Community Calendar

The late artist and activist Michael Tracy is known for color-saturated paintings, assembled and cast sculptures and mixed-media objects that challenge conventional beauty while addressing issues of faith, ritual, immigration and the environment. In remarkable symmetry, the McNay Art Museum hosted Tracy’s first museum exhibition in 1971 and his works return in the last exhibition he was directly involved with before his recent death at age 80.

The exhibition surveys approximately two decades of his career, and many of the works — paintings, sculptures and mixed media abstract objects — have never been exhibited before. The presentation will feature large-scale paintings spanning floor to ceiling while an original soundscape commissioned from composer Omar Zubair will complete the environment.

'Michael Tracy: The Elegy of Distance' is organized for the McNay Art Museum by René Paul Barilleaux, Head of Curatorial Affairs; and Christopher Rincón, President, Michael Tracy Foundation and Director, River Pierce Foundation.

Major funding is provided by the Arthur and Jane Stieren Fund for Exhibitions and Peter M. Holt. Additional support is provided by the Flora Crichton Visiting Artist Fund; Semmes Foundation, Inc.; Elizabeth Huth Coates Charitable Foundation of 1992; Christopher C. Hill; Louis H. and Mary Patricia Stumberg Foundation; and Sara Paschall Dodd-Denton.

'Sport and Spectator' provides a common space for the art lover and sports fanatic. In this banner exhibition, contemporary artists transform sports gear and equipment into works of art. Artworks predominantly include sculptures made from common sports objects, including basketballs, footballs, helmets and jerseys that celebrate and critique sports culture, masculinity and materiality.

'Sport and Spectator' features works by Brandon J. Donahue-Shipp, Jeffrey Gibson, Raul Rene Gonzalez, Sophie Inard, Brian Jungen, Justin Korver, Betsy Odom, Esmaa Mohamoud, Hank Willis Thomas and Tyrrell Winston. Numerous exhibitions in the past have been dedicated to sports culture but this is the first dedicated to sports equipment and the artistic alchemy that changes the everyday into the extraordinary.

Join the Parman Cruise Line every Monday to explore a new destination with Wowziture, an exciting series of virtual port excursions! Make friends playing ping-pong, mahjong, card games, dominoes, coloring, puzzles, and more!
The club is open and free to all Seniors! Club is open every Monday, stop by any time between 2-5pm.
Healthy snacks and drinks available while supplies last.
Join us between 2:15 and 3:15 for prerecorded walking tours hosted by Wowzitude! Whether you're a travel dreamer or a lifelong learner, these awe-inspiring tours will spark your curiosity and inspire your next adventure, all while connecting you to a vibrant community of fellow explorers in San Antonio and around the world.

Come in for a fun-filled, hands on loose leaf tea class where we will learn about loose leaf tea and their amazing health benefits. We will talk, tea, steep times, wellness, self care and whatever else comes up!
Brew your own cup of delicious tea either caffeinated or no caffeine and enjoy organic goodness any time of the day or night! Every weekday except Mondays - we are closed Mondays.

Interested in Science Fiction and Fantasy? Join the Parman Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club! Each month the club will meet to discuss a different book. This month the group will be discussing the magical adventures in "Ink Blood Sister Scribe" by Emma Torzs. We will also have copies of our April book available to check out!

To see if we have any copies available for the club, please call the Parman Branch Library at 210.207.2703. Also available on Libby!

Attention all dancers! URBAN-15 is on the look for experienced dancers for their 2025 season of performances! This Open Call is for people of all ages and gender identity who are interested in serious participation within URBAN-15's performance ensemble. Free classes begin on Monday Jan 27, 2025 at 7 p.m. at URBAN-15 Studios (2500 S. Presa) and will cover the rhythmic movements that accompany URBAN-15's Afro-Latin and experimental musical compositions. Dancers will be required to attend multiple classes before formally auditioning for a role within the ensemble.

Interested parties please be aware that URBAN-15 no longer participates in the yearly Fiesta Flambeau parades, but does regularly still take part in events such as Día de Los Muertos, Luminaria, Cochineala Nature & Art Series, Pollinator Festival, Global Water Dances, and many more performances. Dancers who are admitted into the ensemble will be expected to participate in multiple events per year and are asked to perform in illuminated costumes created by Artistic Director Cathartine Cisneros.

