 Blue Star The UTSA New Media Arts Collective Presents CAM WOW. A featured event to kick off Contemporary Art Month 2017 with a night of new media art and performance.

CAM DANCE 3 – SHAKE IT BABY BRICK at Blue Star Arts Complex 108 Blue Star Join us after the opening ceremony of CAM 2017. UTSA New Media Department Installation: 5pm – 12am

CAM: MORE THAN A MONTH – PT I (THIS IS NOT SPONSORED BY THE CAM ORGANIZATION) Haus Collective 108 Blue Star hauscollectivesa.com Kicking yourself for missing the CAM Kickoff last night? Looking to relive the glory? Was so much glory had you now need a new copy of the calendar because you can’t find the one previously provided to you? Come get the lowdown (or a refresher) on Contemporary Art Month 2017, and swap best practices for making the most of all the action. Merit Roasting provides the caffeine.

FRI • MARCH 3 • 5 PM – MIDNIGHT OFFICIAL CAM PARTY SPOT Dorćol 1902 S Flores St. dorcolspirits.com

FRI • MARCH 3 • 6 PM – 9 PM

ART INSTITUTE OF SAN ANTONIO JUXTAPOSITION Cevallos Lofts 301 E Cevallos St smartsa.org Join photography students to experience Juxtaposition. “...Reflects the unique perspective with which each artist approached their work.”

FRI • MARCH 3 • 6 PM – 9 PM

BLOOMING POPPIES Losaura Studio Blue Star Complex Bldg. B Upstairs 1414 S Alamo St (210) 744-3459 Carolina G Flores’ latest oil paintings on canvas.

FRI • MARCH 3 • 6 PM – MIDNIGHT

MARKET, BANDS, BAR, BITES BRICK at Blue Star Arts Complex 108 Blue Star Frist Friday Madness! A great night for arts market, music, and eating and drinking.

FRI • MARCH 3 • 6 PM – 8 PM

MINI ART MUSEUM PRESENTS: FINE PRINT — OPENING RECEPTION Hotel Emma - Main Lobby 136 E Grayson St miniartmuseum.org 16 contemporary artists working in a range of printmaking techniques and styles, from letterpress and lithograph to photogravure, photopolymer etching and chine collé.

FRI • MARCH 3 • 6 PM – 11 PM

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COLOR CYCLE LAUNDROMAT ART SPACE (MIAMI, FL) AT RUBIO GALLERY SOUTH [CAMX] Rubio Gallery South 111 Probandt laundromatartspace.com facebook.com/RubioGallerySouth Featured artists from Miami: Andre Martinez, Bianca Pratorius, Christin Paige Minnotte, David McCauley, Jean-Paul Mallozzi, Marina Gonella, Michael Williams, Pablo Contrisciani, Ronald Sanchez.

FRI • MARCH 3 • 7 PM – 10 PM

SMALL SCALE • BIG CHANGE OPENING NIGHT EVENT SAY Sí 1518 S Alamo St saysi.org The exhibition and month-long silent auction features the region’s most esteemed artists with over 200 unique artworks – all up for auction in support of SAY Sí’s tuition-free creative youth-development programs. Culinary fare and libations.

SAT • MARCH 4 • 11 AM – 6 PM

ARTIST INCUBATION STUDIO: WILL LARSON Lone Star Art Space Artist Incubation Studio 107 Lone Star Blvd Artists Antonia Padilla, Will Larson, Cristal Flores, A.J. Rodriguez, Margarita Benavidez, and Jesús Toro Martinez.

SAT • MARCH 4 • NOON – 2 PM

KITE FLYING FANDANGO Great Lawn • Yanaguana Gardens Hemisfair 434 S Alamo St hemisfair.org A city wide, month long celebration of kites! The Kites of March includes events in north, south, east and west neighborhoods.

SAT • MARCH 4 • 2 PM – 4 PM

GÜILAS DE VIENTO — COMMUNITY KITE FLYING ON THE WESTSIDE Woodlawn Lake Park 1103 Cincinnati Ave A city wide, month long celebration of kites! The Kites of March includes events in north, south, east and west neighborhoods.

SAT • MARCH 4 • 2 PM – 4 PM

GAGA@TRIBECA ARTISTS’ RECEPTION GAGA@TRIBECA 4331 McCullough Ave (210) 240-4005 Eleven artists from the Gentileschi Aegis Gallery Association all month. Artists Kate Badash, Beverly Blair, Ligia Bedenkop, Beatriz Fedele, Priscilla Ferguson, Tina Karagulian, Virgina Lukefahr, Ana Montoya, Loretta Young-Medellin, Lisa Stamper Meyer and Dawn Marie Rae. FIND ADDITIONAL INFO ON ALL OF THE ARTISTS, EVENTS, UPDATES, AND MORE! CONTEMPORARYARTMONTH.COM

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SAT • MARCH 4 • 5 PM – 1 AM

OFFICIAL CAM PARTY SPOT Dorćol 1902 S Flores St. dorcolspirits.com An award-winning urban craft distillery and brewery, Dorćol produces fine spirits, craft cocktails & artisan ales. Makers of Kinsman Rakia and HighWheel Beerworks.

SAT • MARCH 4 • 5 PM – 10 PM

DIVERSE VIEWS Trebla Art Gallery – 2402 Guadalupe St. Canyon Lake, Texas (210) 441-0075 Chris Riggs, Elias Vieyra, Kristen Phipps, Paul Cooley, Raul Gonzalez, Diego S Martinez, Cherise Munro, Victoria Waite, Ana H Burwell, Chris Koenig, Braydon Gold, Mauro C Martienz.

SAT • MARCH 4 • 6 PM – 9 PM

THE NEBULOUS HUM: JOHN MATTSON REM Gallery 219 E Park Ave (210) 224-1227 Acrylic and mixed media on paper.

SAT • MARCH 4 • NOON – 5 PM

BRICK SUNDAY MARKET HELLO MARCH BRICK at Blue Star Arts Complex 108 Blue Star Art, Photography, Fashion, Cards, Vintage looks, Cool Jewels Astrology. Eat Rene’s empanadas for brunch, lunch, or high tea.

SAT • MARCH 5 • 2 PM – MARCH 26 • 5 PM

NEKA’S ART Tex Pop – 1017 E Mulberry Ave (210) 792-1312 Popular painter and photographer Neka Scarbrough-Jenkins will display her newest work for the duration of CAM. Local rockers Los #3 Dinners will provide the party music opening day.

MON • MARCH 6 • 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM

ART! IN THE PLAZA: “BELLAS” The Plaza Club 100 W Houston St • (210) 290-2425 Artists Debra Benditz, Laura Caldera, Gizelle Diaz, Ana Montoya, Yaeko Coburn

TUE • MARCH 7 • 6 PM – 8 PM

SKETCHING IN THE GALLERIES W/ TERRY A. YBÁÑEZ San Antonio Museum of Art 200 W Jones Ave (210) 978-8113 Work as a group and receive individual attention from local artist and educator Terry A. Ybáñez in the Of Country and Culture exhibition.

TUE • MARCH 7 • 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM

KEN LITTLE & SEÑOR RODEO WITH HYPERBUBBLE Liberty Bar – 1111 S Alamo St kenlittle.com/category/portfolio/ Señor Rodeo (Ken Little, Bart Nichols, and Paul Farrell) perform original music as well as covers of Western Swing, Country, and Rock and Roll. Joined by Hyperbubble (Jeff and Jessica Decuir), releasing their latest CD “Western Ware”.

