Holocaust: Lives Remembered Photo Exhibit

The Houston Harte UC Gallery welcomes an exhibit on loan from the Houston Holocaust Museum. This exhibit features Polish photos from the late 19th century leading up to the Nazi invasion in 1939 and is free to the public. (The UC is located on Rosemont St.)

SAMFA - Art Thursdays

Bring the whole family out on Thursday afternoons for specially prepared kids activities. Clay and watercolors are always available along with two other activities which change each Thursday. Admission is $1 per person from 2-6 pm at the museum. For more information visit www.samfa.org or call 653-3333.

SAMFA - Big Squeeze Accordian Contest and Film

The Art Museum is partnering with Texas Folklife in hosting live AUDITIONS for the BIG SQUEEZE ACCORDION CONTEST this Saturday, April 3 at the Art Museum. The contest is open to musicians 21 and younger and music for audition may be Cajun, German, Czech, Zydeco, Polish Polka, Tejano, Conjunto/Norteno, or Western. Immediately following the documentary film, The Big Squeeze by filmmaker & San Angelo native, Hector Galan, will be shown. This event is free and open to the public! 1 Love Street at the Museum. Call 653-3333 FMI or visit www.samfa.org

 

Story time at the library

Author, Suzanne Bloom will read to pre-schoolers at the main branch.

Fort Concho Speaker Series

Fort Concho welcomes you to bring a sack lunch (or purchase a prepared meal from Mr. T's Deli for $6) and enjoy its 2010 speaker series featuring historically significant guest lectures and presentations 657-4441:
April 7th - Sons of the Confederate Veterans
April 14th - "The Real Lonesome Dove" with Conrad McClure
April 21st - History, Geology, & Water Resources with geoscientist, Stephen Shaw
April 28th - "Making History Come Alive" - Robert Hollman (author/reenactor)

19th Annual Read to me March at the Courthouse

Come out to the Courthouse to here special readings by local students. Author, Suzanne Bloom will be present as well!

SAMFA - Art Thursdays

Bring the whole family out on Thursday afternoons for specially prepared kids activities. Clay and watercolors are always available along with two other activities which change each Thursday. Admission is $1 per person from 2-6 pm at the museum. For more information visit www.samfa.org or call 653-3333.

2nd Thursday Courtyard Concert - Chicken Farm

Come on out to the Chicken Farm for a free concert featuring Ed Stabler and Kelly Henson. Celebrate the release of their new cd, Wind in the Wire.

ASU Chorale "Pops at the Pavillion"

ASU's choir will put on a free show at the on-campus ASU pavilion.

San Angelo Concert Series

Started in 2004 by host, Daniel Makins, The San Angelo Concert Series brings nationally known, award-winning, professional songwriters to West Texas. Guest artists perform original music crossing genre barriers in an intimate, non-smoking, acoustically superb setting. Artists share insights and inspirations behind memorable and genuine songs. Coffee and dessert will be provided. Those wishing to do so may respectfully "BYOB."

Shows run on selected Fridays. Doors open at 6:30pm for $15 cash/check
"The Great Room" - recital hall behind Emmanuel Episcopal Church
3 South Randolph (Downtown San Angelo corner of Harris and Bryant/hwy 87)

The special guest for this show is Chuck Pyle from Colorado. Admired as a sly humorist and an innovative guitarist, Chuck Pyle has performed for the Colorado Legislature, on Austin City Limits, and at Bill Gates' home. He's had his songs recorded by John Denver, Chris LeDoux, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & Jerry Jeff Walker.

Please visit www.danielmakins.com for more info including links to previous and upcoming guest artists!

9th Annual Geneology Seminar - ASU

Location: Christian Living Center of First Baptist Church, 20 E. Harris Ave.

Admission: General public $45, before April 1;
Members of the Friends of the Porter Henderson Library and West Texas Collection or the San Angelo Genealogical and Historical Society, $40.

E-mail: shirleyhuntleydobson@yahoo.com

An optional lunch buffet is available by reservation only for an additional $15.00; lunch reservations are required by April 1. After April 1, the fee is $50.00 with no lunch reservations available. Early bird registrations postmarked by March 25 receive an extra door prize ticket.

