May 18 Saturday
The Tejano Conjunto Festival en San Antonio is the first and longest-running Conjunto Festival in the country and is internationally recognized as the most influential event for this beloved and popular South Texas musical tradition. The highlight of the 42nd Annual Tejano Conjunto Festival is the opportunity to hear the very best in Conjunto music from all across the many different styles played in Texas.
The 42nd Annual Tejano Conjunto Festival in 2024 encompasses five days of live performances and dancing, including a special Seniors Dance and Conjunto Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The TCF crowd has continually grown over the years, and draws an enthusiastic audience of approximately 9,000 fans, dancers, and musicians from across Texas and the United States, as well as Mexico, Europe, and Asia.
Each spring for the past four decades, the Conjunto Festival en San Antonio has presented live performances of all of the founders, popular performers, and heritage award winners of the genre, along with dances, workshops, Hall of Fame inductions, and other events. The festival has become a model for many other conjunto festivals which have appeared since it started and is credited with highlighting the singular music and culture of South Texas Tejanos.
TEDxSanAntonio is a community of thinkers, explorers, makers, doers, performers, and artists who believe passionately in the power of ideas as a catalyst for positive change in San Antonio and around the world. In the spirit of TED’s mission, we aim to gather people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world.
Our goal is to produce events that feature stimulating performances, discussions, entertainment, and art that spark new ideas and foster real dialogue on issues that matter to our community.
The TEDxSanAntonio Compassion, Caring, Community took inspiration from CompassionateUSA, a people centered campaign committed to promotion compassion, community, healing, and well-being. Compassionate USA is a collaboration between the Alamo Colleges District, the San Antonio Peace Center, and the City of San Antonio. Our Compassion, Caring, Community event will feature talks that address compassionate responses to many types of human interaction like:
- understanding and respecting of others backgrounds, cultures and perspectives- social responsibility for individuals and community- collective trauma and collective healing- emotional intelligence
Discover what it takes to become a space explorer and an Earth defender!
Experience life as an astronaut through hands-on activities, see real NASA artifacts and learn how scientists are defending the planet from catastrophic asteroid impacts in Surviving Space: Astronauts & Asteroids.
Join us to learn how to raise native caterpillars to butterflies from your very own home! With the help of Alamo Area Master Naturalist Derrick Mims and our BLC experts, participants are provided the knowledge and materials to support butterflies throughout their entire life cycle.
Caterpillar Kit supplies are limited to the first 10 participants (one per household), who will receive a growing container and host plant (food) for the caterpillar. There will also be pollinator seeds for all that attend.
The Butterfly Learning Center is an outdoor garden and learning space, located in the Voelcker Historic Homestead. It is a project by the Alamo Area Master Naturalists, maintained by a crew of Master Naturalist Volunteers.
Join us for two days of learning about Mexican American civil rights past, present, & future. Featuring over two dozen speakers from across the country, this Symposium will leave you inspired & ready to learn even more about civil rights history & take action in our nation's ongoing work to advance democracy.
Livestreaming & in-person at the Central Library in San Antonio, Texas!
We will focus on the past, present, and future of three key issues: voting rights, education, and representation.
Panels Include: State of Mexican American Civil Rights in 2024 • Mexican American Military Service: Opportunities and Challenges • Voting Rights in the 2024 Presidential Election Year • State of Latino Representation in News Media • The Arts and Civil Rights
Speakers include:David Montejano • Bianca Rosales • Claudia Zapata • Charles Kamasaki • Claudia Zapata • Silvia Foster Frau • Mia Lopez • David Vela • Maj. Gen. Juan Ayala • y más!
Joining us in person? Please reserve your in-person ticket to attend the Symposium at the Central Library, including lunch! Seating is limited, so don't forget to reserve your seat!
Joining us online? Please register for Virtual attendance so we can send you the live stream link in advance.
Heartfulness guided relaxation enables a calming and relaxing effect on the body to reduce stress, restlessness, and anxiety issues. Following relaxation, we offer Heartfulness guided meditation that enables one to center themselves and connect to one’s own inherent positive nature. Over years of research and observations, Heartfulness Institute has seen immense growth in resiliency in several individuals and thereby communities. Free sessions, no registration required. Ages 15 and above only.
Children, parents, grandparents, interested in moving more freely and improving your posture and balance? Join certified Qi Gong instructor Natalie Enevold as she demonstrates how this ancient practice can help raise energy and maintain a healthy well-being. Dress comfortably.
Looking for a fun day trip to learn more about Texas history and beer? Come to Bluff SchuetzenFest on May 18 in La Grange, TX!
Celebrate the history of the Bluff Schuetzenverein, a German marksmanship and social organization which once made its home on the grounds of Kreische Brewery & Monument Hill State Historic Sites.
The FREE Family Fest begins at 11:00 and features festival games, community booths, guided tours, living history programs, classes & demonstrations, a laser shooting gallery, and more.
Within the Festival grounds is the Texas History on Tap Beer Garden, open 1-7pm. Ticketed guests can taste the Texas brewing legacy of Heinrich Kreische and meet the teams behind their favorite modern breweries.
For more information on the event, visit our website at www.bluffschuetzenfest.org.
Bharatanatyam is a classical Indian dance embodying music and storytelling based on a theme. It is one of the most subtle and sophisticated dance forms in the world. Please join the Thousand Oaks Library for professional Bharatanatyam dance performances to celebrate Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month! Dancers will be wearing colorful traditional garb, and each dance will be followed by an informal Q&A.
For the past half-century, our mission has been to inspire heartfelt giving. Wondering why you should consider donating blood? Well, your generous gift has the power to transform the lives of cancer and transplant patients, trauma victims, newborns, mothers, and countless other individuals seeking medical care in hospitals and clinics within your community. Today, let's come together and bring hope to South Texas. Join us for the South Texas Blood & Tissue blood drive and make a difference. Remember, when you give, they live.