A shopper talks with a vendor at Esperanza's Peace Market.

How to keep your dollars in San Antonio this season no matter who you’re shopping for

No matter what hobby your friend or relative has, there’s a good chance you can find an appropriate gift when you shop local.

by Sanford Nowlin November 28, 2025November 28, 2025

Then-Scottish Rite Board Chairman Richard Park (left) and San Antonio Philharmonic Executive Director Roberto Trevino sign paperwork last year enabling the orchestra to share use of the Scottish Rite Temple’s auditorium.

Arts Stories & Interviews

Scottish Rite moves to evict San Antonio Philharmonic a year after orchestra vowed to make site its permanent home

A letter obtained by the Current indicates the masonic lodge is giving the orchestra until this Friday to vacate.

by Sanford Nowlin November 25, 2025November 25, 2025

Cruz and Olivia Ortiz will celebrate the grand opening of Casa Pink this Saturday.

Arts Stories & Interviews

Artists Cruz and Olivia Ortiz’s latest venture, studio-coffee shop Casa Pink, offers harbor for creatives

The grand opening for the south-of-downtown space is this Saturday.

By Eve SlempNovember 14, 2025November 14, 2025

San Antonio dance troupe Arte Y Pasión is know for its dramatic flamenco presentations.

Arts

San Antonio dance troupe Arte Y Pasión to present free Sunday performance

The event will take place in main plaza to celebrate the International Day of Flamenco.

by Anjali Gupta November 13, 2025November 13, 2025

This vessel was created by artist Jesselyn Gordon.

Things to Do

Maker’s Mark: San Antonio ceramic artists unite for inaugural ClaySA exhibition and studio tour

The event combines ‘The Mark of the Hand,’ a group exhibition uniting 23 local artists working in clay, and 12 studio tours.

by Bryan Rindfuss November 5, 2025November 5, 2025

Kimberly Akimbo won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

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Tony-winning musical Kimberly Akimbo begins San Antonio run

The darkly comic production starts Tuesday and the Majestic Theatre and runs through Sunday.

by Sanford Nowlin September 22, 2025September 22, 2025

“These photographers are themselves local characters,” show curator R.E. Foerster said, “not only inhabiting a scene but documenting their view from within it."

Arts

San Antonio’s ‘Trouble in Southtown’ group show focuses on photographic works

This Saturday’s opening reception will show off images by Anders Lilleberg, alongside featured artists Domsquiat B., Fredrick Marc-Charles, Mike Shoemaker and Patrick Zeller.

by Anjali Gupta September 11, 2025September 11, 2025

Honoré Daumier’s 1834 lithograph Ne vous y frottez pas!! Liberté de la presse leaves no question where the multifaceted artist stood on the matter of press freedom.

Arts

New McNay exhibit examines French artists’ defiance of censorship to skewer the powerful

The San Antonio art museum’s new exhibition shows the creativity that thrived in 19th-century France despite government attempts to ban politically charged images.

by Sanford Nowlin September 5, 2025September 10, 2025

Things to Do

San Antonio’s Tobin Center offering free open house this Sunday

The performing arts center’s event will offer pop-up performances showcasing its upcoming season.

by Rae Drady September 3, 2025September 3, 2025

Arts

San Antonio’s Woodlawn Pointe to present dramatic play Broken Glass

The production will take place this Saturday and Sunday.

by Rae Drady August 29, 2025September 1, 2025

Arts

Boerne Community Theater’s Don’t Talk to the Actors takes on NYC’s topsy-turvy theater scene

The play by Tom Duzick opens this weekend and runs through Sept. 14.

by Rae Drady August 28, 2025September 1, 2025

Arts

Larry Bell: Improvisations at San Antonio Museum of Art showcases artist’s innovative use of materials

California-based Bell pioneered the manipulation of synthetic materials to capture the essence of natural phenomena.

