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	<title>San Antonio Current — Blogs &#187; Artifacts</title>
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		<title>The Art Guys&#8217; big wheel at SA Intn&#8217;l Airport</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sacurrent.com/index.php/the-art-guys-big-wheel-at-sa-intnl-airport/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Artifacts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[PASA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Art San Antonio]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; A mammoth sculpture created by The Art Guys almost 20 years ago is out of mothballs, and making its SA debut inside Terminal B’s second floor (departure level) ticketing lobby at San Antonio International Airport. Suitcase Wheel is a 16-foot diameter wheel made of vintage Samsonite suitcases stacked face-to-face to form a circle that is held together by a metal ring. First exhibited in 1995 at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, the sculpture’s last public viewing was in 1999 at the Tacoma Art Museum.  Sponsored by Public Art San Antonio (PASA), the exhibition is scheduled to be at the airport for two years.]]></description>
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		<title>Urban Homesteader: more citrus</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sacurrent.com/index.php/urban-homesteader-more-citrus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Artifacts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Diana Roberts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meyer lemon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Urban Homesteader]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; While the glorious Meyer Lemon has a specifically wonderful character, I am of the opinion that fresh citrus in general is one of the finest tools in the culinary arsenal. Fortunately, we live in a climate that favors home-growing a whole range of citrus goodness. Most tolerate a light freeze, don’t need huge amounts of water, and are as pretty as they are fragrant. Some exotics don’t do as well here, but lemons (including the Meyer), limes, and Mexican sour oranges seem to thrive. Show them a little care and attention and they can be surprisingly productive. Last year, my neighbor picked up giant bags-full of limes off her patio every morning, which she happily shared. A friend in Beeville has a 12-foot lemon tree so loaded with fruit that one bough is propped up with a wooden post to keep it from breaking off. Sour oranges are also productive, making excellent margaritas, ceviche, and the classic marinade for Yucatecan pollo or cochinita pibil. So what do you do with all the extra fruit? Aside from sharing with appreciative neighbors, the most obvious is to squeeze and freeze: invest in a simple juicer, freeze in small containers or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Public Space, Public Transit, Public Art,&#8217; free talk at UTSA-Downtown</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sacurrent.com/index.php/public-space-public-transit-public-art-free-talk-at-utsa-downtown/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Artifacts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Department of Culture and Creative Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeffrey C. Arndt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jorge J. Pardo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Space]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tobin center for the performing arts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, now under construction, will bring a lot of art to downtown&#8211;some of it will be street side. To find out what might be in the works, check out this free talk: In the summer of 2012, the UTSA College of Architecture, in partnership with the City of San Antonio’s Department of Culture and Creative Development and VIA Metropolitan Transit, was selected to receive an “Our Town” grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to lead community engagement events focused on the integration of public art and public transit around the new Tobin Center for the Performing Arts. The NEA grant-funded project, titled Public Space, Public Transit, Public Art, will engage the San Antonio community in a series of public discussions which run from January through May. The series continues on Friday, February 1 with a presentation by VIA Metropolitan Transit, titled “Public Transit.” The speakers are Jeffrey C. Arndt (Interim President and CEO, VIA) and Jorge J. Pardo (Director, Art &#38; Design Metro Creative Services, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority) Free; 5 pm Friday, February 1; Durango Building Southwest Room (DB 1.124), UTSA Downtown Campus, 501 W. Cesar E. Chavez. Free parking in UTSA Lot D-3, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAMA searching for restaurateur</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sacurrent.com/index.php/build-a-new-restaurant-at-san-antonio-museum-of-art/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Artifacts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cafe des Artistes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Damien Watel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Museum Reach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[restaurant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RFP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SAMA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Want to open a new restaurant on the Museum Reach stretch of the river, with plenty of parking, and an upscale partner that will drag in traffic? Hot shot restaurateurs &#8212; here&#8217;s your chance. By mutual agreement, Damien Watel&#8217;s Café des Artistes is closing business soon at San Antonio Museum of Art, and SAMA is looking for a new dining partner. All we ask is that you establish a cigar smoking area outside  so Current critics can enjoy