Community Calendar

Selena Forever | Siempre Selena is a photographic exhibition featuring images by Texas photographer John Dyer, capturing Selena at a pivotal moment in her rise to stardom.
On View: June 4, 2026 – January 4, 2027

This exhibition features intimate and striking photographs captured during Selena’s rise to international stardom in the early 1990s. The exhibition offers an intimate look at an artist whose talent, charisma and determination transformed Tejano music and helped redefine representation for Mexican American women in popular culture. The featured images have never been displayed together, giving new context to Dyer’s work with Selena.

More than a music icon, Selena was a groundbreaking Tejana whose story reflected the spirit of the American West itself: bold, resilient, entrepreneurial and deeply connected to culture and community. Like generations of Tejanos who helped shape Texas through perseverance, innovation and cultural pride, Selena forged her own path while carrying the traditions of her community forward. Her legacy continues to inspire new generations, embodying the pioneering spirit, creativity and determination that remain central to the story of the West.

“Selena’s story is deeply connected to the cultural pride and artistic expression that define Tejano identity,” said Jackson. “Her influence transcends music and continues to inspire audiences across generations, making her an important part of this broader cultural conversation. The exhibition shares an icon who demonstrates the lasting influence of Tejanos – and Tejanas – in Texas and beyond.

𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧 is a group exhibition that reexamines video art at Artpace through the work of four alumni artists. Each artist investigates the complexities of identity through self-portraits, projections of the self, and the body as a means of self-representation. This exhibition explores both how individuals perceive themselves and how others might view them.

While each artist employs distinct strategies—whether through video performance, observation, reflection on physical change, or narrative experimentation—they are united in their examination of selfhood. Together, these works offer a multifaceted exploration of identity, inviting viewers to consider the many ways it is constructed, performed, and perceived.

Featured alumni artists include Alex Bag, Paul Pfieffer, Kang Seung Lee, and Anne Wallace.

Opening Reception: September 3, 10am - 1 pm
Artist Talks: September 12, 10am - 1pm

Antithesis in Contemporary Collage is an exhibition emphasizing high contrasts in paper collage, bricolage, and assemblage. Collage is an inherently versatile creative method, often using old and new source materials, with the ability to posture surreal environments by interruptions of scales, figures, spaces, and perspectives. In this exhibition, more intense contrasts are highlighted to elicit something even further, in the way of opposites, or relative extremes– aesthetically, conceptually, and curatorially. Sixteen local, regional, and national artists present antithetical notions of nostalgia, identity, comfort, chaos, destruction, sociology, beauty, and nature.

Curated by Vikky Jones

Exhibiting artists: Todd Brandt, Tink Castillo, Kristen Elzey, Rafael Fernando Gutierrez Jr., Leticia Huerta, Myriam Lanau, Marcy McChesney, Tim Olson, Chloe Poeme, Octavio Quintanilla, Linda Sandoval, Courtney Wynn Sheets, Jennifer Sperry Steinorth, Oscar Tirado, Jeff Wheeler, Donna Zinck

Come and join us on every first and third Tuesday of the month for some creative fun! Each session will have an artistic project. This program is intended for adults and older adults.

Meets the first and third Tuesdays of the month with exception of closures and holidays.

Come out to shop local vendors, enjoy live music, great food and meet your neighbors all in the heart of the Southeast Side!!

San Antonio Neighbors Together is an annual event held on the first Tuesday of October each year. The event focuses on strengthening relationships between local police and the communities they serve. At these events, neighborhoods connect with City departments, and learn tips on crime prevention. We will have local small business vendors, resource vendors, live music, food and more so come on out, bring your blankets and lawn chairs, meet your neighbors and enjoy!!

FREE Face Painting and Balloon Twisting for the kids!!

We will have a DJ along with several local Vendors, Food Trucks & more!

Also, our 3rd Annual Night Out Lights Out 3-Point Contest Sponsored by Old Head Basketball is also taking place with. If you are interested in participating you must email OldHeadBasketball@gmail.com for more info!! ANYONE can come try out for this competition that takes place at our San Antonio Neighbors Together Event for your chance to win a CASH prize & Trophy along with bragging rights and your chance to defend your title in 2027!!

You can follow the website for this event to stay up-to-date with vendors, event details, etc. - https://monteviejocommunityevents.com/

VOLUNTEERS are needed to help with the contest as well so if interested email oldheadbasketball@gmail.com as well!!

Come out to shop local vendors, enjoy live music, great food and meet your neighbors all in the heart of the Southeast Side!!

San Antonio Neighbors Together is an annual event held on the first Tuesday of October each year. The event focuses on strengthening relationships between local police and the communities they serve. At these events, neighborhoods connect with City departments, and learn tips on crime prevention. We will have local small business vendors, resource vendors, live music, food and more so come on out, bring your blankets and lawn chairs, meet your neighbors and enjoy!!

FREE Face Painting and Balloon Twisting for the kids!!

We will have a LIVE MUSIC along with several local Vendors, Food Trucks & more!

Join us for a book club that gives you the opportunity to be with other readers without the pressure of required reading or discussion. Light refreshments will be provided by the library. We will meet at the Thousand Oaks Branch every first Tuesday of the month at 5:30pm.

5:30-6:00pm - Share what you're reading (if you like), grab snacks/drinks, settle-in
6:00-7:00pm - Quiet reading hour
7:00-7:30pm - Socialize or keep reading - whatever your preference

Join San Antonio Parks & Recreation for free fun during this years San Antonio Neighbors Together. Get to know your neighbors, make connections and create safer neighborhoods through community. Fun family activities and snacks! All ages welcome.

Find a community center near you!

In this hands-on writing workshop, participants will receive a gentle, fun introduction into creative writing and opportunities to dabble in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction to see which one resonates most. This course is perfect for beginners or anyone looking to rediscover their creativity. At each interactive session, participants will generate new writing and will be encouraged to share their work with others.

DATES: Tuesday(s), October 6, 13, 20, & 27, 6:30–8:30pm CT, Hybrid (online via Zoom and in-person at Gemini Ink)

COST: Nonmember: $200; Member: $170; Student/Educ/Mil: $140

REGISTER

Christen Barrón is a creative nonfiction writer, editor, and writing instructor. She holds an M.F.A. in Writing and a B.F.A. in Dramatic Writing from Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). Christen currently teaches first-year writing and creative writing at Texas A&M-University San Antonio. For nearly a decade, she taught community creative writing classes for The Deep Center’s nationally-recognized Young Author Project.

Presenting the Artwork of Blanquita Sullivan “Night Breezes” Exhibit in the Molly Shafer Gallery at King William Assoc Office. MEET THE ARTIST Thursday, September 17, 2026, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

FREE and Open to the Public of all ages. On view Sep 8 through Oct 29, 2026 Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

Blanquita is an interdisciplinary artist and business leader from San Antonio, Texas. She is currently pursuing an MFA in Studio Art from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), holds a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University, and studied painting at The Art Students League and the New York Studio School.