Community Calendar

Selena Forever | Siempre Selena is a photographic exhibition featuring images by Texas photographer John Dyer, capturing Selena at a pivotal moment in her rise to stardom.
On View: June 4, 2026 – January 4, 2027

This exhibition features intimate and striking photographs captured during Selena’s rise to international stardom in the early 1990s. The exhibition offers an intimate look at an artist whose talent, charisma and determination transformed Tejano music and helped redefine representation for Mexican American women in popular culture. The featured images have never been displayed together, giving new context to Dyer’s work with Selena.

More than a music icon, Selena was a groundbreaking Tejana whose story reflected the spirit of the American West itself: bold, resilient, entrepreneurial and deeply connected to culture and community. Like generations of Tejanos who helped shape Texas through perseverance, innovation and cultural pride, Selena forged her own path while carrying the traditions of her community forward. Her legacy continues to inspire new generations, embodying the pioneering spirit, creativity and determination that remain central to the story of the West.

“Selena’s story is deeply connected to the cultural pride and artistic expression that define Tejano identity,” said Jackson. “Her influence transcends music and continues to inspire audiences across generations, making her an important part of this broader cultural conversation. The exhibition shares an icon who demonstrates the lasting influence of Tejanos – and Tejanas – in Texas and beyond.

𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧 is a group exhibition that reexamines video art at Artpace through the work of four alumni artists. Each artist investigates the complexities of identity through self-portraits, projections of the self, and the body as a means of self-representation. This exhibition explores both how individuals perceive themselves and how others might view them.

While each artist employs distinct strategies—whether through video performance, observation, reflection on physical change, or narrative experimentation—they are united in their examination of selfhood. Together, these works offer a multifaceted exploration of identity, inviting viewers to consider the many ways it is constructed, performed, and perceived.

Featured alumni artists include Alex Bag, Paul Pfieffer, Kang Seung Lee, and Anne Wallace.

Opening reception: August 28, 6 - 8 pm
Artist Talk: September 26, 1 - 3 pm

The exhibition Exquisite Entropy: Photographs by Trish Simonite, 1972 – 2025 offers audiences the opportunity to enjoy exemplary works from multiple periods produced across Simonite’s celebrated career. Curator Paula Owen has chosen 125 works that present Simonite’s fascination with the paradoxes that historical narratives may carry forward information from the past into new contexts of meaning and that photographic images may inspire new contemplation far beyond the time and place of their creation. As a transnational artist, Simonite’s transformations of scenes and elements of natural and built environments from the English countryside, Greek islands, and Texas honky tonks.

Join author Dr. Avelardo Valdez and moderator Juan Tejeda for a short reading, discussion, audience q & a, and signing for his new book, Homeboys Forever: The Lifetime Consequences of Gang Membership.

Admission is free and light refreshments will be provided.

Violence, addiction, and imprisonment are often the lasting consequences of gang life. In Homeboys Forever, sociologist Avelardo Valdez follows the lives of Mexican American men in San Antonio over two decades, revealing the realities of gang involvement and the difficult journey toward change.

Aye, No! is a play by Chicana writer Liz Coronado-Castillo that explores themes of sexual identity, cultural collision, and family acceptance in a small border town.

The story follows Alicia, a young woman who returns home from college to visit her family in a small Texas border town. She brings along her friend, Cathy, intending to introduce her to her family.
Performance Dates:

OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION: Friday, August 28, 2026 -7:30PM
TEATRO PA’ TODOS: Saturday, August 29, 2026 - 7:30PM
MATINEE: Sunday, August 30, 2026 - 2:30PM
Thursday, September 3, 2026 - 7:30PM
ASL NIGHT: Friday, September 4, 2026 - 7:30PM
Saturday, September 5, 2026 - 7:30PM
CLOSING MATINEE: Sunday, September 6, 2026 - 2:30PM

Trash and Treasure Sale
St. Mark Women's Guild
1602 Thousand Oaks Dr. Event Ctr.
Fri. Aug. 28 8a-3:30p | Sat. Aug. 29 8a-4p | Sun. Aug. 30 8a-2:30p
Sunday is 1/2 Price Day
Collectibles, Holiday items, Small Electronics, Select Furniture, Glassware, China, Kitchen Wares, Home Decor, and more

In need of a little love? How about a latte? At SNIPSA’s super sweet adoption event with Honey Bean Coffee in Olmos Park, you’re bound to get both. Join us on Saturday, August 29th, for barks, brews, and everything in between (yes, kittens too)! Honey Bean is offering free pup cups for new adopters, a specialty drink to benefit SNIPSA rescues, custom flower arrangements, breakfast eats, and so much more. So, spend your morning sipping on something extra special with us!

Saturday, August 29th
8 A.M. – 12 P.M.
The Honey Bean Coffee
4230 McCullough Ave

VOLUNTEER WITH SNIPSA: https://snipsa.org/volunteer/

As the Edwards Aquifer Authority (EAA) celebrates 30 years of stewardship on June 28th, we invite residents, students, businesses, and organizations from Atascosa, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, Medina, and Uvalde counties to help us look to the future by showcasing how you're managing the drought. Whether you're collecting rainwater, composting, using drip irrigation, or embracing native plants—we want to see it!

Winning photos will be featured in the 2027 EAA Calendar, celebrating innovation, resilience, and the community’s shared commitment to protecting the aquifer. Learn more and submit your photos here!

Edwards Aquifer Authority is a Texan by Nature conservation partner.

B.I.G. Love Cancer Care's core mission is to ease the childhood cancer journey for Texas families. We are having a blood drive with the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center and the UTSA Blood Donor Society in honor of Brooke.

In 2004, 3-year-old Broke was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. As part of her treatment, she needed several units of blood. Brooke passed in 2006.

Donate blood in honor of Brooke and all pediatric cancer patients! Please reach out if you have any questions.

Thank-you gifts: • Free queso cards, donated by Chicken N Pickle • BIG Love swag bags • Santikos Movie Ticket Bundle

Blood Donation - https://donor.southtexasblood.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/155892

Platelet - https://donor.southtexasblood.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/156419

For questions regarding blood donations, call South Texas Blood & Tissue at 210-731-5590. Individuals who are 16 years old may be eligible to donate with parental consent.

“Puro Conjunto: Border(less) Sound” celebrates how this uniquely Texan genre continues to thrive in San Antonio, the region, and beyond. The exhibit will highlight the people, places, and traditions at the heart of conjunto. Museum visitors will see conjunto pioneer Bruno Villarreal’s accordion, along with artifacts central to the genre—some of which will be on display for the first time--along with loans from the community and other organizations. Additionally, visitors are invited to get hands-on with a selection of musical instruments at an interactive station on the exhibit floor.

Adult $10, youth (5-17), senior (65+) and military with ID $5, UT San Antonio students, faculty and staff – Free

Cashless facility – purchase tickets online at https://texancultures.universitytickets.com/