Looking to have some fun but stuck to a strict budget? Here are some of our picks of free ways enjoy yourself in SA this week
“A People’s Point of View” Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Continues through Aug. 31, Centro Cultural Aztlan, 1800 Fredericksburg #103
“Don’t Trash Where You Splash” River Clean-Up Program Mondays, Tuesdays, Sundays, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Continues through Oct. 1, Uvalde County Visitor’s Center
#BeHumanSA Transgender Parents Support Group Third Monday of every month, 6 p.m., The Center – Pride Center San Antonio, 1002 North Flores St.
Juried Visual Arts Students’ Exhibit Mondays-Thursdays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Continues through Sept. 29, SAC’s Visual Arts Center, 950 Lewis
“The Lakehouse” Mondays-Saturdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Continues through Aug. 27, Southwest School of Art, 300 Augusta
“Through the Veil” Mondays-Saturdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Continues through Nov. 12, Southwest School of Art, 300 Augusta
“El Vuelo y Su Semilla” Mondays-Fridays, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and Saturdays, Sundays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Continues through Aug. 27, Mexican Cultural Institute, 600 Hemisfair Plaza Way.Born in Mexico City in 1963, globally exhibited artist Betsabeé Romero specializes in transforming everyday materials in powerful installations that comment on social, political and environmental issues. Based on their ability to attract “the greatest aesthetic attention among people of all ages and social classes,” Romero often employs cars (and car parts) as artistic elements — referencing borders, migration and natural disasters while adorning vehicles with floral, tattoo and cloud patterns or, in the case of her 2007 photograph Exodus I, half-burying a colorful caravan of Volkswagen Beetles on a hillside. As The New York Times pointed out in 2011, Romero “treats the car like a human body, and excels at dissecting its anatomy — especially the tires.” Taking rubber to unexpected heights while also emphasizing the importance of recycling, Romero has carved decorative patterns into tires (at times inking them up and using them as printmaking devices), embellished tires with inlays of gold leaf and velvet, and sculpted tires from pre-chewed gum — which stands out as another unexpected yet universal ingredient in her work. Previously exhibited at the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, D.C. as part of a program examining the importance of relations between the U.S. and Mexico in these troubled times, Romero’s “El Vuelo y Su Semilla” reflects on “the identity and culture that Mexican immigrants carry with them on their journey to the United States.” Bringing together an assortment of installation works, the solo exhibition opens in conjunction with our own Mexican Cultural Institute’s multimedia series A World of Migrants: A Week to Understand Migration.
Goth Party Wed., Aug. 23, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., Brick at Blue Star, 108 Blue Star
Sex Trivia Night Wed., Aug. 23, 8-9 p.m., Love Shack Boutique, 1580 Babcock Road
Learn Magic Wednesdays-Saturdays, 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Continues through Sept. 2 JCR Magic Shop, 5503 Grissom Road
Native Harrow Thu., Aug. 24, 8:30-10:30 p.m., The Cove, 606 W. Cypress St.
A.O. River, Fear from the Grave Thu., Aug. 24, 9 p.m., Fitzgerald’s Bar & Live Music, 437 McCarty, Suite 101
Shadow Band, Flower Jesus Quintet Thu., Aug. 24, 10 p.m., Lowcountry, 318 Martinez St.
Canciones: Songs of Texas Last Friday of every month, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Continues through Aug. 26 Pearl Amphitheater, 303 Pro Parkway
“Borrowed Whimsy” Through Aug. 31, Clamp Light Artist Studios & Gallery, 1704 Blanco Road , Suite 104,
Groundhog Day: Free Outdoor Showing Fri., Aug. 25, San Antonio Museum of Art, 200 W. Jones Ave.
Blackbird Sing Fri., Aug. 25, 9 p.m., The Phoenix Saloon, 193 W. San Antonio St.,
Son Tus Niños También: Trans Kids Back to School Sat., Aug. 26, 12-2 p.m., Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, 922 San Pedro
Rodolfo Choperena Sat., Aug. 26, 5-7 p.m., Musical Bridges Around the World, 23705 IH-10 West
Peter Max Retrospective – The Collected Works 1960-2017 Sat., Aug. 26, 6-8 p.m. and Sun., Aug. 27, 2-4 p.m., The Shops at La Cantera, 15900 LaCantera Parkway
“Time Capsule” Sat., Aug. 26, 7-9 p.m., Digital Pro Lab, 10103 San Pedro Ave.
Free Outdoor Movie: “Clueless” Sat., Sept. 2, 8 p.m., Free, Hemisfair Park
Free Outdoor Movie: True Grit Sat., Aug. 26, 8 p.m., The Alamo, 300 Alamo Plaza
The Healing Arts Festival & Market Last Sunday of every month, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Continues through Nov. 26, Hilton Garden Inn (Live Oak), 8101 Pat Booker Road
“San Antonio – A Photographic Portrait” Sun., Aug. 27, 3-5:30 p.m. and Aug. 28-Dec. 31, Rendon Photography & Fine Art, 733 S. Alamo St.