Twin Liquors announces new location in Hardy Oak

Twin Liquors, Texas’s fine wine and spirits retailer, is pleased to announce the opening of its new Hardy Oak store in San Antonio. The new store will open the week of November 18, 2019. Known for its wide selection of wine and spirits and its associates’ vast knowledge and friendly service, Twin Liquors currently operates more than 90 neighborhood stores in Texas and continues to grow to meet the response of its dedicated customers. (Twin Liquors, 2019)

Every Twin Liquors location stocks an impressive inventory of fine wines and industry staples at exceptional values in addition to hard-to-find specialty wines and spirits. Each individual Twin Liquors store further distinguishes itself by offering a unique experience: specifically catering to nearby communities and neighborhoods.

Born and raised in downtown Austin, Texas, Twin Liquors began as one small store and has developed into a successful “home-grown” Texas company. It has a unique and well-respected reputation throughout the United States for having impeccable team members, outstanding customer service, conveniently located stores, extensive selections of fine wines and premium spirits from around the world and substantial community involvement. Twin Liquors currently operates over 90 neighborhood stores across Texas, including Sigel’s in Dallas.

Twin Liquors Fine Wine & Spirits
23714 Hardy Oak Blvd #Ste 101
San Antonio, TX 78258

The Shops at La Cantera includes retailers once found only online

dogatlacantera — The Shops at La Cantera has had unique tenants open their doors onsite. Photo: The Shops at La Cantera, used with permission.

Patrons of The Shops at La Cantera have had a variety of new options for fitness, dining and shopping pleasures in 2019 thanks to several new tenants that opened their doors at one of Texas’ premier luxury retail destinations. Stores that were once only available as online retailers now have a brick-and-mortar presence at The Shops at La Cantera. New-to-market restaurants, retailers and health and wellness businesses made their mark here this year, further solidifying the position of The Shops as South Texas’ premier unique and upscale open-air center. This comes as The Shops approaches its 15^th anniversary as an Alamo City icon. (The Shops at La Cantera, 2019)

Stores like Tecovas, formerly an online-only cowboy boot retailer, added their second physical location at The Shops in July and has been well-received by patrons. Quay Australia, a once digital native retailer of sunglasses, brought their “notoriously cool sunnies” to the property as well. The Shops will also be home to one of two American locations for high-end fashion retailer Purificación Garcia, which boasts nearly a dozen locations across Central and South America. Premium jeans maker 7 for All Mankind is another first-to-market retailer at The Shops. While Louis Vuitton has had a store inside anchor tenant Neiman Marcus for years, they expanded their presence in 2019 with a new store to display more of its luxury French handbags and accessories in the Neiman Marcus wing of The Shops. In May, California-based Restoration Hardware opened its doors to offer patrons the chance to enjoy its many lines of select furniture designs, including sections for children and babies.

Several new dining and food-related options are also new additions to The Shops, including upscale fast casual creperie Sweet Paris and another French-inspired café, Le Macaron French Pastries. In the mood for more sweets? Try unique ice cream sandwich shop The Baked Bear. In San Antonio, these culinary offerings are only available at The Shops at La Cantera.

On the health and wellness front, Orange Theory Fitness will be coming by the end of 2019. Pop-up yoga studio Half Moon Power Yoga opened earlier in 2019 and will continue to offer its healing services to patrons at their location next to Nordstrom.

As it celebrates another year of redefining destination shopping and lifestyle experience in South Texas, guests can enjoy a diverse experience that can only be found at The Shops at La Cantera this holiday season.

“Fifteen years after we opened the first phase of The Shops at La Cantera, we continue to draw exciting and innovative stores to this beautiful space. This is going to be a great holiday season to come out and see new faces, to taste new flavors and to enjoy new experiences.” – Brian Schroeder, senior general manager at The Shops at La Cantera

The Shops at La Cantera
15900 La Cantera Pkwy
San Antonio, TX 78256
(210) 582-6255

