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Star Power Actress Eva Longoria talks Overboard, uplifting fellow Latinas and landing on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Cities show little enthusiasm for hosting the GOP convention in 2020

There’s a likely reason Trump campaign manager/Internet troll Brad Parscale looks so desperate for San Antonio to chase the 2020 Republican convention. Only one other city appears willing to touch it. So far, only Charlotte, N.C., has publicly bid on the convention, where Donald Trump could gain the nomination to run for a second term. And like so much else to do with Trump, this isn’t normal. At least eight cities vied to host the 2016 Republican convention, according to press reports. And why wouldn’t they? National political conventions bring in tens of millions of dollars and fill up thousands of hotel rooms. They also flash an international spotlight on your city for a few days. But something’s different this go-round. Namely, there’s a divided and pissed off electorate, and the convention revolves around an unpopular firebrand of a candidate (a shit show of a candidate, some might even say). So, there’s a good chance that spotlight will land on something ugly and embarrassing. “[The Republican National Committee] is a bit late here, and I think they’re having a hard time because of Trump,” said former Mayor Phil Hardberger, who attended a March 23 meeting where the RNC tried to interest city leaders in hosting. “Cities don’t want him. ... I don’t think this would be good for San Antonio either because of the drumbeat of racism that he’s promulgated.” Mayor Ron Nirenberg and city council are scheduled to deliberate on a potential bid at an executive session Thursday afternoon. A large swath of majority-Hispanic San Antonio hasn’t taken kindly to Trump for repeatedly labeling brown

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“I am taking direct part in this decision making [sic] process and feel San Antonio has a great chance,” Parscale said in an April 23 email to Nirenberg, a wink-wink way of promising to help sway the process in S.A.’s favor. So far, the mayor has couched his reservations in financial terms. Foremost appears to be the RNC’s demand that the host city pony up as much as $70 million. “There is a reason that San Antonio has not pursued a national political convention since 2000,” Nirenberg said in an emailed statement. “The local community has to commit tens of millions of dollars upfront, and prudent fiscal stewards have good reason to question whether that expense is worthwhile for the community.” Fair enough. But let’s dig deeper. Nirenberg ran as a progressive independent, but like mayors before him — including his mentor Hardberger — he understands that he needs business and city-wide support to land a second term. That means he’s unlikely to wade into the political implications of a bid.

immigrants as “rapists” and “drug dealers.” What’s more, the city risks a public-relations debacle by appearing to roll out a red carpet to someone who’s done so. That embarrassment would come as it strives to attract high-tech investment and reposition itself as a location friendly to young professionals. Such intangibles can outweigh the potential financial benefit of rented hotel rooms and big-spending delegates, observers said. Especially when the long-term economic impact of No holding back a four-day convention may be negligible. A study of every Hardberger, on the other hand, ain’t holding back. His Republican and Democratic convention between 1972 and concerns go beyond the balance sheet to the image 2004 by economists at Massachusetts’ College of the Holy Cross found no discernable impact on employment, personal problems the 2020 convention might carry. Beyond an insult to San Antonio’s Hispanic population, income or per-capita personal income in host cities over time. a bid would tarnish the city — proud of its economic and cultural ties to Mexico — in the eyes of our southern neighbor, Running the numbers Hardberger said. After all, Trump has engaged in public Over the weekend, the Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles told the Charlotte Observer that RNC officials intimated other cities pissing matches with that country’s president, continued his fanatical push for a pinche border wall and threatened to tear bid on the 2020 convention but wouldn’t identify her city’s competitors. However, the paper’s reporters called a raft of up NAFTA, which was signed in San Antonio. What’s more, there’s a considerable chance whatever city likely contenders, including Orlando, Atlanta and Phoenix, plays 2020 host is looking at an instant replay of the ’68 but couldn’t locate a single interested city. Democratic convention. Those bloody riots squarely landed The RNC didn’t respond to interview requests from the a black eye on the city of Chicago and Mayor Richard Daley. Current by press time. The 2020 convention protests could get ugly fast, especially “Cities may be looking at the calculations and deciding if Democrats fail in the midterms, observers point out. that the convention is more trouble than it’s worth,” Trinity No wonder Parscale’s resorted to the hard sell to move University political science professor David Crockett said. this lemon off the lot. Indeed, both Dallas and Houston — perhaps for similar “I think it would improve [Parscale’s] prestige to get reasons — declined to bid on the convention before the RNC it here,” Hardberger said. “He’s certainly an operator. ... ever set its sights on the Alamo City, Hardberger said. The But San Antonio is doing well for itself. We don’t need RNC’s original bid deadline was Feb. 28, leaving little time distractions that can have long-term negative repercussions for any city approached this late in the game to mount a for our city and its image.” serious offer.

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Trade Administration. Local exporters sold $2.3 billion in products to Canada, and $1.9 billion to Mexico. China was next, buying $175 million in San Antonio goods. So, why exactly would Mayor Ron Nirenberg take The 2020 Republican National Convention is like last week’s taunting, teenage-y Twitter bait from Trump the snarling stray dog that nobody wants to take campaign manager Brad Parscale? The Trinity grad and in, except for Charlotte, N.C. Internet troll wants the convention to be in his hometown. As Current writer Sanford Nowlin has pointed out, But even the upside – thousands of hotel nights and there’s no shortage of reasons to take a pass on this millions in delegate spending – would come with the convention, even for a city as tied to the visitor industry likelihood of San Antonio being the backdrop for mass as San Antonio. protests in the streets and an orgy of nationalism in the In fact, especially for a city like San Antonio, where 64 convention hall. percent of residents are Hispanic and 14 percent of the How much of a boost did the bruising1968 Democratic population – 204,000 out of more than 1.4 million people National Convention give to Chicago’s tourism industry? – are foreign-born, according to the U.S. Census. About 67 But from Parscale’s point of view, San Antonio might percent of the naturalized citizens living here are Hispanic. make good strategic sense as a host for the 2020 Nearly 80 percent of the noncitizen residents are Hispanic. convention. It would certainly be a great political foil. Many are from Mexico, and have a bunch of family, work and Regardless of what happens in this year’s midterm community ties to native San Antonians. election, whether Democrats take the House of From the border wall to screwing with NAFTA to toying Representatives or come up short, the 2020 presidential with the lives of Dreamers, President Donald Trump has election is going to be ugliness on steroids. attacked immigrants from Mexico and flirted with policies On Monday, the Real Clear Politics website put Trump’s that would hurt trade with our southern neighbor. average approval rating at a little less than 42 percent. San Antonio exported $5.6 billion worth of merchandise His rating has been lodged in the low 40s and high 30s in 2016, with Canada and Mexico being by far its two for months. While more than half of the electorate thinks biggest trading partners, according to the U.S. International he’s doing a lousy job, four in 10 American are cheering

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him on. He has broad support among Republican voters, which makes a serious intraparty challenge unlikely. At the same time, Democrats and a lot of independents will be desperate to oust Trump. In that likely scenario, if you’re heading up Trump’s campaign, you want a national convention that thrills the GOP’s core voters and keeps them motivated and feeling under threat through election day. A city like San Antonio – presided over by a liberal mayor and city council, close to the U.S.-Mexico border and easily accessible to delegates and protesters from all over – would go a long way in setting up the kind of rowdy convention Parscale and the rest of Trump’s campaign team might have in mind. Speaking of 1968 In all the talk about the 2020 GOP convention, the 1968 Democratic National Convention has come up a few times as a preview of what could happen. The biggest likely difference: Republican delegates will be solidly behind their guy, unlike the Dems who fractured over the Vietnam War 50 years ago. But what happens in the streets could look familiar. Norman Mailer wrote the best account of the 1968 Democratic convention I’ve read – Miami and the Siege of Chicago. He was a terrible person – a woman-hater, narcissistic and a lot more – but he had penetrating vision. He demonstrated his ability to see into the heart of circumstances when he surveyed news coverage of Chicago police beating reporters, and concluded: “The counterrevolution had begun. It was as if the police had declared that the newspapers no longer represented the true feelings of the people. The true feelings of the people, said the policemen’s clubs, were with the police.” What we’re seeing today are the late stages of that counterrevolution.

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for twenty years. Now I get to serve those who served,” she says, proudly adding that she’d always planned to return to the West Side to serve her community in some way. She feels that many of the precinct’s areas are just as neglected as when she joined the Marines – a point she relentlessly drives home in her campaign videos. Rodriguez says she never left the West Side in her heart, but the self-discipline she sought in her military career is engrained in her public persona. One of her takeaways from those formative days is a quote from fourstar Marine general turned Secretary of Defense James Mattis. She recites the quote slowly, but perfectly: “‘To think like men of action, and to act like men of thought. To live life with intensity, and a passion for excellence,’” she says. “That kind of epitomized things for me.” When I suggest the notion that future historians may look back at the Trump presidency and credit the generals with keeping the nation in one piece, Rodriguez nods and says, “Yes, I absolutely agree.” Rodriguez says a few elected officials have stealthily approached her and whispered, “You’re a very brave woman” for her decision to run against Elizondo. She’s nicknamed them “the whisperers.” She says another wouldbe backer told her, in tears, how she couldn’t support her candidacy because she was “trying to get a county from 2007 to 2009, and her father, Henry Rodriguez, is contract.” Rodriguez is disappointed that some feel the need the nationally-recognized founder and director of the San to “fall in line out of fear of retribution.” Her mother reminds Antonio chapter of LULAC Concilio Zapatista 4383. her to focus on the things she can control. And for now, Rodriguez, who'd never run before for public office, now that’s block-walking, which can be hard. represents the younger, fresher alternative after reeling in But between her family, career and community work, more votes than climate change activist Mario Bravo, the Rodriguez is used to making hard decisions. When I ask progressive Democrat who earned 25 percent of the vote her what she feels she’s given up to follow her political on March 6. Rodriguez would need the support of Bravo’s dreams, she answers without hesitation. “Time with my base in order to win the runoff against Elizondo. Bravo has kids,” she says. endorsed her in the May 22 election. She looks up and takes a deep breath. “I’m sorry,” she All this month, Rodriguez, a passionate orator, will be says with a gentle point of her finger. Tears are welling up in standing in the spotlight, talking about her track record of her eyes. “I’m gonna get emotional.” leadership. She’ll almost certainly be eloquent. As a child, After a long pause, she continues. While military life gave she would recite poems on a microphone at senior centers, her and her family the benefit of world travel and invaluable which prepared her for block-walking and phone-banking cultural experiences, the children, too, she says, “sacrificed with her parents. She was the president of her high school a lot. Because of our service – a lot of it is my own work drama club and, in 1984, she performed in the play “La ethic – I missed things. My kids will tell me, ‘Mom, it’s not a Victima” at the Guadalupe Theatre. big deal.’ It was a big deal to me.” After she graduated from Lanier High School, Rodriguez Though she’s clearly campaigning for office, she says she enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and rose through the really sees her run as “a sort of movement.” Her campaign, ranks. From Japan to the Middle East, our conversation hops over two decades of military service. She served as an she says, is part of the same progressive movement that’s painting the nation in vibrant colors. intelligence analyst, and, later, as a commissioned officer in Rodriguez believes that she has the temperament and the administration. She even found time to get a bachelor’s in government and politics from the University of Maryland, and discipline “do what needs to be done.” I ask if that means winning the election. considered going to law school. She did all this while raising “Not just the election,” she says, “but to make a four children, most times as a single parent. She retired as transformational change in the community.” a Marine captain in 2012.Since 2013, Rodriguez has led Like the painting, she's poised and seems full of possibilities. Bexar County’s department of veterans services. “I served

