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ONGOING
Education
Source of Light (SoL) Center at University Presbyterian Church, 300 Bushnell, is offering a variety of community courses, covering topics such as race, yogaia peace yoga, interfaith issues, social justice, writing, ecology and environmentalism. “Plotting Your Personal Story: Discovering Your Myth” is offered 7-9 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday ($85). Contact: www.upcsa.org/sol_center or 732-9927.
Apply by Thursday for Gardening Volunteers of South Texas’ Watersaver Landscape Design School, set for 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at Barshop Jewish Community Center, 12500 N.W. Military Highway. Four presentations will focus on the basics of low-water landscaping, contemporary design ideas, plants that thrive in San Antonio, and drip irrigation installation and management. Also, one-on-one idea consultations with experienced gardeners will be offered. Costs: $25-$40 (fee includes three full-color plant and landscape guides and the CD version of “Drip-Line Gardening”). Contact: 251-8101, or www.GardeningVolunteers.org.
San Antonio Feral Cat Coalition holds a public, free workshop 2-4 p.m. March 1 at San Antonio Humane Society, 4804 Fredericksburg Road, on how to properly trap, neuter and release feral cats. Visit: www.sanantonioferalcats.org.
“Breaking the Silence: Drug Trends Among Teenagers,” a discussion for Alamo Heights Independent School District parents and guardians, will be held 5:30-7 p.m. March 3 at Alamo Heights Junior School, 7607 N. New Braunfels Ave. Mayra T. de Hoyos, coordinator of school support services for Education Service Center, Region 20, will be the guest speaker. Admission is free. RSVP to: Michelli Ramon, mramon@ahisd.net or 824-2483.
The next round of the North East ISD’s community engagement process, “Transforming the Future,” continues with a 6 p.m. public forum Tuesday, March 4, at MacArthur High School, 2923 MacArthur View. For the past several months, community members, students, parents, teachers, and campus and district administrators, have been working on Transforming the Future strategic plan. The plan will be shared through these public events. Visit: www.neisd.net/transforming-the-future.
Inspire Fine Art Center, 200 Queen Anne Court, hosts free “Passport to Inspiration”/ Family Art Day 10 a.m.-1 p.m. second Saturdays. Participants pick a stamp, stamp their “passport,” create art projects and have a snack. When the child has four stamps in their passport, he/she receives a free T-shirt and when a child has seven stamps, he/she receives 50 percent off the registration fee for an art class. Contact: 829-5592 or www.inspirefineart.org.
Alamo KidSports is a sport development company teaching soccer, baseball and basketball to children 18 months to 6 years in a non-competitive, fun environment. Alamo KidSports offers weekly 50-minute classes at Spectrum Athletic Club at Alamo Heights. Visit: www.alamototsports.com.
The Playhouse, 800 W. Ashby Place, hosts live theatrical workshops and classes. Contact: 733-7258 or www.ThePlayhouseSA.org.
Land of Virtuosity youth performing arts academy, Scottish Rite Auditorium, 305 Avenue E, offers a variety of classes and special seasonal camps related to all aspects of live theater, film and dance. Contact: 844-4298 or www.landofvirtuosity.org.
Learn chanting “hu,” an ancient name for God, during a free class discussion at 6 p.m. Fridays at the Eckankar Spiritual Center of San Antonio, 1603 W. Lullwood. Regardless of your beliefs or religion, you are invited sing hu with the Texas Satsang Society. Contact: www.Eckankar-Texas.org or 737-6863.
Pinot’s Palette-Alamo Heights, 7959 Broadway, Suite 402, hosts painting classes and special events. Contact: 832-8004 or www.pinotspalette.com/AlamoHeights.
Viva! Bookstore at Viva Galleria, 8407 Broadway, hosts classes, workshops and special events, ranging from exercise and meditation to writing and art. Contact: 826-1143 or www.vivabooks.com.
Unlimited Thought Life Enrichment Center, 5525 Blanco Road, hosts Hatha yoga classes 7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays. Cost: $12 per drop-in, $40 for one month. This is open to all ages and levels. Call: 525-0693.
The Josephine Theater, 339 W. Josephine St., is hosting Inish Free School of Irish Dancing classes. Visit: www.inishfreetx.com/Inishfree_Texas/Home.html. Call: 842-6407.
Art Works, 1840 Nacogdoches Road, hosts art classes for ages 2-18, as well as occasional Arts Night Out (parents’ night out). Contact: 826-2787 or www.artworkstx.com.
Entertainment/dining
Piranha Killer Sushi, 260 E. Basse Road, Suite 101, hosts a sake-tasting event each first and third Tuesday night. Cost: $25 (includes five different sakes paired with a small tasting as well as dessert). Today, Piranha offers active and retired military personnel a 15 percent discount on all food items, and all military receive a complimentary beverage.
Barriba Cantina, 111 Crockett St., open 11 a.m.-2 p.m. daily, offers Mexican street food available until closing time. There’s live music 9 p.m. daily, and during the day Fridays through Sundays. Admission is free. Visit: www.barribacantina.com.