by Anjali Gupta August 28, 2025September 1, 2025

Arts

San Antonio illustrator John Picacio, author Leigh Bardugo release kids’ book exploring grief, Día de los Muertos

The author and illustrator are holding a book launch and signing for the event this Saturday at Texas Public Radio in downtown San Antonio.

by Sanford Nowlin August 27, 2025September 1, 2025

Arts

Music legends Mavis Staples, Stanley Clarke headline latest season of San Antonio’s Carver Center

The 2025-2026 season, which gets underway Oct. 11, will include 11 performers, ranging from dance troupes and poets to a cappella groups.

by Sanford Nowlin August 22, 2025August 30, 2025

Arts

New jewelry workshop and creative space Flame & Form holding free open house this Saturday

The San Antonio space promises to place ‘jewelry, workshops and good vibes all under one roof.’

by Bryan Rindfuss August 22, 2025September 1, 2025

Arts

San Antonio Museum of Art’s Readymade Remix offers playful view of found objects in art

The exhibition looks at how artists transform mundane materials into conceptually rich works.

by Anjali Gupta August 13, 2025August 28, 2025

Arts

San Antonio’s Ruby City presenting hands-on weaving workshop by artist Jenelle Esparza

At this Saturday’s workshop, participants will use handheld looms to create their own woven art pieces.

by Anjali Gupta August 13, 2025September 1, 2025

Arts

San Antonio’s 31-year-old Magik Theatre opens fundraiser ahead of temporary closure for renovations

Officials with the theater, which has entertained 3 million students over its history, also said downtown road construction is hurting ticket sales.

by Sanford Nowlin August 13, 2025September 1, 2025

Arts

Artists Nadia Botello, Fabiola Menchelli, Jason Willome mine meditative territory at Contemporary at Blue Star

The San Antonio exhibition allowed the artists to experiment with the overall design of the gallery spaces.

by Bryan Rindfuss August 7, 2025August 31, 2025

Arts

San Antonio’s Fiesta Noche del Rio will celebrate Mexican music and dance this weekend

The annual event will take place Friday and Saturday at the Arneson River Theatre.

by Becky Hardin July 30, 2025September 1, 2025

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How to keep your dollars in San Antonio this season no matter who you’re shopping for

Scottish Rite moves to evict San Antonio Philharmonic a year after orchestra vowed to make site its permanent home

Artists Cruz and Olivia Ortiz’s latest venture, studio-coffee shop Casa Pink, offers harbor for creatives

San Antonio dance troupe Arte Y Pasión to present free Sunday performance

Maker’s Mark: San Antonio ceramic artists unite for inaugural ClaySA exhibition and studio tour

Tony-winning musical Kimberly Akimbo begins San Antonio run

San Antonio’s ‘Trouble in Southtown’ group show focuses on photographic works

New McNay exhibit examines French artists’ defiance of censorship to skewer the powerful

San Antonio’s Tobin Center offering free open house this Sunday

San Antonio’s Woodlawn Pointe to present dramatic play Broken Glass

Boerne Community Theater’s Don’t Talk to the Actors takes on NYC’s topsy-turvy theater scene

Larry Bell: Improvisations at San Antonio Museum of Art showcases artist’s innovative use of materials

San Antonio illustrator John Picacio, author Leigh Bardugo release kids’ book exploring grief, Día de los Muertos

Music legends Mavis Staples, Stanley Clarke headline latest season of San Antonio’s Carver Center

New jewelry workshop and creative space Flame & Form holding free open house this Saturday

San Antonio Museum of Art’s Readymade Remix offers playful view of found objects in art

San Antonio’s Ruby City presenting hands-on weaving workshop by artist Jenelle Esparza

San Antonio’s 31-year-old Magik Theatre opens fundraiser ahead of temporary closure for renovations

Artists Nadia Botello, Fabiola Menchelli, Jason Willome mine meditative territory at Contemporary at Blue Star

San Antonio’s Fiesta Noche del Rio will celebrate Mexican music and dance this weekend