Community Calendar

Explore MACRI’s new traveling exhibit, You Have the Right: Mexican Americans and Due Process of the Law.

This exhibit explores three court cases involving Mexican Americans and Mexican-perceived individuals that have been significant to the interpretation of the Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments and shaped interpretation of due process of the law in the United States: Miranda v. Arizona (1966), United States v. Brignoni-Ponce (1975), and Chavez v. Martinez (2003).

The verdict in these cases, whose plaintiffs were Mexican American and Latino individuals, affect all Americans today. Miranda v. Arizona (1966) secured what we now call our “Miranda rights;” United States v. Brignoni-Ponce (1975) prohibited law enforcement from stopping and questioning someone on the basis of their appearance; and Chavez v. Martinez (2003) marked a rollback in protections from coercive questioning from authorities.

The three moments featured in this exhibit remind us that the interpretation of constitutional amendments is constantly debated in courts at all levels of government, and can result in expansions and contractions of civil rights. The legal struggle for civil rights is continuous, and rarely a linear progression.

The exhibit will be on display from Monday, April 27, 2026 through Tuesday, June 30, 2026.

The exhibit gallery is open Monday through Friday, 10 AM—NOON and 1 – 4 PM, or by appointment.

MACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture, Bexar County, the Mellon Foundation, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation, Spurs Give, and individual donors like you! Gracias!

📸 Discover. Capture. Share the Beauty of the River Basin.
From flowing creeks and rivers to native plants, wildlife, and outdoor adventures, the San Antonio River Basin is full of photo-worthy moments. Show us your unique perspective in the 9th Annual River Clicks Photo Contest!

🌟 This year’s Special Category highlights Student photographers, celebrating the creativity and unique perspectives of our community’s youth. With continued growth in student participation over the years, the San Antonio River Authority is proud to recognize and encourage young photographers through this featured category.

🌿 The San Antonio River Authority invites you to explore the natural beauty of the entire San Antonio River Basin and share your photos with us!

Photo Categories:
🌊 Creeks & Rivers
🦃 Animals (native wildlife)
🌿 Plants (native vegetation)
🐞 Insects & Pollinators
🏃‍➡️ Recreation
😸 Pets
🍁 Seasonal Variation
⭐ Special Category - Student Category (under 18)

Photos must be taken within Bexar, Wilson, Karnes, or Goliad County.
Winners will be announced prior to a reception at the Witte Museum in Fall 2026. More details will be given to all finalists.

📷 Limit: 1 photo per category.
👨‍👩‍👧 Student entries require parent/guardian consent and a waiver.
📅 The contest is open March 1st - May 31st
🔗 www.sariverauthority.org/photocontest/

Join us in a delightful celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month as we embark on a journey to create beautiful traditional Japanese dolls. Supplies will be provided, while supplies last.

"Transform your front yard, backyard or garden bed into a buzzing, fluttering haven for local wildlife!

Drake White, owner of The Nectar Bar, a local natives-only nursery, will share the basics of gardening, focusing on the essential relationship between local native plants and pollinators. You will learn to select, plant, and care for native species that provide food and habitat for bees, moths, and most especially butterflies. Participants will leave with the confidence to start a beautiful, drought-tolerant, and eco-friendly habitat that thrives year after year.

Drake will have some very affordable 4"" native plants available for purchase to get your garden going.

GINA HINOJOSA, CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR, IS COMING TO BOERNE! Free and open to the public

Democrat Gina Hinojosa is currently a member of the Texas House of Representatives. She is running for election as Governor of Texas against Greg Abbott and is on the ballot in the General Election on November 3, 2026.

Hinojosa is a native Texan, born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley. A proud product of Brownsville public schools, Gina graduated from the University of Texas and received her law degree from George Washington University.

League of Women Voters of the San Antonio Area present a forum with the two candidates in the Bexar County District Attorney Democratic primary runoff. Attend to hear from candidates Luz Elena Chapa and Jane Davis, who will answer questions from the League and those collected from the audience. This event is free and open to the public. It is presented by the League of Women Voters San Antonio in partnership with American Association of University Women - San Antonio Branch, Radical Registrars, Nation Council of Jewish Women of San Antonio, and Southwest Voter Registration Education Project. (Note: there is not a runoff for the Republican DA candidate).

🌊 Join us for a rhythmic evening at San Pedro Creek! FREE and open to the public!

✨ Let the beats guide you as David and Cameron Montalvo lead a vibrant drum circle under the night sky. This is your chance to experience the power of music along the heart of downtown’s flowing waters.

🗓 Date: Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
⏰ Time: 7 - 8 PM
📍 Location: 715 Camarón St. SATX, 78204
🚙 Parking: FREE parking is available at 679 Columbus St. SATX, 78207
🥁 Bring your drum or get one from the crew and let’s make music together in this unique urban oasis!

Worth Repeating is a live storytelling event at the Irma and Emilio Nicolas Media Center at Texas Public Radio in downtown San Antonio. Showtime is 7:30pm. Tickets benefit Texas Public Radio.

Worth Repeating - Standing on Business
From getting the impossible done to the rise and grind, these stories are all about gumption.

Catch the Fun with River Rodeo!
A community-wide fishing challenge hosted by the San Antonio River Authority and San Antonio River Foundation in partnership with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Fin Addict Angler Foundation. The event invites anglers tolog their catches, compete on live leaderboards, win prizes, and support real fisheries science while enjoying outdoor river adventures.

How to Register: Log catches using MyCatch by Angler’s Atlas https://www.anglersatlas.com/event/888/2026-river-rodeo

River Rodeo combines outdoor recreation with citizen science by allowing anglers to log species, size, and general location data to support fisheries research and river management. Participants can track progress on live leaderboards, compete in multiple categories, and remain eligible for prizes and raffles throughout the challenge.

Visit our website for a full list of event rules.

The show opens March 22, 2026 through May 27, 2026, and presents creative pinhole portraits of San Antonio Artist immersed in their artform.

The opening exhibit of Eric O’Connell’s pinhole photography invites viewers into a living moment where time, movement, and memory converge. Through long exposures that compress minutes into a single frame, O’Connell reveals portraits that are both sharp and softly obscured, capturing not just a subject’s image but the interaction, motion, and atmosphere surrounding them.

Ghostly blurs, shifting shadows, and layered spaces create a sense of transparency and connection, allowing creativity, place, and presence to merge into one unified view. This exhibit asks audiences to slow down and consider the fleeting, often overlooked relationships between time, the artist, and the world they inhabit.