WED • MARCH 8 – APRIL 8

EXHIBITION: CHERYL SHEEHAN Carver Community Cultural Center 226 N Hackberry (210) 207-7211 With intuition as her guide for colors and material and inspiration from nature, childhood stories and fairy tales, Sheehan’s work begins with the eyes of her characters, which are often described as “pretty girls.” Gallery hours: M-F, 8-4:30; 4/8, 6-9 PM

WED • MARCH 8 • 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM EVENING FOR EDUCATORS: CONTEMPORARY ABORIGINAL ART San Antonio Museum of Art 200 W Jones Ave (210) 978-8113 Investigate the idea of the Dreaming, the Aboriginal understanding of the world, its creation, and its stories.

WED • MARCH 8 • 6 PM – 8 PM

EXHIBITION & RECEPTION: CHERYL SHEEHAN Carver Community Cultural Center 226 N Hackberry (210) 207-7211 Reception and exhibition opening for artist Cheryl Sheehan’s debut art show.

THU • MARCH 9 • 5 PM – 8 PM

INTO THE VOID: ERIC BREISH AnArte Gallery 7959 Broadway St #404 (210)826-5674 Opening of a uniquely hypnotizing exhibit entitled “Into The Void,” with live music by Antique Sunlight & Coyote Sings! Whiskey & vino reception, lite bites, art talk & more!

THU • MARCH 9 • 5 PM – 10 PM OFFICIAL CAM PARTY SPOT Dorćol 1902 S Flores St. dorcolspirits.com

THU • MARCH 9 • 6 PM – 9 PM

SWEET SIXTEEN FL!GHT 134 Blue Star FL!GHT is celebrating 16 years of showing Contemporary Art in San Antonio. Artists Daniel Johnston, Jeff Wheeler, Leslie Tolbert, Ryan Parker, Alex Rubio, Jake Zollie Harper, Jesse Amado, Nate Cassie, Ethel Shipton, Derek Allen Brown, Amada Claire Miller, Thomas Cummins, David Vega, Jonathan Sims, and many more! Krista Muir will be performing as well.

FRI • MARCH 10 • 5 PM – MIDNIGHT OFFICIAL CAM PARTY SPOT Dorćol 1902 S Flores St. dorcolspirits.com

FRI • MARCH 10 • 6 PM – 8 PM

ART PARTY: STAR DREAMING San Antonio Museum of Art 200 W Jones Ave • (210) 978-8113 A collaboration between SAMA & KRTU Jazz 91.7. Live music & gallery tours inspired by the Contemporary Aboriginal Art exhibition at 5:30, 6:15, and 7:15 p.m. (space is limited), cocktails by The Esquire Tavern (cash bar) and art making!

MARCH 10 – APRIL 30 RECEPTION FRIDAY • MARCH 10 6 PM – 8 PM

CAM PERENNIAL: REFLECTIONS OF LANDSCAPE AND MEMORY Russell Hill Rogers Gallery I & II Santikos Building 300 Augusta St • (210) 630-0235 The Contemporary Art Month organization invites an established curator from outside of San Antonio each year to give a fresh perspective on the local art scene through copious studio visits and a resulting exhibition. Artists David Alcantar, Julia Barbosa Landois, Esteban Delgado, Ana Fernandez, Sarah Fox, Nicole Geary, Joe Harjo, Jennifer Ling Datchuk, Karen Mahaffy, Michele Monseau, Kallie Pfeiffer, Ryan Takaba, Alejandro Pedilla, Saint Lorraine, and Guillermina Zabala.

FRI • MARCH 10 • 7 PM – MIDNIGHT

SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE ART BRICK at Blue Star Arts Complex 108 Blue Star Collection and exhibition of local and international artists inspired by the art of Stephen Gammell’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Curated by Vidvad Scare. Cosplay, a raffle, and music by DJ Rickbats and Black Water Revival. This exhibition is also to be included in an upcoming scary stories documentary!

FRI • MARCH 10 • 8 PM – 11 PM

PSW’S ART IN SPACES PSW Real Estate, LLC – 354 E Olmos Dr pswrealestate.com/san-antonio-tx Art and conversation with artists Katy Silva, Abraham Vasquez, Melissa Sanchez, Eric Morse, Garcia Art Glass, Lida Steves, and Max Woodward.

SAT • MARCH 11 • 10 AM – NOON

PAPALOTE DAY ~ KITE DAY ON THE SOUTHSIDE Land Heritage Institute 1349 Neal Rd A city wide, month long celebration of kites! The Kites of March includes events in north, south, east and west neighborhoods.

SAT • MARCH 11 • 11 AM – 6 PM

ARTIST INCUBATION STUDIO: CRISTAL FLORES Lone Star Art Space Artist Incubation Studio 107 Lone Star Blvd Artists Antonia Padilla, Will Larson, Cristal Flores, A.J. Rodriguez, Margarita Benavidez, and Jesús Toro Martinez.

SAT • MARCH 11 • 2 PM – 5 PM

MUSIC BY REX FOSTER & CLAUDE “BUTCH” MORGAN Tex Pop 1017 E Mulberry Ave (210) 792-1312 Singer-songwriters Rex Foster and Claude “Butch” Morgan, and the paintings of Claire Casseb and Neka Scarbrough-Jenkins.

SAT • MARCH 11 • 5 PM – 1 AM OFFICIAL CAM PARTY SPOT Dorćol 1902 S Flores St. dorcolspirits.com

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FRI • MARCH 3 • 7 PM – APRIL 1 • 10 PM

SAT • MARCH 11 • 6 PM – 1 AM

AY PAPI’S CAM SECOND SATURDAY Dorćol 1902 S Flores St. dorcolspirits.com Ay Papi’s Puerto Rican food truck specializes in authentic food from the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico.

SAT • MARCH 11 • 6 PM – 9 PM

THE BIG FISH HEAD: A PHOTO INSTALLATION: CARLOS P. MEJIA Lone Star Art Space Artist Incubation Studio 107 Lone Star Blvd Exploring the concepts of defined objects to an abstract view in a large scale. Working with lots of individuals to create work has let Mejia explore the possibilities of “what if?”

SAT • MARCH 11 • 6 PM

DEVIATION: ARTISTIC EXPRESSION & ACTUALIZATION BRICK at Blue Star Arts Complex 108 Blue Star Mixed media artists: Zach Espinoza, Robert Mata, Caroline Adam. Photographic artist: Vincent Gonzalez. Musical artists: George Garza Jr., Polly Anna, Matt Canning

SAT • MARCH 11 • 6 PM – 9 PM

SAT • MARCH 11 • 7 PM – 10 PM

MUSEUM OF POCKET ART Lone Star Arts District S Flores St & Lone Star Blvd Featuring artists Gil Rocha-Rochelli and Roberto Jackson Harrington.

SAT • MARCH 11 • 7 PM – 10 PM

PAOLA DELFÍN S.M.A.R.T. projectspace 1906 S Flores St Artist in residence Paola Delfín, urban artist from Mexico City, leads you from the street to the gallery; Paola unveils her wall mural on S. Flores and guides you inside to experience her gallery pieces.

SAT • MARCH 11 • 7 PM – 11 PM

RO – MATÚM: MARTÍN C. RODRÍGUEZ Dorćol 1902 S Flores St. dorcolspirits.com “As a first generation mainland Puerto Rican, I have been creatively connecting with my Taino heritage through performance and multidisciplinary work incorporating my indigenous past.” — Martín C. Rodríguez

SAT • MARCH 11 • 7 PM – 10 PM CLOSING APRIL 1

SPATIAL FRAGMENTS Mantle Art Space 714 Fredericksburg Rd (210) 917-4740 San Antonio artists Sara Corley Martinez and Sarah Lawrence explore the balance between the micro and the macro, the cosmos and earthly plane.

