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About
San Antonio
San
Antonio Riverwalk
For
information about things to see in and around historic
San Antonio go to www.visitsanantonio.com.
Cultural
Activities
Mummies
of the World: The Exhibition
Witte
Museum, San Antonio
9/29/12
- 1/27/13
Made
in Texas
Institute
of Texan Cultures
7/2/12
- 9/29/13
San
Antonio Symphony
presents
Inside
Symphony: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Laurie
Auditorium, San Antonio
1/27/13
Dr.
Seuss's The Cat in the Hat and Other Tales
Magik
Theatre, San Antonio
1/9/13
- 2/16/13
Below is an
article written by Harvey Dean.
See
You in San Antonio
By:
Harvey Dean
On the 8th of July in 1976, a group of men gathered in
a small workshop in Louisiana. This shop wasn’t just your
ordinary workshop. It was a shop
dedicated to the craft of forging blades and making knives.
I
am sure that there was plenty of talk about knives and probably some tobacco
chewing done in Bill Bagwell’s shop that day.
Most importantly, three
bladesmiths and two writers—Bill Moran, Bill Bagwell, Don Hastings,
Bill Hughes
& Bill Jordan—got together and the seeds were planted for what became the
American
Bladesmith Society. It was an important
day in the history of the ABS because five months later a charter was signed
and the organization was officially founded.
A lot has happened in the ABS since 1976, and one can
only expect that another historic event for the ABS will take place on
January 25-26, 2013
in the town of San Antonio, Texas. Like the ABS,
San Antonio has a unique history of its own. This
gem of the Texas Hill Country is known for a blending of rich Spanish and German
cultural traditions, and a unification of the old world and the new. Those
who visit the ABS All Forged
Blade
Expo, which will be held at the
Sheraton
Gunter
Hotel, will have the opportunity to browse the same streets and squares that were
once roamed by men like James Bowie, Davy Crockett, William B. Travis, Ulysses
S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and Theodore Roosevelt.
The Expo will start Friday, January 25th, at
9 am
with seminars that will be held every hour on the hour until 1 pm. Starting
at 12 noon there will be a one hour preview of the knives for registered VIPS, followed by open sales
to the public from 1 - 6 pm.
The first day of the ABS Expo will end with a social hour beginning at 6:30 pm
followed by a banquet at 7 pm. Knives will be available for open sales on Saturday
from 10 am - 5 pm.
If you are able to find extra time at the
Expo there are a lot of things to see in and around historic San Antonio. You might start with the San
Antonio River Walk, any of five different Spanish missions, one of a variety of
museums and galleries, the San Antonio Zoo, the IMAX Theater, Sea World, Fiesta Texas, the Majestic Theater, or perhaps even the Spanish Market.
Did I mention the food? There’s
great food and plenty of it! Some
may be worried about the hot weather in August.
Just remember when you hear the saying “Everything’s bigger in Texas,” that goes for the air conditioners too.
If you are interested in a more extended stay, you might like to cool off while
tubing the Comal River or dine on German cuisine in historic New Braunfels,
visit a Bed & Breakfast in Fredricksburg, see the beauty of Texas
wildflowers at Wildseed Farms outside of
Johnson City, pay a visit to the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and the Dr. Pepper
Museum
in Waco, or drop into Luckenbach (population 3) just so that when somebody says
“Let’s go to Luckenbach Texas” you can say “I’ve been!”. Whatever brings you to
San Antonio, whether it be the excitement of the show, the history and culture of city, or
the magic of dining with friends on the Riverwalk at night to the music of
mariachi bands, we hope you’ll enjoy your stay and we’ll see you at the Expo
in
San Antonio.