Community Calendar

There are many telescope observations of the Moon, but faint or detailed parts of it have to be studied by orbit. While there are many orbiters around the Moon, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is the US full-fledged campaign to precisely map its craters, temperature variations, radiation environment, and much more over many years. In the special light of ultraviolet light, traditionally hard to measure parts of the Moon like ice in dark craters and floating atoms orbiting or being ejected from the surface can be seen and studied. Thanks to LRO’s continuous data collection, we have years’ worth of data to study these faint things. In particular, the loosely bound atoms, or the Moon’s exosphere, is an exciting thing to measure since it is the layer between the solar wind and the surface of the Moon. We’ll be looking at how we measure this layer with ultraviolet light and what it tells us about how the Moon interacts with its surrounding space environment.

The 5th annual Raza Cósmica: A constellation of Latinx sci-fi cinema presents the Texas premier of the feature film barrunto. From its deep vibration tracks to the nonlinear narrative, barrunto is a film that attempts to activate sensations & modes of being with the world and in connection beyond western frameworks of knowledge, a sensorial translation meant to be 'felt' more than 'understood'.
barrunto is a speculative narrative informed by poetry & theories of quantum entanglement across diasporic distance. An intimate exploration of grief and resistance in shifting landscapes of loss, from the streets to the bed; in sites of displacement, nuclear contamination, and military occupation from Scotland to Puerto Rico.

Made in collaboration with Shanti LaLita, Claude Nouk, Alicia Matthews, Harry Josephine Giles, Nicole Cecilia Delgado, Sharif Elsabagh, Collective Text y muchxs más.

barrunto contains flashing images and may not be suitable for photosensitive viewers.

barrunto will be preceded by the short film Todos los futuros by Bárbara Cerro. View the trailer at https://www.montevideo210.org.

Seating is limited, please rsvp at https://razacosmica2025.eventive.org/.

Raza Cósmica is MonteVideo’s annual showcase of sci-fi and speculative films by Latinx and BIPOC filmmakers. The 5th annual festival runs October 9-11, 2025 and spotlights films from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Scotland, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, and the United States by Latinx and BIPOC directors.

barrunto is presented by MonteVideo and Mexican American Civil Rights Institute.

Join us for an unforgettable night at Gruene Music and Wine Fest with a performance by Josh Abbott Band! Taking place at Texas's oldest dance hall, Josh Abbott Band will take the stage on Friday, October 10th at Gruene Hall, starting at 9:30pm. 

Pollinator BioBlitz participants observe and identify pollinators. This virtual event is open to all ages and abilities interested in finding pollinators and nectar-producing plants, taking photos, and sharing with friends! Share observations by posting a photo or video to Instagram, iNaturalist, or the Facebook event page. Pollinator observation challenges and informative links will be emailed to all registered participants regularly to add to the fun.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is a Texan by Nature Conservation Partner.

Be a part of the action at one of the industry's top Writers Conferences & Film Festivals: volunteer for Austin Film Festival 2025!

--Earn Festival badges through volunteer hours
--Connect with fellow creatives in the Austin film community
--Get behind-the-scenes access and experience the magic of storytelling from some of the best of the industry

Whether you're a filmmaker, writer, or just a fan of great stories -- this is your chance to get involved!

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Get outside in celebration of pollinators everywhere and enjoy free entry all day at Mitchell Lake Audubon Center. Stop by our information table to learn more about the Texas Pollinator Bioblitz and how you can participate! Explore our gardens and trails and take home native plant educational material to learn what plants would work best to attract birds and pollinators to your space.

Each year, SAJF distributes grants to nonprofits in the San Antonio region for specific projects that will benefit economically, emotionally and/or physically disadvantaged individuals. In 2024-2025, we distributed $75,000 to 14 nonprofits in our community! We are pleased to announce that we will again be accepting applications for grants. Grant applications may be submitted by organizations recognized as tax exempt under internal revenue code 501(c)3 seeking funding of $20,000 or less. Now is the time to get started! Grant applications are due by November 1, 2025! Grant application and guidelines are available on the SAJF website at www.sajuniorforum.org. Questions? Email the VP Grants at grants@sajuniorforum.org

Move with MADD is Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) in San Antonio annual fundraiser. Victims, survivors, and supporters will line up for this non-competitive 5k walk to remember lost loved ones, inspire change, and commit to ending impaired driving.

$25.00 adults and $20.00 children. Registration fee includes t-shirt.

What animals can fly, and how? Birds have feathers, but what about dragonflies, bats, and squirrels?! Please stop by our table in the Children's Nature Play Area or one of the Greeter's tables to pick up a Grab-N-Go kit filled with activities to help you explore the park. This kit contains information about different ways animals can fly - with or without feathers. The kit also includes a fun, themed activity to make and a yummy, nature-themed snack idea for children aged 3 and up. Drop-in program, supplies are limited to 30.

Drawn primarily from the McNay’s outstanding collection of works on paper, this exhibition highlights the extraordinary creativity in 19th-century France, a time when we also rarely consider that printed images were subject to censorship laws—particularly between 1820 and 1880. In fact, some of this creativity was strategy to subvert and work around existing laws. The exhibition features critical images by Honoré Daumier and Édouard Manet in the context of prints made by their peers and later artists. The latter group includes Pablo Picasso, José Clemente Orozco, José Guadalupe Posada, who were inspired by how artists such as Manet and Daumier dealt with government censorship and used caricature to make protest art. In addition, more recent works by activist Guerrilla Girls and Donald Moffett add a contemporary lens to the presentation.

"Do Not Meddle With It!!: Print Censorship in 19th Century Paris" is organized for the McNay Art Museum by Elizabeth Kathleen Mitchell, Ph.D., Curator of Prints and Drawings.

Support is provided by the Elizabeth Huth Coates Charitable Foundation of 1992.