According to the 2018 American Community Survey, San Antonio has earned the dubious recognition of having the highest percentage of people living in poverty among the Top 25 most populous metropolitan areas. (San Antonio Food Bank, 2019)
In the wake of this news, the San Antonio Food Bank is announcing two new capital projects to help meet the need and transform services to individuals living in poverty in the region.
On Friday September 27, Eric Cooper is expected to announce the building of a new Culinary Center targeted for the organization’s westside campus. The facility will have the ability to prepare more than 100,000 meals a day for children facing hunger.
Cooper will also announce the building of a one-of-a-kind apartment complex that they will build, own, and manage on their campus adjacent to their New Braunfels Food Bank. The apartments will be a component of a larger program offered by the Food Bank to help families with children afford to live and thrive in the ever-growing community of New Braunfels.
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5200 Enrique M. Barrera Pkwy
San Antonio, TX 78227
Stephen Christopher Anthony and the North American Company of ‘Dear Evan Hansen.’ Photo: Matthew Murphy, used with permission.
North Park Lexus Broadway in San Antonio has experienced new levels of demand for tickets during the 2019-2020 season, including the San Antonio premiere of ‘Dear Evan Hansen,’ which will be playing eight performances at the Majestic Theatre, Tuesday December 17 through Sunday December 22. Due to this unprecedented demand, tickets are extremely limited and are expected to sell quickly during a pre-sale offering that opens at 10a.m., Tuesday October 1 through Thursday, October 3; pending availability, the public on sale date is October 4. (North Park Lexus Broadway in San Antonio, 2019)
Due to the expected high demand for tickets, patrons are encouraged to sign up for the Broadway in San Antonio email list. This will be the main channel for distributing information about the ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ pre-sale, including a dedicated link to purchase tickets.
‘Dear Evan Hansen’ also announces a digital ticket lottery in San Antonio, offering fans the chance to purchase a limited number of $25 tickets available per performance. The digital lottery will begin accepting entries 48 hours prior to the first performance and entries will be accepted until 9a.m. local time the day before the performance. Fans who have been selected will be notified daily via email and can then purchase up to two (2) tickets at $25 each. The ticket lottery will continue on a rolling basis for every performance in the engagement. All entrants are encouraged to follow Dear Evan Hansen on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook for additional lottery news and information.
Lottery entrants must be 18 years or older. A valid, non-expired photo ID that matches the name used to enter is required for pickup. Seat locations awarded by the lottery are subject to availability. Additional lottery requirements are available online.
‘Dear Evan Hansen’ is the deeply personal and profoundly contemporary musical about life and the way we live it. The winner of six 2017 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ features a book by Tony Award-winner Steven Levenson, a score by Grammy®, Tony® and Academy Award® winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (La La Land, The Greatest Showman) and direction by four-time Tony Award nominee Michael Greif (Rent, Next to Normal).
The Broadway production recently celebrated its two-year anniversary with a special donation to the Smithsonian, where the show’s iconic blue polo and arm cast will now be part of the permanent collection of the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC. A record-breaking US national tour launched in October 2018 and is currently playing across North America, and a limited engagement recently opened at Toronto’s Royal Alexandra Theatre, where it runs through July 21, 2019. The show’s second international production will open in the West End on November 19, 2019 at London’s Noel Coward Theatre.
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