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OrigamiintheGarden²
Making its Texas Debut, this outdoor sculpture exhibition created by American artists Jennifer and Kevin Box, captures the delicate nature of the origami paper art form in museum-quality metals. The exhibition opens to the public September 19, 2020 – May 9, 2021. Please note that visitors should make a reservation online for the San Antonio Botanical Garden.
Burial Ground: Exploring African American Resting Places – Eastview Cemetery
We explore the history of African American trailblazers in San Antonio with a safe, socially distanced, outdoor walking tour of Eastview Cemetery. A few of the historic figures uncovered include Samuel Sutton, Oliver Sutton, Myra Hemmings, Hattie Briscoe, Claude Black Sr., Charles Bellinger to name a few. Discussions will also include the history of the previously enslaved people buried at the cemetery. We will also learn about the cemetery’s historic evolution. This epic tour celebrates the lives of local African…
Inhabiting San Antonio: Exploring the People and Plants of this Place
Dreamweek 2021 Event This workshop will look at the historical landscapes of San Antonio, TX specifically around the plants and people that have inhabited it and how their impact is reflected in the city and even world today. This workshop will use the Botanical Garden’s three Native Trails and the Family Adventure Garden to examine people’s relationships with place and plants and consciously incorporating these relationships into future design. This presentation will include classroom discussion as well as a walk…
MLK Day Block Party
Join us for the MLK DAY BLOCK PARTY! This is a family-friendly event that will be held on the 1600 Block of E. Commerce on Monday, January 18, 2021 at 1 PM. The event will feature – Live Entertainment – Food Trucks – and much more Come out and celebrate the life and vision of Martin Luther King and support local black-owned restaurants. This is an outdoor event and strict social distancing guidelines will be enforced. All attendees are advised…
Inauguration Watch Party at The Good Kind
Join us at The Good Kind on January 20th 2021 for our Inauguration Watch Party! Enjoy our full bar and drink menu in our spacious garden lounge while watching the inauguration. 🍹 Wear something red, white or blue and let’s have some fun! 🥳
Sips and Sounds of The West
Kick off Valentine’s weekend at the Briscoe! Join us from 6:00pm- 9:00pm on Friday, February 12, 2021 for an evening of live music, food, and drink under the stars in the McNutt Sculpture Garden. Performance by local singer/songwriter Ty Dillon. Bring your sweetheart and enjoy chocolate strawberries with a Pony Express Love Letters calligraphy workshop or attend virtually with a front row livestream with contact-less curbside pickup of your Pony Express Love Letters calligraphy kit and sweet treats.
Overnight Ghost Hunt & Campout @ Victoria’s Black Swan Inn, San Antonio TX
We’re thrilled to be returning to the banks of Salado Creek, and to the 150-year-old Victoria’s Black Swan Inn – where guests have reported being attacked by unseen forces. As well as many people dying in the house over the years, it’s also the site of a battle between the Texan army and Mexican militia (Battle of Salado), where over 60 people lost their lives. The house and the grounds are both extremely haunted, with countless reports over the years…
Spartan Super 10K and Sprint 5K Weekend
San Antonio Spartan Super 10K and Sprint 5K Weekend Spartan is headed to San Antonio for a wild, wild race at Don Strange Ranch. Don Strange isn’t just the site of Spartan’s latest Texas race: this course actually doubles as an operating longhorn ranch. You’ll be racing nearby these incredible animals while you weave through obstacles on course. -Spartan Super is a 10 km, 25 obstacle race that blends speed, endurance and technical skill. Supers are built to always keep…
