Community Calendar

The Institute of Texan Cultures will celebrate its own homecoming at a new, temporary home at Frost Tower in early 2026!

It’s homecoming, and we want YOU to be a part of it. We want your mums! Share your story and let us display your mum creation in the exhibit!

On opening day, visitors will be treated to Mumentous®: The Upsizing of a Texas Tradition—the first of many traveling exhibits to grace our new space.

Do you still have your high school mum? Is it hanging proudly on your wall? Share your story and let us display your mum creation in the exhibit!

MUMENTOUS® is organized by the Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, Texas. Mumentous® will be on display opening day through March 15, 2026.

Emotions at Play with Pixar's Inside Out, the first interactive exhibit based on the award-winning Disney and Pixar film, helps visitors - young and old - understand the important role emotions, memory and imagination play in our everyday lives. Focusing on the five core emotions featured in the film - Joy, Sadness, Anger, Disgust and Fear - hands-on and digital experiences in the exhibit offer opportunities to explore some of the ways we express our emotions - and recognize emotions in others, too.

O’ Powa O’ Meng—”I came here, I got here, I’m still going”— is how Jody Folwell describes, in her Tewa language, her personal journey with pottery. A contemporary artist from Kha’p’o Owingeh (also known as Santa Clara Pueblo, in New Mexico), she is among the most significant and influential clay artists of her generation. Across five decades of artistic practice, Folwell has revolutionized contemporary Pueblo pottery with energetic, avant-garde innovations of form, content, and design that have influenced younger generations of Pueblo potters. This exhibition presents iconic works that demonstrate the arc of Folwell’s trailblazing career and place her within the canon of contemporary American art.

"O’ Powa O’ Meng: The Art and Legacy of Jody Folwell" is organized by the Fralin Museum of Art and the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Major support for the national tour and exhibition catalogue is provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Curator-in-charge at the McNay Art Museum is Lauren Thompson, Curator of Exhibitions.

Support is provided by the Elizabeth Huth Coates Charitable Foundation of 1992; the Flora Crichton Visiting Artist Fund; Ewing Halsell Foundation, Louis A. and Francis B. Wagner Endowment; and the William Randolph Hearst Foundation.

This is a call for much needed volunteers for community events we host on the Southeast side of San Antonio, Texas! All our events are open to the public and to all of San Antonio. Our goal is to help bring much needed resource vendors to our neck of the woods and help support the many small businesses that make up our beautiful city! We are always in need of Volunteers to help with this events, from greeting attendees, answering questions, helping with event setup, giveaways, etc.

Our volunteer opportunities offer community service hours as well!

If you are interested please reach out to us via email MonteViejoEventServices@gmail.com or our website monteviejocommunityevents.com/about-us to get more information!

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The Collins Garden Book Club will discuss Ann Napolitano's novel, Hello Beautiful.

William Waters and Julia Padavano come from different backgrounds, but Julia's family warmly accepts him. However, the darkness from William's past has caused a rift in their family that has lasted for generations. Can the loyalty they once shared be strong enough to reunite them?

Usher in the season of bold flavors and unforgettable bites during Culinaria’s Summer Restaurant Weeks, taking place from Saturday, August 9 to Saturday, August 23. Guests can enjoy a limited-time $55 three-course dinner menu that celebrates the richness of local ingredients and refined Texas cuisine. Menu highlights for the dinner include:
Appetizer: Scallop Ceviche featuring Diver Scallop, Mezcal, Lime, Cucumber Pearl
Entree: Chile Dusted Pork Tenderloin featuring Ancho Mashed Potatoes, Grilled Broccolini, Mole Jus
Dessert: Frozen Horchata featuring a Vanilla sponge, "Hot" Chile Chocolate, Polvorón Crumb

Please join us for a Patron and Visionary Circle Curator Talk and Tour of O’ Pawa O’ Meng: The Art and Legacy of Jody Folwell, led by Lauren Thompson, Curator of Exhibitions. This event offers an insight into Folwell’s technical brilliance and fearless innovation.

Members will receive the registration link via email. Not a member yet? Join the Patron Circle or Visionary Circle today to participate in this exclusive event: mcnayart.org/membership

Additional information: membership@mcnayart.org or 210-805-1728

Inspired by San Antonio’s designation as a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy in 2017, TPR and the City of San Antonio’s World Heritage Office presents Great SA: Chef Ambassadors on Wednesday, August 20th at 7 P.M. at the Irma & Emilio Nicolas Media Center.

Hear a panel discussion by some of the Chef Ambassador’s on the ambassador program. From local culinary techniques, to cuisines "authentic to the city", these chefs promote San Antonio's people, culture and heritage. Great SA: Chef Ambassadors is funded in part by the City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts and Culture, Frost and H-E-B.

There will be a food pop-up by Naco Mexican Eats starting at 6pm. Tacos (Brisket, Angus or Hibiscus) will be available for purchase.

Learn more and reserve your space to this free community event!

URBAN-15 seeks talented drummers with experience from high school, college, or any musical group for the 2025-2026 season of performances. These performances include a wide variety events, including Dia de Los Muertos, Luminaria, and International Festivals. Interested drummers are invited to call (210) 736-1500 or email events@urban15.org, and to join URBAN-15’s drum ensemble during open rehearsals Thursdays at 7pm at 2500 S. Presa. This Open Call is FREE to join, and open to all members of the community regardless of age, race, or gender identity.

Drummers enrolled into the Open Call will practice the ensemble’s various performance styles and genres, including Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, and experimental rhythms. Final selections to join the URBAN-15 Percussion Ensemble will take place at the end of the Open Call period during a formal tryout. Those selected to join will be expected to participate in the majority of the season’s performances as well as perform in gear such as illuminated costumes, helmets, and masks alongside URBAN-15’s Dance Ensemble. URBAN-15’s ensembles are close knit groups, and may lead to professional connections within or outside the musical sphere. Ensemble members are also asked to volunteer for miscellaneous duties such as parking assistance, kitchen aid, guest ushering, and more.