Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery is hosting its first ‘Growls & Growlers’ pet adoption event on Saturday April 1, 2017. Photo: Sandra Cruz
Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery is celebrating its 2nd anniversary and is partnering with Talk About It! SA, the Animal No-Kill program of the San Antonio Area Foundation to host the first annual ‘Growls and Growlers’ event on Saturday April 1 from 9a.m. to 1p.m. This pet adoption event will feature local animal rescue and pet resource organizations that will have about 50 dogs available for adoption and informational pet care advice. This event is free and open to the public and all organization’s adoption regulations and fees will apply. (Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery, 2017)
Participating local organizations will include San Antonio Pets Alive!, San Antonio Humane Society, Alamo City Pit Bull Rescue and Rehabilitation, Animal Defense League, Missy’s Haven, Kriser’s Natural Pet, Pawderosa Ranch and SpaySA. Pawderosa Ranch will be providing complimentary gift cards to anyone who adopts during this event. To celebrate its anniversary Southerleigh will be offering beer specials all day, including pints for $5, 32oz beer growlers for $8 and 64oz beer growlers for $14 with 20% of proceeds going to all participating nonprofit pet organizations.
Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery
136 E Grayson, Ste 120
San Antonio, TX 78215
(210) 455-5701
The San Antonio Museum of Art is offering free general admission on Tuesday March 14, 2017. Photo: google
Spring break is coming up soon and the San Antonio Museum of Art is making it easy for families to spend time together. On Tuesday March 14 from 10a.m. to 9p.m. the Museum is having free general admission with planned fun activities throughout the day. (San Antonio Museum of Art, 2017)
Guests will be able to take part in Pattern Palooza, a festival of art activities with painting, drawing and collage from noon to 4p.m. Children can spin records and learn more about digital music with the AM Project Bass Bus, an arts and digital program for children. At 5:30p.m. there will be a guided tour of the exhibition Of Country and Culture: The Lam Collection of Contemporary Aboriginal Art where visitors can learn more about Aboriginal people’s culture and art. There is a $10 surcharge for adults 18 years and up to see this exhibition. Local artist Terry Ybanez will be in the Museum galleries from 6p.m. to 8p.m. and guests will be able to join in the fun and sketch along with him for $10. To finish off the day there will be a sundown screening of Rabbit-Proof Fence (PG), a 2002 Australian drama film about the Stolen Generation. Throughout the day guests will be able to enjoy food from on-site food trucks including Cajun specialties from Cajun on da Geaux, tacos from Hot Burras and festival food from Drake’s Fun Food Truck.
San Antonio Museum of Art
200 W Jones Avenue
San Antonio, TX 78215
(210) 978-8100
Twin Liquors will be hosting a Grand Event this Thursday March 9, 2017. Photo: google
This month Texas celebrates its independence and to help celebrate Twin Liquors is hosting Texas Fest. Texas Fest celebrates home-grown spirits, wines, beers and ciders with Grand Events, Texas Twin Deals, a Texas wine sale and more. On Thursday March 9 from 5:30p.m. to 8p.m. Twin Liquors will be hosting a Grand Event at its San Antonio Marketplace location. It will feature meet and greet with several brands and is free and open to the public but participants must be 21 and older. (Twin Liquors, 2017)
Brands scheduled to appear are as follows but the list is subject to change:
Hotel Emma to host first No Kid Hungry Dinner on Sunday May 21, 2017. Photo: Sandra Cruz
On Sunday May 21 Chef John Brand and Executive Pastry Chef Jenn Riesmann of Hotel Emma will host the first ever San Antonio No Kid Hungry Dinner at Hotel Emma. Presented by Citi, this event will pair the two chefs along with a team of guest chefs to create a special multi-course dinner to benefit No Kid Hungry’s work to end childhood hunger in America. Individual tickets are available for purchase at $175 per person and packages and table hosting opportunities begin at $2,500. For additional information and to purchase tickets please visit No Kid Hungry online. (Hotel Emma, 2017)
This event will feature renowned guest chefs Ned Elliott of Foreign & Domestic in Austin, Ben Ford of Ford’s Filling Station in Los Angeles, Michael Paley of South Congress Hotel in Austin and Ryan Lachaine of Riel in Houston along with guest speaker Ruth Riley, general manager for the San Antonio Stars. There will be a cocktail reception at 6p.m. followed by a seated multi-course dinner and live auction at 7p.m. Guests will have the opportunity to bid on a variety of one of a kind luxury, culinary and travel items. Proceeds from the event will benefit No Kid Hungry’s work to end childhood hunger in Texas and across the country.