Fortieth anniversary of ‘Flowers in the Attic’ by V.C. Andrews

V.C. Andrews was an American novelist whose works combine Gothic horror and family saga, revolving around family secrets and forbidden love and sometimes include a rags-to-riches story. She is best known for ‘Flowers in the Attic,’ a tale of four children smuggled by their mother into the attic of their wealthy estranged pious grandmother’s home. One of the most popular authors of all time, V.C. Andrews has been a bestselling phenomenon since the publication of ‘Flowers in the Attic,’ the first in the renowned Dollanganger family series, which includes ‘Petals on the Wind,’ ‘If There Be Thorns,’ ‘Seeds of Yesterday’ and ‘Garden of Shadows.’ This year marks the fortieth anniversary of this unforgettable forbidden love story that earned V.C. Andrews a fiercely devoted fan base and became an international cult classic. There are more than eighty V.C. Andrews novels, which have sold over 107 million copies worldwide and have been translated into twenty-five foreign languages.

According to Amazon, ‘Flowers in the Attic’ is the story of a perfect and beautiful family, until a heartbreaking tragedy shatters their happiness. For the sake of an inheritance that will ensure their future, the children must be hidden away out of sight, as if they never existed. They are kept in the attic of their grandmother’s labyrinthine mansion, isolated and alone. As the visits from their seemingly unconcerned mother slowly dwindle, the four children grow ever closer and depend upon one another to survive both this cramped world and their cruel grandmother. It is a suspenseful and thrilling tale of family greed, murder and forbidden love and the first novel of the epic Dollanganger family saga.

‘Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley’ returns to The Classic Theatre

Back by popular demand, ‘Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley,’ returns to The Classic Theatre of San Antonio this month. It opens Friday November 22 and will run through Sunday December 22. This charming production is based on the characters from Jane Austen’s beloved novel ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and is written by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon and directed by Kelly Roush. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 8p.m. and Sunday at 3p.m. Tickets are available online and are $34 for general admission, $30 for senior, military, educator, SATCO and AEA Members and $19 for student. ID is required. On opening night, there will be a complimentary champagne reception after the show. (The Classic Theatre, 2019)

‘Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley’ takes place two years after the conclusion of Jane Austen’s beloved novel ‘Pride and Prejudice,’ where the bookish, oft-neglected middle sister, Mary Bennet becomes the center of this holiday story. When the shy, bookworm Arthur de Bourgh turns up unexpectedly at the family celebration, Mary must learn to be the heroine of her own story in order to receive the romance she longs for.

The Classic Theatre of San Antonio
1924 Fredericksburg Rd
San Antonio, TX 78201
(210) 589-8450

Tickets for Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ go on sale Friday

aladdinmusical — Tickets for ‘Aladdin’ go on sale this Friday November 15. Photo: Google

Disney Theatrical Productions and North Park Lexus Broadway in San Antonio announced this week that tickets for the long-awaited engagement of Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ at the Majestic Theatre will go on sale to the public at 10a.m., Friday, November 15. ‘Aladdin’ follows the familiar tale of a poor young man who is granted three wishes by a genie in a lamp which he uses to woo a princess and to thwart the sultan’s evil Grand Vizier.

Performances begin Wednesday, March 25, 2020 for a limited engagement of three weeks through Sunday, April 12. Performances are Tuesdays through Thursdays at 7:30p.m.; Fridays at 8p.m.; Saturdays at 2p.m. and 8p.m. and Sundays at 1p.m. and 6:30p.m. Additional matinee performances are on Thursday, March 26 at 2 p.m. and Friday, April 10 at 2 p.m. Tickets start at $36 and are available by calling Disney’s Broadway Hotline at (866) 870-2717, online or by visiting the Majestic Box Office. The Majestic Box Office does not accept single ticket orders over the phone; all ticket sales must be made in person. Majestic Box Office hours are 10a.m. to 5p.m. Monday through Friday. Saturday hours vary weekly, call (210) 226-3333 to verify. Orders for groups of 10 or more may be placed by calling (210) 226-5967. (North Park Lexus Broadway in San Antonio, 2019)

‘Aladdin,’ adapted from the animated Disney film and centuries-old folktales including “One Thousand and One Nights,” is brought to fresh theatrical life in this bold new musical. Aladdin’s journey sweeps audiences into an exotic world of daring adventure, classic comedy and timeless romance. This new production features a full score, including the five cherished songs from the Academy Award-winning soundtrack and more written especially for the stage. ‘Aladdin’ is designed by seven-time Tony-winning scenic designer Bob Crowley, six-time Tony-winning lighting designer Natasha Katz, two-time Tony-winning costume designer Gregg Barnes and sound designer Ken Travis. Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions, under the direction of Thomas Schumacher, the show features music by Tony Award and eight-time Oscar^® winner Alan Menken, lyrics by two-time Oscar winner Howard Ashman, three-time Tony Award and three-time Oscar winner Tim Rice and six-time Tony Award nominee Chad Beguelin with a book by Beguelin and is directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw.