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Entering Sabinas Coffee House, located in the heart the city’s West Side, an acrylic painting by D. Ellis Phelps entitled “Beyond Boundaries: Message One” captures my attention. It’s an image of a woman in several vibrant colors, holding a vase. This is part of the backdrop for my first-time meeting with Queta Rodriguez, candidate for County Commissioner Precinct 2. For the first few moments of my arrival, she seems herself like living art. Before I enter the adjacent room, I see her sitting alone at a table, perfectly still, except for her fast-moving fingers. She’s writing a text message. Teeming rays of afternoon light pour through the window, giving her profile a rich glow. When she looks up, she immediately puts her phone down and greets me with her signature smile. Everything about her is just as I imagined from looking at her campaign picture – the welcoming face, the long black hair that falls down her back and the irrefutable essence of her mother, former District 3 City Councilwoman Lourdes Galvan, who I interviewed in 2011 during her unsuccessful re-election bid. Seven years later, I’m sitting with her daughter who’s locked in a runoff with nine-term incumbent Paul Elizondo for the Democratic nomination. Elizondo is one of the closest things constituents have to a precinct patrician. He works from his office high up on the tenth floor of a building that bears his name, and is now seeking an unprecedented tenth term. By the same token, Rodriguez could be considered a member of a political dynasty. Galvan served on the dais

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How music festivals are squeezing bands and promoters

With album sales in freefall, festivals have emerged as one of the music business’ few bright spots. And Austin’s been quick to cash in, hosting a growing number, such as Levitation and Punk in Drublic, on top of its flagship SXSW and ACL Fest. That means plenty of music for people willing to brave the I-35 jaunt, but it’s also brought an upswing in the radius clauses festivals require artists to sign. For those unfamiliar with these provisions, radius clauses restrict how long artists need to wait before and after a show to play again in that market — and how far away. In Austin’s case, those clauses often extend to San Antonio. Local promoter Loy Smoak got a taste of that when he tried to book Canadian punk band Fucked Up for a date around their appearance at Austin’s Chaos in Tejas festival. Plans crumbled after the band discovered the event’s radius clause wouldn’t let them do it. “It seemed like the whole thing had gotten pretty far from punk rock at that point,” said Smoak, who adds that other bands complain to him about the clauses forcing them to reroute or postpone tours. “These bands are so small, why would you do that to them?” Radius clauses hurt small and midlevel bands the most, critics say. By opting for festival slots, which can bring exposure and bigger crowds, they may have to avoid lucrative tour spots or cover longer distances. But it’s not just smaller bands and talent-buyers who feel the impact. Radius clauses became a legal flashpoint this spring when the producers of Portland’s Soul’d Out Festival sued Coachella over contract provisions that stop artists from playing anywhere within 1,300 miles of its festival site for a period of five months. Soul’d Out claims Coachella’s practice is monopolistic and forced it to drop SZA and Tank and the Bangas because of their contracts with the rival festival. When done right, radius clauses should benefit both the promoters and the act, said

Richard Díaz de León, a local jazz guitarist who also serves as Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach’s road manager. Artists tarnish their own rep with venues when they water down their draw by playing too many shows too close together. But, he adds, artists should push back when the clauses are restrictive, as in cases where they’d be forced to sit idle in the middle of a tour rather than book a show in a nearby town. “The thing to remember with these contracts is everything’s negotiable,” Díaz de León said. Jason George, leader of alt-twang band the Georges, said he generally polices when it comes to overplaying. His band has never signed a radius clause with historic Gruene Hall, where it has a weekly stand. He’s also turned down gigs where the clause is too restrictive. George also recalls receiving a text from another promoter who tried to retroactively impose one. The promoter texted before one of his band’s Gruene gigs, pissed that it was so close to the date he booked. By the time they’d finished their set, the guy texted back to say he’d slashed the guarantee by $100. “If we make an agreement, I’ll honor it all day long,” George said. “But don’t tell me after the show’s already booked.” Local promoters say it’s hard to tell exactly how much Austin’s growing festival scene has cut into local bookings. Some argue the effect is negligible since bands that tour extensively figure out how to route round them. Even so, a recent study of festivals including ACL, conducted by University of Fairfield economics professor Scott Hiller, suggests that radius clauses economically harms music venues in surrounding cities by cutting off their access to touring acts. And, numbers aside, Smoak said bands are losing potential audiences if their contracts in Austin stop them from swinging through the Alamo City. “I understand why [festivals] do it, but not everyone from San Antonio’s going to drive up,” he said. “I barely drive up there to see shows anymore.”

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Because their son will be taken into foster care, Lou Jean (Goldie Hawn) breaks her husband out of prison, kidnaps a highway patrolman and launches a slow-speed highway chase and media frenzy. Except for the breakout, The Sugarland Express is based on a real incident, and the actual patrolman makes a cameo. In 1974, this was considered a Goldie Hawn movie, a prime example of her transition from ditzy comedienne on TV’s Laugh-In to movie star. Some critics noticed it as Steven Spielberg’s big-screen debut after being a wunderkind at Universal TV, where his TV movie Duel had attracted attention and earned a European release. Since they’re both road movies, that project can be seen as leading to this one. This also falls into the “outlaw couple on the run” pattern, though it’s more sympathetic and emotional (and woman-driven) than, say, Bonnie and Clyde or The Getaway, which was also shot in Texas. As part of the Tricentennial-inspired Made In S.A. film series, Texas Public Radio, the San Antonio Film Commission and Slab Cinema team up for a screening of the classic caper, which includes scenes shot in Live Oak, Converse and San Antonio. Free, 8-10pm, South Park Plaza, 2355 SW Military Drive, (210) 2129373, slabcinema.com. — Michael Barrett FILM

Kicked off on Tuesday with a Day of Reflection in Main Plaza, Commemorative Week packs many of the Tricentennial’s key themes and components into six days “filled with educational, artistic, and entertaining events that showcase San Antonio’s unity amid diversity.” In addition to encouraging historical discourse in elementary schools across San Antonio, Wednesday’s History & Education day brings interactive STEM activities to all 29 of the city’s public libraries (2:30-5:30pm Wed) as well as a VIA Mobile Learning Lab and the inauguration the “Treecentennial,” an initiative that will add 300 trees to our local landscape. A citywide celebration connecting area colleges and universities, Founder’s Day offers an array of history-focused programs, including a Best of the West event with music by the Westside Horns and a reading from San Antonio Poet Laureate Octavio Quintanilla (6-8pm Thu, Our Lady of the Lake University, 411 SW 24th St.), an exhibit featuring work by 22 African-American artists (St. Philip’s College, Watson Fine Arts Center, 5:30-9pm Thu, 1801 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive), and Historic Futures – A Taste of Folklife Festival, an eclectic evening with ethnic food for purchase, performances by Ile Bahia Capoeira Luanda, Fire on the Mountain Cloggers and Conjunto Puro Corazon, among others, and a fireworks finale at sundown (5:30-8:30pm Thu, UTSA, The Paseo, One UTSA Circle). Possibly the most user-friendly day of Commemorative Week, Arts for All promises free admission to the Witte, the McNay, the Briscoe, Blue Star Contemporary and SAMA (3-6pm Fri), a gallery bike tour organized by SATX Social Ride (3-6pm Fri), an outdoor dance SPECIAL EVENT

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showcase featuring performances by Quenedit Dance Theatre, Faisan Folcklorico and visiting guests from Escuela Superior de Musica y Danza de Monterrey (4-7pm Fri, Travis Park, 301 E. Travis St.) and fireworks along the Mission Reach (9:30pm Fri, 6701 San Jose Drive). A preview of big things to come, Legacy Day marks the grand opening of the first phase of the San Pedro Creek Culture Park — a linear park that will bring four miles of walking trails to downtown. Presented by Bexar County and the San Antonio River Authority, the day in the park combines kid-friendly art-making activities, food trucks, historical presentations, an illumination ceremony showcasing new public art installations, and performances by URBAN-15, the Heart of Texas Concert Band, the Classical Music Institute, American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions, Olè Flamenco, Mariachi Estrellas de Oro and Musical Bridges Around the World (noon-9pm Sat, 715 Camaron St.). Celebrating San Antonio’s rich military history, Military Appreciation takes over Fort Sam Houston with a weekend of family activities, including historic tours, demos and performances by the U.S. Air Force Special Ops Parachute Team, Army Fife and Drum Corps, and Joint Color Guard, plus an Air Force flyover and a polo match (8am-6pm Sat, 1-9:30pm Sun, 801 Harry Wurzbach Road). Wrapping up Commemorative Week on Sunday, the YMCA’s 14th edition of Síclovía invites cyclists, walkers, runners and skaters to take advantage of blocked-off streets in a Southside corridor spanning from Roosevelt Park to Mission Marquee Plaza (11am-3pm Sun, 331 Roosevelt Ave.). Free, Wed-Sun, sanantonio300.org. — Bryan Rindfuss

