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Have you ever wanted to learn how to sew? Led by Alamo Tailoring, this class will teach you the basics of sewing, cutting patterns, and more. You can bring your sewing machine, supplies, and any piece you want to work on!

¿Alguna vez te has preguntado cómo puedes cuidar de tu salud a través de la medicina tradicional? En este curso aprenderás como mejorar tu bienestar física y emocional.

Opening Reception: January 23, 6 - 8 pm
Artist Talks: February 28, 1 - 3 pm

Curated by Dr. Scott A. Sherer and Lizzy Hayman

This exhibition brings together works from the individual creative careers of Jayne Lawrence and Leigh Anne Lester and a variety of materials that reference their collaborative endeavors in cactusBRA and cactusBARN, the influential galleries they founded in San Antonio. While pursuing unique themes and perspectives, Lawrence and Lester bring critical attention to the possibilities of imagination to transform expectations that structure standard knowledge systems. Lester’s works often have a foundation in considerations of the natural world whereas Lawrence’s works often develop in consideration of challenges to narratives that influence subjectivity and social engagement. The exhibition features mixed-media two- and three-dimensional works and installation.

SAAL+M 95th Annual Juried Exhibition: CALL FOR ENTRY
The San Antonio Art League & Museum is pleased to announce a Call for Entry to all Texas-resident artists, including military personnel stationed in Texas, for works to be considered for its 95th Annual Juried Exhibition opening March 30th, 2025.
SAAL+M, founded in 1912, is the oldest continuously operating arts organization in San Antonio. Up to $10,000 in monetary awards and recognition will be available. Artists working in all mediums except for jewelry and video are encouraged to enter their work. The submission period is from Nov. 17, 2025, to Feb. 12, 2026. Artists will be notified of their accepted works on Feb. 20, 2025.
All submissions will be made online via the ArtCall (https://96juried.artcall.org) platform. Artists from across Texas can conveniently upload images of their work for review by our juror, Catherine Walworth.
Catherine Walworth is Curator at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, where she brings a lively, cross-disciplinary lens to modern art. Her upcoming exhibition, Architects of Being: Louise Nevelson and Esphyr Slobodkina, debuted 2025 before touring nationally. At AMFA, she has also curated Path to Abstraction: Picasso, Braque, and Cubism’s Impact on Modern Art and Kwame Brathwaite: The 1970s, while guiding significant new acquisitions for the collection. 
Previously, Walworth shaped exhibitions at the Columbia Museum of Art, including Jackson Pollock: Mural and The Ironic Curtain: Art from the Soviet Underground.
She holds a Ph.D. in art history from The Ohio State University, and her award-nominated book Soviet Salvage reflects her passion for connecting art with broader cultural histories.
 
Artists do not have to be SAAL+M members to enter, however, they can join SAAL+M prior to submitting their entries. Their membership will be good through June of 2025. Entry fees are $50 for nonmembers or $35 for members of SAAL+M.
For a complete prospectus and key dates for this exhibition, visit: https://www.saalm.org/95.html. (https://96juried.artcall.org/)

Come one come all to a hands on weekly tea brewing class. Learn the simple steps to brewing a perfect, organic, all natural cup of hot or glass of iced tea any time. Do it at home, at work, on the road, literally anywhere you can get hot water (or cold water for cold brewed teas).

We will take all the mystery and angst out of tea brewing and explore the many health benefits of loose leaf and herbal teas. Find the one that is right for you with over 100 flavors and endless flavor combinations.

See you Friday evening!
Open to all ages . . .

New Braunfels Chamber Music with Daniel Anastasio (New Braunfels, TX)

• Friday, January 23, 2026
• 7:00 PM  9:00 PM

• Unitarian Universalists Church of New Braunfels135 Alves LaneNew Braunfels, TX, 78130United States (map)

Joseph Haydn String Quartet in G Major, Op. 76, No. 1 (1797)
Amy Beach Piano Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 67 (1907) with Daniel Anastasio

Acclaimed Grammy Award-winning mandolinist, singer, songwriter, composer, and MacArthur Fellow recipient of the prestigious “Genius Grant”, Chris Thile is a multifaceted musical talent, described by The Guardian as "that rare being: an all-round musician,” and hailed by NPR as a "genre-defying musical genius." Thile is a founding member of the highly influential string bands Punch Brothers and Nickel Creek, and has collaborated with countless luminaries from Yo-Yo Ma to Fiona Apple to Brad Mehldau. For four years, Thile hosted public radio favorite Live from Here with Chris Thile (formerly known as A Prairie Home Companion). With his broad outlook, Thile creates a distinctly American canon and a new musical aesthetic for performers and audiences alike, giving the listener “one joyous arc, with the linear melody and vertical harmony blurring into a single web of gossamer beauty” (New York Times).

Over the last year, Thile has been touring with Nickel Creek in support of the critically acclaimed 2023 release Celebrants, and captivating audiences with a playfully ambitious biographical composition entitled ATTENTION! (a narrative song cycle for extroverted mandolinist and orchestra). Additionally, he has been focused on the production of a new musical variety show, “The Energy Curfew Music Hour.” Created with Claire Coffee and featuring Punch Brothers, season one is available on Audible and all podcasting platforms. Most recently, Chris debuted a new one-man show “The Manhattan Variations” in NYC’s Little Island about finding oneself in a little cocktail bar on the Lower East Side.

Paul and Corie Bratter are newlyweds in every sense of the word. He’s a straight-as-an-arrow lawyer and she’s a free spirit always looking for the latest kick. Their new apartment is her most recent find – too expensive with bad plumbing and in need of a paint job. After a six-day honeymoon, they get a surprise visit from Corie’s loopy mother and decide to play matchmaker during a dinner with their neighbor-in-the-attic, Velasco, where everything that can go wrong does. Paul just doesn’t understand Corie, as she sees it. He’s too staid, too boring, and she just wants him to be a little more spontaneous. Running “barefoot in the park” would be a start…

This program’s purposes include understanding the science behind climate change, the global effects of climate change, and the long-term impacts of this phenomenon on specific Texas ecosystems. The audience will be encouraged to ask questions and provide their observations relevant to the topic.

Presenter, Gary Poole, is a former middle school math and science teacher, engineer, and electronics technician. He is as well a former Texas caver, beekeeper, and is currently a Master Naturalist with Alamo Area Master Naturalists, in which organization he has served in several different capacities including as President.

Support Group for Families of Incarcerated Loved Ones

Join us in a safe space where families impacted by the criminal justice system
can come together to learn, grow, share, pray, get resources and support.
Food and drinks will be provided.

All Adults Welcome.
• Diverse Community Presenters
• Resources
• Group and individual
• Fellowship with others
• Brief counseling/consults upon request