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Hello SA Current Leadership Team, The purpose of my email is to express not only to express my dissatisfaction and disappointment with the “SA Badasses” piece, but to also gain a better understanding of how the piece came to be and what were the qualities you looked for when selecting the “uncompromising, relentless pioneers new and old who’ve made (and continue to make) San Anto great”. The intro reads: With San Antonio’s continued growth, it’s easy to focus on a #CityOnTheRise. But before the tech moment and the recent culinary boom, others had to lay the foundation for the River City’s upward trajectory. As such, we’re looking at uncompromising, relentless pioneers new and old who’ve made (and continue to make) San Anto great. From solar explorers to our first and second female mayors, we celebrate these San Antonio badasses. What was your “badass”selection process? Once you had your list of “badasses”, how did you determine which “badasses” would be featured in this peace? I would also like to understand what is the goal and vision for your publication in terms of providing readers news and information? Does SA Current have any standards of excellence that you try to hold your staff to or is this publication only meant to be a place where folks channel some creative energies? In other words, you all have day jobs and you just do this for fun as a side project. If this publication is meant to provide San Antonio citizens an alternative news source, how do you measure your staffs’ performance as well as the quality of their work? Clearly, there are readers, like myself who felt you missed the mark and are doing more harm than good with this piece. Have you had an opportunity to read and reflect on some of the comments left by readers? Will you take the time to learn about “badasses” your readers are encouraging you to highlight? What are your lessons learned? How will you prevent this from occurring in the future? What will you do to improve your current processes? Is this piece something that you are proud of? Have you considered, pulling this issue and it’s artwork? Are you going to issue an apology? Are you going to hold the team the put this together accountable for this? I hope that you will take the time to respond. [sic] Respectfully, Denise Ojeda • Send your thoughts, comments or kudos to letters@sacurrent.com

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ISSUE Issue 16_14 /// April 6 – April 12, 2016

NEWS

Newsmonger Spurs keep rolling // New river barges // First win for SAFC

CALENDAR

Our top picks for the week

SCREENS

New Queer Cinema Shining a spotlight on gay life

FOOD

Sweet Dreams Local chef Susana Mijares premieres Food Network show Culinary Calendar 7 ways to get your drink/grub on this week Flavor File Because there’s always room for more coffee

MUSIC

You Taught Me How to Hurt Real Bad No irony zone: Dwight Yoakam’s consistent greatness Oh, Maverick Fest, We Hardly Knew You Bands to see at what may be the last Maverick Music Fest Many Miles to Go Before Sleep Mothers freak the folk out Music Calendar What to see and hear this week

ARTS + CULTURE

Baller Art Art at the AT&T Center shines Far From Home The Migrant Children’s Project brings joy and stability

In Our Hands Activist Dolores Huerta took some time to talk to us

NIGHTLIFE

Unpacking Burleson Yard Beer Garden New beer garden should grow into its location Bottle & Tap Learning SA’s brew history through film

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COVER Maverick Music Festival gears up for what may be the twoday concert’s final year. Art direction by Rick Fisher and Sarah Flood-Baumann

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BEXAR-O-METER Checking the temperature of events in Bexar County and beyond

SPURS SET FRANCHISE WIN RECORD 64 victories and counting

NEWSMONGER Spurs Keep Rolling // New River Barges // First Win for SAFC Regular Season Success While NBA observers hold their collective breath over whether the Golden State Warriors will win 73 games, that team from South Texas is quietly — of course — updating a few records of its own on its slow and steady trod to the playoffs. With a 102-95 win over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday, April 2, the Spurs set a single-season franchise record with 64 wins. And since the Warriors lost to the Boston Celtics last week, the Spurs now hold the longest active home winning streak. The Spurs haven’t lost at home yet this year, and with two home games left, the team has a chance to do something unprecedented: post a perfect 41-0 in regular season games. But that will be hard to do, since the Spurs’ final two home games come against its toughest Western Conference rivals: the Warriors and the Oklahoma City Thunder. All this regular season success might 10 CURRENT • April 6—April 12, 2016 • sacurrent.com

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seem to fly in the face of conventional Spurs wisdom. After all, the PopovichDuncan era Spurs are known to eschew 82-game records in favor of resting up for the playoffs. But there’s been plenty of that, too. No Spur ranks in the top 50 in terms of total minutes played. The Spurs who have logged the heaviest minutes are Kawhi Leonard, who’s played the 53rdmost minutes in the NBA, and LaMarcus Aldridge, who’s played the 68th-most. No other Spur even cracks the top 100. Conversations about “the best Spurs team ever” will be reserved until after the playoffs. But from a regular season perspective, this year’s club has a fullcourt press on that discussion. I’m on a (New) Boat! Heading to the River Walk? Take a good, hard look at the barges ferrying folks. They’ll soon be replaced by newer models. Well, not too soon. The new versions won’t hit the water until 2018, in time for the city’s Tricentennial. But the updates will look completely different, and operate differently, too. The updated design was created by METALAB, a Houston-based firm. The single-deck barges will run on electric motors, and have plenty of room to

accommodate people in wheelchairs. The decorative railings are slanted outward and designed to look like papel picado. The METALAB design beat out 11 others from around the country. The final three were showcased last week in an open house where the public could provide feedback on their favorite. In May, the City of San Antonio will put out requests for proposals to build and operate the fleet. A test barge will hit the river in 2017 to ensure that the design works on the River Walk. Undefeated San Antonio sports history was made Sunday night. It just happened to be in Seattle. San Antonio FC, the city’s new professional soccer team, debuted on April 3 against Seattle Sounders FC 2 in Tukwila, Washington. The inaugural game was also the club’s first win, as they shut out Seattle 3-0. Jason Johnson, a Jamaican national who previously played for the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer, scored two goals in the first half. With a perfect record, San Antonio will hold its long-awaited home opener on Saturday, April 9, at 7:30 p.m. at Toyota Field.

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Legendary activist Dolores Huerta reflects on the current state of America MARK REAGAN/@210REAGAN

There are few people alive who can lay claim to decades of activism that changed history as much as Dolores Huerta. At 85, Huerta witnessed the Civil Rights era. She is arguably one of the most influential labor leaders of all time, having co-founded the United Farm Workers with César Chávez in 1962. Following a savage beating at the hands of San Francisco police officers in 1988 at a peaceful protest against George H.W. Bush’s candidacy for the presidency, Huerta recovered and then aimed her wisdom and grit on women’s rights and encouraging Latinas to run for office. On April 15, Huerta will join Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards at the Marriott Rivercenter for Planned Parenthood South Texas’ annual luncheon. In late March, Huerta was kind enough to take some time and chat with us about the importance of Planned Parenthood, women’s rights and her thoughts on today as compared to her experience during the Civil Rights era and more. The interview is edited for clarity and length. Why did you agree to speak at the Planned Parenthood South Texas luncheon? Well, I’m quite honored to be invited to speak at that event, actually. Planned Parenthood is a great organization that does so much good and provides so many services all over America, and it’s an organization I hold in high esteem. It’s a great honor. Any woman would feel the same as I do. Have you ever met Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards? Oh, I’ve known Cecile for many many years, and I knew her mom and her kids. Texas has relentlessly attacked Planned Parenthood. Most notably with the notorious 2013 law HB2 that requires abortion doctors to have hospital-admitting privileges and clinics to meet ambulatory surgical center standards. As you know, that law is in the hands of a Supreme Court sans one judge. What do Texans need to do to stop laws like HB2 before they end up at the Supreme Court? We have to continue educating people on the importance of voting. That’s one of the many laws. I was in Corpus Christi, Texas, last November and people

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were telling me horror stories where women had to travel hundreds of miles to get to a clinic, which costs an exorbitant amount of money for a safe procedure. Women have to rise up and organize families, neighbors and get people registered to vote and get some decent people elected to the Legislature in Texas. It’s in our hands. It’s in our hands to change this situation.

killing of millions of Jews. We’re in a very very dangerous moment and leading up to this are all of the other fascist tendencies that we have been accumulating by having so many people in prison, everything being illegal and those people espousing and supporting those racist comments Trump has been using against Muslims, Mexicans, disabled people. It’s a very scary moment.