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03 Do you love queso? Do you hate cancer? The fifth annual Queso Bowl at the Social Spot, presented by the Young Texans Against CancerSan Antonio, lets you merge the two. The organization, which brings cancer awareness to folks between the ages of 22 and 45, supports beneficiaries who help patients pay their bills, along with research and development. This year’s event will feature Coopers Meat Market, La Frite Belgian Bistro, El Mirador, Smoke Shack, Maverick Texas Brasserie, OrderUp and Stone Werks dishing out creamy queso, while Led Zeppelin cover band Mothership provides the tunes. This dog-friendly and kid-friendly event will also include a canine costume contest, patio games and a tortilla-throwing contest. $15-$60, 5:30-9:30pm, Social Spot, 930 Broadway,(210) 263-9009, sanantonio.ytac.org/ queso-bowl. — Jess Elizarraras SPECIAL EVENT

in love with food while living in Mexico City and now creates stark, photo-realistic still lifes that look good enough to eat. Presenting San Antonio classics (from BBQ plates to chamoylaced fruit cups) as “symbols of home,” her work comes to light in a “Hi-End Print Release” featuring new works from Southtown fixture Robert Tatum and rising street artist Scotch (free, 6-9pm Thu-Fri, Choice Goods Gallery, 1420 S. Alamo St. #103). An annual project designed to “critically examine topics that go unaddressed in everyday life,” the group exhibition “Stories Seldom Told: Omitted Histories” sees SAY Sí students exploring eradicated and suppressed narratives via multidisciplinary installations. Among them is The Final Transition, an interactive space designed to spark dialogue about violence against trans women (free, 6-10pm Fri, SAY Sí, 1518 S. Alamo St.). Nodding to a simpler time “before digital media changed the way we shared information,” Carbon Bloom’s “Community Board” takes shape in a collaborative bulletin board combining artistic messages crafted by the likes of Jesse Guevara, Ramon Martin, Robert Tatum, Cassidy Fritts and Mark Anthony Martínez (7-10:30pm Fri, Carbon Bloom, 1420 S. Alamo St., #216). An MFA candidate at UTSA, emerging multimedia artist Elizabeth Griego creates work that incorporates social issues, satire and activism — exemplified by the Twitter account she created for @TheSorryTrump, which imagines a world in which 45 actually “has a conscience” and regularly apologizes for lying. In her MFA thesis exhibition “You

Forgot About Me,” she employs light boxes, text, handmade paper and interactive works to address the #MeToo movement as well as “the complex issues around sexual assault” (free, 6-9pm Thu-Fri, Terminal 136, 136 Blue Star). Also an MFA candidate at UTSA, New Orleans native John Dalton Atkins employs found and repurposed objects to build mixed-media works suggesting eccentric Southern narratives. Inspired by “a global community of workers, makers, fixers, and backyard philosophers,” his MFA thesis exhibition “Down Home” comprises an immersive installation featuring large-scale kinetic sculpture, “clusters of junk commingled with dust and hair and dirt … WED-FRI and a rattling wheelbarrow of beer bottles.” Adding to the rural ambience, DJ Jacob Pierce (of KSYM’s “Close Up the Honky Tonks”) will be on hand spinning “the best in alt-country, classic country, folk and cosmic American music” (free, free, 6-11pm Fri, Presa House Gallery, 725 S. Presa St.). — BR

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With the dust and confetti of Fiesta still settling, San Antonio’s art community is back to business as usual — starting with the slightly smaller celebration of First Friday, preceded in certain spots with less-crowded receptions and previews on Thursday. A beloved artist-run space operated by Justin Parr and Ed Saavedra, FL!GHT Gallery welcomes Houston’s Jonathan Paul Jackson for “A Natural Curiosity,” a solo show inspired by the mixed-media artist’s unwavering creative curiosity, his desire to put a personal spin on natural landscapes, and a fascination with indigenous art of his Sioux ancestors (free, 6-9pm Thu-Fri, FL!GHT Gallery, 134 Blue Star). Best known for translating slice-of-life San Antonio into paintings that range from dreamy to dreary and even dark, esteemed local artist and recent Joan Mitchell Foundation grant recipient Ana Fernandez ventures out on a limb with “Still Life,” a one-woman exhibition that adds humans to her hyperlocal aesthetic (free, 6-8:30pm Thu, Cinnabar, 1420 S. Alamo St.). The debut solo show for recent Blue Star addition Creative Creatures, “Stuck Together” sees artist and musician Carly Garza exploring mixed messages, missed signals and emotional pitfalls of the digital era in a new collection of drawings. At the reception: live music by Amanda Magaña and giftable wares for purchase, plus “treats and drinks” while supplies last (free, 6-9pm Thu, Creative Creatures, 1420 S. Alamo St. #106B). Versed in photography, ceramics, fiber art and fashion design but currently focusing on oil painting, San Antonio native Eva Marengo Sanchez fell ART

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Holy lampoonery, Batman! Charles Ross is touring the country with his one-man parody of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy, an irreverent pantomimic take on the grittiest iteration of Batman in film (sorry not sorry, Batfleck). One Man Dark Knight is simple — no costumes, no set pieces, and certainly no bat-themed vehicular transportation. Just a man, on stage, rendering all character voices and sound effects live. In less than the runtime of one of the films, Ross will wend his way from Bruce’s tutelage under Ra’s al Ghul to Bane’s unintelligible utterances, with lots of laughs, geeky jokes, and gravelly proclamations against villains both large and small along the way. $32.50, 7:30pm Thu, 8pm Fri-Sat, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater, 100 Auditorium Circle, (210) 223-8624, tobincenter.org. — Kelly Merka Nelson THEATER

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With Mother’s Day quickly approaching, the ever-inventive minds of enduring performance art troupe Jump-Start have cooked up something far more intriguing than predictable Hallmark fare. Penned by longtime company member Chuck Squier (pictured) and billed as a “performative memoir,” MotherSecrets unites a seasoned cast of six — five of whom are educators and Baby Boomers. Beyond the promised “entertaining takes on motherhood,” theater-goers can likely expect a mom zinger or two based on the play’s subtitle: You Know Her. Real. Bitter. Sweet. $10-$12, 8pm Fri-Sat, 3pm Sun, Jump-Start Theater, 710 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 227-5867, jump-start.org. — BR THEATER

The Cherry Orchard

Mostly known among us plebeians for his eponymous gun (which, if seen in the first act, must be fired by the third), Anton Chekhov was a prolific playwright in his own right. Considered one of his greatest works, The Cherry Orchard is an ambivalent play — malleable enough in a director’s hands to be performed as a comedy or tragedy. We find ourselves acquainted with the widow Madame Lyubov Andreievna Ranevskaya, an aging aristocrat who returns to Russia to find the family estate in jeopardy due to the decay of their finances. Despite schemes to save the orchard, their debts loom like the shadow of an axe. Rounding out its 2017-2018 season, The Classic Theater will give its own spin to Chekhov’s portrait of social upheaval in early 20th-century Russia in a production directed by Andy Thornton. $17-$32, 8pm Fri-Sat, 3pm Sun through May 20, The Classic Theatre of San Antonio, 1924 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 589-8450, classictheatre.org. — KMN

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When Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight won the Oscar for Best Picture in what instantly became one of the most surprising moments in Academy Awards history, it was the first time many people had heard of writer-director Barry Jenkins. Those who follow the indie scene, and especially the African-American indie scene, had picked up on this debut, which premiered at South by Southwest in 2008. Wyatt Cenac and Tracey Heggins play, essentially, “buppies” or black yuppies in San Francisco, where they feel their status as racial rarities among expensive housing, gentrification and hipster culture. As in one of Richard Linklater’s Before movies, they spend the whole movie walking and talking and not quite having a relationship. Jenkins conceived a dialectical movie in which the characters embody different attitudes, foregrounding a discussion of blackness within a context of other issues of youth, politics, art and expression. In conjunction with its Get Reel film series, the McNay revisits the film with a screening hosted by Lisa B. Thompson, Associate Professor of African & African Diaspora Studies at UT Austin. $15-$20, 2-4pm, McNay Art Museum, 6000 N. New Braunfels Ave., (210) 824-5368, mcnayart.org. — MB FILM

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ART Laws Crew 18-Year Reunion Tex Pop

hosts a party and graffiti expo for the Laws Crew — a revered San Antonio collective comprising muralists Sloke, Wick, Bekit, Sues, Dmise, French, Soupé, Supher and many more. At the reception: hip-hop beats and adult beverages courtesy of Big Bend Brewing. $5 suggested donation, 4pm-midnight Saturday; South Texas Museum of Popular Culture, 1017 E. Mulberry Ave., (210) 812-8285.

MujerArtes Mother’s Day Exhibit & Sale MujerArtes opens the doors to its adobe studio for a show and sale featuring unique ceramics crafted especially for Mother’s Day. Free, 10am-5pm SaturdayTuesday; Casita de MujerArtes , 816 S. Colorado St., (210) 228-0201.

Art opening: “Meditations” REM Gallery

unveils local artist and architect Richard Mogas’ new series of paintings created in response to our “tumultuous and uncertain world.” Free, 6-9pm Saturday; REM Gallery, 219 E. Park Ave., (210) 224-1227.

FILM Coco Slab Cinema pops up at Mission

Marquee Plaza for a screening of Pixar’s Oscar-winner. The movie follows an aspiring young musician who journeys to the Land of the Dead to find the truth behind his family’s musical history. Free, 8pm Saturday; Mission Marquee Plaza, 3100 Roosevelt Ave., (210) 207-8612.

La La Land Starring heartthrob Ryan Gosling

and America’s sweetheart Emma Stone, Damien Chazelle’s Oscar-winning musical La La Land surrounds the relationship between a struggling jazz pianist and an aspiring actress/playwright and their roller-coaster journey chasing fame and the American Dream. Free, 8:15pm Friday; Travis Park, 301 E. Travis St., (210) 212-9373.