THE WONG SPOT RETROSPECTIVE R Space 110 E Lachapelle (210) 793-8899 Honoring the original concept of curated exhibits and events at the Wong’s Grocery building in 1995. Robert Tatum, Alex Rubio, Gary Sweeney, George Schroeder, James Cobb, Regis Shephard (Posthumous).

SAT • MARCH 11 • 6:30 PM – 11:30 PM

SAT • MARCH 12 • NOON – 5 PM

OUR MOXIE PRELUDE Fishead Design Studio & Microgallery 1028 N Flores St (210) 326-3474 Group show featuring local artists Rainey, Jennifer Khoshbin and Ann Michele Morales. Music provided by Sweet ‘Shine & Honey.

SAT • MARCH 11 • 7 PM – 10 PM

DREAMS ARE FOR THOSE WHO SLEEP Provenance Gallery 1906 S Flores St (210) 216-8362 Recent, large-scale works on paper by San Antonio-based artist, Jose Fidel Sotelo.

SAT • MARCH 11 • 7 PM – 10 PM

LITTLE WORKS Dock Space Gallery 107 Lone Star Blvd (210) 723-3048 Sculptor Ken Little will exhibit works from 2017, as well as other recent work. These works incorporate a number of media, including bronze, neon, $1 bills, shoes, and found objects.

SAT • MARCH 11 • 7 PM – 10 PM

LUJURIA: MICHAEL MARTINEZ AP Art Lab 1906 S Flores St facebook.com/LadyBaseGallery Featuring work that expresses and celebrates Queer endurance that articulates the pressures of “coming out” and a lust for life, freedom, and respect.

BRICK SUNDAY MARKET STRANGER THAN FICTION BRICK at Blue Star Arts Complex 108 Blue Star Art, Photography, Fashion, Cards, Vintage looks, Cool Jewels Astrology. Eat Rene’s empanadas for brunch, lunch, or high tea.

SUN • MARCH 12 • 2 PM – 5 PM

“LAS TESOROS” DOCUMENTARY MOVIE SHOWING Tex Pop 1017 E Mulberry Ave (210) 792-1312 The documentary movie “Las Tesoros de San Antonio: A Westside Story” will be shown. It features Rita Vidaurri, Perla Tapatia, Beatriz Llamas, and Blanca Rosa.

TUE • MARCH 14 • 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM

SEÑOR RODEO Liberty Bar 1111 S Alamo St kenlittle.com/category/portfolio/ Señor Rodeo (Ken Little, Bart Nichols, and Paul Farrell) will be performing original music as well as classic covers of Western Swing, Country, and Rock and Roll. They will be joined by Mitch Webb for an opening set.

THU • MARCH 16 • 5 PM – 10 PM OFFICIAL CAM DRINK SPOT Dorćol 1902 S Flores St. dorcolspirits.com

THU • MARCH 16 • 6 PM – 9 PM

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE OPENING & TALK Artpace 445 N Main Ave artpace.org New exhibitions by artists-in-residence Kate Newby (Auckland, New Zealand), Nicholas Frank (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), and Robert Hodge (Houston, Texas). Enjoy food truck fare and live music on the rooftop, free and open to the public.

THU • MARCH 16 • 6 PM – 8 PM BECOMING: JESSE AMADO Ruiz-Healy Art 201 E Olmos Dr (210) 804-2219 An exhibit of new works.

FRI • MARCH 17 • 5 PM – MIDNIGHT OFFICIAL CAM PARTY SPOT Dorćol 1902 S Flores St. dorcolspirits.com

SAT • MARCH 18

FLATBED TEATRO PRESENTS — SNOUT: A DOG SHOW Jump-Start Performance Co. 710 Fredericksburg Rd (210) 227-5867 A traveling show on a flatbed trailer, pulled by a pickup. The exhibit will be open for about an hour on each date. Music, performance art, and refreshments provided.

SAT • MARCH 18 • 9 AM – 4 PM

FEST OF TAILS ~ KITE FESTIVAL & DOG FAIR ON THE NORTHSIDE McAllister Dog Park 13102 Jones Maltsberger Rd A city wide, month long celebration of kites! The Kites of March includes events in north, south, east and west neighborhoods.

SAT • MARCH 18 • 11 AM – 6 PM

ARTIST INCUBATION STUDIO: A. J. RODRIGUEZ Lone Star Art Space Artist Incubation Studio 107 Lone Star Blvd Artists Antonia Padilla, Will Larson, Cristal Flores, A.J. Rodriguez, Margarita Benavidez, and Jesús Toro Martinez.

SAT • MARCH 18 • 3 PM – 4:30 PM

GRANTS: SOURCING, SECURING AND SUSTAINING Haus Collective 108 Blue Star From scouring databases and writing proposals, to reporting on results, this introductory workshop about grants will provide insight into the art of finding funding.

SAT • MARCH 18 • 6 PM – 10 PM

IMAGINATION IS THE ONLY WEAPON (IN THE WAR AGAINST REALITY) Leal Art Gallery 16011 University Oak (210) 542-0936 Young artists Walden Booker, Faith Fisher, Tirzah Lawson and Leroy Winter display their most recent work in an art exhibit curated by Kimberly Garza.

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SUN • MARCH 19 • NOON – 4 PM

OPEN: BENJAMIN MCVEY Artpace 445 N Main Ave artpace.org New works on linen, wood panel, and paper created during “Open,” and get a more personal view of past works hanging at Artpace.

SUN • MARCH 19 • NOON – 5 PM

BRICK SUNDAY MARKET BRING YOUR PETS BRICK at Blue Star Arts Complex 108 Blue Star Smirk with Nina Hassele. Art, Photography, Fashion, Cards, Vintage Looks, Cool Jewels Astrology. New merchants.

SUN • MARCH 19 • NOON – 4 PM

CAM OPEN STUDIOS Various Locations contemporaryartmonth.com Visit the Contemporary Art Month calendar online for individual Open Studio listings, artists information, and locations. CAM Open Studio participants include: Caliente Hot Glass, Clamp Light, Hausmann Millworks, Larry Graeber, James Hetherington, Benjamin McVey, UTSA, and others as CAM unfolds! CAM OFFICIAL

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SUN • MARCH 19 • 2 PM – 5 PM

CHRIS TAYLOR’S WORLD OF ART AND MUSIC Tex Pop 1017 E Mulberry Ave Spend a Sunday afternoon in Chris’s world. His art and music are intense and passionate – unique and personal.

SUN • MARCH 19 • 4 PM – 8 PM

AY PAPI’S CAMUNITY OPEN STUDIOS AFTER PARTY Zollie Glass Studios 1428 S Presa St Join us for live glass blowing. Fun Family gathering. Bring your lawn chairs. Free and open to the public. CAM OFFICIAL

SUN • MARCH 19 • 7 PM – 9 PM

HEAVY ON THE HEMP European Artisan Upholstery 612 McCullough Ave Using exotic woods and natural organic fabrics that will delight and amaze.

SUN • MARCH 19 • 7:30 PM – 10 PM

WALTER SALAS-HUMARA / IN THE GALLERY: BALE CREEK ALLEN & ALLISON WALTON Wolverton Home Concerts – Atwater Dr An intimate setting with great acoustics, so please get ready to surrender your heart and mind. $15

TUE • MARCH 21 • 5 PM – 9 PM

TRANSPORTATION GAME NIGHT AND HAPPY HOUR Yanaguana Garden – Hemisfair & BRICK at Blue Star Mix with regional policy makers, talk about the future of the region, and design your ideal street!

TUE • MARCH 21 • 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM SEÑOR RODEO Liberty Bar – 1111 S Alamo St Señor Rodeo (Ken Little, Bart Nichols, and Paul Farrell) performing original music as well as classic covers of Western Swing, Country, and Rock and Roll. Joined by Ray and Donna Manley for an opening set.