What do you think about Sen. Ted Cruz and Donald Trump?

What would you say to young women navigating this hostile landscape of politics and misogyny?

Well, either one of them would be a disaster because they both came out adamantly about defunding Planned Parenthood. Trump’s a misogynist. He’s demeaning to women, and I hope women are paying attention.

Well, I think a lot of young women don’t realize the danger that they are in because they take a lot of things for granted and are not understanding that so many rights can be taken away from us in the U.S. by legislators and Congress and at the Supreme Court level — whether Planned Parenthood can perform abortions at clinics in Texas — so many rights have been fought for, like Roe. V. Wade, and these can be taken away from us. Young women need to pay attention and get involved. Rights won in the past can be lost.

What can you say about the state of affairs in America today through the lens in which you saw the same country during the 1960s? Well, in some ways, things are similar. And in some ways, they are very different. I think the scary thing is the way that the Congress and state legislatures are captured by people like the Koch brothers, rightwing billionaires who are putting so much money into campaigns to support their personal interests, like coal and petroleum. We have a real threat to our democracy. People like Ted Cruz and Donald Trump and the violent statements they’ve made reminds you of Hitler. He came out with the same kind of rhetoric and the action, with the

There’s a lot of negatives out there, from HB2 to people like Trump and more. Are there bright spots in the realm of women’s rights? Well, I think one of the good indicators that women are paying attention is that Hillary Clinton, right now, is CONTINUED ON PAGE 17 ►

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ahead in the polls and in the delegates she’s been able to win. And going back to the ’60s, where you may have had one or two organizations, now there are dozens, if not hundreds, all over America fighting for women’s rights. There are more women in legislatures and in Congress. So we’re inching up. At this pace, it will take about 200 years for gender equality. And we need to make sure that the women elected are feminists who stand up for equal rights for women, the LGBT community, climate change, immigrant rights, worker rights, union rights. There is still a long way to go, and we need to empower women to know that, yes, they can be office holders and decision makers. We see a lot of headlines about state and federal level efforts to restrict access to Planned Parenthood’s services and to defund the organization. But more nuanced efforts happen on the local level. For instance, several San Antonio City Council members voted to approve a zoning change that would make more hoops for ambulatory surgical centers — like say, a dentist office

or a Planned Parenthood clinic — to get approval before one can be built. What should San Antonians do about that? People in those districts should remove them from office because they’re not voting for constituents but for religion. We had a similar situation with one of our assembly people here who said he couldn’t vote for equal rights or pro-choice because of his beliefs. He was voted out of office next election. Women should get out there and organize and field a candidate against people like that.

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Loosely based on local fashion designer and former Jive Refried vintage shop owner Agosto Cuellar, this web series, which made its online debut back in 2011, is getting pulled from the archives for a one-night-only, “specially edited” screening of all six episodes. Five years ago, director Kimberly Suta told the San Antonio Current she was inspired to write a series about the wild scenarios she saw firsthand at Cuellar’s shop. “Jive Refried was always the central hub for all the craziness that goes on in Southtown,” she said. The screening will also include a trailer for a faux second season of the show. Free, 8pm, The Friendly Spot, 943 S. Alamo St., (210) 224-2337, thefriendlyspot.com. — Kiko Martínez

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Everybody knows the tale of the girl who went to the ball and lost her glass slipper when the clock struck midnight. Originally written for television in 1957, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s spin on Cinderella has rallied the likes of Julie Andrews and Brandy to star as the leading lady yearning for a better life. Onstage, the family-friendly musical treats the familiar bits (including the pumpkin carriage, the masked ball and the ugly stepsisters) to a bevy of unexpected transformations, all accompanied by a live orchestra. $35$125, 7:30pm Wed-Thu, 8pm Fri, 2pm & 8pm Sat, 2pm & 7:30pm Sun, The Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston St., (210) 226-3333, majesticempire.com. — Murphi Cook

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Rendered with everything from ground aluminum and rose petals to wax and tar, Jesus Toro Martinez’s mixed-media paintings might pull visual triggers before any personal or emotional ones. Yet, Martinez — who earned his BFA from the gone-butnot-forgotten San Antonio Art Institute — imbues his richly layered works with references to such universal themes as love, religion, conflict and cultural identity. Possibly nodding with its title to all that lies beneath his abstracted surfaces, Martinez’s “Symbols & Icons” opens in conjunction with Second Saturday in the South Flores/Lone Star Arts District. Free, 7-10pm, Dock Space, 107 Lone Star Blvd., (210) 723-3048. — Bryan Rindfuss

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WestFest

SPECIAL EVENT

Hosted by the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, WestFest is a daylong event combining performing arts, exhibits, educational workshops and San Antobased cultural entrepreneurs. Part joyful celebration of West Side culture, part serious networking op, WestFest will see GCAC “activate [its] gallery, theater and public spaces with an attainable vision that blends culture and commerce in an innovative, authentic and relevant way.” The event culminates with a concert from Patricia Vonne, an SA-born singer-songwriter whose bilingual fusion has been described as “Texas border rock.” Free, noon6pm, Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, 1301 Guadalupe St., (210) 271-3151, guadalupeculturalarts.org. — JC

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‘Scraps’ ART

Mixed-media painter Cait Sherwood comes to Provenance Gallery all the way from Brookeville, Maryland. Considering she lives and works on her family’s farm there, it’s no surprise that her work — which melds water-soluble graphite, cut painted paper, gouache, acrylic paint and more — is full of nature. In her solo show “Scraps,” Sherwood presents works made over a span of six months in response to the landscape. Like all of Sherwood’s work, these pieces progress organically from an initial idea to their final form, combining elements and artifacts from throughout her personal creative world. Free, 7-10pm, Provenance Gallery, 1906 S. Flores St., (210) 216-8362, cait-makes.com. — JC

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During the Spurs’ last showdown with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Coach Gregg Popovich started a lineup that included reserves Patty Mills, Kyle Anderson, Boris Diaw and Boban Marjanovic, who hung with OKC for a good half. Still boasting the dynamic duo of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, the Thunder remain a playoff threat, albeit a tier below the Warriors and Spurs. As they gear up for the playoffs, it’s left to be seen if the Spurs can make NBA history and go undefeated at home during the regular season. With Coach Pop already resting his core, it appears the team has loftier goals in mind. $55-$2,142, 7pm, AT&T Center, One AT&T Center Pkwy., (210) 444-5000, attcenter.com. — M. Solis

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All’s fair in love and soccer, and sometimes even mama’s got to step off the sidelines. In Kathleen Clark’s Secrets of a Soccer Mom, three reluctant mothers rage against their sons in a rapidly unraveling soccer game where confessions fly as fast as the ball. Weaving the pleasant predictability of a Lifetime movie with a laugh-out-loud script, the annual game encourages a bout of unexpected soul-searching as the women question motherhood, independence and whether they should let their boys win. The “sympathetic and compelling comedy” ultimately serves up a heaping helping of girl power as it kicks mommy-blog culture to the curb. Marisela Barrera directs the AtticRep production starring Anna De Luna, Georgette Lockwood and Margaret Tonra. $18-$28, 8pm ThuSat, 2:30pm Sun, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle, (210) 223-8624, tobincenter.org. — Murphi Cook

Art

Art opening: ”A Precarious Flux of Past and Present” Organized by Norbert Clyde

Martinez Jr. and Nina Hassele, this San Antonio College Student Art Guild exhibition showcases mixed-media works by students Anaia Alejandro, Anthony Alvarado, Dante DiPasquale, Keith Klabon, Fernando Lopez, Marisol Macias, Justin Mendez and Steven Salas. Free, 7-10pm Saturday; Dorćol Distilling Company, 1902 S. Flores St., (210) 229-0607.

Art opening: “Art for Their Sake” The

Society for Animal Rescue and Adoption (SARA) hosts a fundraising event with beer, wine, food, dogs available for adoption and a silent art auction/exhibition featuring animal-themed works by the likes of Mignon Harkrader, Jessica DeCuir, Mira Hnatyshyn, Kate Terrell and George Zupp. Free, 6-9pm Friday; High Wire Arts, 326 W. Josephine St., (210) 827-7681.

