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Join Celebration Circle for this one-of-a-kind community art exhibition featuring 60 handcrafted altars—each the same size, but infinitely unique. Artists from across South Texas have contributed original works using paint, wax, glass, metal, ceramics, fabric, and more. Some are deeply spiritual. Some are playfully satirical. All are heartfelt, vibrant, and alive with meaning. All are available through an online silent auction. And all would make wonderful gifts for a loved one – or yourself – as a constant reminder of the greater good.

KEY EVENTS
Friday, August 22: 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Meet-the-Artists Opening Reception
Celebrate opening night with the artists. First look, first bids, and community joy!

Sunday, September 7: 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Closing Reception + Final Bidding
Come claim your winning altar! Bidding ends at 4:45 pm and you get to take it home with you!

VIEWING & BIDDING
View and Bid In-Person or online at the San Antonio Art League & Museum
Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm (Closed Sunday & Monday)
Dates: August 22 – September 7, 2025
View & Bid Online: bit.ly/altars2025

ABOUT THE ART & THE ARTISTS
This exhibit honors the rich Southwest tradition of nichos—small, handmade shrines rooted in both sacred and everyday spaces. Our altar artists include first-timers and long-time creatives, each exploring personal meaning, spiritual connection, or playful storytelling through a shared altar format (approximately 12” x 14”).

Contributing Artists: Ana Arrieta, Zet Baer, Andre Bally, Virginia Bally, Lyn Belisle, Alexis Bierman, Jane Bishop, Cee Jay Black, Elaine Bornemeier, María Brown, Marilyn Camp-Jones, David Caris, Anita Centeno, Ray Chavez, Ilna Colemere, TAM Corbette L., Alston Cox, Sofia Dabalsa, Shea Daniel-Youngblood, Sandy Dunn, Joy Fisher Hein, Maggie Fitch, Sarah Ford, Joan Frederick, Geri Garcia, David Anthony Garcia, Vera Garcia, Nancy Gerfers, Skip Gerson, Irma L. Gros, Rudi Harst, Mark Hiebert, Jon Hinojosa, Amanda Hinojosa, KC James, Janice Joplin, Nishima Kaplan, Nena King, Waldinei (Wally) Lafaiete, Claudia Langford, Lynn Maverick Denzer, Jeff McDaniel, Kathy Miner, Susie Monday, Deborah Murphy, Chloe Palmer, Cindy Palmer, Ray Palmer, Theresa Powers, Thom Ricks, Patsy Sasek, Edwin Sasek, Daniel Stoneham, Melanie Strybos, Alicia Tapp, Chris Taylor, Resa Wohlrabe, Terry Ybanez, Melissa Young

ABOUT CELEBRATION CIRCLE
This event benefits Celebration Circle, an inclusive, multi-faith community that embraces a creative approach to spirituality. Founded in 1992, Circle is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit grounded in inclusive spirituality, the arts, and a commitment to honoring the sacred creativity in all beings; we are dedicated to honoring our diversity while celebrating our shared oneness.
Rooted in a wide range of faith traditions, we come together through music, creative arts, meditation, and sacred ritual. Our events and celebrations offer an experiential path to spiritual understanding.
There are no membership requirements—all are welcome. Join us to affirm: WE ARE ONE.

MORE INFO
Visit our website: CelebrationCircle.org
Follow us on Facebook
Events on Facebook
See us on Instagram
Email circle@celebrationcircle.org
Call Zet Baer, Creative Director at 210-837-2866
#SacredArtOfAltars

Looking for support and community? Join the PFLAG San Antonio chapter for their bi-monthly a support meeting for the LGBTQ+ community and their families, friends and allies on the 1st and 3rd Thursday every month from 7-9 pm. PFLAG is the nation's largest organization uniting people who are LGBTQ with those who love and care about them. PFLAG is a non-profit organization and is not affiliated with any religious or political institutions. PFLAG leads with love.

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).

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!

Join Celebration Circle for this one-of-a-kind community art exhibition featuring 60 handcrafted altars—each the same size, but infinitely unique. Artists from across South Texas have contributed original works using paint, wax, glass, metal, ceramics, fabric, and more. Some are deeply spiritual. Some are playfully satirical. All are heartfelt, vibrant, and alive with meaning. All are available through an online silent auction. And all would make wonderful gifts for a loved one – or yourself – as a constant reminder of the greater good.

