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July 2009 Calendar of Events

By Melissa Martinez, About.com

The sun is scorching but the list of summer events is just barely heating up! See what there is to do all month here.

Texas Drawing Invitational

07/02/2009 - 09/06/2009, Mon-Sat 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m., Sun 11:00a.m.-4:00p.m.

The Russell Hill Rogers Galleries, Navarro Campus is the site of this invitation, which is free and open to the public.

Texas Shakespeare Festival

07/02/2009 - 08/02/2009, Evening shows @ 7:30 p.m. matinees@ 2:00 p.m.

Love the Bard? Go to the Texas Shakespeare festival for performances of some of his most famous plays including Romeo and Juliet and Love's Labours Lost.

Graham Toms

07/02/2009 - 07/28/2009,

The Jump-Start Performance Co., 108 Blue Star will hold this unique event where raham Toms, an Irish artist living in Texas, gives life to Don Quixote. Using black ink and Japanese sumi-e style brushes. He will do this live each night, which should make for a unique experience for each crowd.

Contemporary Arts Month Exhibit

07/03/2009 - 07/24/2009, Mon. - Thurs 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m., Fri/Sat. 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m.

SAY Si presents EnLIGHTenment - Collaborative artworks utilizing illuminated mediums created with SAY Sí Alumni art school students participating in our summer residency program

Randy Travis Around the Bend Tour

07/03/2009, 8:00 p.m.

The famous country crooner comes to the Sunken Garden Theater for an intimate outdoor performance.

Fabulous Family Fourth Concert and Fireworks

7/04/2009, 8:00 p.m.

The Largest Independence Day Fireworks Display in San Antonio! This Concert will feature members of the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra with Bernard Rubenstein as their conductor. Lincoln Portrait will be performed and will be narrated by Dave Rios of KONO 101.1 FM.

Black Light Art Party at Calcasieu Gallery

7/04/2009,

The Calcasieu Gallery, 214 Broadway is host to this one-of-a-kind Fourth of July party that is free and open to the public.

Nuevo León: Three Generations

07/08/2009 - 08/30/2009, Tue-Fri 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Sat/Sunday 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

The Instituto Cultural de México at San Antonio, Texas and CONARTE Nuevo Leon, will present an exhibition of 21 artists from the State of Nuevo Leon. With the participation of great masters and the production of young artists, the exhibit will show 200 art works that will enable the viewers to get a comprehensive take on the artistic work of the Northeast of Mexico.

Cactus Pear Music Festival - Young Peoples Concert

07/08/2009, 1:00 p.m.

Our Lady of the Lake University, 411 S.W. 24th St. hosts this presentation of Haydn: String Quartet No. 53 in D, Op. 65, No. 5.

Josiah Youth Media Festival

07/09/2009 - 07/11/2009,

URBAN-15 Studios, 2500 S. Presa, presents this media panel that will allow for discussion and critiquing of various forms of youth-created media.
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