San Antonio museums that offer free or discounted admission.
The Virtual Arts
No need to get all dressed up for that concert or museum visit, enjoy the arts from the convenience of your own home. During tough times, people tend to turn to the arts for comfort; painting, reading, films, etc. Although some museums had to physically shut their...
Local Attractions Now Open As Alamo City Begins to Reopen
Now that summer is here and San Antonio is ready to reignite its economy, several area attractions and museums have opened their doors again although with safety and social distancing guidelines in place. So whether it’s a trip to the San Antonio Zoo to say hello to...
Must-Do Halloween
Fright Fest 2019Six Flags Fiesta Texas • Eight Weeks beginning September 13 Fright Fest 2019 will open at Six Flags Fiesta Texas on September 13 and will run for eight weekends. This year’s event will provide 27 nights of thrills and scares including six chilling...
Interview with Fiddler on the Roof’s Yehezkel Lazarov
Musical theater fans rejoice, the perennial favorite “Fiddler on the Roof” is coming to the Majestic, March 26- March 31, as part of the North Park Lexus Broadway in San Antonio Series. The beloved theatrical classic from Tony Award-winner Joseph Stein, and...
VERDI’S MACBETH TO OPEN OPERA SEASON
When Verdi and Shakespeare combine their respective talents in a dramatic work, the result has to be a masterpiece, right? Though the two great men lived in different centuries, the 19th century Italian opera composer was inspired by the Bard’s play Macbeth to write...
LORCA AT THE CLASSIC,NEW SEASON ANNOUNCED
Federico Garcia Lorca had a short life but left behind a body of work that assured a place for him in Spanish, as well as world literature and theater. His best-known plays, such as Blood Wedding and The House of Bernarda Alba are still produced today all over Europe...
SOUTH TEXAS LEGENDS COME TO LIFE IN PLAY
SOUTH TEXAS LEGENDS COME TO LIFE IN PLAY Have you ever heard of the Donkey Lady who haunts a forlorn bridge on the southern edge of Bexar County? Or of Big Bird? No, not the Sesame Street character but a huge, strange bird that provoked fear and concern in the Rio...
THE 23rd SA FILM FESTIVAL IN FULL SWING
THE 23th SAN ANTONIO FILM FESTIVAL IS IN FULL SWING By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF Arts Editor For years, the San Antonio Film Festival had a relatively low profile but that is changing. Though the budget is still modest compared to, say, the Austin fest, there is more to see...
H-E-B helps found new nonprofit to take over San Antonio Symphony
The Symphony Society of San Antonio, founded in 1939 by first conductor Max Reiter, will cease to operate the San Antonio Symphony as of Sept. 1. More at mysa.com Photo: Edward A. Ornelas /San Antonio Express-News