Art opening: “Between the Void” Chicagobased artist Sarah Jamison’s “Between the Void” combines photographic and crocheted fiber works to explore the unforeseen yet defining moments of our lives. Free, 7-10pm Friday; Clamp Light Artist Studios & Gallery, 1704 Blanco Road, (580) 704-9466.

Art opening: “Indigenous Jaguar Spirits from the Yucatan” Inspired by Meso-

American culture, beliefs and mythology, accomplished local painter Andy Villarreal’s latest body of work strikes up a vivid dialog inviting viewers into the realm of animals, symbols and colors derived from an indigenous spirit. Free, 6-9pm Friday; Centro Cultural Aztlan, 1800 Fredericksburg Road #103, (210) 432-1896.

”Sacred Waters” Divided into five groupings with symbolically colored walls, Roberto

Gonzalez’s solo show “Sacred Waters” features 44 large-scale paintings that treat pre-Columbian imagery as experienced through dreams and visions. Free, 10am-5pm Wednesday-Sunday, 10am-5pm Tuesday; Texas A&M University–San Antonio, Centro de Artes, 101 S. Santa Rosa Ave., (210) 784-1105.

Film

The Muppet Movie The Tobin hosts a

free, outdoor screening of director James Frawley’s 1979 classic following Kermit the Frog (voiced by Jim Henson), Miss Piggy (voiced by Frank Oz) and their newfound friends as they trek across America to find success in Hollywood. Notably, the film features cameos by the likes of Richard Pryor, Bob Hope, Steve Martin, Telly Savalas and Orson Welles. Free, 8pm Friday; Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle, (210) 223-8624.

REUSE! Because You Can’t Recycle the Planet The Southwest School of Art

hosts a screening of REUSE! Because You Can’t Recycle the Planet (a 2015 documentary following reuse pro Alex Eaves across the 48 contiguous U.S. states to find sustainable solutions for our waste problem) followed by a discussion about reuse and sustainability with local engineers, artists and arts educators. Free, 7-9pm Thursday; Southwest School of Art– Navarro Campus, 1201 Navarro St., (210) 200-8250.

Theater

A Wolverine Walks Into a Bar... Writer and performer Jaston Williams, best known for his work with Joe Sears on a popular series of off-kilter comedies set in mythical Tuna, Texas, returns to The Classic to premiere a new collection of monologues. Subtitled

‘MexiQueens’

As managers of Karolina’s Antiques, brothers Anthony and Uriel Diaz push the family business beyond an eclectic retail environment to act as both an “alternative safe space” and a “go-to zone” for the LGBT community. Rising to the occasion, Karolina’s playfully titled “MexiQueens” marries draginspired artwork and fashion design in a collaborative showcase for local artists Anthony “The Lemon” Diaz and Caterina Gutierrez. Whether working on paper or using his own face as a canvas, Diaz celebrates fierce “glamazons” and other “fantastical characters that only further highlight the fluid nature of gender.” Self-described as a “chola trapped in a drag queen’s body,” Gutierrez employs fashion as a medium to comment on “the duality of the Nuevo Latino identity,” with her new collection “Que Más Quieres?” comprising 12 looks to be worn by models of all shapes and sizes. $10-$15 (includes one drink, VIP tickets include swag bags), 6-9pm, Karolina’s Antiques, 1709 Blanco Road, (210) 731-9787. — Bryan Rindfuss Conversations Over Ice, the curiously named A Wolverine Walks into a Bar... nods to San Antonio stories and conversations in bars, where “tongues tend to loosen and the memories bubble up.” Linda Ford joins Williams onstage to help bring to life a guntoting Mary Kay saleswoman and an aging Auntie Mame clone, among other colorful characters. $20, 8pm Friday-Saturday, 3pm Sunday; The Classic Theatre of San Antonio, 1924 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 468-3900.

A Tribute to Duke Ellington The UTSA Jazz

Ensemble and the UTSA Concert Choir join forces for celebrate jazz icon Duke Ellington through performances of standards (such as “It Don’t Mean a Thing if It Ain’t Got That Swing” and “Do Nothin’ Till You Hear from Me”) and little-known pieces like “Chinoiserie” and “Tutti for Cootie.” Free, 3pm Sunday; University of Texas at San Antonio, UTSA Recital Hall, One UTSA Circle, (210) 458-4354.

Hap-Hazard: Making Order Out of Chaos A tree called Oak, Amy Winehouse, Sylvia Plath, a bad mother and a safe room all converge in this “playfest” written by the Bexar Naked Playwrights. $5-$8, 7:30pm Thursday-Saturday; Northeast Lakeview College, Performing Arts Center, 1201 Kitty Hawk Road, (210) 485-0200.

Make Me a Musical Performing Arts San

Antonio stages Bernard J. Taylor’s musical parody filled with high-kicking chorus numbers, tender ballads and jazz numbers, not to mention a Faustian twist and a cynical view of showbiz. $18-$25, 8pm Friday-Saturday, 3pm Sunday; Performing Arts San Antonio, 15717 San Pedro Ave., (210) 557-1187.

Reasons to Be Pretty You can call a woman many things, but just don’t call her regular.

In this final installment of Neil Labute’s trilogy of plays exploring obsession with physical appearance, the dead-end lives of four working-class friends unravel around a lover’s passing remark about his girlfriend’s face. In typical Labute fashion, language lies at the crux of this coming-of-age play. Expect plenty of F-bombs and variations on other four-letter insults in this piece that celebrates “the uncommonness in common speech.” David Rinear directs The Playhouse’s production. $12-$30, 8pm Friday-Saturday, 3pm Sunday; The Playhouse, 800 W. Ashby Pl., (210) 733-7258.

Words

Barbara Ras Esteemed local poet and Trinity University Press founding director Barbara Ras reads from her work in conjunction with National Poetry Month. Free, 6pm Monday; Forest Hills Library, 5245 Ingram Road, (210) 207-9230.

Sharon Olinka Gallery 20/20 celebrates

National Poetry Month by welcoming Sharon Olinka for a reading from her book Old Ballerina Club, which features a sequence based on San Antonio’s Donkey Lady legend. Free, 3-4:30pm Saturday; Gallery 20/20, 1010 S. Flores St. #108, (210) 473-8331.

Special Events

Mission Reach Flotilla Festival The San

Antonio River Foundation and San Antonio River Authority team up for a Mission Reach Flotilla Parade (with registered participants competing in a decorated kayak and canoe contest) to be followed by an evening with varied vendors and live music by The Peterson Brothers Band, Finding Friday, Los Nahuatlatos, Los Texmaniacs and Jimmy Gonzalez y Groupo Mazz. Free, 2-11pm Saturday; Mission County Park, 6030 Padre Drive, (210) 224-2694.

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Historic Robber Baron Cave welcomes invites guests to learn about Texas’ underground environment by exploring portions of the cave and speaking to volunteers stationed throughout. While helmets and lights will be provided, sturdy shoes and appropriate apparel are recommended. Free but donations appreciated, 9am-3pm Saturday; Robber Baron Preserve, 155 Camellia Drive.

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Bakery teams up with Good Earth to host a pet-centric event with food trucks, vendors, Fiesta medals, a pet costume contest and photo booth, plus adoptions benefiting local animal rescue efforts. Free, 10am-1pm Saturday; Good Earth Farm to Market, 2659 Eisenhauer Road, (210) 446-7466.

SoFlo Market Second Saturday mainstay

SoFlo Market celebrates its third anniversary by bringing together an array of artists and makers for a day promising hand-crafted and vintage finds, food trucks, Fiesta-themed photo ops and a Fiesta hat contest with a chance to win NIOSA tickets. Free, 10am-4pm Saturday; 1344 S. Flores St., (210) 379-4638.

The Happening Raise a glass to Artpace’s

21st birthday at this annual fundraising gala that enables the nonprofit to support innovative artists, provide unique and free exhibitions and serve more than 14,000 students through educational outreach. Following a theme of “The 21 Club Speakeasy,” the evening of dining, drinking and dancing (to music by New York-based duo The Dolls) honors Ballroom Marfa co-founders Fairfax Dorn and Virginia Lebermann. $500, 6-11:30pm Saturday; Artpace, 445 N. Main Ave., (210) 212-4900.