extended stays at your new joint. Here&#8217;s a few words from the RFP: &#8220;The San Antonio Museum of Art  is looking for a restaurant that offers a casual dining experience with an upscale &#8216;vibe,&#8217; serving fresh, seasonal food. Our goal is to have a restaurant that is both a destination unto itself and a reason to visit the Museum. The restaurant is a highly valued visitor amenity and an important face of the Museum. We want it to be a source of profit for the restaurateur and the Museum. While the Museum wishes to be a marketing partner of the restaurant, the restaurant will be independently operated by the restaurateur. The selected restaurateur could also be the preferred caterer for frequent small [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We agree: life without art is stupid</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sacurrent.com/index.php/we-agree-life-without-art-is-stupid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 11:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Artifacts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[2013]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[channel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[january]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[petition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[protest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stupid choices]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Media access giant Time Warner Cable cancelled Ovation, their only arts channel, on January 1. We agree with the sentiments voiced above. But there&#8217;s fight-back at bringbackovation.com, where a petition to reinstate arts coverage can be signed. For local SA arts coverage, stay tuned at sacurrent.com, where art is life.]]></description>
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		<title>Fundraiser to aid chef&#8217;s child at Biga on the Banks</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sacurrent.com/index.php/fundraiser-to-aid-chefs-child-at-biga-on-the-banks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 21:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Artifacts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[and Luca de la Casa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Weismann]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[benefit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biga on the Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brain cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brian West]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bruce Auden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chad carey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chefs for Chefs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daniel Dirmeyer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diana Barrios Trevino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gabriel Ibarra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jason Dady]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lisa Filip]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Bliss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Perny Shea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steven McHugh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Team Emma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zack Lutton]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Bruce Auden and Perny Shea from the iconic River Walk restaurant Biga on the Banks are asking for your help. Emma, the 8-year-old daughter of Biga executive sous chef  Daniel Dirmeyer, has been diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor. She is undergoing radiation therapy five days a week. To help Emma and her family  financially, and give moral support, Auden and Shea will host Chefs for Chefs, a benefit brunch, food station event at Biga on Sunday January 20  from noon until 3 p.m.  The SA culinary community has stepped up to the plate with a stellar line-up of chefs committed to help and man their own stations including: Mark &#38; Lisa Bliss, Jason Dady, Chad Carey, Diana Barrios Trevino, Andrew Weismann, Zack Lutton, Gabriel Ibarra, Lisa Filip, Steven McHugh, Brian West, Luca de la Casa, and Damien &#38; Lisa Watel. Ultimat Vodka will be sponsoring the Bloody Mary Bar, and there will be a winery presence. Henry Brun and the International Trio will be donating their musical talents to the cause. Biga staff and others will be donating their time. In addition, gift certificates from chefs in Dallas, Houston, and Austin will be up for auction. All inclusive cost is $125 per [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pouring to win at San Antonio Cocktail Conference</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sacurrent.com/index.php/pouring-to-win-at-san-antonio-cocktail-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Artifacts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[alcohol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arturo Sandoval]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bar 1919]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blue Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charles Shelton]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Naylor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drink]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Heart Gift]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hotel Icon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Houston Farris]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jameson Vintage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[january]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile Bartending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olaf Harmel]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ron betchol]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[San Antonio Cocktail Conference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephan Mendez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustenio at the Eilan Hotel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teresa Abney]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vincent Baldridge]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The San Antonio Cocktail Conference, now in its second year, is again presenting The Original Cocktail Competition. Pros and probies alike will compete for prizes topping out at $2500 — and among the early entrants, there are some of both. The judges include Dale DeGroff aka King Cocktail; Audrey Saunders, owner of Pegu Club in NYC; Pat Sharpe, food editor of Texas Monthly; Michael Madrusan, owner and operator of The Everleigh in Melbourne, Australia&#8211;and Ron Bechtol, food, wine and spirits writer here at the Current. We asked our critic of all things ingestible to get some background on this year&#8217;s contestants. Here&#8217;s his post: Returning contestant Houston Farris, who works at Houston’s Hotel Icon, and who drove in last year “with [an incontinent] puppy and a pregnant wife,” says “I’m actually R&#38;D-ing this cocktail quite a bit, more so than I’ve done for other cocktails” in hopes of winning this time. Another veteran, both of the SA event and elsewhere, is Stephan Mendez of Bar 1919. Mendez, who won a contest in Austin last year, is submitting “a variation of a drink I have already come up with &#8230; just fine tuning proportions and ‘forcing’ coworkers to test the cocktail.”  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Krisanne Frost (1951-2012)</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sacurrent.com/index.php/krisanne-frost-1951-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Artifacts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Newsmonger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Staff Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill FitzGibbons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blue Star Contemporary Art Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Lyons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Krisanne Frost]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[San Antonio lost a bright light in the local art scene yesterday. Krisanne Frost, well-known local artist and the gallery liaison at Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, died December 6 from cancer at age 61 after being diagnosed just weeks ago. Born in Houston, she spent much of her youth in the Hill Country. At Blue Star, she was the one visiting artists turned to when setting up their exhibitions. She was known to the public as the vibrant presence who met visitors at the Blue Star galleries, happily answering questions about the art on view. &#8220;Krisanne was the smile and the welcome that greeted everyone that came into Blue Star,” said Bill FitzGibbons, director of Blue Star Contemporary Art Center. “She loved showing visitors the various exhibitions and spending time discussing the artists and their artwork. Krisanne&#8217;s kind and gracious spirit will be truly missed by all of us.” “Krisanne was a vibrant part of the San Antonio community and, for the past seven years, the spark of Blue Star,” said Elizabeth Lyons, Blue Star&#8217;s marketing and programming manager. “She was wise beyond this world, and her fiery spirit was reflected upon anyone fortunate enough to encounter her. She danced through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LGBT Chamber hosts economic summit</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sacurrent.com/index.php/lgbt-chamber-hosts-economic-summit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:44:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Artifacts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Justin G. Nelson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[San Antonio LGBT Chamber of Commerce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Economic Summit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thursday, December 6,  the San Antonio LGBT Chamber of Commerce will host their first Texas Economic Summit with support from the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC). The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Menger Hotel, 204 Alamo Plaza, and will feature Justin G. Nelson, co-founder and president of the NGLCC, and The Austin Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (AGLCC). The agenda will cover a wide range of topics relevant to  LGBT community and the economic health of the Central and South Texas region, and will include training for small corporate boards and explore diversity outreach in Texas. The summit will be followed by a business awards reception with Justin G. Nelson as the keynote speaker from 6 p.m.–9 p.m. at The Spire at Sunset Station, 230 Center Street. For more information contact Ruby Resendez (210) 792-9248 or salgbtccvp@gmail.com &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>The Idea Fund announces 2013 grantees</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sacurrent.com/index.php/the-idea-fund-announces-2013-grantees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 03:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Artifacts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Angela Walley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aurora Picture Show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DiverseWorks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Esteban Delgado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethel Shipton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Walley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nate Cassie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Project Row Houses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Idea Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tia Chuck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walley Films]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The Idea Fund, a Houston-based re-granting program funded