San Angelo’s 9th Annual Genealogy Workshop brings noted genealogist Kelvin Meyers to speak at an all-day workshop. Meyers will present four topics: “Probate: More Than a Will,” “The Hand That Rocked the Cradle Could Rule the World” (tracing female ancestors), “Life Down on the Farm: The Semi-Weekly Farm News,” and “Scallywags, Rogues, and Ruffs: All Those Ancestors We Don’t Talk About.” The San Angelo Genealogy Workshop is co-sponsored by Friends of Porter Henderson Library and West Texas Collection and the San Angelo Genealogical and Historical Society.

San Angelo Museum of Fine Art - Family Day

On the second Saturday of every month families can participate in hands-on art activities, sample new foods, listen to music of a different culture, and tour exhibits for free! The season rolls on with a Korean Experience. Please call the museum at 653-3333 or visit www.samfa.org for more info.

SAMFA - Chamber Music Series

SAN ANGELO CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES features concerts by outstanding musicians from across Texas and the United States and regularly draws patrons from every segment of the community with both traditional chamber musicians and more broadly based contemporary or ethnic music groups. Several local caterers and restaurants will provide refreshments for the concerts. Ensembles perform in an intimate and acoustically wonderful space with all concerts starting at 2:00 p.m. at the Art Museum. 

This concert features the Angelo State University Music Faculty offering a wide variety of instrumental and vocal performance.

San Angelo Blues Society - Blues Fest. Planning Meeting

Blues Fest. planning at Fuentes Cafe Downtown!

ASU Jazz Band Concert

Free to public in the CJ Davidson center on Rosemont.

Fort Concho Speaker Series

Fort Concho welcomes you to the 2010 guest lecturer/presenter series. Bring a sack lunch or purchase a prepared meal from Mr. T's Deli for $6 and enjoy a noon-time historically significant speaker - "The Real Lonesome Dove" with historian/reenactor Conrad McClure. Call 657-4441 for more info.

SAMFA - Art Thursdays

Bring the whole family out on Thursday afternoons for specially prepared kids activities. Clay and watercolors are always available along with two other activities which change each Thursday. Admission is $1 per person from 2-6 pm at the museum. For more information visit www.samfa.org or call 653-3333.

ASU Percussion Ensemble Recital

CJ Davidson Center 1910 Rosemont - free to public

Journey to Mars - ASU Planetarium

ASU planetarium welcomes you to take a voyage through the history of our knowledge of the planet, Mars. $3 adults/$2 children/ ASU students and staff free.

Downtown Art Walk

Special Friday Edition for the Ceramics Show! Head downtown every third Thursday of the month for Downtown San Angelo Art Walk. This self-guided tour is totally free and includes admission to the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, commercial art galleries and other arts-related businesses and exhibits. A trolley is always available to transport "walkers" from one end of the loop to the other with several stops in between. There are also music venues along the way. Come see what all the talk is about! Sponsored by Downtown San Angelo Inc., San Angelo Museum of Fine Art and the San Angelo Cultural Affairs Council.

FMI (325) 655-1234 or www.downtownsanangelo.com

Holocaust Remembrance guest lecture - Dr. Goldfarb

Location: C.J. Davidson Conference Center, Houston Harte University Center, Multi-cultural Center - 1910 Rosemont

Admission: Open free to the public

Dr. Al Goldfarb, the president of Western Illinois University, is the world's leading authority on the theater of the Holocaust. His talk will touch on the horrors of the Holocaust and how they affected not only the survivors but also their offspring in the next generation. As a child of Holocaust survivors, Goldfarb could not escape the impact of their experiences on his own life, including the loss of both family roots and a personal connection to that heritage.

The experience also shaped his academic career when he chose to study the history of theater with a specialty on the role and impact of theater in the concentration camps. His book, "Theatrical performance during the Holocaust," co-edited with Rebecca Rovit, was a finalist for the 1999 National Jewish Book Award.