Time Travel Saturday: Splendor on the Range The Witte sheds light on the

life ways and history of American Indians through food, music, dancing, an exhibit of rare artifacts and a hands-on beading activity. $7-$15, noon-4pm Saturday; Witte Museum, 3801 Broadway, (210) 357-1900.

Wild Things Reptile specialist Blaine Eaton

invites attendees to “take a walk on the wild side” at this family-friendly event with a discussion, hands-on fun and close encounters with a ball python and Rose the alligator. $3 suggested donation (RSVP required by emailing nicole.mcleod@ sanantonio.gov), 10am-noon Saturday; Friedrich Wilderness Park, 21395 Milsa Drive, (210) 207-3782.

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Talks Plus

El Silencio de las Madres y Otras Reflexiones Sobre las Mujeres en la Cultura Trinity’s Mexico, The Americas

and Spain (MAS) program welcomes renowned Spanish author Laura Freixas for a Spanish-language lecture about her new book exploring women’s literature from two distinct angles. Free, 5:30-7pm Tuesday; Trinity University, Chapman Auditorium, One Trinity Pl., (210) 999-8826.

LGBT

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Held at a historic East Side home,

this masquerade under the stars invites guests to “grab a mask” and kick off Fiesta in style while enjoying music, dancing, food, an open bar, prizes and a silent auction with proceeds benefiting Fiesta Youth, San Antonio’s premier teen/youngadult LGBTQ support and enrichment group. $50-$125 at tickethookups.com/ midnight-fiestayouth, 7pm-midnight Saturday; 724 N. Olive St., (210) 706-4147.

Dance

Ballet Alive! Ballet San Antonio’s latest

showcases ballet’s fluidity of emotions in motion through a selection of five unique pieces by esteemed choreographers, including Confetti, Tribute, The Whistling and the premiere of BSA artistic director Willy Shives’ original works Solace and A Tropical Fiesta. $29.50-$134, 7:30pm Friday-Saturday, 2pm Sunday; Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle, (210) 223-8624.

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approach juxtaposing flamenco with modern dance, Tamara Adira’s provocative group Arte y Pasión also recruits talent from around the country to join in the ranks of the local dancers and musicians. For this latest offering, expect to see the San Francisco-based flamenco dancer Melissa Cruz and flamenco vocalist Jose Cortes. Together, the cast of locals and special guests follow Adira’s lead in an exploration of raw emotion and esoteric subject matter. $24-$25, 8pm Saturday, 4pm Sunday, Carver Community Cultural Center, Jo Long Theater, 226 N. Hackberry St., (210) 227-2034.

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Clockwise: Ansen Seale combines native plants found on power lines to create an interactive installation that lights up with classic Spurs colors when touched. Cruz Ortiz’s “Hello Darlin’ Map” is puro Texas and brightly greets fans entering through one of the AT&T Center’s entrances. Ethel Shipton’s “Chances 1,” “Chances 2,” “Choices” and “R&R II” are sometimes too popular with fans who attempt to dunk on the upholstered b-ball backboards.

BALLER ART The AT&T Center has one of the larger collections you didn’t know about MARK REAGAN/@210REAGAN

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The works of art the San Antonio Spurs are best known for are big, gold statues – championship trophies. However, the recently renovated AT&T Center makes a lesser-known aspect of the arena shine: a multitude of Texascentric art. “A lot of people think that art that was originally in the SBC Center is new art,” says Lisa Garcia, who, along with Alice Carrington Foultz, has curated the 200-plus collection since 2002. “It’s just that they didn’t see it. They’ve moved a lot of art from different locations.” 24 CURRENT • April 6—April 12, 2016 • sacurrent.com

That happened after the renovation that was completed just in time for this record-breaking season. However, as Garcia explains, there are new additions to the collection. Publicly viewable pieces include “Exit Signs,” by Ethel Shipton; “Light It Up,” by Elizabeth Carrington; “We’re Good Right Here,” by Ansen Seale; “Champions,” by Rudy Choperena; “Hello Darlin’ Map,” by Cruz Ortiz; “The Sixth Man,” by Guy Hundere and “Buckle Up,” by Campbell Bosworth. And there’s more on the way. Garcia said the AT&T Center just purchased the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Veinticinco print portfolio, which features Latino and Latina artists. “It includes living artists and a few deceased artists,” Garcia explained. “It’s a good representation

of the artistic community in San Antonio.” The proceeds of that sale go to scholarships for the art department. As for the entire collection, though it includes San Anto artists, it is not specific to the Alamo City. “All of the art is by artists who are in Texas or were in Texas at some point,” she said. “So, Texas and the area.” So no matter where a Spurs fan, or, really, anyone visiting to attend one of the many activities or events in the AT&T Center come from, there’s probably visual art that will give them some kind of reminder of home. “We put together a plan of what we wanted the building’s art to represent,” Garcia said. “And so it’s representative of the activities that take place in the building, of the region, of values like celebration and family.” mreagan@sacurrent.com

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• Top to bottom • Guy Hundere’s “The Sixth Man” contains 10,000 individually animated fans composed into a giant figure that undulates like crowds at the AT&T Center. Elizabeth Carrington’s massive and loud “Light It Up” is a celebration of all things San Antonio, sports and culture.

4. SMALL CIRCLE PHOTOS 1. “Exit Signs” by Ethel Shipton honors all the Spurs fans from around Texas. 2. The latest painting in a series of Spurs Championship teams by Barbra Riley. 3. “Champions” by Rudy Choperena emphasizes the movement behind greatness. 5.

4. Light installations by Cathy CunninghamLittle glow in a Spurs suite. 5. “Buckle Up” by Campbell Bosworth is an oversized Texas belt buckle

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Gemini Ink sponsors art class for migrant children MICHAEL MARKS/@MICHAELPMARKS

The girl speaks quickly at first, only halfturned to the classroom. She and the other girls in her class were assigned to picture a woman — how old is she, where is she, what clothes is she wearing — and write about her. Her teacher, Regina Moya, gives her a few words of encouragement, trying unsuccessfully to tuck a strand of the young Latina’s long, black hair behind an ear. “En fuerte!” Moya urges. The girl’s speaking slows, and she finishes reading. Suppressing a smile, she takes her seat amid applause from her peers. The scene is common: a bashful kid who’s hesitant to read in front of the class. But seeing the child act so predictably shy almost makes Moya forget that her students are indisputably brave at their core. Moya teaches creative writing, painting and illustration to unaccompanied children — asylum seekers — who have migrated to the U.S. from Central America. All of them, from the elementary school-aged kids to teenagers, have journeyed from their home countries and crossed the border into the U.S. without their parents. The children stay at Casa Blanca, a north San Antonio shelter operated by the nonprofit group Southwest Key. Casa Blanca houses about 45 children, where they live and take classes in a school-like setting until their court date, when a judge will decide whether they can remain in the U.S. or if they must return to their home country. “They all think that they’re going to stay. They’re all hopeful. They’re not adults,” Moya said. “They all think ‘I’m going to stay and I’m going to give money to my parents.’” Moya’s class, called the Migrant Children’s Project, is funded through a grant that Gemini Ink, a local nonprofit literary and arts organization, received specifically for migrant children. The grant pays for Moya’s time and for art supplies such as acrylic paint, brushes and sponges. She teaches two classes per week — one for boys, one for girls — and each class lasts two • Paintings by kids in the Migrant hours. Each lesson needs to be self-contained, Children’s Project Moya said, because she never knows which kids ‘The Same Boys and Girls from Anywhere’ will still be there for the next lesson. Casa Blanca is one of 23 immigrant youth shelters “They don’t know when they’re going to be gone, in the southwest run by Southwest Key. It’s a fulland they don’t know if they’re going to be deported,” service operation, where unaccompanied minors Moya said. “Each time I talk to them, I say ‘Goodbye guys, because I don’t know if I’m going to see you receive everything they need — food, clothing, next week.’ And they don’t even know. They might shelter, medical attention — while they wait to see an get the call tomorrow.” immigration judge and either be united with family in