KEY EVENTS
Friday, August 22: 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Meet-the-Artists Opening Reception
Celebrate opening night with the artists. First look, first bids, and community joy!

Sunday, September 7: 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Closing Reception + Final Bidding
Come claim your winning altar! Bidding ends at 4:45 pm and you get to take it home with you!

VIEWING & BIDDING
View and Bid In-Person or online at the San Antonio Art League & Museum
Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm (Closed Sunday & Monday)
Dates: August 22 – September 7, 2025
View & Bid Online: bit.ly/altars2025

ABOUT THE ART & THE ARTISTS
This exhibit honors the rich Southwest tradition of nichos—small, handmade shrines rooted in both sacred and everyday spaces. Our altar artists include first-timers and long-time creatives, each exploring personal meaning, spiritual connection, or playful storytelling through a shared altar format (approximately 12” x 14”).

Contributing Artists: Ana Arrieta, Zet Baer, Andre Bally, Virginia Bally, Lyn Belisle, Alexis Bierman, Jane Bishop, Cee Jay Black, Elaine Bornemeier, María Brown, Marilyn Camp-Jones, David Caris, Anita Centeno, Ray Chavez, Ilna Colemere, TAM Corbette L., Alston Cox, Sofia Dabalsa, Shea Daniel-Youngblood, Sandy Dunn, Joy Fisher Hein, Maggie Fitch, Sarah Ford, Joan Frederick, Geri Garcia, David Anthony Garcia, Vera Garcia, Nancy Gerfers, Skip Gerson, Irma L. Gros, Rudi Harst, Mark Hiebert, Jon Hinojosa, Amanda Hinojosa, KC James, Janice Joplin, Nishima Kaplan, Nena King, Waldinei (Wally) Lafaiete, Claudia Langford, Lynn Maverick Denzer, Jeff McDaniel, Kathy Miner, Susie Monday, Deborah Murphy, Chloe Palmer, Cindy Palmer, Ray Palmer, Theresa Powers, Thom Ricks, Patsy Sasek, Edwin Sasek, Daniel Stoneham, Melanie Strybos, Alicia Tapp, Chris Taylor, Resa Wohlrabe, Terry Ybanez, Melissa Young

ABOUT CELEBRATION CIRCLE
This event benefits Celebration Circle, an inclusive, multi-faith community that embraces a creative approach to spirituality. Founded in 1992, Circle is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit grounded in inclusive spirituality, the arts, and a commitment to honoring the sacred creativity in all beings; we are dedicated to honoring our diversity while celebrating our shared oneness.
Rooted in a wide range of faith traditions, we come together through music, creative arts, meditation, and sacred ritual. Our events and celebrations offer an experiential path to spiritual understanding.
There are no membership requirements—all are welcome. Join us to affirm: WE ARE ONE.

MORE INFO
Visit our website: CelebrationCircle.org
Follow us on Facebook
Events on Facebook
See us on Instagram
Email circle@celebrationcircle.org
Call Zet Baer, Creative Director at 210-837-2866
#SacredArtOfAltars

The Business and Professional Toastmasters club meets every Friday at 12:05PM. Guests are always welcomed. Whether you're an experienced Toastmaster or you've never attended a Toastmasters meeting we invite you to join us for lunch. We promise you an enjoyable, positive experience and a fun time too.

If improved communication skills and enhanced leadership abilities are on your "Bucket" list, then we will see you Friday! Toastmasters will give you the skills and confidence you need to express yourself effectively in any situation. Whether you are a professional, student, stay-at-home parent or retired, Toastmasters is the most efficient, enjoyable and affordable way of gaining great communication skills.

Come one come all to a hands on weekly tea brewing class. Learn the simple steps to brewing a perfect, organic, all natural cup of hot or glass of iced tea any time. Do it at home, at work, on the road, literally anywhere you can get hot water (or cold water for cold brewed teas).

We will take all the mystery and angst out of tea brewing and explore the many health benefits of loose leaf and herbal teas. Find the one that is right for you with over 100 flavors and endless flavor combinations.

See you Friday evening!
Open to all ages . . .