by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and administered through Houston arts nonprofits DiverseWorks, Aurora Picture Show, and Project Row Houses, has announced the 2013 grantees. Ten Texas-based artists and artist collectives selected from 177 applications will each receive $4,000 ($3,500 for the awarded project, plus $500 seed money for future work) to create and showcase innovative artistic projects in the coming year. Three recipients are from San Antonio. The grantees are: The Bridge Club – Art and Performance Collaborative (Huntsville); Erin Curtis (Austin); Bill Davenport (Houston); Esteban Delgado (San Antonio); Everything Records / Robert Hodge and Philip Pyle (Houston), Madsen Minax (Houston); Ryan O’Malley, Joe Pena, Dr. Amber Scoon, and Jack Gron (Corpus Christi); Stephanie Saint Sanchez (Houston); Ethel Shipton and Nate Cassie (San Antonio); and Walley Films – Mark Walley and Angela Walley (San Antonio).  Esteban Delgado&#8217;s project,Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, will transform the facades of vacant buildings in small towns in South Texas (including Alice, Bishop, Falfurrias, Riviera and Robstown) through window installations of bright, colorful compositions and vinyl artwork informed by the history of each structure and the surrounding community. Ethel Shipton and Nate Cassie&#8217;s Vacancy Projects features a single artistic event occurring in a non-art venue, four times a year in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poetry on the Move</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sacurrent.com/index.php/poetry-on-the-move/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:54:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Artifacts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Poetry Month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VIA Poetry on the Move]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Metropolitan Transit is now accepting poems for the  4th Annual Poetry on the Move Contest, in which the winning poetry will be printed and placed on VIA buses and vans for passengers to enjoy during National Poetry Month, April 2013. The contest is open to poets from South and Central Texas who are at least 18 years of age. One to three poems may be submitted, and each poem should be no longer than 10 lines, including title and spaces. To get the youth involved, an additional ten poems are selected from the San Antonio Public Library’s “Young Pegasus Program”. These poems are also displayed on our fleet in April. The winning poets are recognized at a VIA Press Event, and they perform a reading at a local book store. The poems are also displayed on a VIA bus at Luminaria, and the poets do a reading there as well. For more information, call Jerri Ann Jones at 362-2381.    ]]></description>
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		<title>Eleven $5,000 Grants will be awarded to local artists</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sacurrent.com/index.php/eleven-5000-grants-will-be-awarded-to-local-artists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Artifacts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[George Cortes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[graham weston]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lifshutz Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Artist Foundation of San Antonio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Cultural Collaborative of the City of San Antonio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Liberto Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Tobin Endowment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Tobin Theatre Arts Fund]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The Artist Foundation of San Antonio (AF) has issued its open call for 2012 award applications.  The deadline to apply is Monday, November 19. Up to 11 $5,000 awards will be made in the categories of Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Literary Arts, Media Arts, Classical Singing, Set Design and Costume Design.  Interested artists can find additional details and apply online at artistfound.org or write to info@artistfound.org for more information. Awards will be announced in January, 2013. There will be an artist application workshop at Trinity University Digital Lab on Saturday, November 10, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Including these 2012 awards, the AF will have granted more than $465,000 to 86 San Antonio artists.  The awards are evident in new creative work shown at exhibitions and productions locally and beyond. Recently, Lisa Perello, winner of the 2011 Tobin Award for Costume Design, staged her innovative flamenco costume and dance performance at Say Si’s Black Box Theatre, a production made possible with her award. “The key to the Artist Foundation’s success has been to keep their operation lean and laser-focused on their mission,” says Bruce Bugg, Tobin Endowment Chairman and funder of the Tobin Grand Prize for Artistic Excellence, a $7500 grant which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Other People&#8217;s Trash</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sacurrent.com/index.php/other-peoples-trash/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Artifacts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chris Haley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dumpster diving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La Prensa San Antonio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mocumentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nina Duran]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A short film by Chris Haley and Nina Duran, Editor-in-Chief of La Prensa San Antonio. Here&#8217;s Nina&#8217;s note: &#8220;One Sunday we woke up, grabbed his dad’s camera and started dumpster diving. This short was total improv and it was a pain putting together, but we couldn’t be happier with the finish product.&#8221; We&#8217;re pleased, too.]]></description>
