Bestselling horror writer CJ Leede coming to Nowhere Bookshop for Saturday reading

Leede is in San Antonio promoting her book Headlights, which is being hailed as a breakout work akin to Stephen King’s The Shining.

by Anjali Gupta June 17, 2026June 17, 2026

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Gemini Ink celebrating queer poets with Poetry Crush event this Thursday

The San Antonio writing arts center’s event will feature readings by LGBTQ+ poets, a community open mic, entertainment and more.

by Anjali Gupta June 17, 2026June 17, 2026

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San Antonio’s Turnip Theater hosting clowning workshops this weekend

The workshops, held at Urban 15, will be taught by NYU-trained Ruthie Buescher and Julia Fae, a working clown and physical theater artist.

by Anjali Gupta June 10, 2026June 10, 2026

The Italian film classic L'Avventura is about the disappearance of a young woman (Lea Massari) during a boating trip in the Mediterranean, and the subsequent search for her.

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Antonioni’s 1960 film classic L’avventura to screen Tuesday in San Antonio

The screening of the film, known for its unconventional narrative approach, is part of Texas Public Radio’s Cinema Tuesdays series.

by Anjali Gupta May 27, 2026May 27, 2026

Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom will screen for free this Tuesday.

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San Antonio Public Library kicks off summer film series with Moonrise Kingdom

The downtown library will screen the Wes Anderson coming-of-age film for free this Tuesday — and even throw in camp-related activities.

by Anjali Gupta May 27, 2026May 29, 2026

U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro is among the guests at the annual MACRI Symposium.

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Mexican American Civil Rights Institute holding annual symposium this weekend in San Antonio

Guests including actress Cristela Alonzo, Rep. Joaquin Castro and U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Chairwoman Rochelle Garza will discuss the future of civil rights in the country.

by Anjali Gupta May 26, 2026May 26, 2026

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San Antonio Museum of Art’s ‘Microhistories of the Andes’ opens this Sunday

Called a ‘must-see’ by the New York Times, the exhibition shines a light on the civilizations that thrived in the longest mountain range of the world.

by Anjali Gupta May 23, 2026May 23, 2026

Filth Eaters is out now from Deep Vellum Press.

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Book Public Live! in San Antonio will feature author of ‘Chicano Gothic’ vampire novel

During Tuesday’s free event, San Antonio-based author, poet and painter Ito Romo will discuss his new novel Filth Eaters.

by Anjali Gupta May 16, 2026May 16, 2026

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Cool Crest Miniature Golf celebrating grand reopening this Saturday

The San Antonio fixture, which opened in 1929, has new owners with their eyes on the future.

by Anjali Gupta May 14, 2026May 14, 2026

Spoon River Anthology, published in 1915, is a collection of free-verse poems set in a fictional small town.

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Incarnate Word’s Extended Run Players to present Spoon River Anthology

The performance, which explores scandals and hidden desires in small-town life, will take place Thursday and Friday on the San Antonio university’s campus.

by Anjali Gupta May 13, 2026May 13, 2026

Canoeists enjoy the wilderness in Big Bend National Park.

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Documentary on Big Bend border wall to screen in San Antonio this Thursday

The free showing of the film the River and the Wall will take place at Confluence Park.

by Anjali Gupta May 13, 2026May 13, 2026

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San Antonio Zoo throws quinceañera for gorilla who turned 15

The celebration took place Saturday at Congo Falls, the zoo’s new 2-acre gorilla habitat.

by Anjali Gupta May 10, 2026May 10, 2026

A work by multidisciplinary artist Angela N. Weddle shows her propensity for visual overload.

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San Antonio visual artist Angela N. Weddle’s latest exhibition opens Thursday at Un Grito Gallery

Weddle, who’s on the autism spectrum, creates intense works that often veer toward sensory overload.

by Anjali Gupta April 27, 2026April 27, 2026

The performance is a rumination on humanity’s place in the Anthropocene, the epoch in which human activity emerged as the dominant influence on Earth's climate and environment.

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New play at Trinity U. examines the ‘age of humans’ through the life of mountains

NOT EVERY MOUNTAIN, created and presented by Austin-based collective Rude Mechs, will run Thursday through Sunday in the campus’ Stieren Theater.

by Anjali Gupta April 22, 2026April 22, 2026

Sherri Irvin is the presidential research professor of philosophy and interim chair of women’s and gender studies at the University of Oklahoma.

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Aesthetics scholar Sherri Irvin to speak at Trinity University about the philosophy of art

The University of Oklahoma philosophy professor and author will deliver a lecture examining how ‘everyday aesthetic activism’ can heal societal rifts.

by Anjali Gupta April 21, 2026April 21, 2026

Members of the UTSA cast and crew pose with Audrey the killer plant.

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UTSA’s new Dramatic Arts Program presents Broadway classic Little Shop of Horrors

This hilariously dark rock ‘n’ roll musical about a hapless florist and his killer plant will run through Sunday, April 26.

by Anjali Gupta April 20, 2026April 20, 2026

Visitors to a previous San Antonio Book Festival browse the many tomes on offer.

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The San Antonio Book Festival to open its latest chapter this Saturday

Featured authors include MacArthur Fellow Reginald Dwayne Betts, Emmy Award-winning actor and SA native Jeff Hiller, National Book Award Finalist Megha Majumdar and more.

by Anjali Gupta April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

The exhibition explores tragedy and sentimentality through objects and artifacts left behind in a disaster.

Visual Art

Visual artist Karen Mahaffy’s ‘Deluge’ examines last summer’s tragic Texas floods

The exhibition is on display through Sunday, April 26, at San Antonio’s Playhouse Gallery.

by Anjali Gupta April 4, 2026April 4, 2026

Mel Chin’s Hauntology of Their Labor examines how those who leave a work environment don't fully disappear.

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Artpace’s latest International Artists-in-Residence installations examine immigration, labor, more

The San Antonio residency program’s latest grouping of artists is Violette Bule (Houston), Mel Chin (Burnsville, North Carolina) and Việt Lê (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam).

by Anjali Gupta April 1, 2026April 1, 2026