WED • MARCH 22 • 6 PM – 8 PM

33RD ANNUAL STUDENT ART EXHIBITION Main Art Gallery UTSA Department of Art & Art History 1 UTSA Circle The exhibition includes work representing the full range of materials, methods, and techniques. Normal Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Friday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm & Saturday 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm.

THU • MARCH 23 • 5 PM – 10 PM OFFICIAL CAM DRINK SPOT Dorćol 1902 S Flores St. dorcolspirits.com

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FRI • MARCH 24 • 5 PM – MIDNIGHT OFFICIAL CAM PARTY SPOT Dorćol 1902 S Flores St. dorcolspirits.com

FRI • MARCH 24 • 5 PM – 11 PM

SHOP RARE MARKETPLACE BRICK at Blue Star Arts Complex 108 Blue Star Shop Rare Marketplace is a monthly event that acts as a platform for up and coming businesses, artists, and musicians.

FRI • MARCH 24 • 7 PM – 10:30 PM

SMALL SCALE • BIG CHANGE FINAL AUCTION NIGHT SAY Sí – 1518 S Alamo St A cultural confluence that highlights chefs and mixologists, with cuisine and cocktails that feature specialty items from each participating bar and restaurant.

FRI • MARCH 24 • 7:30 PM – 9 PM

CAM: MORE THAN A MONTH – PT II (THIS IS NOT SPONSORED BY THE CAM ORGANIZATION) Haus Collective 108 Blue Star hauscollectivesa.com A good old-fashioned public forum discussing how to keep the spirit of Contemporary Art Month alive all year round!

SAT • MARCH 25 • 11 AM – 6 PM

ARTIST INCUBATION STUDIO: MARGARITA BENAVIDEZ Lone Star Art Space Artist Incubation Studio 107 Lone Star Blvd Artists Antonia Padilla, Will Larson, Cristal Flores, A.J. Rodriguez, Margarita Benavidez, and Jesús Toro Martinez.

SAT • MARCH 25 • 11 AM – 5 PM

MYSTIC MARKET – HOLISTIC FAIR BRICK at Blue Star Arts Complex 108 Blue Star Metaphysical and holistic practitioners focused on wellness guidance and tools.

SAT • MARCH 25 • NOON – 3 PM

FAMILY DAY Artpace – 445 N Main Ave Featuring spring artist-in-residence Robert Hodge. Celebrate contemporary art in its many forms. Food truck fare and live tunes.

SAT • MARCH 25 • NOON – 6 PM

SMALL WORKS SALE Southtown 101 101 Pereida St Join R Gallery at Southtown 101 for a sale featuring reasonably priced works by local artists. Burgers, beers, and craft cocktails.

SAT • MARCH 25 • 1 PM – 4 PM

THE SUIT PROJECT WITH REX HAUSMANN AND NEIMAN MARCUS FACES/ PHASES OF ART Neiman Marcus 15900 La Cantera Pkwy Explore fashion and how art history, fashion and contemporary society overlay. Show up ready to draw with Rex Hausmann and have a Neiman Marcus artist beautify your fabulous face.

8TH ANNUAL ART KITE FESTIVAL Pittman Sullivan Community Garden S Palmetto Ave & Dakota St A city wide, month long celebration of kites! The Kites of March includes events in north, south, east and west neighborhoods.

SAT • MARCH 25 • 2 PM – 4 PM

CLAIRE CASSEB’S ART WITH MUSIC BY WILL OWEN GAGE Tex Pop – 1017 E Mulberry Ave Enjoy viewing (and perhaps purchasing) her art while listening to one of San Antonio’s most talented local musicians.

SAT • MARCH 25 • 5 PM – 1 AM OFFICIAL CAM DRINK SPOT Dorćol 1902 S Flores St. dorcolspirits.com

SAT • MARCH 25 • 7 PM – 11 PM

COLLECTION FOR THE COMMUNITY Mind BodySoul Gallery 1115 S Alamo St One of the best private collections of local artists offered for sale to the community and local collectors to free the walls up for revolving art openings for local artists.

SAT • MARCH 25 • 7 PM – 11:30 PM

PRETTY PLASTIC: 20 YEARS OF HYPERBUBBLE MUSIC, ART, FASHION AND VIDEO K23 Gallery – 702 Fredericksburg Rd The Texas electronic art/punk duo will adorn the walls and space of K23 Gallery with flyer art, fashions, video, and a live music performance.

SUN • MARCH 26 • NOON – 5 PM

SUNDAY MARKET BRING YOUR FRIENDS BRICK at Blue Star Arts Complex 108 Blue Star Art, Photographs, Fabrics, Cards, Vintage Looks, Thai Fashions, Astrology, Groovy Jewelry, Fashion, Health Products, Soaps, Leather Goods Sweets, Handmade Tiles.

SUN • MARCH 26 • 2 PM – 5 PM

NORMAN AVILA’S PHOTOS: ROLLING STONES 1975 CONCERT Tex Pop – 1017 E Mulberry Ave Norman Avila is a talented local artist and musician. He recently re-discovered photos he had taken of the Rolling Stones 1975 Concert in San Antonio.

TUE • MAR 28 • 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM

SEÑOR RODEO Liberty Bar – 1111 S Alamo St Señor Rodeo (Ken Little, Bart Nichols, and Paul Farrell) performing original music as well as classic covers of Western Swing, Country, and Rock and Roll. Joined by Mr. Joe Reyes for an opening set.

OFFICIAL CAM DRINK SPOT Dorćol 1902 S Flores St. dorcolspirits.com

FRI • MARCH 31 • 5 PM – MIDNIGHT OFFICIAL CAM DRINK SPOT Dorćol 1902 S Flores St. dorcolspirits.com

FRI • MARCH 31 • 6 PM – 8 PM

CAMMIE AWARDS 2017 Linda Pace Foundation CHRISpark 111 Camp St We are excited to announce the following cultural organizations as judges for the 2017 CAMMIE Awards; San Antonio Museum of Art, McNay Art Museum, Southwest School of Art, Blue Star Contemporary, Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, Carver Community Cultural Center, Artpace, and the Peoples Choice.

FRI • MARCH 31 • 6 PM – MIDNIGHT FL!GHT CAMP FUNDRAISER Hotwells – S Presa St FLIGHT Camp Out Fun-Raiser at The site of the old Hotwells Hotel.

FRI • MARCH 31 • 6 PM – 8 PM

MINI ART MUSEUM PRESENTS: FINE PRINT — CLOSING RECEPTION Linda Pace Foundation CHRISpark 111 Camp St 16 contemporary artists working in a range of printmaking techniques and styles, from letterpress and lithograph to photogravure, photopolymer etching and chine collé.

FRI • MARCH 31 • 6 PM – 8 PM

CAMMIE AWARDS AFTER PARTY Dorćol 1902 S Flores St. Join the fun for music, beer, cocktails following the CAMMIE Awards. CAM OFFICIAL

SAT • APRIL 1 • 8 PM – 10 PM

MOVERS, SHAKERS + CURATORS Haus Collective 108 Blue Star Sip on champagne and toast to us! Come bask in each other’s afterglow and gush about the CAMMIE’s best dressed.

THU • APRIL 6 • 6 PM – 8 PM

MEET THE ARTIST: A.J. RODRIGUEZ King William Association 122 Madison St Come meet the painter, A.J. Rodriguez, to hear him explain his painting techniques and describe his latest works. THANKS TO ALL OF THE PARTICIPANTS, SPONSORS, ARTISTS, PATRONS, AND VOLUNTEERS. CAM WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT ALL OF YOU!

