Community Calendar

O’ Powa O’ Meng—”I came here, I got here, I’m still going”— is how Jody Folwell describes, in her Tewa language, her personal journey with pottery. A contemporary artist from Kha’p’o Owingeh (also known as Santa Clara Pueblo, in New Mexico), she is among the most significant and influential clay artists of her generation. Across five decades of artistic practice, Folwell has revolutionized contemporary Pueblo pottery with energetic, avant-garde innovations of form, content, and design that have influenced younger generations of Pueblo potters. This exhibition presents iconic works that demonstrate the arc of Folwell’s trailblazing career and place her within the canon of contemporary American art.

"O’ Powa O’ Meng: The Art and Legacy of Jody Folwell" is organized by the Fralin Museum of Art and the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Major support for the national tour and exhibition catalogue is provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Curator-in-charge at the McNay Art Museum is Lauren Thompson, Curator of Exhibitions.

Support is provided by the Elizabeth Huth Coates Charitable Foundation of 1992; the Flora Crichton Visiting Artist Fund; Ewing Halsell Foundation, Louis A. and Francis B. Wagner Endowment; and the William Randolph Hearst Foundation.

This is a call for much needed volunteers for community events we host on the Southeast side of San Antonio, Texas! All our events are open to the public and to all of San Antonio. Our goal is to help bring much needed resource vendors to our neck of the woods and help support the many small businesses that make up our beautiful city! We are always in need of Volunteers to help with this events, from greeting attendees, answering questions, helping with event setup, giveaways, etc.

Our volunteer opportunities offer community service hours as well!

If you are interested please reach out to us via email MonteViejoEventServices@gmail.com or our website monteviejocommunityevents.com/about-us to get more information!

Ruby City proudly presents Synthesis & Subversion Redux, an exhibition celebrating the legacy of Frances Jean Colpitt and the evolving conversation around Latinx art. This new exhibition revisits Colpitt’s groundbreaking 1996 show, Synthesis and Subversion: A Latino Direction in San Antonio Art, and its influence on contemporary art practices today.
In 1996, Colpitt brought together a group of San Antonio-based artists—Jesse Amado, David Padilla Cabrera, Alejandro Diaz, Franco Mondini-Ruiz, Ana de Portela, and Chuck Ramirez—who explored identity, abstraction, and the everyday through conceptual approaches. The exhibition challenged norms and sparked critical debate, becoming a pivotal moment in San Antonio’s art history.

Now, nearly 30 years later, Redux builds on Colpitt’s vision while reflecting the profound changes in the art world since then. Curated by two Latinas in leadership roles at major institutions, Ruby City Director, Elyse A. Gonzales, and Curator of Latinx Art at the McNay Art Museum, Mia Lopez, Redux showcases the work of five contemporary artists: Juan Carlos Escobedo, Jenelle Esparza, Bárbara Miñarro, Angeles Salinas, and José Villalobos. These artists bring fresh perspectives to themes of identity, memory, and culture, often through craft-informed practices that incorporate textiles, personal history, and connections to the U.S.-Mexico border.

The exhibition will be on view from February 15, 2024 through September 28, 2025 at Studio, located inside Chris Park (111 Camp Street).

Strength & Sweat Fitness
with EnergyX Fitness
First Saturday of every month, 10a-11a

FREE COMMUNITY EVENT SPONSORED BY H-E-B and UNIVERSITY HEALTH

Whether you’re starting your fitness journey or looking for a new way to challenge yourself, this class is about feeling good while building strength, mobility, and confidence. Strength & Sweat Fitness is a 60-minute dynamic workout combining kettlebells*, strength bands*, bodyweight exercises, and cardio. Designed for all ages and abilities, this class provides modifications to ensure everyone can participate at their own pace in a supportive and welcoming environment.

Duration: 60 minutes
Where: Will Naylor Riverwalk Plaza at The Tobin Center (weather permitting; indoor location TBA during inclement weather).
What to Bring/Wear: A workout mat or towel, water bottle, and comfortable athletic wear with supportive shoes.
Free Parking: Free parking is available from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM in the surface lot located at the corner of 4th Street and Auditorium Circle (142 Auditorium Circle). Additional street parking may be available.
Enjoy a workout that strengthens your body, lifts your spirits, and leaves you feeling empowered, all while connecting with others in a supportive community.

*A limited number of kettlebells and strength bands will be available. If you have your own, we recommend bringing them to ensure a seamless workout experience!

Our amazing children’s bookseller is bringing you a story and activity every Saturday at 10:30am! 🤩

We hope to see everyone this Saturday (and every Saturday)!

Our amazing children’s bookseller is bringing you a story and activity every Saturday at 10:30am! 🤩

We hope to see everyone this Saturday (and every Saturday)!

Join us for a morning of book tasting!

What is a book tasting? Book tasting is an opportunity to explore new genres, writing styles, and more without the guilt of not finishing a book. Attendees will take a look over our book menu, pick an item or two to try and spend about 10 minutes reading their selection, after which they can choose to check the item out to take home to complete, or return their item. Attendees are encouraged to try several different items off the menu to broaden their reading!

Please reach out to Alex DePree (alex@mfplibrary.org) if you have any questions.

Come join gardening enthusiasts for an awesome in-person event by SA Composting Project to exchange seeds and learn about saving seeds! Are you ready to ramp up your garden?

Join us to learn about how to safely save your seeds while adding new ones to your collection. Attendees are encouraged (but not required) to bring seeds and extra seedlings to trade with other garden enthusiasts! We especially encourage sharing seeds from native and drought-tolerant plants.

A warm, witty program of quartets.

Ruehr: Quartet No. 8 “Insect Dances”
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 1, Op. 49
Brahms: String Quartet No. 3, Op. 67

Artist Gina Davison is blending her work as a commercial food photographer with her artistic expression with “foodie” still life highlighted in an exhibition titled “Food Stories,” featuring 15 new and recent photographic works as part of Fotoseptiembre, that opens with a reception from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6 at Bihl Haus Arts Gallery, 2803 Fredericksburg Road. The exhibition runs through Sept. 27.

“Food is more than just something that physically sustains us,” Davison explained. “There are so many different aspects to it. There’s a saying that ‘we eat with our eyes,’ and food is a very visual experience. But it can also be political whereas food can be plenty and immediately available to the wealthy, but not always so accessible to the poor.”

Overall, “Food Stories,” the artist said, will illustrate people’s love or appetite for food.