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
Jan. 11
Tuesday Music Club will have a Founders’ Day event, celebrating the club’s 125th anniversary and 75th anniversary of the clubhouse. Performers will include pianist James Dick, and junior TMC member and violinist Cameron Weber. 4-6 p.m. Admission is free. 3755 N. St. Mary’s St.
Jan. 11
Inspired by Musical Bridges Around the World’s award-winning documentary “The Quilt,” the San Antonio Gospel Heritage Choir and other noted artists will perform a DreamWeek San Antonio concert to celebrate the rich legacy of African American music. 7-8 p.m. Admission is free. San Fernando Cathedral, 115 Main Plaza.
STAGE
Jan. 9 and 10
TMI Episcopal Theatre will perform “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” a musical adaptation of the Victor Hugo novel and the animated Disney film. This production follows Quasimodo, Esmeralda, and the people of Paris in a tale of love, sacrifice, and courage. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 9 and 10. Admission is free; RSVP required. Carver Community Cultural Center, 226 N. Hackberry St.
Jan. 15
Amy Abrigo will present “Aurora,” a one-woman show that Abrigo wrote and performs based on experiences with her grandmother and her struggles with Alzheimer’s disease. Through memory, storytelling, and love, the play explores the stories we carry — and what happens when those memories slip away. The play is performed on Aurora’s 90th birthday. 8 p.m. Admission is free. Black Potion, 1900 Fredericksburg Road, Suite 101.
CINEMA
Jan. 15
San Antonio African American Archive and Museum will screen original short films and media projects by student creators in the Eastside Young Content Creators Program. Afterward, there will be a Q&A with the young filmmakers. This is an official DreamWeek San Antonio event. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Admission is free. Carver Community Cultural Center, 226 N. Hackberry St
LITERARY
Jan. 10
Pages for Ages book store will have a special children’s storytime with Twitchy Noses Rabbit Rescue, which will have bunnies on hand to meet. 10-11 a.m. Admission is free. 13050 Bandera Road.
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 Jan. 11
San Antonio Botanical Garden hosts “Illuminate,” an exhibit of handcrafted lanterns and glowing trails that transform the garden on holiday season evenings. Special themed evenings are scheduled. Tickets: adults $23-$31; children ages 3-12 $18-$24; free for infants ages 0-2. 555 Funston Place.
Now through Jan. 20
Centro Cultural Aztlan will host its annual Virgin of Guadalupe exhibition, which features different kinds of artistic representations of this secular icon created by local artists. The exhibit ends Jan. 20. 1800 Fredericksburg Road.
Now through Jan. 22
“Reclaimed Realities” features six artists’ works, which are made of different materials, from weathered wood to textile scraps, that serve as vessels, such as shadowed altars and poetic boxes, and as reflections of daily life. The exhibit is viewable by appointment only through Jan. 22. Admission is free. Agarita Loft Gallery, 724 S. Alamo St., No. 2.
Now through Feb. 1
McNay Art Museum is hosting “Sandy Skoglund: Enchanting Nature,” an exhibit of the artists’ works that blend with handmade objects, found materials, and live models to create visually striking scenes. 6000 N. New Braunfels Ave.
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 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. Continues through May 10. Museum admission plus a special $6 exhibit ticket. (Reduced admission available to families receiving SNAP benefits.) 3801 Broadway St.
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.
Jan. 9-11
River Walk Artisan Show will feature more than 40 handmade artisan booths, including pottery, textiles, jewelry, woodwork, paintings, beadwork and more along the River Walk. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Jan. 9 and 10, and 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Jan. 11. Admission is free.
