Arts San Antonio Celebrates 25 Seasons of Performances DEEP IN THE ARTS OF TEXAS Gala
By: A.A. Cristi Feb. 10, 2017
Today, ARTS San Antonio announced its annual spring gala "Deep In The Arts Of Texas" a Cajun-themed evening on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. with special guest and two-time Grammy-award winning BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet. The event is a major fundraising benefit for ARTS San Antonio's education initiative ARtsTEach. It will be held at Boudro's Texas Bistro at St. Charles Plaza, 209 North Presa, San Antonio.
BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet is regarded as "the best Cajun band in world", according to Garrison Keillor, Prairie Home Companion. It takes the rich Cajun traditions of Louisiana and artfully blends elements of zydeco, New Orleans jazz, Tex-Mex, country, blues into satisfying music. BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet was featured on "Austin City Limits," HBO's "Treme" and on Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion." In 2005, BeauSoleil founder Doucet was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts.
The annual fundraising gala supports ARTS San Antonio globally inspired performances and arts-education initiative, ARtsTEach. ARTS San Antonio, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this season, has delivered more than 100 ARtsTEach arts-education workshops and master classes to 3,600 students and senior citizens in local school districts, social-service agencies and senior living centers in San Antonio.
This year, the ARTS San Antonio Board of Directors will confer the 2017 Lifetime Service to Community Cultural Enrichment Award to Capital Group. The award recognizes and honors significant leadership, support and impact in improving the quality of cultural life and the performing arts in the community.
"ARTS San Antonio is thrilled to recognize Capital Group for its support. Capital Group has been a consistent and generous supporter of the arts and arts education in our community for many years," said John Toohey, president and executive director of ARTS San Antonio. "A number of Capital Group associates have served in active volunteer leadership roles in nonprofit community service and arts organizations."
"We are truly honored to be the 2017 award recipient," said Erika Ivanyi, senior vice president, Capital Group and general manager of the San Antonio Service Center. "We value art, art education and everything it represents in the community. Art must live on in all forms. Serving others in this way means there's a future in art," said Ivanyi.
Past honorees are 2014: Margaret King Stanley, founder of San Antonio Performing Arts Association; 2015: Jon C. Wood, founding president of ARTS San Antonio, former board member of San Antonio Chamber Music Society, current life member of the ARTS San Antonio Board of Directors and 2016: Russell Hill Rogers, arts patron and benefactor.
Tickets and sponsorships for the gala can be purchased online at www.artssa.org or by calling (210) 226-2891. Seating is limited.
About the ARTS San Antonio
ARTS San Antonio's mission is to entertain, enrich and educate the people of San Antonio and South Texas by bringing exceptional and meaningful arts experiences to the people, stages, and classrooms. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, ARTS San Antonio continues to inspire its audiences by presenting globally significant performances for the benefit of the community.
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