Cultural Celebrations

4+ hour, 23+ min ago   (767+ words) Although classic horror films such as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Hitcher inspired San Antonio native and writer-director Kristian McKay, the 1992 Churchill High School graduate wanted his first horror movie to be distinct. “I was trying to make…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (649+ words) It wasn’t until she moved to Austin in the early 2000s that San Antonio native Lacey Pipkin realized films could stir empathy in viewers. She began volunteering for Cine Las Americas, a film festival showcasing work made by and featuring Latino…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (286+ words) SAN ANTONIO – Five San Antonio artists came together at the Pearl to celebrate Día de los Muertos through calaveras: four-foot skulls, each telling a personal story through the artist’s own style. Sisters Manola and Maria Ramirez’s calavera was inspired by…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (634+ words) Dua Lipa (left) and Mike Peacock (right), general manager at the Broken Spoke honky tonk bar in Austin, Texas. Austin City Limits season is officially here, which means dozens of tourists, celebrities and musicians will be traveling to Texas' city…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (511+ words) Willie Mitchell, standing, high-fives Cliff Johnson, after speaking with high school student athletes at Judson High School. Mitchell played in the first Super Bowl in 1966 that was then known as the AFL-NFL World Championship Game. He also played in the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (557+ words) The San Antonio City Council approved a memorial street designation for drag performer and trans activist Erica Andrews on Thursday. Andrews was considered a drag icon in San Antonio where she lived from 1992 to 2012. She died a year later in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (662+ words) This image released by Amazon/MGM Studios shows Anne Hathaway in a scene from "Verity." (Alisha Wetherill/Amazon/MGM Studios via AP) In “Verity,” it’s hard to know who to trust. The actors couldn't help get the giggles on set…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (308+ words) Throughout the current season of Momentos Musicales, parallel to marking Hispanic Heritage Month, we are looking at the interplay of Latin American musical artists and similar musicians rooted in the United States. It makes for very interesting conversation. During my…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (241+ words) San Antonio Express-News A sculpture commemorating George Whitfield Jr., the city of San Antonio’s first records manager, was unveiled recently at the Municipal Archives and Records Center that was named in his honor in 2002 Whitfield’s signature is engraved…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1509+ words) San Antonio artist Albert Gonzales is giving the city its flowers. Gonzales has planted his distinctive blooms – tall, bright flowers drawn with thick black lines – on buildings large and small all over the city. Some can be found in commissioned…...