Jan. 10
San Antonio Ethnic Art Society presents “Archive of Identities: A Shared Conversation of Cultural Identity” exhibition, an official Dreamweek San Antonio event. The exhibit pairs artists from different generations, creating an intergenerational collaborative exhibition. 2 p.m. Admission is free. Beacon at Midtown Gallery, 1136 W. Woodlawn Ave.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Jan. 9-11
The 13th New Braunfels Antiques Extravaganza will have dealers from around Texas and across the nation showcasing a variety of antiques, from clothing, furniture and glassware to advertising signs, estate jewelry and pottery. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 9 and 10, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 11. Admission: $8 adults, free for children ages 11-under. (Event entry here also permits admission to a simultaneous vintage postcard show at the same venue.) New Braunfels Convention Center, 375 S. Castell Ave.
Jan. 10
Shades of Green Nursery will host a final sale of remaining merchandise and store fixtures. The Alamo Heights-area nursery permanently closed Dec. 31, 2025, ending 45-plus years of operations. Sales proceeds will go toward the Shades of Green Legacy Garden that is planned for development at the same site. The public, 2-acre garden will be open for meditation and education, and include a children’s vegetable garden, a pollinator walk, a reading room, fountains, a labyrinth, a rain barn, and a wishing tree. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 334 W. Sunset Road.
Jan. 10
San Antonio Sports All-Star Football Game will feature the best high school football players from around the San Antonio area. 5:30 p.m. Tickets: $30 (ticket also allows entry to Navy All-American Bowl). Alamodome, 100 Montana St.
Jan. 10
Navy All-American Bowl will feature 100 of the nation’s top high school junior and senior football players. 12:30 p.m. Alamodome, 100 Montana St. (Bowl game ticket allows entry to San Antonio Sports All-Star Football Game)
Jan. 10
Ann Waterhouse will lead “For the Love of Gourd,” a unique class where participants will learn how to turn a dried gourd into a birdhouse for their yard. No experience needed. All supplies will be provided. 10 a.m.-noon. Fee: $49.95. The Downtown DIY, 206 W. Highland Drive, Boerne.
Jan. 10
Converse Animal Care will host an open house where residents can meet CAC staff, tour the animal care facility, and learn about the city department’s operations, programs and volunteer opportunities. 5-7 p.m. 8755 FM 1516, Converse
Jan. 11
Alamo Heights United Methodist Church will host a chili cookoff and cornhole tournament with proceeds benefitting church youth programs. Starts at 12:15 p.m. Admission: $5. 825 E. Basse Road.
Jan. 11
Holocaust survivor Eva Balcazar shares her story of survival, starting with her and her parents being forced to leave Germany following Kristallnacht in 1938. This program is part of the San Antonio Public Library and Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio’s 14th annual Holocaust: Learn and Remember series. 2-4 p.m. Admission is free. Parman Library, 20735 Wilderness Oak.
Jan. 11
The Schertz Family YMCA will hold the annual Polar Bear 5K and Plunge, which will include a 5K run/walk around Pickrell Park, and a dip into the park swimming pool. An awards ceremony will follow, and there will be refreshments for participants and their supporters. Entry fees: $65 for the 5K and polar bear plunge, $30 for the plunge only. Activities start at 9:30 a.m. 703 Oak St., Schertz
Jan. 13
San Antonio District 2 City Council office will present a public meeting where residents can get updated on bond-funded improvements at Brackenridge Park. Visitors can review completed Phase II project plans, and meet with city representatives and the design team. 5:30-7:30 p.m. 2611 Broadway St.
Jan. 17
Taste of Memphis Blues and Jazz Festival is a family friendly event that will offer live jazz and blues music, Memphis-inspired dishes and other festivities. Noon-8 p.m. Admission is free. Rolling Oaks Mall (stage area in front of JCPenney), 6909 N. Loop 1604 E.
Jan. 19
The city of San Antonio’s 39th Martin Luther King Jr. March, the nation’s largest celebration of King’s legacy of its kind, will begin at 10 a.m. at Martin Luther King Jr. Academy, 3501 MLK Drive. The neighborhood walk ends at Pittman-Sullivan Park, 1101 Iowa St., a little after 11 a.m. There, community members may enjoy speeches from special guests, food, information booths from local businesses, schools and civic organizations, a health and wellness area, and multicultural performances and displays. Admission is free.