No Kid Hungry is a campaign of the national nonprofit Share Our Strength whose mission is to end childhood hunger. They do this by connecting kids to accessible, effective nutrition programs, building partnerships and advocating for policy changes needed to achieve these goals. Since the campaign’s launch, No Kid Hungry and its partners have connected kids struggling with hunger to more than 500 million meals.
Hotel Emma
136 E Grayson St
San Antonio, TX 78715
(210) 448-8300
The Spring 2017 International Artist in Residence exhibitions open on March 16, 2017. Photo: google
Artpace is a contemporary art space located in downtown San Antonio created to support artists with residences, exhibitions and educational programs to foster the creative process. Since it opened in 1995 Artpace has housed more than 200 artists through the International Artist In Residence program. Every year they host three residencies that include a Texas-based artist, one national artist and one international artist who are each chosen by a guest curator. After an eight week residency the artists will have their exhibits on site for two months. The purpose of these residencies is to give artists every opportunity to grow by giving them the resources they need.
The Spring 2017 International Artist In Residence program will feature artists Robert Hodge from Houston, Texas, Nicholas Frank from Milwaukee, Illinois and Kate Newby from New Zealand who were selected by guest curator Michelle Grabner from the University of Chicago. The opening reception will be on Thursday March 16 from 6p.m. to 9p.m. and will feature talks between the artists and Michelle Grabner starting at 7p.m. This event is free and open to the public and guests will be able to enjoy fare, refreshments provided by Alamo Beer Co and Pedernales Cellars and live music on the Artpace rooftop. The exhibitions will be on view until May 7, 2017. (Artpace, 2017)
Robert Hodge from Houston, Texas
Born and raised in Houston he studied visual art at the Pratt Institute in New York and the Atlanta College of Art. His work explores themes of memory and commemoration and he has had exhibitions in national and international institutions. He currently lives and works in Houston and his current projects include an album he executive produced titled “Two and 1⁄2 years: A Musical Celebration to the Spirit of Juneteenth” and his traveling installation titled “The Beauty Box.”
Nicholas Frank from Milwaukee, Illinois
He is an artist, writer and curator who blends these elements together in his new project, the Nicholas Frank Public Library in Milwaukee. His curatorial projects and artworks have been exhibited in institutions like the Tate Modern in London, Misako & Rosen and Lamp Gallery in Tokyo and New York and the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia. He currently writes curriculum and teaches in the New Studio Practice program at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design.
Kate Newby from New Zealand
Her work consists of site-specific projects that form relationships with locations through actions and draw directly from the locations in which they are presented. Recent solo exhibitions include Big Tree. Bird’s Eye, Michael Lett, Auckland, Tuesday evening. Sunday afternoon. Stony Lake. Cooper Cole, Toronto and The January February March, The Poor Farm, Wisconsin.
Artpace
445 North Main Avenue
San Antonio, TX 78205
(210) 212-4900
‘Heartbreak Hotel’ is the new Alex Delaware novel by Jonathan Kellerman. Photo: amazon
Jonathan Kellerman is a psychologist and The New York Times bestselling author of suspense novels and nonfiction writings on psychology including “Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children.” He is best known for his novels featuring child psychologist Alex Delaware who consults for the police with LAPD detective Milo Sturgis. “Heartbreak Hotel” is his most recent Alex Delaware novel that has Alex dealing with a patient who is almost one hundred years old.
According to Amazon, in “Heartbreak Hotel” Thalia Mars comes to see Alex with some unusual questions. He normally just treats children but the witty and charming woman convinces him to meet her in a suite at the Aventura, a luxury hotel that has a questionable history. During their session, she asks him disturbing questions about guilt, patterns of criminal behavior and victim selection. When asked why the fascination with the topic she promises answers during their next session but she is found dead the next morning. The investigation into her death turns out to be one of the most baffling cases Alex and Milo have come across in years. Her complicated life holds nearly a century of secrets that have violent connotations for everyone around her.