the U.S. or sent back to their home country. “Sometimes when I get there, I’m very aware of their situation. But once I start teaching, I kind of forget. It’s like the same boys and girls from anywhere. Humans, we act the same,” Moya said. Casa Blanca is well beyond 1604 on top of a hill. A manicured lawn sprawls around the large, white house, with a miniature soccer field (complete with astroturf) on one side of the front yard and a volleyball net on the other. It’s tucked into a quiet neighborhood — if you weren’t looking for the house, you’d pass right by it. The only noise outside is the chirps of swallows swooping by the front door. The day I visited the girls’ class, they met in a small but tidy classroom with white walls and tile. Flimsy plastic posters, mostly in English, line the walls. There’s a map of the original 13 colonies, the solar system, units of measurement, the order of operations. Inside the room, 14 girls, mostly of late middle or early high school age, sit. They’re all dressed in unicolor T-shirts, some yellow, some gray, some blue. Their shoes are all knockoff Converse Chuck Taylor’s, and most of their blue jeans are cuffed, some of them rolled up four or five inches. Today they’re learning about using a spatula and rapid brush strokes to evoke a certain style. Moya shows them Vincent van Gogh’s “The Starry Night,” and a YouTube tutorial on impressionism to guide them. They set to work, snatching paints from the front table and rushing back to their desks. Soon, brushes flick back and forth across miniature canvases, like a set of metronomes all following different beats. As they paint, they periodically hold their works up to Moya. She weaves in between the rows of desks, stopping to give advice or hold up examples for the rest of her class. The room’s filled with music piped in through her iPhone, a playlist of instrumental pop songs done in orchestral fashion (“Clocks” by Coldplay, “Bittersweet Symphony” by The Verve). Slowly, hazy skies, beaches, birds and waves of grass emerge on the canvasses. Moya photographs the paintings, but lets the kids hold onto them. The art they create in the class are among their only possessions. “To be able to be with them at this point in their lives, it’s really amazing,” Moya said. “They have a special courage and they’re willing to do anything, anything at all.” mmarks@sacurrent.com sacurrent.com • April 6—April 12, 2016 • CURRENT 27

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Baking has always driven Susana Mijares’ ambition. In 2009, she and her family moved from Torreón, Mexico to San Antonio and opened Délice Chocolatier and Patisserie on the city’s far North Central Side. Seven years later, Mijares, a graduate of the Cordon Bleu Paris, has achieved another “lifelong dream” as a chef. Starting April 10, she will compete on the second season of the Food Network’s Spring Baking Championship for a $50,000 grand prize. During an interview with the San Antonio Current, Mijares (aka The Chocolate Queen), talked about what it’s like baking for her kids and what she hopes viewers take from her own personal story of determination. Do you have the Food Network playing on TV all the time at home? All the time! I have five kids and all of them watch the Food Network. I used to tell them that I was going to be on there one day. I teach my kids that if you have a dream and a purpose in life, you should just go for it. That’s what my parents taught me. For me to finally achieve this dream, it’s like all my family is part of it. How do your kids enjoy having a mom who can bake sweets for them any time they want? They love it! Since they were little kids, I taught them how to eat everything. I like them to try something before they say they don’t like it. They know how to bake. They really enjoy it. It sounds like food and family go hand-in-hand in your household. I come from a very large family in Mexico, so we’re always around food and celebrations like birthday parties. For me, food is a way to represent the union of the family. You can say a lot of things with a cake. I can speak through my food. I can only imagine what a birthday party at your house looks like. Do your kids ask for customized cakes? Yes, they want specific cakes! Sometimes they will draw me what they like. They tell all their

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friends. Whenever somebody needs a cake they say, “Oh, my mom will bring it!” I’m assuming you’re volunteered for a lot of bake sales, yes? A lot of the time, yes! My kids will raise their hand and say, “My mom will do it!” What are some examples of how you incorporate Mexican culture into the foods you bake? Well, I was raised in Mexico and I studied in France and now I live in the States, so I try to make a mixture of all the cultures. I have this banana dulce de leche cream pie. I also make French macaroons and fill them with horchata flavor. I also have this recipe for dark chocolate cake with chipotle. It’s so delicious!

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For a somewhat austerely styled concept, Burleson Yard Beer Garden has a lot to unpack. Composed of a sprawling gravel-floored outdoor patio and a white-brick indoor pavilion, Burleson owes a hefty portion of its identity to its East Side location. The beer garden is self-aware of its limited parking options and as recompense provides ample rows of bike racks to encourage green commuting. As if in response to the gesture, nearly half of the clientele on the Tuesday night I visited were cyclists. The area also plays host to a frequently used set of train tracks that abut the east end of the patio. The tracks are perpendicular to Burleson Street, not 20 feet from the bar, which, in addition to making parking that much more difficult, also adds to the noise problem that plagues the site. Two food trucks parked outside the north end of Burleson each add their own distinct soundtracks. The first truck, Professor Frank Furter’s, is attached to an electric generator for the time being, which chugged along gamely throughout the night. Within a week or two, bartender Daniel Delgado assured, an electrician is coming to provide a permanent electrical hook-up, which will not only cut the noise of the generator but will allow for a rotating cast of mobile food vendors to set up shop. Feet away from the German-inspired hot dog truck was La Maceta Tapatios, a bustling taco truck offering everything from mini tacos (6 for $7) to their Mexican Hotdog ($8), an architectural marvel that hoists refried beans, a beef frank, pico de gallo, crema and homemade bacon under an Atlassian bun. Drink specials of any sort would be welcome, as the recently opened beer garden boasts a full bar but lacks a composed cocktail menu. Delgado again assured that they plan to roll out a menu for mixed drinks within a week, but until then it’s either dealer’s choice or a selection from the bar’s muscular beer list. Bracketed into “Drafts, Cans and Bottles,” the beer menu more than makes up for its unimaginatively named categories with its curation and affordability. Craft beers such as the two I chose, the Ballast Point Sculpin IPA and Founders All Day IPA, run in the $5-$6 neighborhood, while staple domestic offerings lie closer to the $2 mark. Aim to arrive at Burleson between 4 and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday to take advantage of their $5 happy hour margaritas. Their micheladas, as rumor

has it, are also making an early case for some of the best in town. The outdoor patio is the size of an Olympic pool and is split into three areas, each with their own distinct décor. The hive of the beer garden is front and center, waiting to greet you once you walk under the wooden frame — and mind your step — into the central drinking headquarters. Metal chairs and tables of pastel greens, blues, pinks and yellows dot this district, which due to its adjacency to the bar within the pavilion, is packed with people waiting in line and buzzing around tables. A raised wooden deck holds rows of rugged picnic tables and is saddled next to a currently dormant Spartan trailer. Soon, Burleson plans to use well-lit child’s play place. The inclusion of the play place, that area to host live music on Fridays and Saturdays, as well as the future live music patio and art installation, which — though adding another section to the site’s all speak to Beekly’s hope for the bar to be a community symphony — could make the northeast corner of the bolstering place. With food, alcohol, bike racks, music, patio the most popular. art and a children’s attraction, the vision seems Competing for that future popularity will be an like an imminent reality. art installation that is currently under construction Burleson Yard Beer As time presses on and the heat grows in the central part of the patio. Lee Beekly, the Garden unbearable, Burleson’s indoor pavilion will owner, intends to gut and erect a shipping crate 430 Austin St., become more integral. The rows of industrial that will play host to rotating artists and their work. (210) 354-3001 picnic tables, smattering of plush sofas and the Though the project looks to be months, not weeks 3pm-Midnight Mon-Wed stylishly minimal aesthetic of the pavilion offer away, the collaboration of local business and art is 3pm-2am Thu-Fri 11am-2am Sat a seat with a view, and the closest proximity to always a collaboration worth waiting for. 11am-Midnight Sun facebook.com/BurlesonYard the bar if that kind of thing is important to you. The final section of the outdoor area is a sacurrent.com • April 6—April 12, 2016 • CURRENT 39

