Events
Community Calendar
Activities at the Walker Ranch Senior Center – Monday- Friday, 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. Hot meals served daily from 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. for qualifying seniors and their spouses. Exercise, field trips, bingo, loteria, movies, arts and crafts, free health and wellness screenings vary daily. 835 W. Rhapsody 78216; 210-207-5280.
Stone Oak Rotary Club – Tuesdays, noon -1 p.m. Guest speakers weekly. Dona Tota, 923 Loop 1604 W. #115 78232; www.stoneoaksarotary.org.
Lightscape at the Botanical Gardens
Through Monday, Jan. 12, 5:30 - 9 p.m. Entry times available every 15 minutes. Behold the Winter Cathedral's 100,000 lights, roast s'mores in the Fire Garden and delight in a shimmering field of Texas bluebonnets. San Antonio Botanical Garden, 555 Funston Place 78209; ticketing@sabot.org.
Single Professionals Networking Meeting Wednesday, Jan. 8, 4 - 6 p.m. Join other 55+ widowed, divorced and single mature professionals for conversation, libations and food in a relaxed, social setting. Fish City Grill (Alamo Heights), 1907 Nacogdoches Road 78209; www.spn-sa.org.
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High School Football Showcases
Saturday, Jan. 11. Noon, 5 p.m. The Navy All-American Bowl will feature the best high school football players and band members in the country at noon. Stay for the All-Star football game at 5 p.m., which highlights more than 100 of the best football players from Bexar and surrounding counties. Players are nominated through their varsity coaches, and several from Johnson and Reagan High Schools will be included. Alamodome, 100 Montana St. 78283;
Single Professionals Networking Meeting Wednesday, Jan. 22, 4 - 6 p.m. Join other 55+ widowed, divorced and single mature professionals for conversation, libations and food in a relaxed, social setting. Milano’s, 19239 Stone Oak Parkway 78258;
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28th Annual San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Bar-B-Que Cook-Off & Festival Friday, Jan. 24 - Saturday, Jan. 25. 9 a.m.-11:45 p.m. A championship event with competitive Bar-B-Que teams, live music, family activities. Proceeds benefit the Scholarship Fund. S.A.L.E. on the Salado Creek, 1723 Creekview Drive 78219; www.sarodeo.com/bbq.
Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations – Saturday, Jan. 25, 8 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 26, 2 p.m., 8 p.m. Winner of a Tony Award for best choreography, the smash-hit musical follows The Temptations’ extraordinary journey. HEB Performance Hall at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle 78205; www.tobincenter.org.
40th Annual Tower Climb and Run
Saturday, Jan. 25, 7 a.m. Unique athletic challenge fundraising event. Run 1-mile then sprint 952 steps to the top of the Tower of the Americas. Participants’ funds benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Tower of the Americas, 739 E. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd. 78206; www.fightcf.cff.org.
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One Singular Sensation – Saturday, Jan. 25, 3 p.m., 7 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 26, 3 p.m. Annual variety show featuring NEISD cheerleaders, dance and drill teams, and pep squads. The entire cast of 1,200 girls will dance in the finale. Littleton Gymnasium at Blossom Athletic Center, 12002 Jones Maltsberger Road, 78216; www.neisd.net.
Single Professionals Networking Meeting Wednesday, Jan. 29, 4 - 6 p.m. Join other 55+ widowed, divorced and single mature professionals for conversation, libations and food in a relaxed, social setting. Stone Terrace Gastropub, 20626 Stone Oak Parkway Ste. 103 78258; www.spn-sa.org.
Les Misérables – Wednesday, Jan. 29 - Sunday, Feb. 2, times vary. Les Misérables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love – a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston 78205; www.majesticempire.com/events.
Culinaria’s Titans of Tailgate – Saturday, Feb. 1, 1- 4 p.m. Titans’ feast at the Rock where chefs engage in a worthy battle of grills in partnership with Chef Jason Dady. The Rock, at La Cantera, 1 Spurs Way 78256; www.culinariasa.org.
Elephant & Piggie’s We are in a Play at the Magik Theatre – Saturday, Feb. 1 - Sunday, March 23, days and times vary. Live theater production based on Mo Willem’s best-selling book features catchy tunes, lively dances and plenty of laughs. The Magik Theatre, 420 S. Alamo St. 78205;
San Marcos Half – Sunday, Feb. 2, 7:30 - 8:30 a.m., 13.1, 10k, 5K, staggered starts. The second of the Texas Hill Country Challenge Series. Start at the Tanger Outlets, 4015 IH 35 N., San Marcos 78666; www.scallywompus.com.
Anastasia the Musical presented by Reagan Stage Theater – Thursday, Feb. 6 - Saturday, Feb. 8, 7 p.m., Feb. 8, 1 p.m. Based on the 1997 animated film, the musical adapts the legend of the Grand Duchess who was rumored to have survived the execution of the Russian Imperial family. Gloria Jennings Robinson Auditorium, Ronald Reagan High School, 19000 Ronald Reagan 78258; www.reaganstage.org.