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With 'Mucho Mucho Amor,' Astrologer Walter Mercado Is Laid To Rest At 87

By Kristen Cabrera • Nov 8, 2019

From Texas Standard:

To close every show, astrologist and TV personality Walter Mercado used a special and genuine catch phrase: “Bendiciones para todos y que Dios me los bendiga a todos y que reciban de mi paz, mucha paz - pero sobre todo - mucho, mucho amor!” 

He wished his audience peace and lots and lots of love. 

Artful Weekend Ahead For San Antonio

By • Nov 8, 2019
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Art of all kinds take center stage in the Alamo City this Weekend.


Alejandro Escovedo: Punk Rock Roots In Texas

By editor • Nov 8, 2019

Singer-songwriter and guitarist Alejandro Escovedo is a punk rock pioneer and veteran of Latino rock scene whose career has spanned almost 45 years. But the San Antonio-native and now-Austin resident is not the only one in his sprawling musical family to write a song or pick up a guitar; encouraged by their parents, especially their father who also played played, eight of the 13 siblings in became professional musicians.

Miranda Lambert Is In It For The Long Haul

By • Nov 4, 2019

Behind the microphone in a club a fraction of the size of her usual venues, Miranda Lambert was nervous. "We always get a little jittery when we play in Nashville," she admitted briskly, "'cause the energy is high and the expectations are high."

Audiences 'Feel The Adrenaline' Of Young Performers At YOSA Concerts

By & • Nov 1, 2019
Nathan Cone / TPR

“What’s so great about seeing the YOSA [Youth Orchestras of San Antonio] Philharmonic is you have these young musicians who bring a level of energy and engagement to what they do that will blow you away,” says Troy Peters, YOSA Music Director.

New Life To Day Of The Dead, Classical Music And The Beatles: Your Weekend Is Here

By • Nov 1, 2019
Courtesy Day of the Dead San Antonio

Witness a new Day of the Dead event at La Villita. Listen to a symphony reimagine the Beatles. And then watch a youth arts group team up with members of a chamber orchestra. The weekend is here, and there’s much to do! 


Fronteras: 'We're Going To Do It Until The Last Day. Las Tesoros Are Here.'

By & • Nov 1, 2019
Tom Pich

The two surviving members of Las Tesoros de San Antonio recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to receive the nation’s highest honor in folk and traditional arts.

Blanquita “Blanca Rosa” Rodriguez and Beatriz “La Paloma del Norte” Llamas were honored as 2019 NEA National Heritage Fellows and the two show no signs of slowing down.

Ghosts Of Galveston May Be Inspiring More Tours Than The City Can Handle

By editor • Oct 31, 2019

From Texas Standard:

If you have ever been to Galveston, you may have noticed something eerie about it -- Galveston County Daily News reporter Kathryn Eastburn says the city seems to have seen more than its fair share of untimely death.

San Antonio Is Home To The Largest Citywide Diwali Festival In The U.S.

By , & • Oct 31, 2019
Courtesy of Anuja SA

Diwali is traditionally five-day holiday that champions knowledge over ignorance, light over darkness and good over evil. People all over the world participate in the annual celebration of Indian culture, including in San Antonio where more than 30,000 took part in Diwali festivities last year. 


The Unheralded Woman Behind San Antonio's Witte Museum

By • Oct 30, 2019
Ellen Schulz with her camera.
The Witte Museum

This fall marks 93 years since the Witte Museum first opened. San Antonio’s sprawling natural history museum has seen several iterations and huge growth, but largely lost in its evolution is the woman whose sheer determination created it.   


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