Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Water? I hardly know her

Water? I hardly know her

Lauren Hernandez, Assistant Arts & Life Editor September 12, 2023

“If you had behaved nicely the communists wouldn’t exist,” declared an electronic LED sign hanging on the wall of Ruby City’s newest art exhibition, Water Ways. This sign never relented, scrolling...

Centro de Artes exhibit brings South American culture to San Antonio

Centro de Artes exhibit brings South American culture to San Antonio

Kaitlyn J. Grace, Staff Writer August 29, 2023

Centro de Artes’ newest exhibit, titled “From SA to SA: From South America to San Antonio,” takes visitors on a tour of South American history, culture and heritage to shed light on women’s rights,...

Jazz is live and alive at UTSA

Jazz is live and alive at UTSA

Jake Mireles, Opinion Editor April 18, 2023

The UTSA Jazz Ensemble held its first concert of the semester on Sunday, March 26, in the UTSA Recital Hall, located in the Arts Building. Performing a set list composed of traditional standards that reached...

Addicted to SAY Sí: A look into their new exhibit

Addicted to SAY Sí: A look into their new exhibit

Lauren Hernandez, Assistant Arts & Life Editor April 18, 2023

SAY Sí is just what San Antonio needs. This nonprofit organization on the Westside of San Antonio offers after-school art programs for middle and high school students. They prioritize economically disadvantaged...

39th Annual Juried Exhibition features UTSA’s student artists

39th Annual Juried Exhibition features UTSA’s student artists

Gauri Raje, News Editor April 4, 2023

Every year, UTSA students have the opportunity to have their art displayed at the Main Gallery as a part of the Annual Juried Exhibition.  “[Juried shows] give students an opportunity to see how...

Synth, sax and serenity

Synth, sax and serenity

Lauren Hernandez, Assistant Arts & Life Editor April 4, 2023

On Friday, March 31, the San Antonio Parks Foundation presented the first date of six nights of jazz music in the Japanese Tea Garden at Brackenridge Park. In partnership with Trinity University’s radio...

Beabadoobee from a fan’s perspective

Beabadoobee from a fan’s perspective

Riley Carroll, Arts & Life Editor April 3, 2023

Between opening for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, alternative indie singer Beabadoobee headlined at the Aztec Theater in San Antonio. Born Beatrice Kristi Ilejay Laus, Beabadoobee has paved her way through...

Nonprofit exhibit awarded $500,000

Nonprofit exhibit awarded $500,000

Lauren Hernandez, Staff Writer March 7, 2023

Fueled by the cancellation of the first contemporary art exhibition in San Antonio, six art enthusiasts and artists formed the Contemporary at Blue Star, a grassroots art exhibition that is now the longest-running...

Refined Reflections into the Formidable: Contemporary Latino Art from the Zoe Diaz Collection

Refined Reflections into the Formidable: Contemporary Latino Art from the Zoe Diaz Collection

Riley Carroll, Arts & Life Editor February 21, 2023

"Refined Reflections into the Formidable: Contemporary Latino Art from the Zoe Diaz Collection features twenty-three artists whose works span a broad range of approaches in exquisite large-scale and intimate...

‘Fences’ hits Classic Theatre in time for BHM

‘Fences’ hits Classic Theatre in time for BHM

Taylor Alton, Contributor February 14, 2023

This past week, The Classic Theatre of San Antonio debuted “Fences” by August Wilson at the Little Carver Civic Center.  Set in 1950s Pittsburg, the play tells the story of Troy Maxon, a Black...

Local band roundup: Q&A with Raven’s Banquet

Local band roundup: Q&A with Raven’s Banquet

Riley Carroll, Arts & Life Editor January 31, 2023

Meet one of San Antonio’s modern progressive hard rock bands: Raven’s Banquet. Could you please start by listing the members of your band and what instrument they play? “Well, I’m Chase,...

Local band roundup: Aztec Eagles

Local band roundup: Aztec Eagles

Riley Carroll, Arts & Life Editor January 24, 2023

The diversity in San Antonio’s local music scene is undeniable. Bands range in genres from punk to indie-alternative, offering something for everyone.  This week, we dive into a band changing the...

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