“Bliss”: A Romantic Story When I was 13, in the eighth grade at St. Margaret Mary’s around 1961 in San Antonio, we all lived for the party for the coming weekend. The nuns were so repressive that we couldn’t keep our desire to dance, love, kiss, hold and cuddle bottled up more than five days at a time. On …
“Queen of the Waves” – Storm of 1900 Galveston Wherever they are in the world on Sept. 8, the members of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word sing an old French. Brief: Among the dead were 10 sisters and 90 children from the St. Mary’s Orphans Asylum, operated by the Sisters …
This sculpture, honoring the victims of the 1900 Storm, was last seen in 1919. It is now the Representatives from Galveston’s philanthropic powerhouses have expressed potential interest in supporting the re-creation of a statue dedicated to the 1900 Storm, the original of which vanished now a century ago. “I …
THE GATHERING PLACE From town squares to modern-day stadiums, communal venues are cultural staples By John M. Bernardoni Question: What do Stonehenge, Teotihuacan, the Greek “agora” and Madison Square Garden have in common? Answer: They …
“Victims Of The Galveston Storm” – Heroic Statue By Pompeo Coppini 10 Feet Tall Plaster-Paris 1904. Vanished from UT Campus 1920’s (Photo courtesy of the Dolph Briscoe History Center, The University of Texas at Austin) A one year effort is now underway to re-create the powerful “Victims of the Galveston Flood” heroic statue by Italian sculptor, Pompeo Coppini. …
Chuck Berry and Keith Richards Yet another iconic figure that towers over the birth of rock and roll is the guitar legend Chuck Berry. His influence over a legion of musicians and famous bands is well documented. He literally created the “Chuck Berry” sound which was pure …
Greater Tuna starring Joe Sears and Jaston Williams October, 1983 – Paramount Theatre 100th Anniversary Countdown Paramount Theatre Continued! “Greater …
ROBERTA REED CRENSHAW Paramount Theatre Benefactor Austin American Statesman article by Michael Barnes August 2, 2015 Paramount at 100 How Roberta Reed Crenshaw became the Paramount’s patron saint Citywide philanthropist made possible the restoration of the theater in the 1970s. During the 1970s, when the Paramount Theatre …
AMERICAN STATESMAN ARTICLE – PARAMOUNT THEATRE 100 YEARS By Michael Barnes July 26, 2015 In the run up to the Paramount Theatre’s 100th anniversary, the Austin American Statesman and Michael Barnes published an historic article that captured the very essence of one of the greatest theatres of the 20th Century and beyond. While untold millions were …