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BECOMING: JESSE AMADO ARTIST TALK Ruiz-Healy Art – 201 E Olmos Dr Moderated by Rainey Knudson

THU • MARCH 30 • 5 PM – 10 PM

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should not flee from it. (Plus, those who donate $100 to the cause receive a season pass, while anyone who donates $500 scores a lifetime pass.) For Erwin, who worked in and patronized the theater long before she became its director, The Overtime is all about “giving a voice to local authors” and providing a space where all San Antonians can explore (or discover) their interest in theater. It’s this steadfast and consistent desire to partner with and uplift the local community that makes The Overtime so unique and so important. One distinguished local talent who understands The Overtime’s value especially well is journalist, activist, teacher, poet, critic, filmmaker and playwright Gregg Barrios. Barrios, who sits on the board of directors of the National Book Critics Circle, told the Current that The Overtime, which happened to be the only local theater

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finding something that’s more mournful, and more packed with a violent sense of consequence, than other entries in this franchise. Yet that new direction also comes with its own set of unique pitfalls. None of that is the fault of the terrific setup, which finds Logan and the albino Caliban (Stephen Merchant) among the few surviving mutants in their world. In an abandoned building south of the Mexican border, they alternate serving as caretaker for Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), whose mental powers are now a threat as a degenerative illness results in periodic seizures that threaten everyone around him. But their attempt to stay under the radar is thwarted by the appearance of a mute, nearly feral young girl named Laura (Dafne Keen) and the robot-handed government operative (Boyd Holbrook) determined to retrieve her. The parental dynamic between Logan and Laura drives much of the narrative in Logan, as the veteran killer accustomed to isolation poses as part of a makeshift family when forced to hit the road with Charles and Laura and seek out a mutant sanctuary rumored to exist in Canada.

Jackman has inhabited this character for more than 15 years, and he digs deep to gather all the loss we’ve seen him endure in the other films (along with other revelations that trickle out over the course of this one). If this is indeed Jackman’s farewell to the Wolverine, as he has indicated, he goes out with a renewed vitality, and a recognition of how to fashion Logan’s journey as a parallel of the scenes from Shane that are pointedly included here. Of course, much of Logan’s distinctive sensibility comes as a result of its R-rating, which likely was only made possible thanks to the success of the similarly brutal and foul-mouthed Deadpool. Mangold certainly doesn’t waste his opportunity to make an adultsonly Wolverine story, as the severed body parts and fountains of CGI blood accumulate at an impressive rate. Yet while Logan isn’t nearly as gleeful as Deadpool in flaunting its license to kill and drop F-bombs, the action sequences begin to take on a numbing sameness — and that’s even after

Laura is shown to be nearly as dangerous an adversary as Logan himself. Even a grownup’s idea of a comic-book movie can’t entirely shed the expectation that the fights will get bigger and bloodier right up to the climactic showdowns. It’s hard to complain about the ambition Mangold shows in Logan, considering how rare it is to find such an approach to these carefully protected intellectual properties. At times the narrative seems on the verge of getting even stranger and wilder, including a subplot involving an agribusiness conspiracy that feels under-developed and tossed off. But Mangold is impressively dedicated to making the most of his character beats, especially in the messy but genuine relationship between Logan and Charles that benefits from the long cinematic history shared by Jackman and Stewart (whose performance is by turns sad and unexpectedly frisky). Perhaps it’s impossible to completely shed the tropes of the comic-book movie, but Logan at least earns its emotional moments by committing to a tale of the damaged man inside the Wolverine.

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> Long-waited Battalion, the third eatery from business partners Andrew Goodman and chef Stefan Bowers is now open. As of press time, the menu hadn’t been released yet, but here’s what we do know. Prices on the menu will range from $6 to $26 and include fresh pastas by Elena D’Agostino. The restaurant seats 145 with a large bar area downstairs and a main dining room upstairs. The sprawling kitchen is in open view of the dining room so diners can check out the action. And if that’s not enough to keep guests entertained, the views of Southtown and the Hemisfair might. Designed by Goodman with Lori Urbano of Urbano Design & Build, Battalion has the same over-the-top aesthetic elements found at Feast and Rebelle. Expect custom bread plates, four individually designed restrooms, elaborate crystal glassware, and a giant melted lollipop. The extra-ness of it all extends to the amaro service cart, which servers will offer throughout the evening. Hours for Battalion will run 5 to 11 p.m. Monday through Saturday. As for parking, guests will have use of 50 spots inside the SAISD parking lot after 5 p.m. 604 S. Alamo St., (210) 354-1024.

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> Hand-pulled noodles. I really don’t have to say much more than that, but they don’t pay me to blog three-word stories, so here it goes. The Kungfu Noodle empire has expanded ever so slightly with the opening of Lucky Noodle, opened by the son of the KFN owners. The new location is almost palatial when compared to its predecessor off Bandera Road, and features more than 1,500 square feet of seating and open kitchen area (so you can watch the noodles being pulled and stretched). The menu is the other huge difference between the shops, as the Lucky Noodle features three times as many menu items including said noodles now available with beef, pork and chicken, hot dishes, cold dishes (marinated pig ears, marinated chicken feet, sweet and sour cucumbers),

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soups (sans noodle) and other items including rou jia ou (“Chinese hamburger”) and pan-fried dumplings and fried rice. Prices range $4 to $13. Hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 8525 Blanco Road, (210) 267-9717.

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> I was finally able to visit Periphery, Monte Vista’s latest eatery and first solo venture by chef Mark Weaver (a former alum of Tre Trattoria, The Lodge) this past weekend. The eatery opened in early February inside the former Beat Street Coffee Co. and Bistro and Old Main Assoc. Because of the spot’s track record I was hesitant going in, but the food and service have quelled any fears for now. We started with the buttermilk cornbread, which had a nice crust and moist, but not soggy interiors. Paired with a dollop of whipped ranch butter, the dish kept hanger at bay, but we were most pleased with the crispy lentils topped with almonds and chopped celery — think texture and acidity and you’re there. As for our mains, the chicken liver bolognese sauce was hearty and rustic, but the pasta was a bit past al dente. But two highlights came by way of the hanger steak with

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bright broccoli “salsa verde,” which styles the cruciferous veggie as a chimichurri sauce with added onion, garlic, red wine vinegar, olive oil and salt. The result is a vibrant sauce that helps cut through the richness of the budget (but well executed) steak and the aji Amarillo mayo. The other highlight was the affordable catfish that replicates flavors found in a New Orleans-style shrimp, while bathed in bell peppers, carrots, bay leaf and Worcestershire sauce. Topped with a green tomato relish, and grilled onion salad the dish is playful, acidic, sweet and surprisingly tasty. Though dessert fell complete flat (literally and figuratively), we’re into the flavors showcased early on in this aggressively casual, affordable, and approachable (no dish is over $20) space. The wine and beer list is still growing, and Weaver promises a seasonal change for it. A simple menu of craft cocktails will come along in the next few weeks, as designed by TBA’s former bar manager Michael Miller. Periphery is open 5 to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 5 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and closed Sunday and Monday. 2512 N. St. Mary’s St., (210) 966-0404. Send food- and nightlife-related events and news to flavor@sacurrent.com.

