Community Calendar

Want to work on your drawing skills or your drawing projects in a community setting? Then join artist Britt Tucker for an evening of sketching, drawing, snacks, and great conversation.

Snacks and supplies will be on hand; participants are welcome to bring their own supplies and projects. There will be a focused drawing project people can work on if they'd like, but it's not required. Group will meet once a month going forward!
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Tickets must be purchased online at least 12 hours before the workshop. No walk-ins. Space is limited. Tickets are non refundable so please plan accordingly before purchasing. Please have email confirmation / ticket readily available upon arrival. Children under the age of 15 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Attendees may bring non messy snacks and drinks in sealable containers. Please note that photographs will be taken throughout this workshop. These may be used by Spare Parts for marketing and publicity in our publications, on our website and in social media or in any third party publication. Please contact us at workshops@spsatx.org immediately if you have any concerns or if you wish to be exempted.

Helen Wheeler is a gun totin’ and whiskey drinking Granny, living in the small town of Crockett, Oklahoma. When Helen isn’t locked up in the local clink, she’s on her front porch shootin’ up critters and the local kids. Not even the local sheriff, who has already taken away all of her ammo and her driver’s license, can manage to uphold the law when it comes to Helen, her sidekick Zona, and their daily “Thelma and Louise” antics. Helen’s son Nelson thinks it’s time for Mama to move out of Crockett and closer to him.

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.

On this guided bird tour around the various habitats of Mitchell Lake Audubon Center, guests will see at least 30-50 different bird species with our expert guide. Travelling by both car and by foot to access as many areas as possible, this tour is best suited for the birder age 15+ as it can last up to four hours, though you may leave at any time. Tours are limited. Bring your binoculars, bottle for water, closed-toe shoes, long pants, and bug spray.

On this guided bird tour around the various habitats of Mitchell Lake Audubon Center, guests will see at least 30-50 different bird species with our expert guide. Travelling by both car and by foot to access as many areas as possible, this tour is best suited for the birder age 15+ as it can last up to four hours, though you may leave at any time. Tour capacity is limited. Bring your binoculars, bottle for water, closed-toe shoes, long pants, and bug spray.

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.

WHAT: A captivating large-scale immersive art experience, Otherwild, will transform the San Antonio Botanical Garden this spring into a vibrant world where wonder takes root and the sky comes alive.

Debuting Saturday, March 7, the exhibition features colorful visionary installations by artist Patrick Shearn and his internationally renowned studio, Poetic Kinetics, which is recognized for large-scale public art that inspires awe, movement, and creative exploration.

Otherwild invites visitors to step into a whimsical, nature-inspired environment where art and landscape merge. The installation will unfold into two distinct parts:

● Flora Borealis - a custom Skynet installation of ultra-lightweight, kinetic elements that float with the breeze, contrasting the SABG’s natural landscape

● Enchanted Trees - a sculptural grove of ten imaginary species, each with its own personality, crafted from reflective, movement-responsive materials that interact with sunlight and wind.

Otherwild is included with standard admission. To learn more and purchase tickets, please visit www.sabgtx.org

WHEN: March 7 - July 7, 2026

WHERE: San Antonio Botanical Garden
555 Funston Place
San Antonio, Texas 78209

Otherwild is included with standard admission. Daily admission to the San Antonio Botanical Garden is $18-22 adults; $16-20 military; $13-15 children aged 3-13; $3 Museums for All (with SNAP or WIC EBT card and valid ID).

As the Edwards Aquifer Authority (EAA) celebrates 30 years of stewardship on June 28th, we invite residents, students, businesses, and organizations from Atascosa, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, Medina, and Uvalde counties to help us look to the future by showcasing how you're managing the drought. Whether you're collecting rainwater, composting, using drip irrigation, or embracing native plants—we want to see it!

Winning photos will be featured in the 2027 EAA Calendar, celebrating innovation, resilience, and the community’s shared commitment to protecting the aquifer.

Edwards Aquifer Authority is a Texan by Nature conservation partner.

🎣 Join the San Antonio River Authority for River Rodeo 2026 - Headwaters to Mission Reach! This fun fishing challenge on the river is a great opportunity for anglers of all experience levels to get outside, enjoy the water, and be part of something meaningful!

🌊 Participants will fish designated areas, log their catches, and compete across different categories while helping highlight and support our local waterways.

🌿 Get outside
🐟 Fish the river
📱 Log your catch
💧 Make an impact

👉 Learn more and sign up: https://bit.ly/SARiverRodeo2026

The San Antonio Art League + Museum will open its 96th Annual Juried Art Exhibition on Sunday, April 12, 2026, with a public reception and awards ceremony from 3–5 PM. The exhibition remains on view through June 12, 2026.

Selected from more than 500 submissions from across Texas, this year’s exhibition reflects the breadth and vitality of contemporary practice. More than $14,000 in awards will be presented at the opening reception.

Museum Hours: 10 am–3 pm Tue–Sat. Admission is FREE.