San Antonio’s sole Flying Saucer Draught Emporium location will host its ninth annual all-you-can-eat crawfish boil this Saturday. The event will kick off at 1 p.m. with craft brews, $5 mystery cans, food specials, music from a DJ and raffle prizes. Each pound of mudbugs will run $10, or guests can snag five pounds for […]
Zombie Fest Feast, scheduled this weekend at Ingram Park Mall, will reunite cast members from Return of the Living Dead, the 1985 horror-comedy known for its raucous punk soundtrack and for introducing the idea of zombies craving brains into the movie lexicon. Organized by Retro City Events, the mini-convention will include scream queen Linnea Quigley — who portrayed punk-turned-zombie […]
San Antonio’s 28th annual Cesar E. Chavez March for Justice will take place this Saturday, honoring the legacy of the late Chicano civil rights leader. The event will start at 9 a.m. with guest speakers at the intersection of Guadalupe and Brazos streets next to the Guadalupe Theater, according to organizers. At 10 a.m., participants will embark on […]
San Antonio’s Animal Care Services is facing scrutiny after an audit published in February discovered the city department failed to follow up on so-called “rescue partners” despite paying those groups hundreds of thousands of dollars through taxpayer-funded contracts. During the 2023 fiscal year, ACS contracted with partner shelters to the tune of $360,125 to help […]
San Antonio homeless shelter Haven for Hope is asking the community to help restock its onsite library. In a Facebook post this week, the downtown campus requested that followers help it with book donations geared toward adults 18 and up. “We have plenty of children’s books, but our adult section is bare,” the post read.
The City of San Antonio has named Educator Eduardo “Eddie” Vega its seventh poet laureate. In addition to serving as an administrator at Holy Cross prep school, Vega is a poet, storyteller and spoken-word artist who’s published two full-length poetry collections, Chicharra Chorus and Somos Nopales, according to San Antonio’s Department of Arts and Culture. He also edited […]
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Nonprofit performance group Arte y Pasión is presenting flamenco artist Belen Maya in Yo Quiero Ser Humana (I Want to be Human) as part of its 2024 season. All the way from Seville, Spain, Maya stars in a one-woman show that reveals her journey through the world of flamenco through dance and spoken word.
Taste of the Republic, the official culinary kickoff event of Fiesta San Antonio, on Wednesday unveiled its 2024 chef lineup, which will showcase a wide array of Texas cuisines. The Thursday, April 18 event will take place at the Briscoe Western Art Museum’s Jack Guenther Pavilion, 210 W. Market Street. It will feature 11 San […]