Mariachi Extravaganza kicked off its festival on Thursday with the National Vocal Competition Semifinals at the Lila Cockrell Theatre. Students participated in a vocal battle of technique, projection and stage presence.
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Pipe Creek Christmas Tree Farm is only a half hour's drive northwest of San Antonio.
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An email to musicians announced the cancellation. Performances on Dec. 12 and 13 are expected to still continue.
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Las Hijas de la Madre frontwoman Amalia Ortiz and bassist Lilith Tijerina talk about the band's new album, Diatribas Punk.
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Every year, we ask NPR staff and book critics to share their favorite titles in our annual Books We Love guide. Here are 8 fiction picks that were standout stars.
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A so-called demonic portal opened in Southtown last year. OK, not really. But there was a parade with lots of horned figures, and it’s ready to come back for a second time.
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Talks continue to make the Scottish Rite the permanent home for the San Antonio Philharmonic.
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The Oscar-winning costume designer has been enchanted by Oz and Munchkinland for most of his life. He created more than 1,000 looks for Wicked: For Good — including Elphaba's "sex cardigan."
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Two musical events in Fredericksburg in December draw the attention of classical music.
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The village of Faha in Ireland in 1962 is the setting of the latest novel by Niall Williams, Time of the Child. The protagonist, Dr. Jack Troy, is a quiet, serious man who lives alone with his eldest daughter — and a world of regret. One December day, a baby is left in his care — and will make him re-think every silence and secret he’s ever clung to. Yvette Benavides shares a review of the novel “Time of the Child” by Niall Williams.
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Photographer Marni Shindelman's series, "Restore the Night Sky" documents the effects of light pollution at 45 private ICE detention centers across the U.S.