Community Calendar

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 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.

Bring your friends and family to the library for Día de los Niños / Día de los Libros (Children's Day / Book Day)!

The library will provide games and a light snack for an afternoon of fun.

Want to join a book club, but don't want the pressure of reading a particular book and pretending you liked it? Then do we have the club for you! Join us for our No Pressure Book Club. Think of it as a gathering with other book centric folx to chat about books, any books, the one you're reading, one you did read, or even one you'd like to.

This session, as part of the Partnership for Public Service's FedSupport Webinars, will provide information about retirement benefits and other financial considerations that federal employees may want to consider when leaving service. The session will also address questions federal employees have sent in advance regarding this action and how it impacts them. Speakers include the Partnership for Public Service, Nicholas Abrahms, CFP, president and CEO of Opulentia, LLC., and Delante Greer, ChFEBC, financial planner of Opulentia, LLC.

Ladies Night Comedy Show is the hottest comedy show in San Antonio with an all female lineup showcasing the funniest local female comedians. ~The strength of a women is unmatchable

Poetry lovers, celebrate! URBAN-15 announces the 2025 Mega Corazón Poetry Festival will premiere on Wednesday, April 16th at 8pm! Join us at our livestream page, urban15.org/live-stream, for this powerful marathon of words by 17 of San Antonio’s most renowned poets. The stream will run continuously on a 24/7 loop through the end of National Poetry Month, and audiences will have a chance to vote for their favorite poet online at urban15.org. This vote will determine the winner of Mega Corazón, who will be awarded the $500 "Gregg Barrios Precious Words Prize".

URBAN-15 challenged the participating poets this year to produce impactful work that will resonate with audiences during these times of uncertainty. The poets all answered this call and provided some of the finest readings in Megan Corazón's history. This work will include readings from past and present San Antonio Poets Laureate, including Carmen Tafolla, Octavio Quintanilla, Andrea “Vocab’ Sanderson, Eddie Vega, and a wide array of talented voices.

Mega Corazón presents an incredible opportunity for audiences around the globe to celebrate National Poetry Month with some of Texas' premiere poets. Join us and cast your vote for the “Gregg Barrios Precious Words Prize” at urban15.org.

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.

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.