THEATER The Book of Mormon Ah, remember the

halcyon days of 2011, when the tackiest spectacle in America wasn’t the Trump administration? When we worried about intentionally gauche spectacle, such as the gloriously crass The Book of Mormon? Yes, turn back the sundial to that innocent, prelapsarian time, when art could actually outstrip Twitter in offensiveness, and revel in Trey Parker and Matt Parker’s brilliant evisceration of the most American religion this side of Capitalism: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As a musical, The Book of Mormon’s plot couldn’t be more unconventional: following the adventures of two hapless missionaries in Africa, it marries bright and sunny comedy tropes

to the unlikeliest of topics, including AIDS, genocide, homophobia, and a harrowing descent to the very pit of Hell. $39-$89, 7:30pm Wednesday-Thursday, 8pm Friday, 2pm & 8pm Saturday, 2pm & 7pm Sunday; The Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston St., (210) 226-3333.

Hand to God Penned by Texan playwright

Robert Askins and set in a church basement in his native Cypress, the Tony-nominated play Hand to God surrounds a seemingly innocent puppet class that steadily devolves into a deranged scenario riddled with obscenities, sex and violence. $20$35, 7:30pm Friday-Saturday; The Public Theater of San Antonio, 800 W. Ashby Pl., (210) 733-7258

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Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Bent Blade Written by Scott McDowell,

the Overtime’s latest puts the audience in charge of the fates of Holmes and Watson in a format likened to Choose Your Own Adventure novels. $10-$15, 8pm FridaySaturday; The Overtime Theater, 5409 Bandera Road, Suite 205, (210) 557-7562.

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New York comedy club/college circuit, stand-up Sara Contreras has been featured on Showtime’s The Original Latin Divas of Comedy, ABC’s The View and TNC’s Que Loco. $17, 8:30pm Wednesday-Thursday, 8pm & 10:15pm Friday-Saturday, 8pm Sunday; Improv San Antonio, 849 E. Commerce St., (210) 229-1420.

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Local nonprofit Girls Inc. invites area girls and their families to meet local experts, enjoy hands-on experiments, and participate in STEM activities in an encouraging environment. Free, 10am-2pm Saturday; Heroes Stadium, 4799 Thousand Oaks Drive, (210) 356-6950

Cocktail Scavenger Hunt: Cinco de Mayo The San Antonio Botanical Garden

celebrates Cinco de Mayo with a selfguided photo hunt in which participants search for ingredients growing in the garden, photograph them and present them to a bartender in exchange for a cocktail. $18-$20, 12:30-3:30pm Saturday; San Antonio Botanical Garden, 555 Funston, (210) 536-1400.

When Kings & Queens Come Together Crown of Glory presents its second annual hair show featuring eye-popping styles created by area hairstylists and barbers. $13-$26, 5-9pm Sunday; Carver Community Cultural Center, 226 N Hackberry St., (210) 207-7211.

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New documentary oﬀers an intimate look at the life and work of late local artist Chuck Ramirez MARCO AQUINO

In one of the first scenes of the film Tía Chuck: A Portrait of Chuck Ramirez, a voice off-camera asks, “Chuck, what do you want to be when you grow up?” Sitting outdoors with a beer and cigarettes at hand, artist Chuck Ramirez, here a fully-grown man, contemplates the question before answering, “Umm … I don’t know … I guess an artist.” Nearly eight years after Ramirez’s death resulting from a cycling accident, a new film produced by the husbandand-wife team of Mark and Angela Walley sheds light on the artist’s private life and creative process as well as his relationships with a wide circle of San Antonio artists and friends. As depicted in Tía Chuck, Ramirez was an influential and larger-thanlife figure within San Antonio’s art community, and his passing left a substantial void. A former graphic

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designer for H-E-B, Ramirez was known for his photographs of mundane objects against stark white backgrounds. Ramirez, who was gay, HIV-positive and half Latino, often incorporated themes dealing with identity, consumerism, disposal and, most glaringly, mortality. Before his death, many believed his career was on the verge of breaking out nationally and internationally. Tía Chuck covers Ramirez’s life and the lasting impression he made on San Antonio — from his early childhood years to the widely attended memorial service held in his honor at Blue Star Contemporary Art and last year’s career-spanning retrospective at the McNay Museum. Known for their brilliantly produced short documentary films like Vincent Valdez: Excerpts for John and Jimmy James Canales: Chrome Mirrors, the Walleys have dedicated themselves to documenting and telling the stories of Texas-based artists. Much like their

subjects, this creative team continues to make important contributions to a burgeoning Texas art scene. Tía Chuck tells the story of one of San Antonio’s most beloved artists but also marks the feature-length directorial debut for the Walleys. It consists mainly of materials gathered from the archives of Casa Chuck, a residency program established in 2011 in the artist’s former home, and Ramirez’s personal photo collection, supplemented with new interviews conducted by the Walleys and thoughtfully CONTINUED ON PAGE 23►

Clockwise from above: an archive photo of Chuck Ramirez; Whatacup; Piñata Series: Scott; Lost and Found Series: Buddha; Meat Series: Cowboy Steak.

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Clockwise from bottom left: archive photos of Ramirez and his family; a still from Tía Chuck; Brooms Series: Untitled; Whatacup displayed at the McNay Art Museum; Seven Days: Breakfast Tacos.

recreated scenes depicting important moments in Ramirez’s life. The result is a captivating and visually stunning film that reveals and celebrates Ramirez’s private persona. The film successfully humanizes Ramirez, painting him as someone who was not only kind and loving, but also generous to a fault. A project nearly a decade in the making, Tía Chuck will have its first public screening at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts this Saturday. A Spanish translation of the term “Auntie Chuck,” the title of the film is lifted from the comical nickname given to Ramirez by his friends. “It was something that people knew him as but it was also kind of a character, a more outlandish version of him,” Angela Walley said. “He very much represents what an aunt would be: this loving person who was there for you and who would cook for you … We didn’t want to pigeonhole him, but we definitely thought that name really symbolized different aspects of his personality that people loved him for.” While the film highlights Ramirez’s many accomplishments, it also points to the more somber moments throughout his life, from his HIV diagnosis in the early ’90s, which motivated him to become a working artist, to the many lonely nights he spent in his apartment eating takeout in the years that followed. Included in the film are interviews with Ramirez’s artist friends, including Chris Sauter, Rick Frederick, Franco Mondini-Ruiz and Alejandro Diaz, who reveal intimate details of Ramirez’s life. “To be Tía Chuck: to be the one who cares for everyone; to be the one who provides things for people; to be the one who makes the 22

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connections; to be the one who sees the beauty in things … would get to him,” Frederick explains in the film. “Sometimes, he just had to be alone,” Sauter adds. Among the most revealing scenes are Ramirez’s personal home videos, where he is seen cooking for friends or visiting his grandmother in the hospital. “We wanted to include those things because, in the end, we wanted people to understand — when you see how many people showed up to his memorial. We wanted some understanding of why or how he had touched so many people,” Angela Walley said. “He was so open and loving to so many different parts of the community that people felt touched by his presence in a lot of ways. That’s why you had such an incredible showing of love after he passed away.” Originally, the Walleys had intended to make a short film in collaboration with Ramirez, who had given the couple access to hundreds of his personal iPhone photos. After his passing in 2010, however, the Walleys realized that to properly tell Ramirez’s story would require a full-length feature film. So they set out to complete their most ambitious project to date. Among the earliest footage captured for the film are scenes from Ramirez’s public memorial service including then-Mayor Mayor Julián Castro speaking to the large crowd who had come to pay respects to the artist. The film culminates with the most recently shot footage of the McNay’s exhibition, “All This and Heaven Too.” After the McNay announced its plans for its career-spanning survey of Ramirez's work, the Walleys committed to completing the film by CONTINUED ON PAGE 25 ►

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SAN ANTONIO MUSEUM of ART | 200 W. Jones Avenue | samuseum.org San Antonio 1718 is presented in collaboration with Mexico’s Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH). The exhibition is generously funded by Bexar County, William and Salomé Scanlan Foundation, Patsy Steves, the Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation, NuStar Energy, The Greehy Family Foundation, and Myfe White Moore. This exhibition is supported by the City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts & Culture. Support for the San Antonio 1718 catalogue was provided by the Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts. CAPTION: Ignacio María Barreda (New Spain, late 18th century), María Manuela Esquivel y Serruto (detail), 1794, Oil on canvas, h. 29 in. (81 cm); w. 37 in. (61 cm), Museo Nacional de Historia, 10-233550, Secretaría de Cultura, INAH, MX. Mexico City. Photography by Francisco Kochen.

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Filmmakers Angela and Mark Walley photographed at Casa Chuck.

the exhibition’s end. Tía Chuck had its first private viewing in January during the closing of the exhibition. Organized by chief curator René Paul Barilleaux and Semmes Foundation intern Hilary Shroeder, “All This and Heaven Too” gathered over 100 works including rarely exhibited video and installation work, as well as Ramirez’s large-scale photographs. Last year, in preparation for the exhibition, Barilleaux spoke with the Current and explained Ramirez’s unique contribution to contemporary art. “He comes from a tradition of artists and photographers who have taken a single image and elevated it,” Barilleaux said. “He’s able to take inanimate objects and give them human personalities. The open purses, the piñatas ... he makes them feel alive and human ... What is interesting — and not many people have talked about this — is that there are rarely people in his photographs.” Perhaps no other image exemplifies Ramirez’s artistic practice better than his 2001 large-scale photograph Whatacup, one of the highlights included in the McNay’s survey and captured in Tía Chuck through the Walley’s footage. Presented against a white studio background, Whatacup depicts a single, disposable plastic cup from Whataburger.

At the center of the cup, an epitaph reads: “When I am empty, please dispose of me properly.” In the film, artist Alejandro Diaz offers his interpretation of Whatacup: “That just screams about identity and self-worth and how a person can feel when they are dealing with things such as homosexuality, AIDS, feeling like you’re a disposable individual, and it can make you feel quite empty like the Whataburger cup,” he says. “So that piece, to me, is one of the more profound portraits I’ve ever seen.” A touching look at the life and work of a creative mastermind, Tía Chuck, brings to light the complexities and contradictions found in Ramirez’s work. Behind the cold hand of a graphic designer, whose work could be described as “clinical,” was a conceptual artist bursting at the seams with sentimentality and who sought to make human connections in the most profound manner. The film reveals a man who loved his friends and family, found beauty in unexpected places, and remained keenly aware of the transient nature of our existence. “We are used to making films about art and artists and why artists make art, but this film is different,” Angela Walley said. “We wanted the film to be more personal and not just a film about an artist.”