Born in New York City and raised in Los Angeles, Jonathan Kellerman worked his way through college as a cartoonist, illustrator, journalist and editor and received a BA in psychology at UCLA. He worked extensively with anxiety disorders and he used that experience to publish a book for parents titled “Helping the Fearful Child” in 1981. In 1985 he wrote his first novel “When the Bough Breaks” and it became a bestseller and was adapted into a TV movie. Since then he has written forty one crime novels, two children’s books and numerous nonfiction books.
Tickets to ‘Matilda The Musical’ go on sale Friday March 3, 2017. Photo: google
‘Matilda The Musical’ is coming to the Majestic Theatre in June as part of the North Park Lexus Broadway In San Antonio season. It is produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Dodgers and will play at the Majestic Theatre for eight performances only from Tuesday June 6 through Sunday June 11, 2017. Tickets go on sale this Friday March 3 at the Majestic Theatre box office, online, through Ticketmaster online or by calling 1-800-745-3000. Prices begin at $30 and orders for groups of ten or more can be made by calling (210) 226-5967. Single ticket orders must be done in person at the box office. Box office hours are 10a.m. to 5p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturday hours vary. Performances are 7:30p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 8p.m. on Friday, 2p.m. and 8p.m. on Saturday and 2p.m. and 7:30p.m. on Sunday. (North Park Lexus Broadway in San Antonio, 2017)
‘Matilda The Musical’ is a musical based on the novel of the same name by best-selling author Roald Dahl. It is the story a Matilda, a precocious five year old girl with the gift of telekinesis who loves reading, overcomes obstacles caused by her family and school and helps her teacher reclaim her life. She dreams of a better life and armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind she dares to take a stand and changer her own destiny. Winner of four Tony Awards it is directed by Matthew Warchus with a book by Dennis Kelly and music and lyrics by Australian comedian, musician and composer Tim Minchin.
Majestic Theatre
224 E Houston St
San Antonio, TX 78205
(210) 226-5700
ChildSafe’s Cardboard Kids campaign is aimed at raising awareness about child abuse and neglect. Photo: google
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and Ingram Park Mall is partnering with ChildSafe’s Cardboard Kids® campaign to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect in Bexar County. Anyone interested in participating can get their very own Cardboard Kid for free on Friday March 3 from 1p.m. to 5p.m., Saturday March 4 from 10a.m. to 5p.m., Friday March 10 from 1p.m. to 5p.m. and Saturday March 11 from 10a.m. to 5p.m. This event is free and open to the public. (Ingram Park Mall, 2017)
Cardboard Kids are two feet tall cardboard figures shaped like children that represent one of the thousands of children in the community who suffer from abuse and neglect. Local businesses, clubs, organizations and individuals are encouraged to participate in this campaign by decorating and displaying their very own Cardboard Kid in a prominent place on Thursday April 6. They can then take a picture of their family’s cardboard kid and share it on social media using the hashtag #cardboardkidsSA. Parents are also encouraged to use this time to talk to their children about child about and personal safety. Tips on how to do this are available online.
Ingram Park Mall – lower level Dillard’s Court
6301 NW Loop 410
San Antonio, TX 78238
(210) 523-1228
The next First Thursday at Pearl is this Thursday March 2, 2017. Photo courtesy of Pearl, used with permission.
First Thursday at Pearl was created to give guests an evening of family fun and shopping deals. The next First Thursday is March 2 from 5p.m. to 7p.m. Pearl kicks off Spring Break this Thursday as guests will be able to take advantage of in-store specials at Pearl’s boutiques and restaurants and enjoy live music by surf rockers King Pelican. There will be a Chef Demo at Cured on pickling vegetables while pairing a Citrus & Mint Champagne Punch and 25% off all wine selection at Larder. (Pearl, 2017)
Pearl Brewery
303 Pearl Parkway
San Antonio, TX 78215
(210) 212-7260
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