Below is a list of select events taking place in the San Antonio area. Have a local event you would like Focus On San Antonio to promote? Email all the details to eortiz@journalist.com.
MUSIC
Feb. 13
“Isn’t It Romantic” Valentine’s parlor concert has noted local singer Ken Slavin, accompanied by Barry Brake on piano, performing popular love songs in Villa Finale’s Napoleon Parlors. 6-8:30 p.m. Tickets: $30 Villa Finale members, $35 non-members. Villa Finale Museum and Gardens, 401 King William St.
CINEMA
Feb. 7
A 20th anniversary celebration of the comedy “Napoleon Dynamite” will feature a screening of the cult classic movie, and a conversation with stars Jon Heder, Jon Gries and Efren Ramirez. 7 p.m. Tickets start at $48. Empire Theatre, 224 E. Houston St.
STAGE
Feb. 5-7
Reagan High School theatre students will perform “The Prince of Egypt,” a musical based on the hit animated movie. 7 p.m. Feb. 5-7, and 1 p.m. Feb. 7. Tickets: $10-$15. Gloria Robinson Auditorium on campus, 19000 Ronald Reagan Drive.
LITERARY
Feb. 10
Nowhere Bookshop will host an event celebrating the newest novel from Bram Stoker nominated author Johnny Compton, who will be joined in conversation by Hugo Award winning artist and San Antonian John Picacio. 6-7:30 p.m. Admission is free. 5154 Broadway St., Alamo Heights
WELLNESS
Each Saturday
Wellness at The Tobin is a weekly series of fitness and exercise classes designed to nurture the body and mind. Classes are held from 10-11 a.m. Saturdays at the Will Naylor Riverwalk Plaza. Dress and equip yourselves accordingly. Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle.
ART
Now through Feb. 13
Artist Maverick Pascal’s new exhibit “Expansion of Home” is called a journey where the boundaries of “home” stretch, shift, and open into new realms of belonging. Each art piece invites viewers to reflect on their own evolving sense of place and self. The exhibit is an official DreamWeek San Antonio event, which ends Feb. 13. Admission is free. Carver Community Cultural Center, 226 N. Hackberry St.
Now through Feb. 26
Centro Cultural Aztlan is hosting the 49th annual Segundo de Febrero exhibit, commemorating the 1848 signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, a pact that ended the Mexican-American War and forced Mexico to cede land that became several United States. 1800 Fredericksburg Road, Suite 103.
Now through March 20
Mexican American Civil Rights Institute is hosting “William Merriweather Pena: The Father of Architectural Programming.” This exhibit features photos, documents and other artifacts chronicling the life and career of perhaps the most renowned Mexican American architect of the 20th century. Gallery open 10 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. weekdays. Admission is free. MACRI Visitor Center, 2123 Buena Vista St.
Now through May 10
Witte Museum is hosting “Unseen Oceans,” a special visiting, multimedia exhibition that takes visitors on a journey from the sunlit surface of the sea to its mysterious depths. Guests will meet the tiniest and biggest organisms, control a virtual submersible, traverse displays of marine species that light up in brilliant hues under special lighting conditions, examine cutting-edge tools and see how scientists are using sonar, laser, robotics and AI to map the ocean floor and protect endangered ecosystems worldwide. Museum admission plus a special $6 exhibit ticket. (Reduced admission available to families receiving SNAP benefits.) 3801 Broadway St.
Now through April 12
San Antonio Museum of Art is hosting “Readymade Remix: New Approaches to Familiar Objects,” an exhibition of found objects, manufactured goods and household items that are displayed in a manner that compels the viewer to see those items in new ways, purposes and perspectives. Entry with museum admission. 200 W. Jones Ave.
Now through Aug. 30
Ruby City is hosting “Sensing Meaning, Abstract Painting,” a selection of 20-plus artists’ works from the mid-20th century through today that explore the art of abstraction. The exhibition runs through Aug. 30. Admission is free. 150 Camp St.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Feb. 6
The Bürger Ball is a throwback to a local social tradition that took place in the early 1900s through 1970. The event will be filled with food, music and dancing with proceeds benefitting The Sophienburg Museum and Archives. 7-10 p.m. Tickets including refreshments: $75 individuals; $700 for VIP table of 10. Chandelier in Gruene, 1924 Bretzke Lane, New Braunfels
Feb. 6-8
Western Heritage Weekend, a prelude to the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo, will include a variety of music, food and merchandise vendors, and activities, such as a vaquero cookoff, with participants making arroz con pollo, carne guisada, menudo or a specialty choice of food. 5-10 p.m. Feb. 6; noon-11 p.m. Feb. 7, and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Feb. 8. Admission is free. Market Square, 514 W. Commerce St.
Feb. 7
The annual San Antonio Coffee Festival will feature local coffee artisans from 30-plus coffee roasteries who will roast and artfully brew more than coffees. Tickets are required for entry and include a specialty coffee tasting flight, allowing each attendee to taste up to six coffee samples. VIP and premium VIP tickets will include 10 tastings and offer exclusive early access to the festival footprint before general admission. There will also be presentations about coffee culture, as well as food and music. Admission is free for children ages 12-under. VIP entry begins at 8 a.m.; general admission allowed at 10 a.m. Hemisfair Civic Park, 210 S. Alamo St.
Feb. 7
The annual Western Heritage Parade and Cattle Drive is a prelude to the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo. The parade features entries celebrating Western culture and Texas heritage, and includes a herd of cattle marching its way in the middle of downtown. The parade/cattle drive starts at Houston and San Saba streets, continues down Houston, and ends at Broadway Street. There will also be complimentary breakfast refreshments while supplies last. 11 a.m.-noon. Admission is free.
Feb. 7
Bexar County and Main Plaza Conservancy will kick off Bexar America250, a series of community events devoted to celebrating the country’s 250th anniversary and the region’s part in the nation’s evolution. The kickoff event will include guest speakers and historical reenactments.12:30 p.m. Admission is free. Main Plaza.
Feb. 7
Pearl will host its inaugural Cowboy Heritage Festival with all sorts of activities taking place across the hospitality destination. There will be chuck wagons, live music, boot shining, a rodeo-edition of the weekly Pearl Farmers Market, a craft workshop, trick-roping demonstrations and more. Plus, local muralist Claudio Aguillon will paint a mural titled “The Vaquero” live at Cellars Pavilion. Additionally, the San Antonio Charro Association will appear at La Gloria restaurant in the afternoon. 3-7 p.m. Admission is free. 303 Pearl Pkwy.
Feb. 12-March 1
The annual San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo includes a range of activities for the whole family, including various competitive rodeo events, concerts, a carnival featuring a wildlife exposition and pig races, horse events, livestock auctions and more. Freeman Coliseum and Frost Bank Center complex, 3201 E. Houston St. and 1 Frost Bank Center Drive.