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As one restaurant closes, others hope to open — and owners are looking to their would-be customers for help. Crowfunding isn’t new by any means. Indiegogo launched in 2008 and Kickstarter rolled through in 2009. Both have served as platforms where business owners, investors and the like can tap into their potential customer base to help make products and places a reality. And while some have steered toward the silly (potato salad festival), and others have impressively tanked by failing to follow through (i.e. the not so cool ice chest that left people waiting for months), there are currently 26 restaurant or food-based products on Kickstarter. Locally, San Antonians have seen mixed results to tapping into their would-be audience. A San Antonio Cat Cafe gofundme has made just under $3,000 of their $20,000 goal as of press time. Mixtli’s 2013 Garden Kickstarter raised less than $2,000 of its $6,000 goal. But not all have been flops. La Botanica’s 2015 campaign hoped to raise $10,000 from the community. It raised $15,257 from 225 backers. Chef Mike Behrend and the folks behind Green Vegetarian

Cuisine, held a 2015 fundraiser to help open Earth Burger in 2015. Their goal of $40,000 was surpassed by 302 backers to a grand total of $43,052. For Behrend, who already owned two Green Vegetarian Cuisine locations when the Kickstarter was launched, the campaign helped build support for Earth Burger. “We wanted to show people up front what we were doing and they were behind it, and felt invested,” Behrend says. And those investments paid off. Donors were gifted equal value perks and large donors received catered parties for them and their closest 15-20 friends. And the demographics varied. Plenty of San Antonians backed the Earth Burger Kickstarter, while other donations came through out of Chicago, California, and Indiana, from guests who had eaten at Green and no longer lived in the city. Behrend also tapped into the community for a more practical reason. “Banks hate the restaurant business. It’s not easy to pitch a restaurant to a bank when they know most restaurants will fail,” Behrend said. The cushion has helped spur on growth for the brand,

which will open a new store in San Marcos off Hopkins Street near Texas State University in June and another in San Antonio within the year. Other companies are going that much further and bringing on investors, albeit without equity. Texas Zebo, the Limited Liability Company behind Halcyon/Stella Public House, recently launched and completed their own crowdsourcing campaign that beefed up the stakes. Halcyon, first launched in 2002 in Austin, later opened a location in San Antonio at Blue Star along with Stella Public House. Through Microventures, a new start-up partnering with Indiegogo, Texas Zebo raised $378,823 through 313 investors. The campaign sought out investors to raise anywhere from $100,000 to $500,000. The capital would go toward plans to launch Halcyon Dallas on Greenville Avenue in February 2017 and flagship Halcyon and Stella Public House in Austin at the landmark Mueller Town Center in April 2017. The lowest tier investors could choose: $250. Levels from there increased to $500+, $2,500+, $5,000+, $10,000+, and $25,000 with sacurrent.com • March 1-7, 2017 • CURRENT 47

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The 60-seat eatery will encompass 4,000 square feet at 124 Main Ave. near downtown’s tech district. “We know opening up downtown is tricky,” Ho said. “We wanted people to know they’re part of something cool and they’ll receive benefits of value to them.” For their second round of crowdfunding (the first was a successful Indiegogo campaign that raised more than $20,000), Ho and Wen hoped diners would put their money where their mouths are. They launched the Pinch Founders Club, a three-tier funding system that guarantees donors twice their contribution. So $50 would net a $100 Pinch Gift Card, $99 a $200 gift card, or $199 for $400 worth of Pinch. The campaign ended Friday with 206 founders contributing $21,121. “By nature, people want to be part of a group. They can come see our culture, be a part of a team while helping downtown and people’s palates expand,” Ho said. Christian Torres, a former Geekdom employee now at Chamoy Creative, lays claim to being the first person outside of Ho and Wen to taste Pinch’s food. He’s now part of the “Founders Club” after “investing” $99 last week. “We were at South by South West and they were catering a small party and I said, ‘If you have anything leftover, let me know’,” Torres said. Wen called him some hours later to offer him a taste. Torres has been hooked ever since; he says he’s had the food more than 20 times now. But it wasn’t just the flavors — garlicky, sweet, spicy — that won him over. As a 5-year resident of downtown, Torres’ food options weren’t always plentiful. He lists Murphy’s Deli (now closed), Lula’s Mexican Cafe, Oasis and Big Bob’s (also closed) as joints he’d frequent while working in the Weston Centre. “I understand the value and want to support. You can’t complain there’s no food downtown if you don’t do your part,” Torres said. “I’m doing it for selfi sh reasons. I want to put crawfi sh in my mouth.”

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It’s hard not to gaze and/or gawk at most craft bartenders as they muddle, shake and stir their way through cocktails. But if you stare long enough, you’ll start to find small mementos of their time spent behind the well. The hospitality industry, it seems, has a penchant for food and booze themed ink and most will share the inspiration for their body art. Javier Treviño, who owns Food Whore and Joe Cupps, has dedicated the past three years to decorating his left arm and part of his chest with food items. To honor his time in L.A., the San Antonio native has a fish taco (“I lived off these while there,” he said) and a bottle of wine. The arm includes several veggies, including his latest work, a shaker tin and jigger. Bexar Pub’s Javi Gutierrez also shares a similar bar tool on his left arm. The 6-year-old piece spans his forearm and is a cheeky wink to bartending. “We were joking around, and ended up coming up with jigga what, jigga who and landed at jigga please.” It’s usually bar banter that gets the ink conversation flowing. Jake Corney, general manager at Jazz, TX, for example, committed to his first tattoo after a few cocktails. “We were all drinking and laughed about it, but then Liz and Gil Morales (club investors) were there and they agreed to set something up,” Corney said. Fast-forward to January 30 when seven more staffers, including architect Jonathan Card and Corney, visited Firme Copias to figuratively brand themselves with Jazz’s logo. “If we get older and something happens and we end up hating Jazz, TX, it’s still a Texas sunset and a tuning fork,” Corney said, “but even then, we have to think about all the goodness that’s come out of it so far. It’s already a big part of our lives.” Karah Carmack, a former bartender and current spirits specialist for distributor Favorite Brands, shares the same tattoo as 100 other mixologists who have volunteered their time preparing juices and syrups for the San Antonio Cocktail Conference — with a slight edit. The team, which she’s managed since 2016, varies by year, eats sponsored lunches and dinners while preparing said juices. As Carmack put it, tacos were often the sponsorship of choice, which led to inside jokes on taco fatigue and a nickname, “Team Taco.” “A bunch of people got really bad tattoos of tacos, they look like Taco Bell right out of the wrapper,” Carmack joked. Carmack, the team's leader, visited her go-to artist, Carlos Gonzalez of Doomsday Tattoos, for her Team Taco tat, complete with tiny a crown. sacurrent.com • March 1-7, 2017 • CURRENT 51

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Leaving a house show around 2 a.m., I’m struck with that late night/early morning craving for terrible fast food. And since Jack in The Box seems to be the only option (I know, ew, gross), my friend and I pull into the drive-thru to order our greasy snacks. Waiting for our combo-number-whatevers at the second window, a huge white truck pulls up behind us blaring his radio and singing along to none other than P.O.D.’s “Youth Of The Nation.” My friend and I snap videos of ourselves ironically lip-syncing and rocking out to the 16 year old jam (seriously, dude was blasting his radio) before driving off with our sacks of grease. Now, granted, I definitely owned that particular P.O.D. album back in the day. (Who didn’t?) And whether or not the driver of that white truck was listening to a radio station or Spotify, the reality is this: Mainstream radio in San Antonio loves to bombard us with ‘90s alternative rock and nu-metal — which, as of late, has started to elicit some interesting reactions. It started out as some light-hearted ribbing from people in San Antonio’s indie music community, directed at none other than SA’s ambassadors of rock — 99.5 KISS FM. A Facebook group called “99.5 Kiss Sucks San Antonio” eventually emerged, giving people who share a common distaste for the station’s playlist a forum to express their anger and frustration, usually through the posting of hilarious memes. Of course, Gem Hotvet’s not a Kiss 99.5 fan. Hotvet and her husband run the DIY venue K23, a music space that houses mostly weird indie, psych-rock and punk bands just north of downtown. She noticed the station’s Twitter feed was mostly just asking — no shit — what Bush or Green Day song people wanted to hear on any given day. Hotvet had some of her own suggestions, like Uncle 52

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The good news: At the Drive In just announced its first record in 17 years. The even better news: The legendary El Paso post-hardcore band will tour the new album, titled in•ter a•li•a, in the Alamo City this summer. The album (Latin for “among other things”) is being produced by none other than Omar Rodriguez-López, ADTI’s signature noise-maker guitarist, and represents the long-overdue followup to the band’s 2000 opus Relationship of Command. Today, the band teased the new album with another promising new track — “Incurably Innocent” which sounds like a return to Rodriguez-López’s chunkier, more straightforward riffing. That we’ve finally got a release date (and a new song) for an actual new ADTI album is further sign the beloved Texas rockers have moved beyond some scattered reunion-tour dates and are finally settling into some new work. And last week, the five piece (which this time around features Sparta’s Keeley Davis instead of founding member Jim Ward) added a San Antonio stop to their tour, at the Aztec Theatre on Friday, June 9 — just a month after the new album’s drop date. This station is now operational.

