Community Calendar

This group offers a safe and nurturing space where survivors, current battlers and their loved ones can openly discuss their experiences, challenges, and triumphs. Whether sharing personal stories, offering advice, or seeking guidance, the group provides a platform for survivors and their support networks to connect, learn from one another, and find solace in knowing they are not alone. JOIN US!!

This group offers a safe and nurturing space where survivors, current battlers and their loved ones can openly discuss their experiences, challenges, and triumphs. Whether sharing personal stories, offering advice, or seeking guidance, the group provides a platform for survivors and their support networks to connect, learn from one another, and find solace in knowing they are not alone. JOIN US!!

Join us for a poetry reading and Q&A session with San Antonio's Poet Laureate, Eddie Vega.

Mr. Vega is a poet, storyteller, spoken word artist and educator. He works as a director at Holy Cross of San Antonio. He has published two full-length collections of poetry: Chicharra Chorus and Somos Nopales and was editor of a collection of poetry Asina Is How We Talk. Vega is the recipient of the Literary Arts Grant from the Luminaria Artist Foundation and was named best local poet by the San Antonio Current in 2022. During the pandemic, he founded and continues to host the Mouth Dakota Poetry Project, a biweekly open mic for poets of any skill and experience levels.

Our young adult program is for LGBTQ+ adults ages 18-24. This support program will help LGBTQ+ adults and allies come together to talk about the transition to adulthood, life events, community, health and so much more.

The South Texas Knockouts is a co-ed junior roller derby league for kids aged 5-17, with a focus on teamwork, athleticism, communication, and inclusivity.

Interested parties can contact us at southtexasskater18@gmail.com to get on the entry list and start waivers. Official onboarding is the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month, but any practice is available for a spectator pass to see if it's something your child would be interested in.

The regular 2025/2026 season begins on Sept 15th. Practice is Monday and Wednesday, 7pm-9pm, at Trader's Village.

Club dues are $40/mo for the first skater and $25/mo for each additional skater. Once onboarded, every skater will go through an 8-week boot camp before being sorted into their appropriate skill level.

For interested adults, we also have The South Texas Regulators under the WFTDA for ages 18 and up.

Spectator pass is free for those considering joining. Upon joining, club dues are $40 per month for the first skater and $25 for each additional skater.

In collaboration with Centro San Antonio and the San Antonio Report, on Tuesday, Oct. 7 , the premiere Luminaries event features Lori Houston, the assistant city manager who has announced her retirement at the end of September.

During her impactful 20+ year tenure at the City, Houston has been a driving force behind many of the city's most transformative projects. In conversation with Ashley Alvarado, TPR President & CEO, Lori Houston will share insights from her unique vantage on the efforts to advance San Antonio's city center. Trish DeBerry, Centro San Antonio President & CEO, will make welcome remarks.

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!

Sign up now!

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at San Antonio Parks & Recreation community centers with activities highlighting culturally significant arts forms across the Hispanic diaspora. These forms include talavera pottery, papel picado, and handmade maracas. 

⭐️ Week 1: Talavera Pottery - September 22 - 26

⭐️ Week 2: Papel Picado - September 29 - October 3

⭐️ Week 3: DIY Maracas - October 6 - 10

Drop in anytime during the center's operating hours on the days below to create your own art piece. 

Berta Almaguer, Friday
Copernicus, Monday
Cuellar, Thursday
Dawson, Thursday
Garrett, Thursday
Garza, Wednesday
Hamilton, Friday
Harlandale, Thursday
Melendrez, Friday
Miller's Pond, Tuesday
Normoyle, Monday
Palm Heights, Tuesday
Quintero, Wednesday 
Ramirez, Wednesday
Robinette, Wednesday
San Juan, Wednesday
Ward, Tuesday
Woodard, Tuesday
Yates, Monday

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

Explore MACRI’s new traveling exhibit, CISNEROS V. CORPUS CHRISTI ISD: THE LONG FIGHT TO END SCHOOL SEGREGATION.

In 1968, José Cisneros and twenty-five other Mexican American parents sued Corpus Christi Independent School District for illegally segregating Mexican American students into poorly maintained and under-resourced schools separate from Anglo schools. The court found that the school district was intentionally segregating students and ordered Corpus Christi ISD to integrate its schools. This landmark decision for Mexican American civil rights extended the same protections of Brown v. Board of Education (1954) to Mexican American students, nearly a quarter of a century later.

Learn about the history of Cisneros v. Corpus Christi ISD (1970), the people behind the case, and how it fits into larger legal struggles to improve Mexican American access to public education.

The exhibit will be on display from Saturday, September 27 to Wednesday, November 26, 2025.

The exhibit gallery will be 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!