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BEERS ON FILM Inspiration truly is wherever you find it, and for Marco Ortega, that inspiration was found in the San Antonio’s ever-burgeoning craft beer scene. Driven by his own interest in home brewing, Ortega, a professional videographer and filmmaker, decided to capture what is happening in the city on film in a forthcoming documentary entitled Brewed in the 210. “I got into craft beer toward the tail end of college and I really got hooked when I started homebrewing about four or five years ago,” he explained. “It really took hold of me, and I thought it would be great to be able to tell the story of homebrewing and how interesting it is to create something like this from scratch. I wanted to learn more about the brewing process, so I reached out to the folks at Branchline Brewing and, from there, the idea evolved.” This idea, much like the almighty yeast, which gives life to beer, germinated for several years as microbrewing was still in its nascent stages with only a smattering of daredevil brewers in town. As the San Antocentric beer movement grew, so did Ortega’s desire to document it. “Last year, I knew I was going to have some time to do some work on a project, so I circled back to this one,” he said. “I started writing out the story that I wanted to tell. I thought about the different breweries, and I began reaching out to folks in town. I wanted to keep it in the 210 and San Antonio proper.” What initially started out as a 20- to 30-minute short film has bloomed into a full-fledged hour-long documentary chronicling the stories and behind-thescenes folks who have revolutionized the local beer industry. More importantly, it

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highlights “why” these men and women are so passionate about brewing. “The story really is about how, at one point in time, San Antonio was a very, very big beer town. It was the beer mecca of Texas a long time ago with a lot of breweries here,” Ortega said. “It just died away as big beer moved in and started buying things out. The story is the re-emergence of craft beer in San Antonio and how these brewers, these owners and these entrepreneurs had a passion about beer and wanted to bring something artisan into this community. They wanted to make San Antonio a big beer town again.” The usual suspects are all featured in the film: Branchline, Freetail Brewing Company, Blue Star Brewing Company, Alamo Beer Company, Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery, Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling, Granary ‘Cue & Brew, Mad Pecker Brewing and Busted Sandal Brewing Company. The film will be unveiled during San Antonio Beer Week (April 2-10) with a main showing and then subsequent showings at several bars and pubs around town. “I think San Antonio is one of those cities where the people living here can really get behind something and get really passionate about it,” he said. “We’re passionate about our basketball team. We’re passionate about things like H-E-B and Fiesta. We’re very passionate about things that are homegrown. I think a lot of people from here have been wanting good beer for a long time and that’s why you’ve seen craft beer take off like it has.” For more info, follow Ortega on Twitter (@brewedinthe210) and on Facebook.

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“I think that the mission, in terms of the festival itself, has been unchanged from the beginning, and that is to bring acts that otherwise wouldn’t normally come to San Antonio to San Antonio. And I think that this year continues in that vein.” This statement from Blayne Tucker, one-half of the driving force and promoter extraordinaire behind Maverick Music Fest Maverick Music Festival (the other being Faith w/ the Flaming Lips, Radle), seems banal Public Enemy, The Drums, enough. What he went The Church, the Reverend Horton Heat and more on to say, however, $39-$169 took me by surprise. 5pm Fri, April 8; noon Sat, April 9 “Frankly, I see La Villita Historic Arts Village 418 Villita St. [Maverick] going one (210) 207-8614 of two directions. maverickmusicfestival.com … Because we’ve sort of tapped-out the footprint we’re at as a festival, the trajectory that it’s on seems to be bustling to a point where we need to … expand … Alternatively, I think it should cease altogether. One or the other.”

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I don’t know why I assumed Maverick Music Festival, now in its fourth year, would operate in perpetuity at La Villita, growing in size, stature and talent offered with every trip around the sun, eventually hosting Beyoncé and Jay-Z as they co-headline the main stage; Givenchy sombreros pulled low over their eyes, classic Spurs-colored confetti pouring down on the reigning King and Queen of Pop. With this year’s festival playing host to the Flaming Lips and Public Enemy, that doesn’t seem like a totally ridiculous idea … does it? But that just doesn’t seem to be the case. Unless, of course, Tucker and co. can find a more suitable venue(s) for the annual two-day party promoting our city and its gradual ascension into “Realest Music Capital of the World.” Well, if this year does end up being the last, at least it will go out with a dang ol’ bang of radical, psychedelic proportions. Here’s a brief synopsis of some of the folks you should get out and see for what may possibly be the final Maverick Music Festival EVER!

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Let’s begin with Friday evening’s lineup. Austin’s “psychfolk surf-dream” band, The Deer, who somehow make a violin funky, will take the free-all-weekend Arneson River Theatre stage at 5 p.m. They will be followed by Alyson Alonzo (5:40 p.m.), who, if you aren’t aware, lives up to the hype. This honey-throated warbler, juxtaposing her grit and growl with smooth drops, dips and flows, should be headlining this motherfucker. How Taylor Swift is where she is and Alonzo is still here among us is as baffling as it is infuriating. The Lost Project (6:10 p.m.) will get the crowd revved up as the first act on the main stage. This is the set to take your just-learning-to-skate-what’s-punk? little sister or your I-was-at-Strutter’s-when-the-Slackerstore-the-mother-down tio. They will be followed by Austin’s Bright Light Social Hour (7:20 p.m.), whose misleadingly emo-sounding name represents a group that packs a psychedelic peyote punch. Skip back to the amphitheater facing the river stage and witness The Last Bandoleros (6:40 p.m.), who with their meshing of “one-part Tex-Mex, one-part Brit-pop and two-parts country rock,” have opened for notables Feist and The Mavericks and will precede his highness of new-wave Tex-Mex, Joe King Carrasco (7:40 p.m.) — another reason to bring your tios — followed by Yoshimoto (9 p.m.) and Snowbyrd (10 p.m.). The Drums, a feel-good surf-pop band whose mostlauded contribution to the medium is a whistle hook that gets stuck in your head like a lure in a Marlin’s face (to keep with the corny beach metaphor), will play the main stage at 8:20 p.m.

Honestly, I have only seen DJ Jester the Filipino Fist (Plaza Juarez, 8 p.m.) play weddings, but if that is any representation of a typical set, his capacity to get all the modest moms and indifferent wallflowers onto the dance floor should do just fine with the Maverick crowd. Calico Club, the death disco duo of DJ Galacticat, a local head who can school you on the avant-garde noise scene or the latest, hippest underground club anthems, and vocalist PleasureFaces, will close out the night on the Plaza Juarez DJ stage at 9:30 p.m., the other free-all-weekend stage. For more than a decade, Yoshimoto has been infusing the San Antonio music scene with an innovative and sparkling sound. Their debut album, Lemmings to the Sea, sounds like it could compete with My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless to be the soundtrack for a long-lost Richard Linklater film about the flannel-clad parking lot royalty of Austin, before it got so “weird.” While their album stands strong on its own, Yoshimoto is known for their energetic and uproarious local shows, a powerful four-piece performanceto-be-reckoned-with among the city’s landscape of live music. Snowbyrd, the local Lutz brothers’ main mode of rockage, travel at the tempo of tumblin’ tumbleweeds (emphasis on the weed). Backed by the dynamic rhythm

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section of Kris Zebrowski (bass) and Ken Robinson (drums), the Byrd boys will close out the first evening on the River Walk stage, providing a local night cap, particularly for the more rural-minded of the rock ‘n’ roll crowd — city slicker shit kickers. Competing with the country pop-punk group on the main stage will be Long Island’s politically provocative (if you’re any farther right than Hillary Clinton, in which case you must not be paying attention) hip-hop troupe Public Enemy (9:50 p.m.) — the group who revolutionized a generation of suburban youths who may have been satisfied merely fighting for their right to party. Saturday’s festivities start at noon on the Arneson River Theatre stage with DJ Tear Drop of Chulita Vinyl Club, the all-girl, all-vinyl DJ collective that spins pretty much whatever the fuck they want (and will play the Plaza Juarez stage at 6:30 p.m.), from Chicano soul to riot grrrl tunes. Beginning the day on the Plaza Juarez DJ stage will be KRTU station manager and reputable DJ in his own right, JJ Lopez (3:30 p.m.). If you drive east on Houston Street in the evening of any first or third Friday, you can hear the musical stylings of funk and soul musicians echoing through the city. That’s not your mind playing tricks on you, that’s DJ JJ Lopez spinning the sweet rhythmic sounds from another time for a dancing Soul Spot crowd at Tucker’s Kozy Korner. The legendary DJ’s sessions are more than just an excuse to get out of the house after a long week, they are a sort of community service. Lopez is on a mission to bring together the young and the old in search of funk, groove and a dance floor that welcomes anyone who can appreciate the classics. DJ Ernest Gonzalez and former city councilman, current State Representative Diego Bernal will spin next on the Plaza Juarez stage at 5 p.m. Chulita Vinyl Club and DJ B.C. (8 p.m.) will keep things moving, and rounding out the night on the free Juarez stage will be DJ Ely Bat (9:30pm), curating classic cult cuts from the darkness … that’s punk, post-punk, no-wave, newwave, goth and industrial, for the uninitiated. Saturday will feature former Nun and punk rock ‘n’ roll lifer Javier Escovedo (2:30 p.m.), hometown indie darlings Buttercup (3:30 p.m.), blues spazz rock supergroup The Red Legs (5:20 p.m.) and Austin transplants — unforgivable — the pop-indie group The Hawks (of Holy Rosary), who will precede the Octopus Project (8 and 9 p.m., respectively), whose humanistic blips, bloops,