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Questions linger as Artpace moves forward with interim executive director

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manner that was off-putting to some in the city’s arts community.” But no one has been able to gain any definitive insight from the board or anyone willing to go on record about the circumstances surrounding Le Melle’s departure. Was she let go? Did she quit? Whichever the case, why? The thing is, this is only a story because there’s no story being offered, which naturally leads folks to speculate. Some of the speculation centers on Artpace’s funding. A sizable chunk of Artpace’s funding comes from the Linda Pace Foundation, though that money is slated to run out in 2024, as stipulated in Linda Pace’s will. Like a parent to its child, the Linda Pace Foundation is supposed to support Artpace just long enough for it to reach self-sufficiency. Of course, the foundation could choose to still send some funds Artpace’s way, but there would be no stipulated regularity or sum to it. Is it possible that, as it tries to get its legs, needing to stand on its own, the organization is jumpy? Did money have anything to do with Le Melle’s departure? Communicating with the Current via email, Ruiz-Healy shed no light on the larger question of Le Melle’s exit but said

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In a surprise move, the nineperson board of renowned contemporary art space and artist residency program Artpace parted ways with Veronique Le Melle, its executive director of two years, on April 20. The following day, they replaced her with interim Executive Director Riley Robinson, who had served as Artpace studio director since its founding in 1995. “Artpace appreciates the contributions Veronique Le Melle has made in her tenure,” the board said in a press release on April 21. They added that “the organization has increased business efficiency and identified new revenue streams to build a sustainable future,” all of this framed after requisite (and well-founded) praise of Robinson’s capabilities. There were no details about Le Melle’s departure, only one announcing Robinson’s appointment and, secondarily, giving Le Melle some quick props. In the days since, local news outlets have posed questions to Robinson, Le Melle and Artpace Board Chairwoman Patricia RuizHealy. The Rivard Report’s Beth Ferking cited reports of “demoralizing and high staff turnover,” and that Le Melle had “an abrupt

of Artpace’s finances that “the board and staff feels very positive” and that they “are implementing dashboards for membership, grant, and other sources of income and that way have a visual tool that helps everyone stay on track and motivated.” For his part, Robinson, eager to get to work, told the Current he will shift immediately into the executive duties. Those include more programming and fundraising than he is used to.

“I am just interested in moving forward. We are honestly in a really good place,” Robinson said. He insisted several times that there is no situation about which to be concerned. “We’ve got things under control,” he said. Then, for a moment, we were able to pretend we were having the kind of conversation we’d prefer to have with Artpace’s new, if temporary, leader. We talked about his vision for the place and sacurrent.com • May 2-8, 2018 • CURRENT 27

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some of the highlights of his long dedication to the organization. We talked about how, as a talented artist himself, Robinson is uniquely positioned as a director to allow artists to pursue their projects without asserting his own vision. “If I have something to say or want an idea executed a certain way, I can do it myself,” Robinson said. “Since I can make my own work, I don’t need to influence other artists’ work at all or insert my ideas about what they should say or how.” But with confl icting information coming from sources close to the situation about how Le Melle was received, with no explanation from the board about the circumstances surrounding her departure, and with no public record of any performance evaluations/reviews that Le Melle had ever undergone, questions unrelated to his own capabilities loom over the beginning of Robinson’s tenure. Artist Ana Fernandez, one of the brightest rising stars on the San Antonio art scene, worked closely with Le Melle and others in founding and running Creative Women’s Alliance, an organization that “formed as a forum for women artists of color to create and support professional opportunities within the San Antonio arts community.” “She’s tough and smart and a general badass,” Fernandez said of Le Melle. “I can imagine she could be intimidating to a certain type of person, but not me.” She told the Current that Le Melle worked “tirelessly to support and expand this vision/mission,” and that she felt “lucky to have been able to work with her.” The alliance exists outside the scope of Artpace. Kelly O’Connor, head of collections and communications at the Linda Pace Foundation, echoed some of Fernandez’s sentiments, telling the Current that “[the foundation] had the opportunity to work with some of the artists Le Melle affected in a positive way,” and that “Veronique has been and will continue to be a strong advocate for women of color in our local community.” Another source, who worked inside Artpace during Le Melle’s tenure, talked glowingly about her efficiency and dedication to the organization and its people. When asked about Le Melle’s performance, Ruiz-Healy added a touch more praise, noting “she was good in restarting the grant pipeline that is so important for the organization.” But she didn’t say anything that explained Le Melle’s departure. If Le Melle was doing a good job and showed no outward signs of dissatisfaction with her position, then what happened? If she left, what caused her to leave an organization still in the midst of executing a strategic plan towards institutional selfsufficiency that she helped create? If she was asked to leave, then what event, infraction, budget review, evaluative measure or executive process led to that result? For the moment, these questions linger. And those who believe in the mission of Artpace, and who have supported what the organization has accomplished in its 23 years, are left to take it on faith that the board’s unwillingness or inability to be transparent in this matter isn’t masking turmoil or instability. sacurrent.com • May 2-8, 2018 • CURRENT 29

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In her early 20s, having just moved to Hollywood from South Texas in 1998, Eva Longoria thought she “had arrived” when she landed a role as an extra in Ricky Martin’s music video for his single “Shake Your Bon-Bon.” Longoria, 43, shared the story with an audience in Los Angeles last month during a ceremony in which she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. If Longoria, best known for her role on the popular TV series Desperate Housewives, thought she had made it big back then, there’s no telling how that same young woman would have reacted knowing the kind of success she would earn over the next two decades. From award-winning actress to TV producer and director to spokesperson, restaurateur, fashion designer, political activist and philanthropist, Longoria has made her mark on several fronts. Locally, Longoria’s charitable influence is felt through Eva’s Heroes, the San Antonio-based nonprofit she co-founded, which serves individuals with intellectual special needs. She is also an ambassador for the Turner Multifamily Impact Fund, which invests in affordable housing, including in the Alamo City. In Overboard, the remake of the 1987 comedy of the same name, Longoria plays Theresa, a pizzeria owner who encourages her friend and employee Kate (Anna Faris) to take advantage of a millionaire playboy (Eugenio Derbez) with amnesia who cheated her out of some money. In the remake, genders are reversed as Faris takes on the role originally played by Kurt Russell, and Derbez does his best to match Goldie Hawn’s previous fish-out-of-water character. During an interview with the Current last week, Longoria talked about the importance of the gender switch for today’s 30

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Remakes of ’80s movies aren’t anything new, but why remake something like Overboard that is already beloved by so many people? I was such a big fan of [the original movie] in the ’80s. Eugenio Derbez is the one who found the title, and thought, “Hey, this would be interesting to remake.” The gender switch in it makes so much sense. It’s so contemporary. I was really nervous that they were remaking it until I read the script, and then I was like, “Oh, my God, this is hilarious!”

Talk about the monthly meetings you recently started having in your living room with other Latina actresses. It’s called Latinas Who Lunch. It’s a group of Latinas in the industry who want to support each other. We want to be sure we uplift each other’s projects and become megaphones for the work we are doing. So, instead of standing alone, we’re standing together. It’s been so wonderful connecting with all these powerful, strong, intelligent Latinas who are doing great things in the business.

By switching genders, the female character in the new film has more control of the situation than in the original. How do you think a remake of the film would’ve been perceived in 2018 if gender roles weren’t reversed? I think [the original movie] was a movie for the ’80s — a movie for a different time. With women’s empowerment and #MeToo and #TimesUp, I don’t think you could do the original version today.

You were just immortalized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame two weeks ago. How does it feel to now be a permanent part of Hollywood Boulevard? This is a legacy beyond my dreams. When I moved [to Hollywood] 20 years ago, I told myself, “One day I’m going to have a star on this street.” For it to become true is just mind-blowing to me.

Do you think reversing genders in films like this and Ghostbusters is a direct result of women in the film industry speaking out and demanding more prominent roles? I hope this is a tidal wave for change in how we approach storytelling. Women are not a special interest group. We’re 50 percent of the global population. There should be an equal amount of stories from our perspective. Women

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Cinematic purists beware! They’re coming for your ’80s movies — and they’re coming hard and fast and with little justification. It seems nothing is sacred in Hollywood these days. That’s especially true for those relatable and entertaining, albeit often cheesy, ’80s flicks. They have a target on their back, and studios are banking on the idea that nostalgia is far too powerful for moviegoers in their thirties and forties to ignore. Now that remakes of movies like The Karate Kid, Hairspray, Robocop, Ghostbusters and many others — which achieved varying levels of critical and box-office success — are behind us, next on the list for an uninspired reimagining is Overboard, the 1987 comedy starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell about a rich heiress with amnesia who is tricked into believing she is the wife of a poor carpenter with four boys. In this new reiteration, gender roles are reversed, with Russell’s character going to comedian Anna Faris (The House Bunny) and Hawn’s going to Mexican box-office champion and funny man Eugenio Derbez (Instructions Not Included). But as different as it would like to declare itself to be because of the gender switch, there isn’t much to the Overboard remake that warrants a second shot on the big screen. The setup is roughly the same as the original. Kate (Faris) is a single mom raising three daughters and working a few dead-end jobs while studying to be a nurse. She meets millionaire playboy Leonardo (Derbez) when she is hired to clean his yacht. When Leonardo demands that Kate go find

him a mango, she refuses, and he stiffs her out of her pay and pushes her off his ship. Later, when Leonardo falls off the boat himself and is found washed up on the beach with amnesia, Kate decides to get her revenge by claiming to be his wife and making him work off his debt as a faux husband and father. It’s virtually impossible to watch the updated Overboard and not compare it to the first since so much of it follows the same exact plot points and even borrows chunks of the original dialogue. Aside from the role reversal and the casting of Derbez, the latter of which gives focus on a somewhat more Latino-centric story, there is nothing remotely fresh or updated about the narrative. In fact, the screenplay hits a major snag right from the start when its screenwriters expect audiences to believe that in 2018, a person of Leonardo’s stature could go missing for more than a day without someone jumping on social media and piecing it together in a few seconds. The most glaring problem with Overboard, however, is the underwritten relationship between Leonardo and his fake family. In the original, Hawn bonds with her boys in such a sweet and authentic way that when the heartbreaking reveal comes, there is a sense of real loss and sadness. When Derbez’s Leonardo gets his memory back, it doesn’t feel like he’s leaving behind anyone who made an impact on his life in any meaningful way. And let’s face it: If the original film was missing that deep, emotional connection, there would’ve been no reason to join Dr. Death for a final rescue mission.

