Community Calendar

Presented by the URBAN-15 Group, the Josiah Media Festival is one of few film festivals around the world dedicated to showcasing outstanding works by artists 21 years old and younger.

The 19th JMF will accept film submissions from May 1st – August 1st, 2025.

The festival presents a career-defining opportunity for young media artists to showcase their work around the world. The festival was founded in 2007 in honor of San Antonio filmmaker Josiah Miles Neundorf by his parents, Marcus and Nancy Neundorf, who collaborated with URBAN-15 to create this event.

Now in it’s 19th year, JMF not only streams globally, but has grown to screen films submitted from all around of the world.

Enter your film in three easy steps:

1) Download the Josiah Media Festival Guidelines & Entry Forms at urban15.org/josiah-media-festival/enter

2) Read through the Guidelines and fill out the Entry and Release Forms in full.

3) Send us your completed Entry and Release Forms along with a High-Definition copy of your film by mail to the Josiah Media Festival, 2500 S. Presa, San Antonio, TX, 78210 or by email to josiahfestival@urban15.org.

The San Antonio Public Library is calling for submissions for this year's Big Pride Zine! The theme is "On the Shoulders of Giants". We want written or visual works that express to a queer person the positive the impact they had on your life, whether it's a friend, historical figure, stranger, or story character. The deadline for submissions is June 30th. For more details including how to submit your work, go to guides.mysapl.org/zines.

Run for Teen Mental Health is a partnership with Clarity Child Guidance Center to raise money and awareness for mental health treatment and mental health in general!

Chromosome 18 Registry and Research Society is a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to helping individuals with rare chromosome 18 conditions overcome the obstacles they face so they may lead healthy and productive lives. Chromosome 18 conditions are genetic abnormalities that lead to our special-needs children being born with a wide array of physical challenges like difficulty hearing, walking, and cognitive challenges like learning disabilities and autism. We raise funds to support the research into these conditions at UT Health, and also offer support, community, and connection for affected families.

This is a FREE, family-friendly Official Fiesta event is open to the San Antonio community!

The annual event, which is hosted by The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, will be held at the Mays Family Center at The Witte Museum on Saturday, May 3, 2025, from 9am – 3pm. We look forward to more fun with everyone!

Viva Science SA is a free and family-friendly event that features a distinguished speaker, interactive science booths with fun activities for all ages, a science fair with posters by local scientists, science-themed artwork, delicious food trucks and much more.

Celebrate Women’s History Month at Northwest Vista College. Sabra Booth & Sophie Sanders, Blue: Water as Metaphor Exhibition, March 24-May 9,

Palmetto Center for the Arts, Northwest Vista College, 3535 N. Ellison Dr. San Antonio, Texas 78215, 210-486-4527.

Booth and Sanders met while both living in New York City in the early 2000’s. Their water themed work depicts imagery of the female form, as well as aquifer fauna and flora. They also collaborated on an artist book for the exhibition, which additionally includes Sander’s large cyanotypes and Booth’s prints.

The public is invited to watch as students from high schools across Texas gather to launch rockets they designed and built for the SystemsGo STEM education program. Access controlled.
Complete details, waiver links, livestream links, and maps to sites posted at www.systemsgo.org.

It’s officially Fiesta! We’ll be strutting our stuff as the Army of Dollys, celebrating Dolly Parton’s love for animals and her sparkle for life!

Come see us or join our army and continue the Fiesta fun with friends and family. The festivities will begin with the parade at 9 a.m. and continue throughout the day!

Viva Fiesta!

Saturday, May 3rd
9 A.M.
King William Historic District
122 Madison St. 78212

Join us for a tour on the beautiful San Antonio River for a 100 minute cruise exploring San Antonio ‘s Black History along the Riverwalk. Our trip starts by meeting at 218 S. Presa in La Villita. Please arrive at 218 S. Presa 30-45 minutes ahead of the boat departure time. We then travel through history on a north route through the Museum Reach to the Pearl then back downtown to the Alamo, Convention Center and back to La Villita. You will be surprised at the continued African American influence in San Antonio. No professional video or photography allowed on the boat tour without prior approval. The SAAACAM Black History Boat Tour is suitable for those able to remain seated for at least 2 hours.

Happens on the following Dates:
May 3, 2025, 9:45am to 12:00pm Timezone: CDT
May 10, 2025, 9:45am to 12:00pm Timezone: CDT

Irrationally Speaking highlights two art forms—collage and assemblage—as artistic techniques and conceptual approaches. With the simple act of placing two or more distinct images or objects together (sometimes jarringly so) artists can create a complex whole to address a multiplicity of meanings. Combined wood fragments, cut-and-pasted paper, seamless digital and photo-based prints comprised of disparate pictures, bronze sculptures created from discarded shoes, and contrasting clothing articles put together —these are some of the ways that contemporary artists harness a myriad of materials and methods to craft the art in this presentation.

Irrationally Speaking will be on view 9.21.24 - 8.31.25

Entry to Ruby City is free and open to the public. Reservations are recommended but not required.