Community Calendar

Are you an artist ready to make your mark? This is your moment!

Join San Antonio's BIGGEST and most exhilarating contemporary art festival—Luminaria Contemporary Art Festival 2026. Our Art Call is officially OPEN!

Head to Anyartist.org now and submit your application to showcase your talent.

Don’t miss out—be part of something extraordinary!
Application Deadline: March 6, 2026 (ends at 11:59pm CT)

Every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening, Bar 414 comes alive with live jazz and blues performances from a rotating lineup of local and regional talent. Set within the intimate, moody atmosphere of the historic space, the ongoing series offers guests a rich blend of classic jazz, soulful blues, and contemporary interpretations.

The series includes the Aaron Prado Jazz Trio, Chris Guerrero, the Dirty River Jazz Band, Faith Evangeline, Melissa Griffith, and Nick Brown’s Blues Cruise Trio. All performances are free for Bar 414 patrons.

The monthly lineup:
Thursday, Feb. 5: Aaron Prado Jazz Trio
Friday, Feb. 6: Dirty River Jazz Band with Faith Evangeline
Saturday, Feb. 7: Brian Duarte and the Blackouts
Thursday, Feb. 12: Aaron Prado Jazz Trio
Friday, Feb. 13: Dirty River Jazz Band
Saturday, Feb. 14: Chris Guerrero, featuring love songs and piano requests for Valentine’s Day.
Thursday, Feb. 19: Aaron Prado Jazz Trio
Friday, Feb. 20: Dirty River Jazz Band with Melissa Griffith
Saturday, Feb. 21: Chris Guerrero Trio
Thursday, Feb. 26: Aaron Prado Jazz Trio
Friday, Feb. 27: Dirty River Jazz Band with Faith Evangeline
Saturday, Feb. 28: Nick Brown Blues Cruise

The Governor's Community Achievement Awards (GCAA) recognize Texas communities that are turning ideas into measurable impact through environmental stewardship, beautification, and collaboration. From small towns to larger cities, past winners have used this program to strengthen partnerships, elevate local projects, and tell a compelling story about their community's work.

Applications are now open and close on March 12. Visit the GCAA webpage to explore past winners, see what makes a strong application, and learn how your community can get involved.

Keep Texas Beautiful is a Texan by Nature conservation partner.

The Texas Mental Health Creative Arts Contest 2026 invites Texans of all ages to reflect on their mental health and share what it means to them through creative expression.

Hosted by the Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health, this statewide contest is open to all Texas residents—from elementary students to adults. Participants are invited to respond to the theme “What Does Mental Health Mean to You?” through traditional art, digital art, photography, or writing.

Mental health is shaped by personal experiences, culture, and community. By encouraging creative reflection, the contest creates space for people to tell their stories, explore emotional well-being, and contribute to broader conversations about mental health across Texas. Submissions may address topics such as stress, healing, resilience, relationships, or everyday moments that influence mental well-being.

Selected works may be featured in virtual and in-person galleries, offering opportunities for learning, connection, and public dialogue.

Eligibility: Open to all Texas residents, youth and adults
Submission period: January 15 – March 31, 2026
Learn more: https://www.tiemh.org/artscontest/

Are you an artist ready to make your mark? This is your moment!

Join San Antonio's BIGGEST and most exhilarating contemporary art festival—Luminaria Contemporary Art Festival 2026. Our Art Call is officially OPEN!

Head to Anyartist.org now and submit your application to showcase your talent.

Don’t miss out—be part of something extraordinary!
Application Deadline: March 6, 2026 (ends at 11:59pm CT)

Join BASIS San Antonio Jack Lewis Jr. for a family-friendly 5K on Saturday, February 28th to support the Annual Teacher Fund.

Event proceeds will directly benefit the Annual Teacher Fund (ATF) and our BASIS Jack Lewis Jr. Parent Boosters.

Help support the educators who go above and beyond for our students every single day and the dedicated parent volunteers focused on enhancing campus life and building community.

Sign up today! Registration closes on February 27th, 2026 at 11:59 PM CST.

Kids Raptor 5K
Price: $35
Time: 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CST
Open to ages 1-12

Adult Raptor 5K
Price: $40
Time: 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CST
Open to ages 13-99

BASIS San Antonio Jack Lewis Jr. is committed to providing students with a world-class education. BASIS Charter Schools provide world-class, tuition-free K–12 education. We have 40 campuses across Arizona, Louisiana, Texas, and Washington, D.C. To view a complete list of our schools, visit enrollBASIS.com.

At Mitchell Lake Audubon Center, we host 300+ birds annually on our 1,200-acre sanctuary which includes four diverse habitats for our wildlife: wetlands, woodlands, brushlands and grasslands. Join us every fourth Saturday for Bird Tours designed for the beginning birder. Travelling by foot, your guide will go over birding identification and the proper use of binoculars. This is a family-friendly program best for ages 5+. Advanced birders are also welcome to attend.

"Abundant Nature" is an Art Exhibit by Stefani Job Spears in the Molly Shafer Gallery at the King William Association. Stefani Job Spears holds a Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. She has been teaching Visual Arts throughout the state for thirty years. As an artist-in-residence for the Texas Commission on the Arts, Spears developed curriculum and fine art standards for public schools. In addition, Spears has taught Art, developed events and programs for the Southwest School of Art and Saint Mary's Hall. Her innovative art works frequently cross media boundaries, combining handmade paper, printmaking, oils and watercolors that reflect her love of nature and landscapes. Free and open to the public of all ages.

The Schools Our Students Deserve Coalition is excited to invite you to our bi-annual community summit! Join us on February 28, for a day of speakers, workshops, resources, along with free books and lego sets for our SAISD families!

RSVP at bit.ly/Thrive-2026

Opening Reception: January 28, 6 - 8 pm
Artist Talks & Exhibition Preview: 1/27: 6:30-8:00 pm

Fronterizx: Art by M. Jenea Sanchez and Gabriela Muñoz with Jenelle Esparza focuses on twenty-first century shared and socially-engaged art practices. This exhibition features work created by the Fronterizx Collective founded by Sanchez and Muñoz during their first collaboration in 2009 on the Arizona/Mexico borderline in a project titled La Tapiz Fronteriza de La Virgen de Guadalupe and includes contemporary artworks such as the video Caldo de Pollo and the photographic series Living Altar. In addition, this exhibition features a new collaborative project between Esparza and Fronterizx. This is the first exhibition in Texas of the Fronterizx Collective, as well as the artists’ first collaboration with San Antonio-based artist Jenelle Esparza.

Fronterizx Collective is driven by the artists’ lived experiences as women of color working in the interstitial space of the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. Fronterizx is committed to the representation and implication of brown female bodies from their own lived experiences situated within the Sonora and Chihuahua desert ecologies. Their projects, installations, and exhibitions have appeared on the U.S.-Mexico borderline and museums including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Wheelwright Museum, and Museo de Arte de Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. In 2023 they were awarded the Arlene and Morton Scult Artist Award by the Phoenix Art Museum and a 2024 USA Artist Fellowship. 

Sanchez was born and raised in the Arizona and Sonora frontera and Muñoz migrated through the U.S.-Mexico borderlands to Phoenix. Esparza is a Corpus Christi and South Texas native. Esparza, Sanchez, and Muñoz were introduced as recipients of the 2024 US Latinx Fellowship.