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whizzes, whirs and extensive encyclopedia of onomatopoeia answer the burning question: In the modern age, what art do we utilize to escape the pangs of automaton affliction and digital despair? All playing the Arneson River Theatre stage. Preceding headliners the Flaming Lips on the main stage are riot grrrl rebooters FEA (3 p.m.), Mother Falcon (3:45 p.m.), Dallas’ purveyors of the finest finger-fire-starting country, rockabilly, lounge and swing tunes the Reverend Horton Heat (4:45 p.m.), Wild Child (6 p.m.), Young Fathers (7:15 p.m.) and “Under the Milky Way” composers; thoughtful Aussiepsych-poppers The Church (8:30 p.m.). With its 15 pieces of symphonic mastery, Mother Falcon’s music paints a whimsical landscape, complete with mountaintops that peak as high as their most theatrical piano chords and descensions into valleys as low as their velvety cellos will take them. This Austin-based ensemble has an unforgettable onstage presence that will have you reeling for more long after you search for them on your favorite streaming app. From mandolins to banjos and trumpets to accordions, Mother Falcon combines the old and the new, bridging two worlds with their

foundation of strings and brass. Competing with Oklahoman white-space-noise pop pastors and Maverick headliners the Flaming Lips (main stage, 9:50 p.m.), will be the poetically titled duo Cannibal Bitch (10 p.m.), who will be performing classic mean-kid metal hits such as “I Hope Your Daddy Fucked You,” “Eat a Dick,” “Blitzqueer” and “Zombie Pedophile.” I, personally, am looking forward to the exasperated reactions of the stroller pushers, families visiting the newly enlisted and river barge riders as they take in the blood-splattered, festering-wound-fucking cacophony of awesomeness that is Cannibal Bitch. However, with a Wayne Coyne-sized bubble for crowd surfing, an entourage of furries and acid hits for days, the Lips are sure to please the piquing public like only they can.

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I know you don’t want me to tell you how another bearded bunch of bohemian bros from the Pacific Northwest have this rad folk-rock project that you simply must dig, but that’s exactly what Seattle’s Cave Singers are and that’s just what I’m about to do. Comprised, in part, of dudes who were all in fairly successful (and somewhat decent) post-punk acts in the early 2000s — Pretty Girls Make Graves, Cobra High, Murder City Devils — The Cave Singers comes to its warm-centered, slow-glowing folkrock songs by way of punk music’s looseness but none of its bombast. Over the course of five albums released since 2009, The Cave Singers, anchored by Pete Quirk and Derek Fudesco, has been consistent in making pretty, patient, rock-seasoned folk songs that feel like heartland hymns to broken love and aimless nostalgia. The band just selfreleased its fifth album, Banshee, back in February and arrive at the 502 with the momentum of a beautiful new album and a growing back catalog of slept-on gems. With Dreamhouse. $8-$12, 9pm, 502 Bar, 502 Embassy Oaks, (210) 257-8125, 502bar.com. –James Courtney

Wednesday, April 6

Oh Bleep! Wednesday Go up (to the

rooftop) on a Wednesday with LA, EDM duo Boombox Cartel. Lush Rooftop, 10pm

Rebel Grrrl Wednesdays with DJ Mighty Iris One of the city's most

prolific DJs spins records from the litany of badass frontwomen in pop history. The Bang Bang Bar, 9pm

Thursday, April 7

Cursus, Cosmic Behemoth, Witchcryer Doom metal reigns supreme at this tour kickoff for SA duo Cursus, featuring likeminded metalheads Cosmic Behemoth and Witchcryer, with DJ Plata spinning more metal on the tables than a tablesaw. The Mix, 10pm

TV Girl, Children of Pop Creating

technicolor acid-trips with samples of classics like Todd Rundgren's "Hello It's Me," LA's TV Girl will transport you to La La Land. Hi-Tones, 9pm

Ulterior Motive Even though Ulterior

Motive could easily be the name for an on-the-edge interior design company, they're actually mod jazzers comfortably situated outside the box. Carmen's de la Calle, 7:30pm

Underground Sound Give BBSC a

hand for getting dirt under their nails, digging up some of the most under the radar hip-hop groups Tejas has to offer. With Dreamcoast, Keven Jacobs, Suave Dosto, Ram and Pauliiito. Bottom Bracket Social Club, 10:30pm

Friday, April 8

Biz Markie: '80s vs. '90s Party The MC/

DJ/producer behind jilted hip-hop classic "Just A Friend" pits the decade of Doogie

Howser against the decade of Macaulay Culkin. With Thunderpants and Pink Leche. Aztec Theatre, 8pm

Candlebox Hot on the heels of the grunge explosion, fellow Seattle rainy-musicmakers Candlebox crowdsurfed to fame on the back (hands?) of hits "Far Behind" and "You." Fitzgerald's, 7pm

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Fiesta Warm-Up Party SA-based

Passing Strangers, best known for their reworking of Gary Wright's corny nightmare opus "Dream Weaver," look to stoke your Fiesta fire. With DJ Hans 242. Sam's Burger Joint, 8pm

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Dropped a Bomb on Me" and "Party Train" '80s funk party starters dropped F-bombs ("F" for funk) all over the U.S. The Rock Box, 8:30pm

Kirko Bangz: Playa Made Live Tour H-Town rapper Kirko Bangz – which is a bastardized spelling of Kurt Cobain – is rising up in the hip-hop game with collabs ranging from Fetty Wap to Riff Raff. With X.O. Alamo City Music Hall, 7pm

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Los Lonely Boys With their ’04 dad jam

“Heaven,” Los Lonely Boys earned themselves a Grammy for Best Pop Performance and a spot on AAA radio for all time. Gruene Hall, 7pm

Midland Super sexy Austin hicksters

Midland create a no-apologies country sound borrowing from Garth, Alan and George. Luckenbach Dancehall, 7pm

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Saturday, April 9

2016 San Antonio Culture Fest This

all-day concert brings in international DJs for a celebration of diversity in one of the country's most eclectic cities. Josabi's, 2pm

Carlton Zeus Fresh off an opening slot

for Big Sean and Tory Lanez, Carlton Zeus has got rhymes as hot as Icarus and vision as implacable as his Greek namesake. With Hydra Melody and Phillip Wolf. Sam's Burger Joint, 7pm

Kirk Franklin Possibly the most

prominent name in gospel, Kirk Franklin recently got God's Chosen all in a tizzy over his contribution to Kanye's TLOP. Aztec Theatre, 6:30pm

Leann Rimes Somewhere between Patsy Cline and pageant princess, Leann Rimes rose to prominence as a titanic teenaged talent with "Blue." Gruene Hall, 8pm

Paso Hondo Noise Fest Over 20 bands are scheduled to set about making your ears bleed. Paso Hondo Noise Compound, 4pm

Purple CD Release Show On single "Mini Van," the Beaumont-based three-piece try to entice you into getting in their soccer mom wagon with cracker funk and sundresses. Paper Tiger, 8pm

Sons of Hercules, Masters of Love, The Bolos From the garage emerge three of SA's loudest, rockinest rock bands to rock the cradle of rock. The Mix, 10pm