San Angelo Symphony - Elegant Evenings

"Una Noche Bajo Las Estrellas" - hosted by Diane and Luis Duarte and Sheila and Jorge Vilarde. Appetizers and dinner will be served at the Duarte Home with Mariachi Music adding to the atmosphere. Progress to dessert and coffee at the Vilarde Home (next door) where piano music will set the mood. This will be a fun party you will not want to miss. Tickets $60 - reserve by April 9 - limited to 60 guests - 658-5877 

5th Annual Picnic in the Park

Free for all! Come out to Kirby Community Park on Edmund Blvd. for hotdogs, activities, mascots, fun and games. Get info on resources for your family and enjoy a great afternoon.

Symphony Belle /Beaux informational meeting

If you have a young belle or beaux entering the 7th grade in 2010 and would like information about this special program serving the San Angelo Symphony, please come out to the visitor's center and learn more. Call Kim Mariano 949-5523 or Becky Wilcox 944-7585 FMI. All Belles/Beauxs must be sponsored by a member of the symphony guild.

Fort Concho Speaker Series

Bring a sack lunch or purchase a prepared meal from Mr. T's Deli for $6 and enjoy historically significant guest lectures during the noon-hour. "History, Geology, & Water Resources" with geoscientist, Stephen Shaw. Call 657-4441 for more info.

SAMFA - Art Thursdays

Bring the whole family out on Thursday afternoons for specially prepared kids activities. Clay and watercolors are always available along with two other activities which change each Thursday. Admission is $1 per person from 2-6 pm at the museum. For more information visit www.samfa.org or call 653-3333.

Mars Quest - ASU Planetarium

Explore our history and future relating to the planet, Mars. $3 adults/$2 children/ ASU students and staff free.

San Angelo Symphony - Wells Fargo Family Pops Concert!

This year the crown jewels of Mexico, Mariachi Vargas, will perform. This popular group has a history spanning over 100 years and is one of Mexico's (and certainly Mariachi's) finest musical exports. The performance will take place in the Junell Center. Tickets range from $6 for kids-$20 with various discounts for seniors, students, and military. Visit www.sanangelosymphony.org or call 658-5877 today for tickets.

Spring Chicken Affair - WTRC

Tickets are $7 - Support the West Texas Rehab by treating your whole family to a plate of fried chicken with all the fixins and hear live music by The Divas in the large tents behind first financial bank at 3453 Knickerbocker - Call 223-6300

ASU Wind Ensemble Recital

Free to the public at ASU.

Blues Festival Planning Meeting

Blues Fest. planning session at Sealy Flats!

"Grand and Glorious" - ASU Chorale Concert

Come out to the Cactus Hotel at 36 E. Twohig for a great show by ASU's Chorale Program.

Fort Concho Speaker Series

Bring a sack lunch or purchase a prepared meal from Mr. T's Deli for $6 and enjoy a historically significant guest lecturer at the the fort concho commisary bldg. "Making History Come Alive" with author/reenactor Robert Hollman. Call 657-4441 for more info.

SAMFA - Art Thursdays

Bring the whole family out on Thursday afternoons for specially prepared kids activities. Clay and watercolors are always available along with two other activities which change each Thursday. Admission is $1 per person from 2-6 pm at the museum. For more information visit www.samfa.org or call 653-3333.

Mars Quest - ASU Planetarium

Explore our neighbor planet: $3 adults/$2 children/ free to ASU students and staff.

ASU Drama Department produces "Eurydice"

Location: ASU Modular Theatre, Carr Education-Fine Arts Building, 2602 Dena Drive

Admission: $3.00 ASU Students; $4.00 Non-ASU Students; $8.00 General Public; Free for Arts@ASU Subscribers and Activity Card Holders

In EURYDICE, Sarah Ruhl reimagines the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its heroine. Dying too young on her wedding day, Eurydice must journey to the underworld, where she reunites with her father and struggles to remember her lost love. With contemporary characters, ingenious plot twists, and breathtaking visual effects, the play is a fresh look at a timeless love story.