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HOLY WAVE, BRIGHT LIKE THE SUN Sure, Holy Wave incorporates some psychedelic elements, but to just call them a plain ‘ol “psyche-rock” act would mislabel the band, whose music encompasses a vast spectrum of rock stylings. Hailing from Austin and about to embark on a tour through Mexico and Argentina, Holy Wave produces a sound as effervescent as it is powerful – all due to reflective, mature songwriting skills and stellar musicianship. With Bright Like The Sun, 9pm, $8, Limelight, 2718 N. St. Mary’s St. FRI

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THE VIRUS After almost a decade haitus from shows, The Virus returned in 2014 for a few reunion shows before heading out for a tour of the west coast. Snarling, loud, and straight up in-your-face punk rock, The Virus are sure to put on a show perfect for processing all your pent up aggression from the current state of affairs. With Corrupted Youth, 7:30pm, $10-$12, The Korova, 107 E. Martin St. MON

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 Colin Colby Acoustic showcase featuring Colin Colby & the Counterculture. Free. The Mix, 8:30pm The Georges Rockabilly act The Georges play Gruene. Free. Gruene Hall, 6-10pm John Papa Gros Band The John Papa Gros Band blends genres from funk and rock to Americana. $12-$40. Sam’s Burger Joint, 8:30pm Live from Jazz, TX Show Series Jazz, TX, will host a radio show series with San Antonio’s NPR affiliate, Texas Public Radio (TPR). $20. Jazz, TX, 8:30pm Murphy’s Law Hardcore band Murphy’s Law is joined by Smartboyz and FATMD. $10$12. The Korova, 7:30pm The Texases Classic country covers. Paper Tiger, 8pm Through the Roots Reggae rock band joined by Salwater Slide and Condition 5. $10-$15. Jack’s Bar, 8pm THURSDAY, MARCH 2 Disorder Goth, New Wave & Industrial music videos hosted by Ely Bat. Free. The Amp Room, 11pm Lil Debbie, Potluck Rapper Lil Debbie is joined by hip hop artists Potluck and Demrick. $15-$20. Alamo City Music Hall & Club, 8pm Soaked Austin’s garage-pop band Soaked is joined by Goldbloom, Junkie and Mobina Galore. $5-$8. Limelight, 9pm Texas Independence Day Bash Americana/blues/rock band The Reed Brothers are joined by Tom Gillam and the Kosmic Messengers. $10-$45. Sam’s Burger Joint, 8pm Thursday Night Picker Circle with Brent Ryan Unplugged, acoustic session with Brent Ryan. Free. Luckenbach Dance Hall, 5pm FRIDAY, MARCH 3 ARTS San Antonio presents BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet takes the rich Cajun traditions of Louisiana and blends elements of zydeco, New Orleans jazz, Tex-Mex, country, blues and more. $29$99. Laurie Auditorium, 7:30-9:30pm Bass Parde Booty bass, trap, hip hop, and bounce featuring DJ Catwalk, Colorblog,

Manors and Milli Mars. $3-$5, free with RSVP. Paper Tiger, 9pm Beausoleil Avec Michael Doucet BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet takes the rich Cajun traditions of Louisiana and artfully blends elements of zydeco, New Orleans jazz, Tex-Mex, country, blues and more into satisfying music. $29-$99. Laurie Auditorium, 7:30pm Candlebox Acoustic Seattle alt-rock band Candlebox perform an acoustic show. $35-$150. Sam’s Burger Joint, 9pm Dale Watson and Ray Benson Country artists Dale Watson and Ray Benson perform at Luckenbach. $25. Luckenbach Dance Hall, 8pm Dirty Genez Local indie act Dirty Genez is joined by Daisy Blue, Skulla & Los Grillos, and Andria Rose. $5. Imagine Books and Records, 8pm DJ Plata All vinyl, heavy rock, soul and groove. Free. The Mix, 9pm

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The Eastside Kings Blues and R&B act The Eastside Kings are joined by Birdleg. Free. Gruene Hall, 12-3:30pm Inspector Inspector plays The Rock Box. $20. The Rock Box, 7pm Justin Hayward Singer-songwriter Justin Hayward will be performing new songs from his latest album release All The Way as well as Moody Blues favorites. $67.50$85. The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 3pm & 7:30pm San Antonio Symphonic Band 30th Anniversary Concert The San Antonio Symphonic Band is celebrating its 30th Season. Free. Laurie Auditorium, 4-5:30pm Songwriter Sundays Acoustic outdoor show with Walt Wilkins, Mike Blakely, Larry Nye and Jeff Posey. Free. Luckenbach Dance Hall, 1pm MONDAY, MARCH 6

Drown the Fear Punk/metal band Drown the Bret Graham Country act Bret Graham plays Fear are joined by Wild Tinderbox, Visions Gruene. Free. Gruene Hall, 6-10pm of Pale Blue and Space Wlvs. $5. Zombies, Matt Polanski Solo artist Matt Polanski plays 9:30pm Burleson. Free. Burleson Yard Beer Garden, 8pm Gil Shaham Violinist Gil Shaham’ performance conducted by Associate Meat and Metal Mondays Zombies Bar hosts Conductor Akiko Fujimoto with the San a metal night while serving meat and Antonio Symphony. $45-$165. Tobin Center drink specials. Free. Zombies, 5pm for the Performing Arts, 8pm Resinated Reggae/dance band Resinated Loretta Lynn Famed country singer are joined by Audic Eppire. $5-$7. Jack’s songwriter is joined by Emmy Rose. $85 Bar, 8pm (sold out). Gruene Hall, 8pm Swing Nite with the Dirty River Dixie Band The Lost Project Ska rock band The Lost Dixieland/jazz music by The Dirty River Project is joined by Tera Ferna, Orsinger, Dixie Band. $9-$10. Sam’s Burger Joint, and Conway the Whale. $5-$7. Limelight, 8:30pm 9pm The Virus Philadelphia punk band The Virus Mike Ryan Country artist Mike Ryan plays are joined by Corrupted Youth. $10-$12. at Cowboys Dancehall. $8-$20. Cowboys The Korova, 7:30pm Dancehall, 7pm TUESDAY, MARCH 7 Mikki Daniel and Texas Wildfire Folk and blues act Mikki Daniel and Texas Wildfire Carrie Nation and the Speakeasy Acoustic play Luckenbach. Free. Luckenbach Dance 5-piece from Kansas, Carrie Nation & the Hall, 8pm Speakeasy, blend punk and bluegrass. Free. Burleson Yard Beer Garden, 9-11pm The New Offenders The New Offenders play Southern rock at The Phoenix Saloon. Hyperbubble, Ken Little and Señor Rodeo Free. The Mix, 9pm Hyperbubble will be releasing their latest CD “Western Ware”. Free. Liberty Bar at the The Peterson Brothers Blues/rock act The Convent, 7-9:30pm Peterson Brothers play Gruene Hall. Free. Gruene Hall, 1-5pm Michael O’Connor, Susan Gibson Singer/ songwriter Michael O’Connor is joined by SUNDAY, MARCH 5 Susan Gibson at Gruene. Free. Gruene Hall, Caleb Hawley Harlem based soul singer 6-10pm songwriter Caleb Hawley plays Limelight. Rockin’ Road to Dublin A fusion of rock and $5-$8. Limelight, 9pm Irish, Rockin’ Road combines the best of Donovan Frankenreiter Singer/songwriter both worlds to thrust Irish Dance back into Donovan Frankenreiter is joined by Grantthe spotlight. $34.25 - $54.25. The Majestic Lee Phillips. $20-$90. Sam’s Burger Joint, 8pm Theatre, 7:30pm