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Last week, as San Antonio was in the throes of Fiesta, several media outlets reported on the arrest of Dillonger Hackett, a 30-year-old bartender at Viva Tacoland, for drugging and sexually assaulting two out-of-town bar-guests. The headlines, which has since been updated to include the bar’s name, were bold to be sure – “SAPD: Pearl-area bartender spiked women’s drinks, sexually assaulted 2.” And since then, more allegations have surfaced against Hackett, which detectives JESS ELIZARRARAS | @JESSELIZARRARAS are following up on. Let’s be real: If he’s guilty as charged, it’s not like he only had two roofies on him. Reaction within the bartending community was a mixed bag of tone-deaf jokes and call-outs on social media, the latter coming most notably from one of the city’s leading bar owners. “Shit like this is a constant reminder that in reality, our industry is a breeding ground for dirt bags who are predators, drug addicts and bros who sent drunk dick pics,” wrote Jeret Pena of Still Golden Social House, The inappropriate jokes because that can’t be the way things are Brooklynite, Rumble, and just-closed Last Word. going,” Carey said. “The same old dick jokes can’t fly anymore.” It was refreshing to see a stance from one of the city’s top Empty Stomach has hosted training on how to spot bartenders, but what does that mean in action? assault with a Rape Crisis Center representative who led a At Still Golden last week, Pena and Rumble business presentation and Q&A session with the staff. partner Chad Carey shared how they’ve added measures “We already know the problem kids, who we will not to safeguard employees, guests and the bottom line from work with or hire,” Pena said. would-be asshats. And it starts at the top with leaders For Danielle Chapman, bar manager at TBA and coming to terms with the fact that the #metoo movement seasoned veteran of the bar industry, the incident at Viva is here to stay and women aren’t shying away from outing Tacoland is both terrifying and sad. And after consulting with assaulters and creeps. bar friends who knew of Hackett and “weren’t shocked” by Within the Boulevardier Group, Pena says weekly his arrest, Chapman insists on more communication within meetings have become strictly “cut and dry” business the industry to weed out would-be aggressors. affairs. At Empty Stomach, four managers are on-call to “If you see something, or know something, say listen to any complaints brought against other employees something,” Chapman said. and guests. Both entities have banned several bar-goers for At TBA, which has four employees, three of whom are inappropriate behavior. women, it’s all about having each other’s backs and that of “I do more shhh-ing now when I hear staff making their customers who just want to have a drink.

After bartender allegedly assaults two, San Antonio needs to talk about its problems “Also, we were harassed immediately after walking into TBA and the bartender shut that shit down immediately and kicked the assholes bothering us out so shout out to that queen for making TBA a safe space for mujeres,” said one posted on Instagram after bartenders ejected dudes who couldn’t take no for an answer. Bars are hedonistic by nature. We’re all just trying to have a good time while enjoying a cocktail, whether alone or with friends. During Hackett’s perp walk, Sgt. Michelle Ramos ended the presser by putting the onus on women to be on the defensive. “Be careful. Be aware of your surroundings. Don’t leave your drinks alone. Always be at the counter when you buy your drinks and don’t let anybody bring the drink to you,” she said. “He was an extremely nice individual who took advantage of the situation.” Or maybe he wasn’t nice at all.

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>What’s with chefs dropping big news during Fiesta week? On Friday evening, chef Andrew Weissman tweeted out the demise of Il Sogno, his regional Italian restaurant that opened at the Pearl in 2009. As one of the first restaurants in this now vital area, Il Sogno also garnered plenty of praise from local and national publications alike. The pizza happy hour was like no other, and Il Sogno was THE spot for power breakfasts. The Pearl’s public relations firm shared the news on Saturday morning with a statement from chef saying, “Restaurants have seasons, and while it has been a long and successful run, I feel like the season of Il Sogno has come to end. I want to thank my team and my amazing customers for years of loyalty and look forward to the next adventure for me and my family.” On Twitter, Weissman hinted at new additions for Signature at The La Cantera Resort and Moshe’s Golden Falafel, with breakfast on the way. But on Instagram, the chef posted a more thorough statement on why he’s chosen

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to close Il Sogno, saying he wants to take summers off and figure out his work-life balance. Read that full statement below: “It is with a #heavyheart that I announce the #closing of #ilsogno. I feel I have #saidwhatiwanttosay with this #restaurant and #itistimetomoveon as I continue to improve my work/home life balance. And pursue my goal of moving away for the summers. some will try to read into this as something that it is not. It is still a very profitable enterprise with satisfied staff plying their trade in a great space at a dining #destination. I have a long history with @historicpearl one that I am proud of. It is just time to turn the page and move on to other concepts and consulting gigs that

await. Thank you to past and present staff as well as clients — you have made this all a possibility. If you have had less than a stellar experience as an employee or guest I personally apologize as that will be the only regret(s) that I carry with me.” Il Sogno served as a training school of sorts for several San Antonio chefs who have gone on to open their own ventures, including Michael Sohocki, who worked at Weissman’s Le Reve as well as Il Sogno before leaving to eventually open Restaurant Gwendolyn, Kimura and Il Forno. Chef Pieter Sypesteyn of The Cookhouse, Luca Della Casa of Nonna’s and Anne Ng of Bakery Lorraine also spent time in the Il Sogno kitchen.

>Pizza. San Antonians love it and they’ll soon be able to enjoy it at Yanaguana Garden with the opening of Dough Pizzeria Napoletana’s third location at 518 S. Alamo St. Announced in 2016, the shop will be housed inside the former home of the O.K. Bar. According to Giant Noise, the public relations firm for the restaurant, Dough is currently hiring and trying to fully staff the restaurant before opening, though no date has been set. Resumes can be submitted to Doug Horn at: jobs@doughpizzeria.com. Dough at Hemisfair will feature a similar menu of certified Neopolitan-style pizza by Associazione Pizzaiuoli Napoletani (Neapolitan Pizzaioli Association). Think charred crusts, blistered pies and quality ingredients. The original Dough opened in 2007 and quickly gained popularity for their pies and dreamy burrata, which garnered the attention of Flavortown mayor Guy Fieri. A second Dough opened in Dallas in 2012. Per the release, the restaurant will feature three dining areas “including a pizza bar/dining room, the atrium dining room with sliding doors that will offer a semiprivate dining area, and an outdoor patio overlooking the park.” sacurrent.com • May 2-8, 2018 • CURRENT 35

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The Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) is upon us once again, and with it the World Beer Cup (WBC), the most prestigious beer competition on the planet. Created by the Brewers Association, the trade organization that represents the majority of the small and independent craft brewers in the United States, the WBC is held every two years and highlights styles that have been around for centuries as well as new styles like those juicy and hazy IPAs you keep hearing about. And once again, area San Antonio breweries will represent the Alamo City on an international scale. Southerleigh Fine Food and Brewery, the current occupants of the historic Pearl brewhouse, as well as perennials Freetail Brewing Co and Ranger Creek Brewing and Distilling seek to show the world just what San Antonio and Texas breweries can accomplish. With Texas fresh off an impressive third place finish in overall medals in the 2017 Great American Beer Festival (GABF), San Antonio brewers may do just that. Known for beer names loved but rarely understood, Southerleigh has entered four beers into the competition: “Warlock Quinceañera,” a black lager; “Imperial Hunt For Red Hoptober,” an Imperial red ale; ‘One Hop, Two Hop, Wet Hop, New Hop,” an American pale ale with fresh hops the brewery flew in from New Zealand; and “99 Red Balloons,” an English pale ale that pays homage to that classic ’80s hit. When asked about their chances, head brewer Les Lock said, “All of these were categories that were very sparsely entered two years ago, giving us a fighting chance this year.” Often credited for the recent San Antonio beer revival, Freetail also has four entries this year: ‘Bat Outta Helles’, a Munich Helles-style lager; “Local Coffee Stout,” an Imperial stout brewed with coffee from Merit Roasters of San Antonio; “Old Bat Rastard,” an aged version of their popular Winter Warmer; and “Guided By Abstraction,” a wood and barrel-aged fruited sour beer. Considering Freetail already has a gold medal for their 2014 La Muerta in the aged beer category from the GABF competition last year, we like their chances. Ranger Creek Brewing and Distilling, Texas and San Antonio’s first combined brewery and distillery, has three offerings for the WBC: “San Antonio Lager,” also a Munich Helles-style lager brewed in honor of San Antonio’s Tricentennial; “Mission Trail,” an American extra pale ale; and “Texas Bourbon Barrel Wee Heavy,” a barrel aged take on a traditional Wee Heavy. With Ranger Creek having snatched a medal for San Antonio Lager as the best Munich Helles last year in the World Beer Championships in Chicago, we think they have a decent shot as well. Not attending CBC? Stay tuned May 3 at 7:45pm for a live stream of the awards ceremony on thebrewingnetwork.com and see how San Antonio fared.

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Rick & The Sonics “As Time Goes By”

Not that we condone breaking the law, but if you partake of the devil’s lettuce, this is definitely one of those tracks you’d maybe cruise around your ’hood with, holding hands with your significant other and, you know, getting a nice THC fix. – CC

Danny & The Tejanos “What’s The Word - Pa-go-go”

This break beat, these sliding horns – dare I call this song perfect? Fuck it, this track is a banger, and we’ve played it probably 20 times in a row in the office just now. – CC

The Eptones “No One Else But You”

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Damn, why is this whole era of music epic as hell? Another group to emerge out of Burbank High School alongside Sunny and The Sunliners, the Eptones’ “No One Else But You” is rich in brass and vocal harmonies with bass-lines that perfectly round out this mid-tempo love song. – CC

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Sunny and The Sunliners ▼ “Should I Take You Home”

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To the outsider, and even the undiscerning local, San Antonio doesn’t come across as an R&B and soul mecca. Since the advent of Tejano in the 1970s, which flourished into the ’90s with Selena at the helm, San Antonio would be known as a hotspot in the genre – an amalgamation of polka, pop, rock, R&B, conjunto, mariachi, and ranchera. And living in such a hot spot means you should know the top hits that make the genre what it is. If you don’t already know these tracks, take a listen and fall in love with the sounds of San Antonio as the city recovers from Fiesta and continues celebrating its 300th anniversary.

