Community Calendar

LaTEAda Tea House offers fun, free, and friendly networking open to everyone. We will have monthly speakers and a chance to introduce yourself, your business, and make lasting connections that will propel us all forward.

Arrival time is fluid and the speaker will begin at 9:45 followed by introductions and conversation. As always, bring a friend and come hungry and thirsty and ready to discover something new!

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/

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.

Join Olmos Ensemble for our annual Summer Concert Series, beginning August 9 at First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Antonio.

·AUGUST 9: Olmos Ensemble kicks off the season with a new series!
Jeff Garza in Recital is the first in a five-year cycle of solo recitals featuring each of our core musicians.
·AUGUST 16: First-time guest theorboist John Lenti joins Olmos for Baroque Sonatas, along with guest artists Ian Pritchard and Allan Steele.
·AUGUST 23: Award-winning pianist Tamila Salimdjanova performs Ravel, Schubert and Rubinstein on a colorful program for winds & piano.
·AUGUST 30: Our Summer Concert Series concludes with a performance of iconic chamber works by Samuel Barber, Alexander Borodin and W.A. Mozart.

See you there!
Admission is free for all concerts, with donations welcome.

Come and join us on every first and third Tuesday of the month for some creative fun! Each session will have an artistic project. This program is intended for adults and older adults.

Meets the first and third Tuesdays of the month with exception of closures and holidays.

Join us for a book club that gives you the opportunity to be with other readers without the pressure of required reading or discussion. Light refreshments will be provided by the library. We will meet at the Thousand Oaks Branch every first Tuesday of the month at 5:30pm.

5:30-6:00pm - Share what you're reading (if you like), grab snacks/drinks, settle-in
6:00-7:00pm - Quiet reading hour
7:00-7:30pm - Socialize or keep reading - whatever your preference

Interested in writing? Come and join our older adult writing group, where a gathering of beginner, intermediate, and long-term writers meet to practice, listen, and encourage one another in telling stories through memoir, flash story or poetry.

Meets the first and third Wednesdays of the month with exception of closures and holidays. This program is intended for those 55+.

Let's kick off the start of another great school year by shopping local small businesses at Arboretum San Antonio!

Let's help kick off the start of another great school year by shopping local small businesses!

Come out to shop some amazing local small business vendors as well as speak with resource vendors local to San Antonio. We will also have some city reps at this event should you have any questions on available resources provided to all.

We are now in partnership with Arboretum San Antonio and our markets will be hosted on the Arboretum grounds for easier access, better visibility and higher traffic area all while supporting this AMAZING non-profit in the heart of the Southeast Side!! This event happens Rain or Shine as this is an outdoor event for all so come prepared for our crazy Texas weather!

Visit the website to see what vendors have already signed up as well as for the most up-to-date information - https://monteviejocommunityevents.com/back-to-school-market

If you are interested in becoming a vendor or to be added to our Vendor Email list, contact us at MonteViejoEventServices@gmail.com.

REMINDER: Monte Viejo Event Services is the only coordinator for this market we don't use PayPal/Venmo to collect and ONLY use the above email address. DO NOT trust anyone else claiming to be with my organization & always feel free to email me to confirm!!

MASS: Music & Artistic Sensory experience for the Soul
The AM Project welcomes you to our 6th MASS.

MASS takes inspiration from spiritual musical traditions, with each experience being unique and curated by our featured DJ / Artists.

MASS was originally created as a meditative, immersive experience designed to provide a moment of reflection and spiritual connection. As the program has evolved, it has grown into a more intentional cultural and educational presentation; one that thoughtfully shares diverse spiritual and artistic traditions in a way that is both accessible and meaningful to the community.

The concept for this year’s MASS in the beautiful grounds of Chris Park is “A Mother’s Love”. This concept is twofold. First, it honors nature,”Mother Nature”, as a spiritual foundation that resonates across cultures and traditions. Second, it recognizes the deeply personal and enduring love between Linda Pace and her son, Chris, for whom the park was created. Together, these themes will create a unifying and restorative experience rooted in both place and purpose.

The experience is designed to unfold throughout the park, inviting guests to move through Chris Park and encounter moments of music, performance, reflection, and connection. Throughout MASS, live artistic performances will take place in different areas of the park, creating an experience that reveals itself as you explore. The performance lineup includes artistic expressions, complemented by sound, lighting, and ambient elements throughout the space.

Guests are encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chair, find a comfortable place in the park, and experience MASS at their own pace.

After the murder of three sheriffs, townspeople have gathered to celebrate the arrival of a reputable lawman. Will his arrival change the town’s fortunes, or will someone else turn up dead? Participate in this costume-encouraged western murder mystery! Beverages and light refreshments included.