Day: December 9, 2021

San Antonio River Foundation hosts inaugural North Pole Nopal

The North Pole Nopal is taking place this Saturday December 11, 2021. Photo: San Antonio River Foundation, used with permission.

Join the San Antonio River Foundation (SARF) on Saturday, December 11, from 10a.m. to 2p.m. for the inaugural North Pole Nopal outdoor market and holiday concert. This family-friendly event will feature a native tree giveaway from our partners at the City of San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department, local artisans and food vendors, music from the AM Project, and a performance from the San Antonio Brass Band. (San Antonio River Foundation, 2021)

As a part of this family-friendly event, SARF will be giving away 400 trees at 10a.m. at Confluence Park through a partnership with the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department.

AVAILABLE TREES
– Crape Myrtle
– Bald Cypress
– Dogwood
– Chinkapin Oak
– Texas Red Oak

The San Antonio River Foundation is kicking off the holiday giving season at North Pole Nopal with a call for funds to support its end-of-year appeal. The end-of-year appeal is to help support the nonprofit’s mission to preserve, enhance, and transform the San Antonio River Basin for its youth and families. SARF, the only non-profit focused on the San Antonio River, has welcomed more than 60,000 students and community members to Confluence Park through free community programming and educational field trips. The San Antonio River Foundation has a vision to inspire stewardship of the entire 240-mile-long river and the native ecology it supports.

Confluence Park
310 Mitchell St.
San Antonio, TX 78204

Parking for the event can be found at the following lots:
CPS Energy: 613 Mission Rd. San Antonio, TX 78210

The San Antonio River Foundation’s mission is to preserve, enhance, and transform the San Antonio River Basin as a vibrant cultural, educational, ecological, and recreational experience.

Celebrate the holidays MAX’s Wine Dive style

MAX’s Wine Dive has their famous Southern Fried Chicken dinner to go. Photo: Beccca Wright, used with permission.

MAX’s Wine Dive is celebrating the holidays with their famous southern fried chicken family dinner. Spoil your family with a southern fried chicken family dinner at MAX’s Wine Dive which includes famous fried chicken, classic sides, homemade desserts, southern-style biscuits, and of course, champagne for $115 an order. Today until January 1, celebrate the holidays’ MAX’s Wine Dive style with champagne and fried chicken because “why the hell not?” (MAX’s Wine Dive, 2021)

MAX’s Wine Dive Holiday Famous Fried Chicken Family Dinner includes:

Twelve-piece Max’s Famous Southern Fried Chicken
6 Southern Style Biscuits with Chipotle Honey

Choice of 2 Family Sides
Sweet Potato Mashers, Mashed Potatoes, Seasoned Braised Collard Greens, Jalapeno Cheddar Grits, Truffle Max n’ Cheese (+6)

Choice of 2 Desserts
Pumpkin Spiced Bread Pudding or Big Ass Chocolate Brownie Served a la mode
1 Bottle of Prodige Blanc de Blancs
Add additional Chicken Pieces for $5 each

Jerry Lasco, founder of MAX’s Wine Dive restaurant moved to Houston from New York City with his wife, Laura, in 2001. After 9/11 Jerry transitioned from airline pilot to full-time restauranteur and opened the first MAX’S location in 2006—naming it after Max, his then three-year-old son. Taking inspiration from Jerry’s favorite NYC hangouts serving gourmet food and wine in unpretentious and comfortable environments, MAX’s was the first restaurant in Houston to serve award-winning comfort food with a curated wine list. Hence the MAX’s mantra was created “FRIED CHICKEN AND CHAMPAGNE?…WHY THE HELL NOT?!”