Dimas III & The Royal Jesters ▲ “You’ve Succeeded”

Something truly magical happens when this 45 drops. The horns hit, the harmonies hit and Dimas comes out with, “If you want to see me sad, you’ve succeeded.” This highly collectible slice of Chicano Soul is of the highest order and quality. Holy grail status = firme. – JJ Lopez

The Royal Jesters featured a few legendary singers throughout the band’s extensive recording history. “Girl I Can’t Forget” features Joe Jama in fine form on this seriously hot tear-jerker. – JJL

Another 45 that gets your attention right from the drop features frontman Henry "Pepsi" Pena – the hardest working man in Chicano Soul – yesterday and today. “Forever” was recorded for the legendary Cobra record label and is a cover of the Marvelettes’ “Darling Forever.” – JJL

Doc & Sal “Laughing to Keep From Crying”

Recorded for the Dynamic record label, “Laughing to Keep from Crying” was issued as a fierce double-sider 45 with “Can’t Get You Off My Mind” on the flip. Both tunes written by the legendary Ricky Davila (KEDA 1540AM). – JJL

Little Jr. Jesse & The Teardrops “Ain’t No Big Thing”

Originally recorded by the Radiants in 1965, “Ain’t No Big Thing” has become a soul staple and interpreted by quite a few different artists. Here, one-time radio DJ Little Jr. Jesse is with his Teardrops unleashing what could be one of the defi nitive versions. Side note: peep Esteban Jordan’s version for a killer alternative. – JJL

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Henry & The Kasuals “Forever”

Ooh-wee! Arguably one of the – if not the – sexiest jams ever produced by someone from San Antonio, Sunny Ozuna’s “Should I Take You Home” probably was playing in the background while a whole generation of folks were being conceived. So be careful with this one. – CC

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If it’s true that music has the power to lead the way in fusing cultures in a way that everyone can get behind, the Red Elvises probably deserve a goddamn Nobel Peace Prize. The band, active and wild AF since 1995, is helmed by Igor Yuzov, a Russian who founded the band, along with Oleg Bernov, in Los Angeles. The group has since enjoyed what can best be described as a cultfollowing, fusing funk, rock, surf, rockabilly, reggae, folk rock, disco and traditional Russian styles of music for a sound that spans the globe (not to mention the last 50 years of popular music history). The band’s music is bawdy, as are its stage shows, irreverent and charged with a maniacal energy that’s as intense as the relationship between Putin and Trump — but a whole lot more silly (and probably less dangerous). In a live setting, the band is like some psychedelic carnival swallowed up by a tornado. Looking for a place to start with the Red Elvises? We’d recommend the band’s breakthrough album I Wanna See You Bellydance and/or its most recent effort, 2017’s She’s Works for KGB. $15, 8pm, Paper Tiger, 2410 N. St. Mary’s St., papertigersatx.com. – James Courtney THU

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The last several years, ever since 2012’s Release Me, the prolific singer-songwriter and bandleader’s most recent album of new material, Lyle Lovett has been in puro greatest hits mode. The Houston-area native and country and western/Americana music master has also been sticking to his characteristic regimen of hard-touring, playing shows in a variety of arrangements, from stripped down duo shows to the all-star lineup of his “Large Band,” which he’ll be performing with on Friday. Lovett, a four-time Grammy Award winner and renowned songwriter (one of those people like to call “a songwriter’s songwriter”), has carved his niche through his ability to incorporate nearly the entire spectrum of American music into his songs and performances. He’s a true Texas original and a singular voice. $42.50-$650, 9pm, Floore’s Country Store, 14492 Old Bandera Rd, Helotes, liveatfloores.com. – JC FRI

Mod Sun

Formerly the drummer of post-hardcore outfit Four Letter Lie, Derek Smith, better known as Mod Sun, joined Scary Kids Scaring Kids for about a year before the band broke up. He originally was the drum tech for the band and agreed to join as the drummer but only if he got to perform as Mod Sun, a request the band agreed to. A few albums later, Mod Sun is making moves to be a recognizable name in indie hip-hop. $15, 9pm, Paper Tiger, 2410 N. St. Mary’s St., 1024 N. St. Mary’s St., papertigersatx.com. – CC FRI

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This spring, indie icons The Afghan Whigs and Built To Spill are teaming up for a 24-city North American tour launching in Madison, Wisc., and wrapping up in Seattle. This is the first time the two bands have toured together, and, honestly, it’s one of the dopest indie lineups we’ve seen in a minute. The bands will be hitting up the Aztec, with English singer-songwriter Ed Harcourt slated to open. Since their formation, Built To Spill has released eight studio albums to international acclaim. Led by Doug Martsch, the band’s most recent release, Untethered Moon, came out in 2015 on Warner Brothers Records. After a twelve-year hiatus, The Afghan Whigs came back in 2012 with a reunion tour. Since then, the band has released two new albums on the indie label Sub Pop, Do To The Beast and last year’s In Spades, which was named by Pitchfork as one of the the Top 20 Rock Albums of 2017. $33-$99, 7pm, The Aztec Theatre, 104 N. St. Mary’s St., (210) 812-4355, theaztectheatre.com. – CC SAT

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For those of you who don’t know, Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez, better known as Juanes, was a member of Ekhymosis, a pretty dope Latin rock band, before going solo in the late ’90s. In 2000, the Colombian singer released his debut album Fíjate Bien and secured three Latin Grammy Awards – Best New Artist, Best Rock Solo Vocal Album, and Best Rock Song – a sign that going solo was probably the right decision. Since then, Vásquez has taken home 20 Latin Grammys, and continues to be a force to be reckoned with, not just in Latin music spheres, but the pop music world as a whole. The singer/songwriter will play San Antonio with Chilean artist Mon Laferte, who played The Rock Box early last year. $28-$348+, 7:30pm, AT&T Center, 1 AT&T Center Parkway, (210) 444-5000, attcenter.com. – CC SUN

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Aw, you guysssss! “Mykonos” singers Fleet Foxes are coming to town and our hipster hearts can’t even right now. Don’t front like you didn’t ride your fixed-gear bike whilst wearing TOMS and listening to Fleet Foxes on your iPod Nano, Susan. We saw your Myspace, Susan. Anyway, the band announced their tour back in January and included San Antonio as a stop. We’re already crying. The band will play the Tobin Center in support of their new record CrackUp, the highly-anticipated follow-up to 2011’s Helplessness Blues. $36.50-$59.50, 7:30pm, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle, (210) 223-8624, tobincenter.org. – CC TUE

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A Canadian cultural icon, Gordon Lightfoot has been steadily putting out thoughtful and often gorgeous folk music since his debut in 1966, having influenced generations of American and Canadian folksters along the way. His songs convey timeless fears and joys, broach deep philosophical questions, and translate the particular to the universal, all while maintaining quite an impressive economy of words and never succumbing to fad. His storytelling via song is unrivaled. Lightfoot, a consummate showman of the old folk tradition whose world-weary baritone has held up remarkably well, is an artist to know if you are interested in pure songwriting or the evolution of folk into the folk-pop and folk-rock subgenres. His songs are so good that they’ve been covered by artists as important and diverse as Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Olivia Newton-John, Elvis Presley, and the Replacements. This tour, “Gordon Lightfoot In Concert: The Legend Lives On,” promises to find the iconic artist splitting the difference between his hits and the deep cuts that longtime fans favor. $34.50-$79.50, 8pm, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle, tobincenter.org. – JC

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MUSIC CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, MAY 2 Collin Shook Quartet Austin-based jazz pianist, bassist, teacher and composer takes the stage with his quartet for a special radio show taping. $10. Jazz, TX, 8:30-11:30pm. Hollywood Undead Formed in 2005, Hollywood Undead, known for their unique rap rock sound, takes the stage with metal band Bad Wolves. $25-$45. Aztec Theatre, 7pm. Toots and the Maytals For over three decades, Toots Hibbert’s vocals and evangelistic stage delivery charged Jamaican popular music with the fervor of American gospel-rooted soul singers like Otis Redding, Solomon Burke, and Wilson Pickett. Toots is one of the true architects of reggae – in fact, “Do the Reggay,” a 1968 single by Toots and his group, the Maytals, is credited with giving the genre its name. Songs written and recorded by Toots and the Maytals have been covered by the likes of the Clash and the Specials. $26.50-$55. Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30pm. Walter Trout Walter Trout is the beating heart of the modern blues rock scene, respected by the old guard, revered by the young guns, and adored by the fans who shake his hand after the show each night. $20-$70. Sam’s Burger Joint, 7pm. THURSDAY, MAY 3 The Blues Lawyer Live blues from the Blues Lawyer every Thursday at Hidden Tavern. The band will perform covers from Clapton, BB King, Muddy Waters, and other musicians. Free. Hidden Tavern, 8-10pm. The Dirty River Dixie Band Inspired by Louis Armstrong and the Hot Five, Kid P Ory and Bix Beiderbecke, the Dirty River Dixie band performs a traditional 1920s jazz style of original songs. Free. Jazz, TX, 5:30-7:30pm. Kalu and The Electric Joint Austin-based psychedelia, soul and blues band performs with special guests Shaws of Awe from San Marcos. $5-$30. Sam’s Burger Joint, 7pm. Salsa Night Mainstream Latin jazz artist Jose Amador performs with the NATIAO Latin jazz group. $10. Jazz, TX, 8:30-11:30pm. FRIDAY, MAY 4 Fatai Melbourne based singer, pianist and guitarist who placed as a semi-finalist on the first season of the Australian version of The Voice. $12-$15. Paper Tiger, 8pm. Led Zeppelin 2 Chicago based Led Zeppelin tribute band heavily inspired by the bands original style and stage presence plays Zeppelin top hits. $15. Aztec Theatre, 9pm. Mark Monaco Performing a mixture of blues, rock and classic Americana tunes. Free. Quarry Hofbrau, 9pm-1am. New Orleans Night - Doc Watkins and Pierre Poree Poree South Texas jazz musician Doc Watkins is joined by Pierre Poree of New Orleans and friends to perform live. $25. Jazz, TX, 8:30-11:30pm. The Texas Gentlemen Hailing from Dallas, this country rock ‘n’ roll band performs with special guest Daniel Thomas Phipps. $12-$70. Sam’s Burger Joint, 8pm.

