Upcoming Highlights

3/11/2010

Art opening: The Gallery 12

Artists Susan Budge, Bryson Brooks, Danville Chadbourne, Jorge Garza, James Hetherington, Guus Kemp, Cesar A. Martinez, Cindy Palmer, Jill Pankey, Antonia Richardson, Franco Mondini-Ruiz, and Louis Vega trevino present new work for this group exhibition.

Galeria Ortiz Contemporary, San Antonio.

3/11/2010

First Man/Last Man: Apocalypse in Contemporary American Art

Art historian, editor-in-chief of Art Journal, and contributing editor at Artforum, Katy Siegel is the co-author of Art Works: Money and the author of "Since '45": The American Condition and Contemporary Art.

Chapman Auditorium, San Antonio.

3/11/2010

SCUM

A shampoo-bottling facility appears to be the source of an oozing plague infecting a small Texas town. Director Paul Gonzalez shot the indie horror flick SCUM entirely in Beeville, Texas, starring SA native (and Bill Miller employee) Brandon Maldonado. For the film, which premieres in its entirety for the first time this Thursday, Gonzalez converted a sewer plant into the dreaded factory responsible for a toxic seepage that’s turning townies into bloodthirsty lunatics. $6, 7:30pm, Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes, 1255 SW Loop 410, scumthemovie.com ()

$6. Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes, San Antonio.

3/11/2010

Art opening: CAM: The Cookie Jar Show

Artists Wesley Harvey, Diana Kersey, Dennis Smith, and Ryan Takaba present highly innovative cookie jars for this CAM reception. Milk and cookies will be served.

Lily's Cookies, San Antonio.

3/12/2010

Dance for the Cats featuring iLL Prospekt, Sandoz, This Horn of Afrika, Zorch, & Cosmic Sound

Donations will be accepted on behalf of the Humane Society.

$5. Limelight, San Antonio.

3/12/2010

Jupiter One & Sound of Curves

Josabi's, Helotes.

3/12/2010

Art opening: CAM 2010

Artitsts Lauren Browning, Bob Maxham, Laura Mijangos Kirk, Renee Mijangos, Alberto Mijangos, and Marty Ruona present sculpture, painting, and photography.

High Wire Arts, San Antonio.

3/13/2010

Luminaria 2010

With Luminaria coinciding with CAM (and St. Patrick’s Day festivities) this year, downtown is sure to look and feel like a three-ring art circus. First, you’ll want to print out an event map and schedule by visiting luminariasa.org/schedule. This will help you devise a plan of attack (with parking being the first battle). Lighting installations illuminating the facades of the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center and the Magik Theatre will bookend a magical artwalk through the trails of La Villita. Performance and art of every imaginable flavor can be found around any given corner. What we’re looking forward to: Installations by the UTSA New Media program, SAY Sí students, and hordes of forward-thinking artists; live performances by AtticRep, Ballet San Antonio, Hyperbubble, Los Texmaniacs, and Conjunto Heritage Taller; and a highly anticipated 3-D light show under the HemisFair arch. In a nutshell, it’s one night ()

Free. Downtown San Antonio, San Antonio.

3/13/2010

The Texas Ska Review w/ Blood N Beer, 3rd Coast, Indofin, the Bandulus, & the Bohunks

$10. Tonic, San Antonio.

3/13/2010

Hyperbubble

Hyperbubble will perform next to the Magik Theater as part of Luminaria.

Free. Magik Theatre, San Antonio.

3/13/2010

Art opening: American Icons

Photographers Pat Evans, Edgar Farrera, Aubra Franklin, Al Rendon, Mark Roddenberry, Ansen Seale, Laurence Seiterle, and Paul Sparks explore what it means to be an iconic.

Gallery 118, San Antonio.

3/14/2010

Cocina de las Americas: Paella Cook-Off

Chef Johnny Hernandez and H-E-B Central Market’s Dya Campos will host this Iron Chef-style competition between local and visiting chefs. For this inaugural event, which partners the New World Wine and Food Festival with the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Pearl Brewery, paella is the name of the game. While guests enjoy sangria and tapas, more than 40 chefs, including Jason Dady, Bruce Auden, Andrew Weissman, Waldy Malouf, and Peter Holt will test their skills in “Battle Paella,” turning Pearl’s lawn into Kitchen Stadium. The tickets aren’t cheap, but consider this: you might spend just as much going to brunch. $40 in advance at ciacocinadelasamericas.com, $50 at the event, ticket price includes food, wine, and entertainment, 11am-4pm, Pearl Brewery, 200 E. Grayson, eventsatpearl.com ()

$40 advance, $50 at the door. Pearl Brewery, San Antonio.