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		<title>Grand Opening in Southtown: Lisa Astorga-Watel&#8217;s Bite</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sacurrent.com/index.php/22083/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.sacurrent.com/index.php/22083/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Artifacts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bite]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cafe des Artistes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linda Astorga-Watel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The culinary action just doesn&#8217;t seem to stop in Southtown.   Bite, a new venture by Lisa Astorga-Watel, wife of Damien Watel (Bistro Vatel, Bistro Bakery, Cafe des Artistes), launches its grand opening today, Wednesday October 17, with an eclectic menu with a &#8220;70&#8242;s modern twist.&#8221; Look for smaller (but not tapas-sized, we&#8217;re told) portions of Euro-fare and reasonable prices: steak tartare and toast, $18; salmon cuadrado, $16; octopus carpaccio, $14 are a few items on today&#8217;s menu of a dozen offerings, which also includes a lobster springroll with an entire lobster tail, $15. Astorga-Watel was trained at The Culinary Art Institute in Houston, and was a private chef for celebrities before marrying. Given husband Damien&#8217;s celebrity chef status, expect local glitterati to gnosh at this new late night hangout. Bite, 5-10pm Wed, 5pm- Midnight Thu-Sat, 1012 S Presa, (210) 532-2551, biterestaurantsa.com &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Artist opportunity, but hurry</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sacurrent.com/index.php/artist-opportunity-but-hurry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Artifacts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cruz Ortiz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cut and Paste]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OCA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PASA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Art San Antonio]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Think public art is an insiders&#8217; game? Many artists do, but it&#8217;s the daunting complexity of the endeavor — working with contractors, and managing plans and paperwork — that keeps the same names on the lists. Here&#8217;s a way to learn the ropes. Public Art San Antonio (PASA), is working with local artist Cruz Ortiz to recruit a team of local artists and designers to create installations for CUT AND PASTE, a downtown storefront exhibition organized by the City of San Antonio’s Department for Culture and Creative Development (formerly OCA, the Office of Cultural Affairs). CUT AND PASTE will be on view this fall and throughout the winter at vacant properties downtown. But hurry — the online application deadline is Tuesday, October 16 at 5 pm. Stipend for participating is $500.  For more info call PASA at (210) 207-1436 or visit publicartsa.com]]></description>
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		<title>Call for artists: Huevos Rancheros Quinceañera</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sacurrent.com/index.php/call-for-artists-huevos-rancheros-quinceanera/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Artifacts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alex Rubio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carmen tafolla]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Huevos Rancheros Gala]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[King Huevo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Queen Huevo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[San Anto Cultural Arts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; San Anto Cultural Arts Has been mentoring teens and putting up murals on the Westside since 1993. With now 44 huge artworks in place, their Community Mural Pubic Art Program is one of the largest long- running mural projects in the U.S. SACA also publishes El Placazo Community Newspaper, manages a video oral history program, and provides other support to neighborhoods. But it all takes your support. If you are an artist (or collector) here&#8217;s a chance to give back to a community- based nonprofit that is integral to the arts in SA. Celebrating its 15th year, SACA is currently accepting art submissions for its 2012 Huevos Rancheros Quinceañera Celebration Breakfast Gala and Silent Art Auction, to be held October 6. Deadline for submission is September 14. The event was created in 1998 to raise funds for programming and general operating costs. Held annually in October, the Huevos Rancheros Gala is much more than a fundraising event. Each year the gala honors King and Queen Huevo of San Antonio &#8211; two individuals who are chosen for their contributions to the arts and cultural vibrancy of our city. This year’s King Huevo is prominent visual artist Alex Rubio, and Queen Huevo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>San Antonio Pets Alive! Back to School Adoption event this weekend</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sacurrent.com/index.php/san-antonio-pets-alive-back-to-school-adoption-event-this-weekend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Artifacts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ACS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animal care services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[San Antonio Pets Alive!]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; San Antonio Pet’s Alive! (SAPA) has saved (sheltered, spayed, neutered, vaccinated, medically treated, microchipped, fostered, and adopted out) over 4000 cats and dogs since they opened their doors in January 2012.  