Community Calendar

Join the young singers of CCSA as they present a colorful, show-stopping concert celebrating the vibrant culture of San Antonio. CCSA's choral ensembles will be joined by local musicians and dancers. Featured music selections will showcase San Antonio's rich folk heritage and Latin American roots. Let's celebrate San Antonio and sing one, sing all.

This virtual, Zoom based, multi-series workshop is based off of cultural narratives written in the style of poetry and prose set to music composition and recited in spoken word performance. The program consists of three separate events: two workshops and a spoken word or slam performance.The first event in the one and half hour creative writing workshop will brainstorm topics that include overcoming trauma, anecdotes about heritage and family rituals, or personal stories of identity that include upbringing and rites of passage. The second event will continue upon the work covered in the prior workshop and transition into working on individual pieces to perform at the third event. The third event is an open mic where we encourage participants to read their work, be it a poem or a slam piece. We will have library staff as judges and prizes to give away. All events are virtual and through Zoom. Registration required through mysapl.org.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we would be honored by your support of attendance in person or virtually. We want to continue the conversation of mental health and sexual assault to help our community break the silence and stigmas around these topics. There will be music, food, vendors, and a safe platform for sharing stories, art ,and music. We will also remember SPC Vanessa Guillen’s year death anniversary and ensure her story continues to be shared. We invite you to decorate a picture frame at home, with a hashtag that you choose to support or promote sexual assault awareness month, and bring it to the event so we can stand in solidarity. Survivors are more than a survivor, they’re moms, brothers, grandmas, nephews, doctors, nurses, veterans, lawyers, judges, bankers, athletes, comedians, teachers, small business owners and nonprofit founders. Reach out and ask how they’re doing not only this month but every month! 💚

SOLI Chamber Ensemble continues its season at the San Antonio Botanical Garden with Stories from the Voices Within – featuring two world premieres and special guest appearances by San Antonio Poet Laureate Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson and Flamenco artist Tamara Adira. SOLI will present the world premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Aaron Jay Kernis’ Elegy for those we lost. Originally written as a solo piano work in collaboration with filmmaker Esther Shubinski and released on YouTube as a memorial to victims of COVID-19, Kernis has arranged the work for violin and piano for SOLI musicians Ertan Torgul and Carolyn True. SOLI will also honor the passing of jazz piano giant, Chick Corea, and offer a selection of his Children’s Songs. The centerpiece of the concert will be the world premiere of San Antonio-native Darian Donovan Thomas’ ((HERE)), an extended work for SOLI, electronics, vocalist (singing, rapping, and narrating), and androgynous dancer. Thomas sources texts and song material from San Antonio Poet Laureate and Hip-Hop artist Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson, who collaborated with Thomas on the commission. ((HERE)) tells the story of the BIPOC experience, past and present, through a signature blend of styles - contemporary classical, '80s hip hop, and flamenco all unite together in a joyful statement of strength and solidarity. Featured artists for the performances include Sanderson and noted flamenco dancer Tamara Adira.

SOLI Chamber Ensemble continues its season at the San Antonio Botanical Garden with Stories from the Voices Within – featuring two world premieres and special guest appearances by San Antonio Poet Laureate Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson and Flamenco artist Tamara Adira. SOLI will present the world premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Aaron Jay Kernis’ Elegy for those we lost. Originally written as a solo piano work in collaboration with filmmaker Esther Shubinski and released on YouTube as a memorial to victims of COVID-19, Kernis has arranged the work for violin and piano for SOLI musicians Ertan Torgul and Carolyn True. SOLI will also honor the passing of jazz piano giant, Chick Corea, and offer a selection of his Children’s Songs. The centerpiece of the concert will be the world premiere of San Antonio-native Darian Donovan Thomas’ ((HERE)), an extended work for SOLI, electronics, vocalist (singing, rapping, and narrating), and androgynous dancer. Thomas sources texts and song material from San Antonio Poet Laureate and Hip-Hop artist Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson, who collaborated with Thomas on the commission. ((HERE)) tells the story of the BIPOC experience, past and present, through a signature blend of styles - contemporary classical, '80s hip hop, and flamenco all unite together in a joyful statement of strength and solidarity. Featured artists for the performances include Sanderson and noted flamenco dancer Tamara Adira.

Arts e Platters is the Autism Treatment Center’s annual fundraiser that features a silent auction of platters decorated by artists from across Texas. The 2021 program includes a guest performance by Kodi Lee, winner of “America’s Got Talent” and presentation of the Art of Humanity Award to entrepreneur and philanthropist, Richard Ojeda. Kodi Lee is a singer/songwriter and pianist who is blind and has autism. He rose to fame after participating in and winning the 14th season of the reality competition show “America's Got Talent”. Since his first appearance on the show, Kodi has been inspiring people across the country with his personal story and extraordinary performances. The event will have silent and live auctions, an art exhibit, and food stations with an open bar. Proceeds from Arts e Platters fund the Autism Treatment Center’s education, therapy, residential, and vocational programs that help children and adults with autism learn, play, work, and live in the community.

Featured artist: Nathan Felix "A 3-act, chamber opera, "Ribas-Dominicci" is a story about love and sacrifice in memory of Fernando Luis Ribas-Dominicci, a Major and pilot in the United States Airforce who was killed in action during Operation El Dorado Canyon in 1984." Daystream is a new, monthly video series, taped live at the Malu & Carlos Alvarez Theater & Studio in the new Texas Public Radio HQ in downtown San Antonio, TX. Daystream will feature Texas performing artists exclusively, and will aim to include a diverse and culturally rich lineup, spanning across all genres of performing arts, including music, dance, spoken word, and more, to showcase the vibrant and expansive performing arts community in Texas.

OPERA San Antonio returns to live performances at the Tobin Center on May 6th and 8th, 2021, with Gaetano Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor. The production features Metropolitan Opera star Brenda Rae in the title role, Scott Hendricks as Enrico, and Scott Quinn as Edgardo. Lucia di Lammermoor is the story of a young and innocent woman crushed between two selfish and willful men - a brother who wants her as a pawn to fulfill his dreams of restoring his family’s power and a lover who cannot see past his own pride. Between them they drive her to madness and a frightening conclusion. The opera contains one of the most famous scenes in opera - Lucia’s mad scene. Tickets on sale now!<br/>

OPERA San Antonio returns to live performances at the Tobin Center on May 6th and 8th, 2021, with Gaetano Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor. The production features Metropolitan Opera star Brenda Rae in the title role, Scott Hendricks as Enrico, and Scott Quinn as Edgardo. Lucia di Lammermoor is the story of a young and innocent woman crushed between two selfish and willful men - a brother who wants her as a pawn to fulfill his dreams of restoring his family’s power and a lover who cannot see past his own pride. Between them they drive her to madness and a frightening conclusion. The opera contains one of the most famous scenes in opera - Lucia’s mad scene. Tickets on sale now!<br/>

OPERA San Antonio returns to live performances at the Tobin Center on May 6th and 8th, 2021, with Gaetano Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor. The production features Metropolitan Opera star Brenda Rae in the title role, Scott Hendricks as Enrico, and Scott Quinn as Edgardo. Lucia di Lammermoor is the story of a young and innocent woman crushed between two selfish and willful men - a brother who wants her as a pawn to fulfill his dreams of restoring his family’s power and a lover who cannot see past his own pride. Between them they drive her to madness and a frightening conclusion. The opera contains one of the most famous scenes in opera - Lucia’s mad scene. Tickets on sale now!<br/>