SABIFF 2025 MEET & GREETS are a time for movie lovers, indie filmmakers and Creatives to come together and vibe, watch some unique short films, drink, and eat a variety of #TANKS yummy food offerings. We offer give-away prizes, engage in film trivia, enjoy soulful music, and allow for talent in the audience to share on open-mic, their projects, upcoming events, or shout out their interest to collaborate. A great way to spend your Friday night 'Chillaxing'.
These meetups are designed to be in a comfortable, liberated space to network connect and engage in SA's Black film community, while supporting a Black Owned Business on SA's beloved Eastside. Open to All.

SABIFF Meet & Greets are Quarterly events in partnership with Tanks Pizza.
M&G Hosted by Frenchy Saintiny (saintinyvoices.com)
Produced by: Nicole Thrash (www.thrashbrothersmgmt.com)
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SAVE THE DATE: Join SABIFF for our annual festival the first weekend in October. SABIFF 2025 runs October 2 - 5, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas with Hybrid events online.
Monthly 'Sunday Glory' Matinee Film Showcases screen at the Carver Library.
More event particulars & information at www.sabiff.tv

In dialogue with nature, main composer Einar Selvik has been searching for the voice of the bear, our lost sister of the forest. Resulting in this upcoming release, scheduled for January 24, 2025 through Sony Music and By Norse. Birna – the she-bear in Old Norse – is a work of art dedicated to the warden of the forest, nature’s caretaker, and her battles here on earth. Slowly driven out of her habitat by modern day societies, she has entered a stage of permanent hibernation. As a result, the forest is gradually dying, longing for its pulse and heart – its shepherd. Birna calls for her return.

The bear frequently figures in the oldest myths of mankind in the northern hemisphere, and many indigenous people still regard this animal as a totem, honouring it with rites and songs. It was once our respected guardian, our guide to edible plants and berries, a creature we both feared and admired. Although the bear from the very beginning has constituted a threat to our own lives and those of our livestock, humans have always identified with the bear in various ways. If you skin the animal, its body underneath the fur strongly From the deep woods now emerges Birna, Wardruna’s sixth studio album. Through his never resting resembles that of man, which may be a reason legend has it the bear in fact originated from humans, and for thousands of years we have strived for its strength and wit. In some cultures, “treading the path of the bear” means pursuing what you’re truly meant to do in life.

Wardruna draws inspiration from immersion in nature, and the dialogue that takes place between all creatures, forces and energies present. “When I walk into a forest, I open my senses and listen for whatever nature cares to tell me”, Einar Selvik has explained when contemplating his creative process – his hunting for songs amid trees, air, rocks and sea. Boasting a distinctive new sound, while at the same time building on the musical roots so intrinsic to the Wardruna tradition, Birna truly nurtures the insight that has been at the core of Selvik’s philosophy right from the start: that to give place to something new, you must let something else die.

This resonates in their vision of sowing new seeds whilst strengthening old roots. Einar Selvik, Lindy-Fay Hella and the rest of the group are truly creating something new through something old: They are not mimicking the past, but rather utilising it in crafting their contemporary, authentic and unique sound. Instruments and wisdom from ancient times, coupled with modern day soundscapes and recorded sounds of nature, provide a rare opportunity to tell us something valuable about ourselves. It works as a reminder that we are part of nature, not above it, and it offers a way of remembering, not for memory’s own sake, but to gain both new and forgotten insights.

From the Runaljod trilogy (2009, 2013, 2016), exploring old Norse myths, traditions, and language through the 24 proto-Norse runes, the sound of Wardruna evolved and blended into the stripped down, acoustic compositions on Skald (2018). Kvitravn (White-Raven) (2021) explores Northern sorcery, spirit-animals, animism, and the act of creation – the ever-interchanging prolific relationship between the skaldic poet and nature itself. The record charted in 13 countries, including #1 in Canada and Austria, and #2 in Germany.

Alongside his work with Wardruna, Einar Selvik has composed music for large tv and game productions such as Vikings and Assassin’s Creed – Valhalla, he gives tutorials and lectures on Old Norse literature, musicology, instruments and philosophy, and he has worked with renowned artists such as Mari Boine, Tina Guo, Matoma and Eivør, including appearances on Norwegian, Danish and Polish national television.