San Antonio Current — March 11, 2020

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in this issue San Antonio Current

Issue 20_06 /// March 11-24, 2020

25 Arts

Publisher: Michael Wagner Editor-in-Chief: Sanford Nowlin

The Gatekeepers

Editorial

Furor over Centro de Artes’ exhibition raises questions about how much say the city has over arts content

Food & Nightlife Editor: Lea Thompson Calendar Editor: Kelly Merka Nelson Contributing Arts Editor: Bryan Rindfuss Staff Writer: Chris Conde Digital Content Editor: Sarah Martinez Contributors: Ron Bechtol, Daniel Conrad, James Courtney, Jade Esteban Estrada, Dan R. Goddard, Lance Higdon, Steven G. Kellman, Hannah Lorence, Kiko Martinez, M. Solis, Gary Sweeney Editorial Interns: Brianna Espinoza, Trevor Flynn, Steven Hargis, Katie Hennessey

Studio Visits

Artist Emily Fleisher on memory, motherhood, peach pits and video games

Advertising

Sales Manager: Joseph Allen Account Manager: Mallory Jochen, Cristal Colleli Account Executives: Tom Berry, Mike Valdelamar Digital Sales Specialist: Mike Valdelamar

31 Screens

Destiny Awaits

Marketing and Events

San Antonio high school senior looks forward to bright future in cinema despite SXSW setback

Marketing and Events Director: Cassandra Yardeni Events Manager: Chelsea Bourque Marketing & Events Interns: Marlene Mejia and Caitlin Muñoz

Creative Services

Creative Services Manager: Tina Corbeil Graphic Designer: Samantha Serna Graphic Design Interns: Pedro Macias, Raquel Prado, Jacqueline Rivas, Gabriela Rivera

35 Food

Nostalgia Trip

Circulation

Circulation Manager: Justin Giles

Some of Earl Abel’s famous dishes survive the transition to a new location. Others, not so much.

Business

Business Manager: Sonia Acosta

Euclid Media Group

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Alamo Smoke Joins San Antonio’s Bustling BBQ Scene The Takeaway Small Plates

41 Feature

Moving Heaven and Earth

Ahead of his March 12 San Antonio performance, burgeoning jazz giant Kamasi Washington talks about creativity and why the world is what we make it

41 Music

Homegrown Beats Music Picks

BY C H R I S CO N D E Mary Kang

09 News Up Front

Touch Me, I’m Sick

Trump’s failure to lead on COVID-19 is likely to infect Republicans down the ballot

Glitter Political

Rodriguez vs. Rodriguez: Recent Precinct 2 commissioner debate highlighted milestones and shortcomings of the late Paul Elizondo

14 Calendar

Calendar Picks, This Modern World Art Picks

53 Etc

ON THE COVER p Jazz heavyweight Kamasi Washington spoke to the Current ahead of his SA gig. Design: Melissa McHenry.

p The city’s removal of a video from an art space it owns is raising questions of censorship. Design: Melissa McHenry.


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