Sunday, April 10

11th Annual Tacoland Ram Jam

Twenty-two bands will play for over 12 hours in honor of the late baby-kissing, totally-not-a-pussy bar owner Ram Ayala. Southtown 101, Noon

David Liebe Hart The muse of Tim & Eric and their brand of dada-comedy plays an intimate set of Corinnian-approved

puppet jams. Salame. With Rivers Want. Limelight, 9:30pm

The Fred Eaglesmith Travelling Steam Show Drinking Boone's Farm down by the tracks, hobo jungles and rusted out Chevys have been the inspiration for numerous modern musicians, Eaglesmith being on the frontlines. Sam's Burger Joint, 6pm

Musical Bridges Around the World: Sakura Named for the Japanese term

for Cherry Blossom, this program will include selections of traditional Japanese music and its modern journey around the world. San Fernando Cathedral, 6:30pm

Rock 'n' Roll Brunch feat. Heart Byrne Talking Heads tribute band Heart Byrne are gonna burn down the house and prove that their covers of the iconic new-wave group are far from "Naive Melodies." With DJ Jester the Filipino Fist. Paper Tiger, 1pm

Monday, April 11

Jazz Meets Classical XXIV Compositions by Paquito D’Rivera, Dave Brubeck, James Balentine and Charles Mingus will be performed, highlighting the similarities between jazz and classical music. San Antonio Museum of Art, 7pm

Swing Nite with Deuce Coupe Kick up your heels and 23-skidoo with Austin's rockabilly swing band. Sam's Burger Joint, 7pm

Tuesday, April 11

Bryan Adams: Get Up Tour The raspy

Canadian hearthrob tours behind his most recent LP, produced by ELO's Jeff Lynne. Majestic Theatre, 8pm

La Terza Classe Inspired by the song-

swapping going on below the decks of Old-to-New-World oceanliners, this Italian quintet gives new meaning to the term "folk group." 502 Bar, 9pm

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56 Hawaiian actor Jason who’s set to play Aquaman 58 “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” author Ken 62 Radiohead title followed by the lyric “Arrest this man” 65 ___-de-France 66 ___ a high note (finish well) 67 Eugene of travel guide fame 68 100% 69 Stopwatch button 70 Banjo ridges 71 Item hidden in the four theme entries

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Brezsny ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19):

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22): “I never get

French artist Henri Matisse (1869-1954) is regarded as one of the greats, in the same league as Picasso and Kandinsky. Even in his eighties, he was still creating marvels that one critic said seemed “to come from the springtime of the world.” As unique as his work was, he was happy to acknowledge the fact that he thrived on the influence of other artists. And yet he also treasured the primal power of his innocence. He trusted his childlike wonder. “You study, you learn, but you guard the original naiveté,” he said. “It has to be within you, as desire for drink is within the drunkard or love is within the lover.” These are good, sweet thoughts for you to keep in mind right now, Aries.

lost because I don’t know where I am going,” said the Japanese poet known as Ikkyu. I stop short of endorsing this perspective for full-time, long-term use, but I think it suits you fine for right now. According to my astrological projections, you can gather the exact lessons you need simply by wandering around playfully, driven by cheerful curiosity about the sparkly sights — and not too concerned with what they mean. P.S. Don’t worry if the map you’re consulting doesn’t seem to match the territory you’re exploring.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20): Taurus-born Kurt Gödel (1906-1978) was among history’s greatest logicians. His mastery of rational thought enabled him to exert a major influence on scientific thinking in the 20th century. Yet he also had an irrational fear of being poisoned, which made him avoid food unless his wife cooked it. One of the morals of his story is that reason and delusion may get all mixed up in the same location. Sound analysis and crazy superstition can get so tangled they’re hard to unravel. The coming week will be an excellent time to meditate on how this phenomenon might be at work in you. You now have an extraordinary power to figure out which is which, and then take steps to banish the crazy, superstitious, fearful stuff.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20): For a time, pioneer physicist Albert Einstein served as a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ. On one occasion, a student complained to him, “The questions on this year’s exam are the same as last year’s.” Einstein agreed that they were, then added, “but this year all the answers are different.” I’m seeing a similar situation in your life, Gemini. For you, too, the questions on this year’s final exam are virtually identical to last year’s final exam — and yet every one of the answers has changed. Enjoy the riddle.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22): Your personal oracle for the coming weeks is a fable from 2600 years ago. It was originally written by the Greek storyteller Aesop, and later translated by Joseph Jacobs. As the tale begins, a dog has discovered a hunk of raw meat lying on the ground. He’s clenching his treasure in his mouth as he scurries home to enjoy it in peace. On the way, he trots along a wooden plank that crosses a rapidly-flowing stream. Gazing down, he sees his reflection in the water below. What? He imagines it’s another dog with another slab of meat. He tries to snatch away this bonus treat, but in doing so, drops his own meat. It falls into the stream and is whisked away. The moral of the fable: “Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.”

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22): “If literally every action a human can perform was an Olympic sport,” Reddit.com asked its users, “which events would you win medals in?” A man named Hajimotto said his champion-level skill was daydreaming. “I can zone out and fantasize for hours at a time,” he testified. “This is helpful when I am waiting in line.” You Virgos are not typically Olympic-class daydreamers, but I encourage you to increase your skills in the coming weeks. It’ll be a favorable time for your imagination to run wild and free. How exuberantly can you fantasize? Find out!

all you can to cultivate maximum emotional intelligence. You are primed to take action and make big changes if you discover that you’re not feeling as much as you can about the important things in your life.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): Psychotherapist Jennifer Welwood says that sadness is often at the root of anger. Feelings of loss and disappointment and heartache are the more primary emotions, and rage is a reflexive response to them. But sadness often makes us feel vulnerable, while rage gives us at least the illusion of being strong, and so most of us prefer the latter. But Welwood suggests that tuning in to the sadness almost always leads to a more expansive understanding of your predicament; and it often provides the opportunity for a more profound self-transformation. I invite you to apply these meditations to your own life, Capricorn. The time is right.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18): “The causes of human actions are usually immeasurably more complex and varied than our subsequent explanations of them.” Fyodor

Dostoyevsky said that in his novel The Idiot, and now I’m passing it on to you just in the nick of time. In the coming weeks, it’s especially important for you to not oversimplify your assessments of what motivates people — both those you respect and those you don’t fully trust. For your own sake, you can’t afford to naively assume either the best or the worst about anyone. If you hope to further your own agendas, your nuanced empathy must be turned up all the way.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20): “Believing love is work is certainly better than believing it’s effortless, ceaseless bliss,” says author Eric LeMay. That’s advice I hope you’ll keep close at hand in the coming weeks, Pisces. The time will be right for you to exert tremendous effort in behalf of everything you love dearly — to sweat and struggle and strain as you create higher, deeper versions of your most essential relationships. Please remember this, though: The hard labor you engage in should be fueled by your ingenuity and your creative imagination. Play and experiment and enjoy yourself as you sweat and struggle and strain!

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22): In his book Strange Medicine, Nathan Belofsky tells us about unusual healing practices of the past. In ancient Egypt, for example, the solution for a toothache was to have a dead mouse shoved down one’s throat. If someone had cataracts, the physician might dribble hot broken glass into their eyes. I think these strategies qualify as being antidotes that were worse than the conditions they were supposed to treat. I caution you against getting sucked into “cures” like those in the coming days. The near future will be a favorable time for you to seek healing, but you must be very discerning as you evaluate the healing agents.

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SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21): In his poem “The Snowmass Cycle,” Stephen Dunn declares that everyone “should experience the double fire, of what he wants and shouldn’t have.” I foresee a rich opportunity coming up for you to do just that, Scorpio. And yes, I do regard it as rich, even marvelous, despite the fact that it may initially evoke some intense poignance. Be glad for this crisp revelation about a strong longing whose fulfillment would be no damn good for you!

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21): “When I look at my life I realize that the mistakes I have made, the things I really regret, were not errors of judgment but failures of feeling.” Writer Jeanette Winterson said that, and I’m passing it on to you at the exact moment you need to hear it. Right now, you are brave enough and strong enough to deal with the possibility that maybe you’re not doing

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