SATURDAY, MAY 5 Animal Years Animal Years, named one of Rolling Stone’s top 10 new Americana artists to watch, are currently on their first national tour. After releasing their EP Far From Home to critical acclaim last fall, the band capped off the year with their national television debut on CBS This Morning. $10. Sam’s Burger Joint, 8pm. Doc Watkins and His Orchestra South Texas jazz musician Brent “Doc” Watkins and his orchestra perform live. $30. Jazz, TX, 8:30-11:30pm. Folk Family Revival Best described as an altcountry/ rock ‘n’ roll band, but you don’t have to listen long to hear the influence of Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, The Band, Donovan and many others that bridged the gap between the American folk scene and the folk rock scenes of the mid 1960’s. $10-$50. Sam’s Burger Joint, 8pm. Morbosidad Metal band from Oakland performs in San Antonio with Oath of Cruelty, HOD, Black Jackal, Pious Levus and Cannibal Bitch. $10$13. Limelight, 8pm-2am. SUNDAY, MAY 6 Bunbury Forming the band Heroes del Silencio in 1987, singer-songwriter Enrique Bunbury has moved around on the Spanish music scene from traditional singer-songwriter ballads to techno. After a successful run with the Heroes, Bunbury went on to a solo career, starting with the successful techno attempt in albums Radical Sonora and moving on to his darker album Pequeño. $45-$55. Aztec Theatre, 8pm. Deadeye Austin-based Grateful Dead Tribute! founded in 2010 by Joe Faulhaber and Shadd Scott, DeadEye celebrates the entire catalog. Loyal to tradition while bringing a fresh, modern approach to the Dead’s music. $10-$40. Sam’s Burger Joint, 6:30pm.

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A Joyful Noise The YOSA Philharmonic joins in San Antonio’s Tricentennial celebration, as Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms brings together choirs from different faith traditions in an uplifting collaborative performance. $5-$16. Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 8pm. Mothership Heavy rock trio hailing from Dallas performs with acid rock band Heavy Chills. $10$12. Limelight, 8pm-2am. MONDAY, MAY Sons Of Apollo with Felix Martin American progressive metal band Son’s of Apollo with special guest performer Felix Martin a Venezuelan guitarist pushing music into new boundaries. $26-$126. Alamo City Music Hall & Club, 8pm. Swing Dance Nite Big Cedar Fever is a string swing band out of central Texas that specializes in classic western swing and jazz. Three part harmonies and tight musical arrangements draw listeners in, only to be taken away by the classic style and lyrics that relic another time and place. $7-$10. Sam’s Burger Joint, 7pm. TUESDAY, MAY 8 Jose Amador and Terra Nova Mainstream Latin jazz artist Jose Amador performs with Terra Nova featuring Jacqueline Sotelo. $10. Jazz, TX, 8:30-11:30pm. Mike Farris & Roseland Rhythm Revue Joined up with Stevie Ray Vaughan’s backing band, and Rock & Roll Hall Fame alumni, Double Trouble in support of their debut album. Then, launching his own solo career, he began to explore and reinterpret black spiritual music with his own mix of vintage southern soul. $20-$70. Sam’s Burger Joint, 7pm.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): I hate rampant consumerism almost as much as I hate hatred, so I don’t offer the following advice lightly: Buy an experience that could help liberate you from the suffering you’ve had trouble outgrowing. Or buy a toy that can thaw the frozen joy that’s trapped within your out-of-date sadness. Or buy a connection that might inspire you to express a desire you need help in expressing. Or buy an influence that will motivate you to shed a belief or theory that has been cramping your lust for life. Or all of the above! (And if buying these things isn’t possible, consider renting.) TAURUS (April 20-May 20): These days you have an enhanced ability to arouse the appreciation and generosity of your allies, friends, and loved ones. The magnetic influence you’re emanating could even start to evoke the interest and inquiries of mere acquaintances and random strangers. Be discerning about how you wield that potent stuff! On the other hand, don’t be shy about using it to attract all the benefits it can bring you. It’s OK to be a bit greedier for goodies than usual as long as you’re also a bit more compassionate than usual. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I bet that a healing influence will arrive from an unexpected direction and begin to work its subtle but intense magic before anyone realizes what’s happening. I predict that the bridge you’re building will lead to a place that’s less flashy but more useful than you imagined. And I’m guessing that although you may initially feel jumbled by unforeseen outcomes, those outcomes will ultimately be redemptive. Hooray for lucky flukes and weird switcheroos! CANCER (June 21-July 22): Born under the astrological sign of Cancer, Franz Kafka is regarded as one of the twentieth century’s major literary talents. Alas, he made little money from his writing. Among the day jobs he did to earn a living were stints as a bureaucrat at insurance

companies. His superiors there praised his efforts. “Superb administrative talent,” they said about him. Let’s use this as a take-off point to meditate on your destiny, Cancerian. Are you good at skills you’re not passionate about? Are you admired and acknowledged for having qualities that aren’t of central importance to you? If so, the coming weeks and months will be a favorable time to explore this apparent discrepancy. I believe you will have the power to get closer to doing more of what you love to do. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): If you really wanted to, you could probably break the world’s record for most words typed per minute with the nose (103 characters in 47 seconds). I bet you could also shatter a host of other marks, as well, like eating the most hot chiles in two minutes, or weaving the biggest garland using defunct iPhones, or dancing the longest on a tabletop while listening to a continuous loop of Nirvana’s song “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” But I hope you won’t waste your soaring capacity for excellence on meaningless stunts like those. I’d rather see you break your own personal records for accomplishments like effective communications, high-quality communitybuilding, and smart career moves. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Isaac Newton (1643-1727) was among history’s three most influential scientists. Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) has been described as the central figure in modern philosophy. Henry James (1843-1916) is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in English literature. John Ruskin (1819-1900) was a prominent art critic and social thinker. What did these four men have in common? They never had sex with anyone. They were virgins when they died. I view this fact with alarm. What does it mean that Western culture is so influenced by the ideas of men who lacked this fundamental initiation? With that as our context, I make this assertion: If you hope to make good decisions in the coming weeks, you must draw on the wisdom you have gained from being sexually entwined with other humans.

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1 Field official 4 Ensembles 9 Tarzan creator ___ Rice Burroughs 14 NASDAQ newcomer 15 “Gone With the Wind” surname 16 “___ Doone” (1869 historical novel) 17 Phobic of element #4? 20 Transition 21 ___-majestÈ 22 “Rent” heroine 23 State trees of North Dakota and Massachusetts 25 Feel bad 27 Sign for Daniel Radcliffe and Chris Hemsworth 28 Giant legend Mel 30 Shortened aliases 33 Paddle 35 “Element #33? That’s unlikely!”? 40 “Today” co-anchor Hoda 41 Kennel noise 42 Call 44 The odds that it’s element #102? 49 Genre for the Specials 50 Currency in Colombia 51 Hawaiian instrument, for short 52 “Fear the Walking Dead” network 55 Joule fraction 57 “Lucky Jim” author Kingsley

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Every so often, a painter has to destroy painting,” said twentieth-century abstract expressionist painter Willem de Kooning. “Cézanne did it. Picasso did it with Cubism. Then Pollock did it. He busted our idea of a picture all to hell.” In de Kooning’s view, these “destructive” artists performed a noble service. They demolished entrenched ideas about the nature of painting, thus liberating their colleagues and descendants from stale constraints. Judging from the current astrological omens, Libra, I surmise the near future will be a good time for you to wreak creative destruction in your own field or sphere. What progress and breakthroughs might be possible when you dismantle comfortable limitations? SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Mayflies are aquatic insects with short life spans. Many species live less than 24 hours, even though the eggs they lay may take three years to hatch. I suspect this may be somewhat of an apt metaphor for your future, Scorpio. A transitory or short-duration experience could leave a legacy that will ripen for a long time before it hatches. But that’s where the metaphor breaks down. When your legacy has fully ripened – when it becomes available as a living presence – I bet it will last a long time. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): When a critic at Rolling Stone magazine reviewed the Beatles’ Abbey Road in 1969, he said some of the songs were “so heavily overproduced that they are hard to listen to.” He added, “Surely they must have enough talent and intelligence to do better than this.” Years later, however, Rolling Stone altered its opinion, naming Abbey Road the fourteenth best album of all time. I suspect, Sagittarius, that you’re in a phase with metaphorical resemblances to the earlier assessment. But I’m reasonably sure that this will ultimately evolve into being more like the later valuation -- and it won’t take years.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): According to my analysis of the astrological omens, love should be in full bloom. You should be awash in worthy influences that animate your beautiful passion. So how about it? Are you swooning and twirling and uncoiling? Are you overflowing with a lush longing to celebrate the miracle of being alive? If your answer is yes, congratulations. May your natural intoxication levels continue to rise. But if my description doesn’t match your current experience, you may be out of sync with cosmic rhythms. And if that’s the case, please take emergency measures. Escape to a sanctuary where you can shed your worries and inhibitions and maybe even your clothes. Get drunk on undulating music as you dance yourself into a dreamy love revelry. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Life never gives you anything that’s all bad or all good.” So proclaimed the smartest Aquarian six-year-old girl I know as we kicked a big orange ball around a playground. I agreed with her! “Twenty years from now,” I told her, “I’m going to remind you that you told me this heartful truth.” I didn’t tell her the corollary that I’d add to her axiom, but I’ll share it with you: If anything or anyone or seems to be all bad or all good, you’re probably not seeing the big picture. There are exceptions, however! For example, I bet you will soon experience or are already experiencing a graceful stroke of fate that’s very close to being all good. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “Enodation” is an old, nearly obsolete English word that refers to the act of untying a knot or solving a knotty problem. “Enodous” means “free of knots.” Let’s make these your celebratory words of power for the month of May, Pisces. Speak them out loud every now and then. Invoke them as holy chants and potent prayers leading you to discover the precise magic that will untangle the kinks and snarls you most need to untangle.

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