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Ashleigh Banfield” network 42 Definitely gonna 43 Elvis Presley’s record label 44 Mock-stunned “Me?” 45 Coca-Cola Company founder Asa 46 You’ll want to keep it clean 49 “Ugh, so many responsibilities!” 50 Transfers of people (or profi ts) to their home countries

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Brezsny ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19): I

predict that you will have earned the title of Master Composter no later than March 26. Not necessarily because you will have packed your food scraps, wilted flowers, coffee grounds, and shredded newspapers in, say, a deluxe dual-chamber tumbling compost bin. But rather because you will have dealt efficiently with the rotting emotions, tattered habits, decrepit melodramas, and trivial nonsense that has accumulated; you will have worked hard to transform all that crap into metaphorical fertilizer for your future growth. Time to get started!

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20): It’s a

good time for you to wield your emotional intelligence with leadership and flair. The people you care about need more of your sensitive influence. Any posse or tribe you’re part of will benefit from your thoughtful intervention. So get out there and build up the group morale, Taurus. Assert your healing ideals with panache. Tamp down the insidious power of peer pressure and fashionable nonsense. You have a mandate to wake up sleepy allies and activate the dormant potential of collective efforts.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20): If you were ever in your life going to be awarded an honorary PhD from a top university, it would happen in the next few weeks. If there were even a remote possibility that you would someday be given one of those MacArthur Fellowship “genius” grants, now would be the time. Likewise if you had any hopes of being selected as one of “The World’s Sexiest Chameleons” or “The Fastest, Sweetest Talkers on Earth” or “The Planet’s Most Virtuoso Vacillators,” the moment has arrived. And even if none of those things happen, I’m still pretty sure that your reputation and status will be on the rise. CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22): You’re wandering into places you’ve always thought you should be wary of or skeptical about. Good for you! As long as you protect your innocence, I encourage you to keep exploring. To my delight, you have also been fantasizing about accomplishments that used to be off-limits. Again, I say: Good for you! As long as you don’t overreach, I invite you to dream boldly, even brazenly. And since you seem to be in the mood for big thinking, here are other revolutionary activities to consider: dissolving nonessential wishes; transcending shrunken expectations; escaping the boring past; busting irrelevant taboos. LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22): I did a good job of raising my daughter. She turned out to be a thoughtful, intelligent adult with high integrity and interesting skills. But I’m

not sure my parenting would have been as effective if I’d had more kids. I discussed this issue with Nathan, a guy I know. His six offspring are all grown up, too. “How did you do it?” I asked him. “Having just one child was a challenging job for me.” “I’ll tell you my secret,” Nathan told me. “I’m a bad father. I didn’t work very hard on raising my kids. And now they never let me forget it.” In the coming weeks and months, Leo, I recommend that you pursue my approach in your chosen field, not Nathan’s. Aim for high-quality intensity rather than scattershot quantity.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22): In her poem “Not Anyone Who Says,” Virgo writer Mary Oliver looks down on people who declare, “I’m going to be careful and smart in matters of love.” She disparages the passion of anyone who asserts, “I’m going to choose slowly.” Instead she champions those who are “chosen by something invisible and powerful and uncontrollable and beautiful and possibly even unsuitable.” Here’s my response: Her preferred formula sounds glamorous and dramatic and romantic — especially the powerful and beautiful part. But in practice it rarely works out well — maybe just ten percent of the time — mostly because of the uncontrollable and unsuitable part. And now is not one of those times for you, Virgo. Be careful and smart in matters of love, and choose slowly. LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22): The poet

Rainer Maria Rilke bemoaned the fact that so many of us “squander our sorrows.” Out of self-pity or lazy self-indulgence, we wallow in memories of experiences that didn’t turn out the way we wished they would have. We paralyze ourselves with repetitions of depleting thoughts. Here’s an alternative to that approach: We could use our sadness and frustrations to transform ourselves. We could treat them as fuel to motivate our escape from what doesn’t work, to inspire our determination to rise above what demoralizes and demeans us. I mention this, Libra, because now is an excellent time to do exactly that.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21): In his book The Horologicon, Mark Forsyth

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18):

gathered “obscure but necessary” words that he dug out of old dictionaries. One of his discoveries is a perfect fit for you right now. It’s “snudge,” a verb that means to walk around with a pensive look on your face, appearing to be busy or in the midst of productive activity, when in fact you’re just goofing off. I recommend it for two reasons: 1. It’s important for your mental and physical health that you do a lot of nothing; that you bless yourself with a healing supply of refreshing emptiness. 2. It’s important for your mental and physical health that you do this on the sly as much as possible; that you avoid being judged or criticized for it by others.

“You’re a different human being to everybody you meet,” says novelist Chuck Palahniuk. Now is an excellent time to contemplate the intricacies and implications of that amazing truth — and start taking better advantage of how much freedom it gives you. Say the following statements out loud and see how they feel: 1. “My identity isn’t as narrowly circumscribed as I think it is.” 2. “I know at least 200 people, so there must be at least 200 facets to my character.” 3. “I am too complicated to be completely comprehended by any one person.” 4. “Consistency is overrated.”

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): I

Your immediate future is too good to be true. Or at least that’s what you, with your famous self-doubt, might be inclined to believe if I told you the truth about the favorable developments that are in the works. Therefore, I have come up with some fake anxieties to keep your worry reflex engaged so it won’t sabotage the real goodies. Beware of dirty limericks and invisible ladders and upside-down rainbows and psychic bunny rabbits. Be on guard against accountants wearing boxing gloves and clowns singing Broadway show tunes in runaway shopping carts and celebrities telling you classified secrets in

wish your breakfast cereal came in boxes decorated with Matisse and Picasso paintings. I wish songbirds would greet you each morning with sweet tunes. I wish you’d see that you have more power than you realize. I wish you knew how uniquely beautiful you are. I wish you’d get intoxicated with the small miracles that are happening all around you. I wish that when you made a bold move to improve your life, everyone greeted it with curiosity and excitement. And I wish you would let your imagination go half-wild with fascinating fantasies during this, the Capricorn wishing season.

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SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21): It’s time for the Bliss Blitz — a new holiday just for you Scorpios. To celebrate it properly, get as buoyant as you dare; be greedy for euphoria; launch a sacred quest for pleasure. Ah, but here’s the big question: Can you handle this much relief and release? Are you strong enough to open yourself to massive outbreaks of educational delight and natural highs? Some of you may not be prepared. You may prefer to remain ensconced in your protective sheath of cool cynicism. But if you think you can bear the shock of unprecedented exaltation and jubilation, then go ahead and risk it. Experiment with the unruly happiness of the Bliss Blitz. sacurrent.com • March 1-7, 2017 • CURRENT 65

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