Mija, mira. This is the weekend of Oct. 23-25 in San Antonio, and the calendar is showing off. Every time and venue below is as the organizers list it. Check their pages before you drive anywhere, because things change.
Friday, Oct. 23
- Iron & Wine, 8:00-10:00 PM. Pearl’s events page lists the Sam Beam project, and says the show follows the release of the album Hen’s Teeth. The listing doesn’t give a venue or price in the summary, so check Pearl’s page for tickets.
- Emmy Pérez at Twig Book Shop, 6:00-7:00 PM. The 2020 Texas Poet Laureate reads from Paper America: New & Selected Poems. Poetry on a Friday night? Fíjate, it works.
- Ballet San Antonio’s Dracula at the Tobin Center’s H-E-B Performance Hall, four shows from Oct. 23 through Oct. 25. The Tobin’s page has the show times and tickets.
- Tom Rush at the Tobin’s Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater, Oct. 23.
- Spurs vs. Rockets, 8:30 PM CT, at Moody Center in Austin, per NBA.com. Yes, the Spurs are “home” in Austin. Ay, no.
Saturday, Oct. 24
- Pearl Farmers Market, 9:00 AM-1:00 PM. Listed with over 50 local vendors and free admission, rain or shine.
- Denver C. Pruitt book signing, 11:00 AM-1:00 PM at Twig Book Shop. He’s signing Texas Haunts: Central Texas, which the listing describes as a humorously written guide to the haunted corners of Central Texas.
- Otto’s Ice House, live local music, 6:00-9:00 PM.
Sunday, Oct. 25
- Makers Market at Pearl, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM: pottery, wood crafts and other home goods from local artisans.
- Otto’s Ice House, live music, 2:00-5:00 PM.
- Demola Live! at Stable Hall, 7:00-11:00 PM, listed as fusing classical technique with Afrobeats, pop, R&B, hip-hop and gospel.
Coming up next week
Pearl’s Día de los Muertos celebration runs Oct. 27 through Nov. 3, listed as free and open to the public. A community event with ofrendas and live performances is listed for Sunday, Nov. 1, 5:00-9:00 PM at Pearl Park.
Prices and show times were not listed in the summaries read for this roundup, so confirm them with the organizer.
Now go drink some water, it’s still warm out. Te quiero. — Tía Chela