But the number of stray and surrendered dogs, puppies, cats and kittens coming into Animal Control Services facilities is increasing daily at an alarming rate. This means SAPA needs forever homes and foster parents for the rescues currently being sheltered to make room for the influx of homeless dogs and cats. Just in time for back to school, San Antonio Pets Alive! wants to show off their wonderful summer collection of animal companions. They are featuring their lovely black dogs and cats. Pets with black coats are sometimes over-looked and  become &#8220;long stays,&#8221; animals that desperately need to be adopted or fostered. When they are placed, SAPA can use their space to house the onslaught of animals needing to be rescued now.  Research shows that people with dogs and cats feel considerably less stress and are generally happier. What better way to transition back into the grind of school than with faithful and loving four legged friends? Partake in relaxing belly rubs. Healthy dog walks. Fetch. Purrrr therapy. The advantages [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good art fast: poster contest for Eastside music fest</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sacurrent.com/index.php/good-art-fast-poster-contest-for-eastside-music-fest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:36:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Artifacts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Staff Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SAGE Music Festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[San Antonio for Growth on the Eastside]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[  Area artists who want to give the Eastside a little love, and get a chance at winning $1,000 are asked to enter their poster design for the 2012 SAGE Music Festival. Deadline is next Monday, August 27.The inaugural SAGE Music Festival is a one day, family-friendly music event held at the new Wheatley Heights Sports Complex, a 170-acre outdoor multi-sport facility. Throughout the day, families can enjoy live performances of several different music genres, including: Gospel, Hip –Hop, R&#38;B, Salsa, Tejano, Country and Blues, culminating with special performances by Jazz standout Michael Ward “We wanted to encourage local artists to produce and showcase their work through exploring community and music,” said Jackie Gorman, executive director of SAGE. “This concept is the heart of the upcoming SAGE Music Festival.”San Antonio for Growth on the Eastside (SAGE) is a non-profit organization serving as an economic development resource for current business owners and potential new businesses moving into our community. Artwork must be delivered to SAGE’s offices at 1149 East Commerce, Suite 210 by 4:30 pm Monday, August 27. For more information about the poster contest or festival, please visit SAGE’s website at sagesanantonio.org/musicfest.]]></description>
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		<title>Behind the Scenes: Lego Alamo Plaza cover</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sacurrent.com/index.php/behind-the-scenes-lego-alamo-plaza-cover/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chuckkerr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Artifacts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s cover was a lot of fun to put together. It&#8217;s been a personal goal of mine to create a cover entirely out of Lego (as a kid I used to build my own X-Wings and Batmobiles out of the stuff), and when the Team Better Block story came up, I knew this was a perfect opportunity. To replicated Alamo Plaza and the surrounding city block, I needed to turn to the experts: The Texas Lego User Group. I saw their amazingly detailed and expansive train build at this year&#8217;s Texas Comicon, and knew they could help make it happen. Chris MacDougald, founder of TexLUG-SA (the local chapter in San Antonio), and founding co-chair of Brick Fiesta (an annual fan-run event that draws Lego master builders and thousands of Lego maniacs) created the Lego Alamo from photo reference (called &#8220;free build&#8221; in Lego terminology) and built up the rest of the city block around it. I had a hand in populating the city with mini-figures: tourists, locals, punks, construction workers &#8230; and then we threw in a mummy, Wonder Woman, an Ewok (yep, it&#8217;s in there), a gorilla, and other easter eggs. My own personal favorite — a Lego recreation of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Today: Rebuild Alamo Plaza</title>
		<link>http://blogs.sacurrent.com/index.php/today-rebuild-alamo-plaza/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Artifacts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alamo Plaza]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[City of San Antonio's Center City Development Office]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Team Better Block takes the new urbanism term &#8216;placemaking&#8217; literally, constructing temporary mock-ups of people-friendly cityscapes in blighted blocks at cities across the country. The idea is, if investors can get a look at a better future, they just might build one. And after the demo, they often do, turning abandoned buildings to boutiques, sandwich shops, and other pedestrian friendly amenities.  Sometimes even famous city spots need help, too. A vision of a better Alamo Plaza will be on view for comment next weekend, August 17-18, after local volunteers put out some effort to translate the streets in front of the Alamo into a walking space with music, food, and history tours. As part of the City of San Antonio&#8217;s Center City Development Office&#8217;s place-making initiative, the community is invited to help build a Better Block at Alamo Plaza between East Houston and East Crockett Streets. Community members can get involved with the Pre-Build Workshop on Friday, Aug. 10, from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., and Saturday, Aug. 11, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. To participate, meet at he former Express Store, Rivercenter Mall, located at 849 E. Commerce.  During the pre-build weekend on August 10 and 11, Team Better Block [...]]]></description>
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