Majestic Theatre
224 E. Houston St.
San Antonio, TX 78205
(210) 226-3333

Southerleigh launches new sour beer

piccadilleigh — Southerleigh’s Piccadilleigh beer features pickles, Hawaiian Punch and other childhood flavors. Photo: Southerleigh, used with permission.

Southerleigh introduces a fun new beer that features nostalgic flavors sure to make locals feel like a kid again in the form of an adult beverage. Head Brewer, Les Locke, has created Piccadilleigh to bring out locals’ inner child with sour and funky flavors many San Antonians grew up to love. The playful, new beer’s ingredients take the juices that many enjoyed as kids and incorporates Cherry Kool Aid and Hawaiian Punch into the batch. The inventive brew also uses 55 gallons of pickle juice and Meyer Lemon purée, an end result that delivers a powerful punch to patrons. The glass is finished off with a Chamoy rim and Tajin – two San Antonio favorites. Piccadilleigh is available now for $6 per 12 oz. pour. (Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery, 2019)

Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery, helmed by San Antonio Chef Jeff Balfour, brings a modern take on Texas’ cross-cultural cuisine to Pearl. Influenced by the coastal classics of Chef Balfour’s upbringing in Galveston married with the comfort of southern cuisine, Southerleigh boasts a curated, seasonally shifting menu that reflects Chef Balfour’s innovative craftsmanship. Southerleigh houses a custom manufactured brewery designed by Portland Kettle Works, bringing brewing back to Pearl with up to twenty different beers on tap.

Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery
136 E Grayson St., Ste 120
San Antonio, TX 78215

New release: ‘Blue Moon’ by Lee Child

Lee Child is a British author who writes thriller novels and is best known for his Jack Reacher series. The books follow the adventures of a former American military policeman who wanders the United States. His debut novel “Killing Floor,” the first Jack Reacher novel, won both the Anthony Award and the Barry Award for Best First Novel. He is the author of twenty-three The New York Times’ bestselling Jack Reacher thrillers and he just released his twenty-fourth, “Blue Moon,” last month.

According to Amazon, In “Blue Moon,” Reacher is on a Greyhound bus, minding his own business, with no particular place to go, and all the time in the world to get there. Then he steps off the bus to help an old man who is just a victim waiting to happen. But no good deed goes unpunished and now Reacher wants to make it right. An elderly couple has made a few well-meaning mistakes and now they owe big money to some very bad people. One brazen move leads to another and suddenly Reacher finds himself a wanted man in the middle of a brutal turf war between rival Ukrainian and Albanian gangs. Reacher has to stay one step ahead of the loan sharks, the thugs and the assassins. When he teams up with a fed-up waitress who knows a little more than she is letting on, he sets out to take down the powerful and make the greedy pay. The odds are against him but Reacher believes in a certain kind of justice; the kind that comes along once in a blue moon.

Veterans Day specials at Hopdoddy

hopdoddyclassicburger — Hopdoddy Burger Bar has a special offer for veterans this Monday November 11. Photo: Hopdoddy Burger Bar, used with permission.

On Monday November 11, Hopdoddy Burger Bar is honoring all veterans with a special offer. At all Hopdoddy locations, Veterans and Active Military service will receive a free Classic Burger with Cheese with a valid Military ID or Proof of Service. (Hopdoddy Burger Bar, 2019)

Hopdoddy Burger Bar was founded in 2010 in Austin and is a nationally recognized burger and beer joint. The menu includes burgers, hand-cut Kennebec fries, farm fresh salads and handcrafter milkshakes. Hopdoddy also carries a variety of local craft beers on tap, can and bottle and a has a full bar featuring regional spirits, house-made liqueurs and freshly squeezed juices. Named “The Best Burgers in America” by Food & Wine, Hopdoddy has locations in Texas, Arizona, Colorado and California with more to come.

