Luminaria: new music and arts festival in San Antonio today and tonight

For those living in and near San Antonio, a new music and arts festival that is taking place today and tonight may be of interest.  It is called Luminaria.  Here is the description:

Luminaria is the first annual all day and evening celebration of San Antonio premiere artists and art organizations giving citizens of the community a chance to experience the city’s diverse cultures through observing and participating in our world-class artistic heritage. Through visual, performing, multi-media, theatre, dance, music and other artistic forms, audiences will be engaged throughout San Antonio in a free, world-class celebration of the arts.

Luminaria is intended to be a cohesive celebration of the arts through a creative atmosphere showcasing San Antonio’s diverse artistic community.

An artist-driven celebration of the arts, Luminaria is an unprecedented collaboration of over 40 non-profit organizations that will come together for 1 day to celebrate the dynamic vitality of San Antonio’s creative spirit.

Based on the success of other international celebrations such as Nuit Blanche in Paris and Noche Blanca in Madrid, no other city in Texas has attempted to coordinate continuous artistic, educational and innovative programming for a city-wide arts celebration. To further highlight the name of this event, the traditional role of the luminaria is a clever small light that conjures up creative ideas which inspires waves of innovation.

Here is a list of events taking place downtown from 6pm to midnight tonight.  It is an impressive list that includes six venues for performances.  I just found out about this festival, but hopefully will get a chance to catch part of this tonight.  It looks like great fun.

For more, here is an article in the Express-News about the festival.