URBAN-15 is pleased to announce the 12 winning filmmakers from the 2024 Josiah Media Festival! The 18th iteration of this international film showcase saw submissions from all over the globe, screening films from over 20 of those nations. These films have been awarded the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place positions in each of the four respective film categories; narrative, documentary, animation and experimental. URBAN-15 congratulates these filmmakers for their important contribution to independent film around the world.

All 12 films will be streamed in a “Winners Only” stream every weekend in March, beginning on Saturday, Mar. 1, 2025. URBAN-15 invites all participating filmmakers, as well as their friends, family and all other film aficionados, to tune in to the livestream event at urban15.org/live-stream.

Narrative category winners
• 1st place – “Never Free” dir. Linden Dodson, age 21, from Austin, Texas
• 2nd place – “Endless” dir. Bekzhan Amantayev, age 20, from Almaty, Kazakhstan
• 3rd place – “Growing Pains” dir. Molly Ulvsrod Koldso, age 18, from Hvidovre, Denmark

Documentary category winners
• 1st place – “On-Corps” dir. Ireland Robinson, age 21, from San Antonio, Texas
• 2nd place – “Guiding Light” dir. India Anne Mitchell, age 14, from Petaluma, California
• 3rd place – “Summer Before Prague” dir. Leesha Grant, 15, from Montreal, Canada

Animation category winners
• 1st place – “Cycle” dir. Wong Ka Chun, age 21, from Tsing Yi, Hong Kong
• 2nd place – “Memory Emporium” dir. Michael Allred, age 21, from Wellington, New Zealand
• 3rd place – “Nochar” dir. Felix Lipp, age 21, from Munich, Germany

Experimental category winners
• 1st place – “Three Colours” dir. by Lana Gredelj, age 15, from Kutina, Croatia
• 2nd place – “In A Foreign Land” dir. by Ada Lemberg, age 21, from Pozan, Poland
• 3rd place – “4 Thoughts on Womanhood from a 21 Year Old Little Girl” dir. by Allison Frankfort, age 22, from Detroit, Michigan

Are you interested in learning more about gardening and sharing the information you learn with others?

Guadalupe County Master Gardeners Class #40 offers:

- Expert instruction from Texas A&M University faculty and Certified Master Gardener Specialists

- Comprehensive gardening education covering plant growth, soil management, sustainable practices, vegetable cultivation, lawn care, propagation, water conservation, pest control, landscaping, and more

- Hands-on learning and practical techniques

- Opportunity to become a Certified Master Gardener by completing coursework and volunteering 50 hours

This program provides unparalleled gardening knowledge and skills, open to all interested in becoming a certified master gardener.

In celebration of civil rights trailblazer Dolores Huerta's 95th birthday (born April 10, 1930), MACRI presents ¡SÍ, SE PUEDE! an exhibit of student art inspired by the life and work of Dolores Huerta. The exhibit features selected works created by Bexar County middle and high school students. Congratulations to all of our talented young artists!

The exhibit will be on display from Monday, March 3rd to Friday, April 18th, 2025, at MACRI's Visitor Center, 2123 Buena Vista Street, San Antonio, Texas 78207. The exhibit gallery is open Monday through Friday, 10 AM - NOON and 1 - 4 PM, or by appointment.

MACRI's programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture, Bexar County, the Mellon Foundation, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation, Spurs Give, and individual donors like you! Gracias!

The late artist and activist Michael Tracy is known for color-saturated paintings, assembled and cast sculptures and mixed-media objects that challenge conventional beauty while addressing issues of faith, ritual, immigration and the environment. In remarkable symmetry, the McNay Art Museum hosted Tracy’s first museum exhibition in 1971 and his works return in the last exhibition he was directly involved with before his recent death at age 80.

The exhibition surveys approximately two decades of his career, and many of the works — paintings, sculptures and mixed media abstract objects — have never been exhibited before. The presentation will feature large-scale paintings spanning floor to ceiling while an original soundscape commissioned from composer Omar Zubair will complete the environment.

'Michael Tracy: The Elegy of Distance' is organized for the McNay Art Museum by René Paul Barilleaux, Head of Curatorial Affairs; and Christopher Rincón, President, Michael Tracy Foundation and Director, River Pierce Foundation.

Major funding is provided by the Arthur and Jane Stieren Fund for Exhibitions and Peter M. Holt. Additional support is provided by the Flora Crichton Visiting Artist Fund; Semmes Foundation, Inc.; Elizabeth Huth Coates Charitable Foundation of 1992; Christopher C. Hill; Louis H. and Mary Patricia Stumberg Foundation; and Sara Paschall Dodd-Denton.