The latest work by award-winning playwright Raul Garza (Fantasmaville, Dos Pocitos) is onstage now at Salvage Vanguard Theater. Cura is set in a small town on the Texas/Mexico border in 1938; it's a place where people move between countries and between religions. The Catholic church exists side by side with traditional folk religion. The tension between those belief systems is elevated when a young man appears in town who may or may not be a legendary Curandero and saint. Cura is produced by Teatro Vivo; it's directed by Chuy Zarate and features original music by Raul's brother, David Garza. The play stars Mateo Barrera, Martinique Duchene-Philips, Annabel Guevara, Rupert Reyes, and Hector Uribe. Cura September 13 - 29 Thursday - Saturday at 8:00 p.m. Salvage Vanguard...
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Last year, Austin artist Jennifer Chenoweth created the online gallery Generous Art as a place for local artists to sell existing work. The idea was that art lovers could shop without the pressure of a gallery setting, artists could make a few sales, and a portion of the proceeds could go to a local charity or non-profit. Customers get to choose not only the art they like, but also the non-profit which will benefit from the sale. So far, that plan seems to be working out pretty well. Generous Art doesn't exist only in the online world, though; they also present exhibitions and group shows like the current Beautiful Giving. Hosted by the architecture firm PageSoutherlandPage, » read more