Hopdoddy Burger Bar at the Rim
17623 La Cantera Pkwy Suite 101
San Antonio, TX 78257
(210) 434-2337

Hopdoddy Burger Bar – Vineyard
1301 North Loop 1604 W
San Antonio, TX 78258
(210) 728-3800

Movie adaptation: ‘Doctor Sleep’ by Stephen King

doctorsleepmovie — The movie adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘Doctor Sleep’ is in theaters this weekend. Photo: Google

Stephen King is the “King of Horror” and the American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense and fantasy novels. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into feature films, miniseries, television series and comic books. He has published 61 novels, six non-fiction books and approximately 200 short stories, most in book collections. In 2015, King was awarded with a National Medal of Arts from the United States National Endowment for the Arts for his contributions to literature. Some of his best known novels include ‘Carrie,’ ‘Pet Sematary,’ ‘The Shining’ and ‘Doctor Sleep,’ the best-selling sequel to ‘The Shining.’ The movie adaptation of ‘Doctor Sleep,’ starring Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson and Kyliegh Curran is in theaters this weekend.

In ‘Doctor Sleep,’ a now adult Danny Torrance (Dan) carries on his father’s legacy of anger and alcoholism. After years of aimless drifting across the United States, he settles down in the small town of Frazier, New Hampshire working at a hospice and attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Meanwhile, Abra Stone is born in 2001 and has amazing psychic abilities. Slowly and unintentionally, she establishes a telepathic bond with Dan and as her powers develop, she psychically witnesses the torture and murder, by a cult known as True Knot, of a young boy. The True Knot wanders across the United States feeding on people’s “steam,” a psychic essence produced when the people who have the shining die in pain. Their leader, Rose the Hat, becomes aware of Abra and her abilities and soon plots to kidnap her and keep her alive as an endless supply of steam. With Dan’s help, as well as ghosts from his past, Abra confronts the cult and kills them to stop their destructive patterns of terror and violence.

Veterans eat free at Pluckers Wing Bar this Veterans Day

pluckerslogo — Veterans and active-duty military eat free at Pluckers Wing Bar this Veterans Day. Photo: Melissa Skorpil, used with permission.

In honor of Veterans Day on Monday, November 11, Pluckers Wing Bar will be offering veterans and active-duty military a free meal. With a valid military ID, guests can enjoy a complimentary entree, side, and a non-alcoholic beverage from Pluckers’ extensive menu (up to $15) when dining at the restaurant. This offer is valid all day on November 11 at all Pluckers locations. (Pluckers Wing Bar, 2019)

The Pluckers menu includes their trademark wings paired with signature sauces such as Buffalo, Spicy BBQ, and Spicy Ranch, along with unique flavors, like Fire in the Hole, Ginger Peach Sriracha, Gochujang, and Spicy Mandarin; appetizers like Fried Pickles and Holy Macaroni; great sandwiches and burgers, like the Buffalo Chicken Sandwich and the Bypass Burger topped with bacon, cheddar, grilled onions, and jalapeños; signature salads; and epic sides like waffle fries, macaroni and cheese, and homemade potato chips.

Owners Mark Greenberg, Dave Paul and Sean Greenberg opened their first Pluckers restaurant in Austin in 1995. Over the past 24 years, Pluckers Wing Bar has opened 25 locations, expanding to Baton Rouge, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, Killeen, San Marcos and San Antonio. Pluckers is known for their signature wings and is consistently recognized as the best sports bar and chicken wing restaurant. They offer guests a fun, laid-back atmosphere where friends, family, and co-workers can enjoy a great meal and watch sports. Pluckers has been named in USA Today’s “Top Ten Wing Restaurants” and ESPN’s “Top 5 Sports Bar in North America,” along with being named one of “Austin’s Best Places to Work 2017” by the Austin Business Journal and Dallas Observer’s “Best Sports Bar.”

Pluckers Wing Bar
14881 IH-35 North
Selma, TX 78154

Pluckers Wing Bar
15651 I-10 W
San Antonio, TX 78249

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Month: November 2019