Clubs/special interest/business
Join the Alamo Metro Chorus’ Sweet Adelines, the world’s largest women’s singing group, for voice lessons and high-energy performance techniques at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays at Beitel Memorial Lutheran Church, 2515 Austin Highway. Contact: 514-0976 or www.alamometrochorus.org.
Alamo Heights United Methodist Church, 825 E. Basse Road, hosts Thursday Lunch Bunch at 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Thursdays. People age 50 and older are invited to eat lunch in or takeout. Cost: $5. Call: 805-3215 for reservations.
BNI=Stone Oak Business Network meets 11:30 a.m. Thursdays at The Club at Sonterra, 901 Sonterra Blvd. Contact: http://www.bnidfw.com/tx-san-antonio-bni-stone-oak-business-network-(so).
Alamo Heights Chamber of Commerce has a luncheon 11:30 a.m. first Wednesdays at Paesano’s, 555 E. Basse Road. Mixers are held third Thursdays at various member locations. Visit: http://alamoheightschamber.org.
San Antonio Area Retired Teachers Association hold its monthly meeting 1 p.m. today at the San Antonio Garden Center, 3310 N. New Braunfels Ave.
Greater San Antonio Camera Club meets at 7:30 p.m. each first and third Thursdays at the Lions Field Adult Center, 2809 Broadway. The first gathering is an educational meeting, the third Thursday is a competition with members presenting alternating digital and print photographs for peer judging and commentary. Admission is free and all skill levels of photographers are welcome. Visit: www.gsacc.org or Facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Greater-San-Antonio-Camera-Club/121865424504012.
Northeast Bexar County Democrats meet at noon first Saturdays at Grady’s BBQ, 6510 San Pedro Ave. Lunch will be available. Admission is free and open to the public. Visit: www.nebcd.org. NEBCD will have a dinner fundraiser 6-10 p.m. this Saturday at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Community Center, Building 1395, Chaffee Road. Rosie Castro, long-time community activist and mother of San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro and U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, will be the featured speaker. There also will be auctions, a chance to meet with local candidates and elected officials, and more. Contact: Gloria Dew, 538-5320
Leah Goot Group of the San Antonio Chapter of Hadassah holds its annual “blue box” meeting at 3 p.m. Sunday at Adante Senior Living, 2739 Cembalo Blvd. Members are encouraged to bring their Jewish National Fund collection boxes in order to purchase trees in Israel. Also, master gardener Sylvie Rogers will discuss container gardening. Light refreshments will be served. Anyone may attend. Contact: Marge Present, 492-5133, or Debbie Linck, 391-3594.
Alamo Sierra Club meets at 6:30 p.m. third Tuesdays at the Witte Museum, 3801 Broadway. Admission is free and open to the public. Socializing and snacks begin at 6 p.m. Contact: 828-1233 or gaywright46@yahoo.com.
San Antonio Chapter, Sons of The American Revolution, holds its monthly meeting and luncheon at 11:30 a.m. third Wednesdays at The Petroleum Club, 8620 N. New Braunfels Ave. Cost: $23. There will be a guest speaker. Guests and prospective members are welcome. RSVP by the preceding Monday to treasurer Bob Clark, reservations@sarsat.org or 402-0871.
San Antonio Calligraphers Guild meets 7 p.m. first Thursdays at Christ Episcopal Church, 510 Belknap Place (except for the summer). Visitors are welcome and may attend two meetings without paying memberships dues. Visit: www.sanantoniocalligraphy.com.
San Antonio Audubon Society holds its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. first Thursdays at The First Tee, 915 E. Mulberry Ave. Contact: 308-6788 or www.saaudubon.org.
San Antonio Audubon Society presents its second Saturday beginners’ bird walk, starting at 7:30 a.m. Meet trip leader Georgina Schwartz at the Judson Nature Trails in Alamo Heights, 246 Viesca. Non-members are welcome and binoculars with instructions can be provided. Contact Schwartz for details: 342-2073 or www.saaudubon.org.
National Association of Women Business Owners-San Antonio Chapter (NAWBO-SA) holds its 15th annual Entrepreneurial Spirit Awards Gala 6:30 p.m. March 19 at Oak Hills Country Club, 5403 Fredericksburg Road. This includes dinner, live and silent auctions, and live music. Tickets: $85 per person. Contact: 408-1220 or www.nawbosa.org.
Alamo Chapter of MOAA (Military Officers Association of America) has a Solitaires’ Sunday brunch once a month at the Randolph Officers’ Club. This monthly gathering of single officers (active and retired) or widow(er)s of officers is an opportunity to socialize and just have fun. No registration is necessary; pay as you go. Must be a member of the Alamo-MOAA chapter or be willing to join at the meeting. Visit: www.alamomoaa.org.
Los Bexareños Genealogical and Historical Society holds its monthly meeting at 9:30 a.m. first Saturdays with a social coffee at Central Library, 600 Soledad, first floor auditorium. Contact: Louis Benavides, 735-8717.
Newcomers of San Antonio is a non-for-profit social organization founded in 1981. Membership is open to anyone residing in the greater San Antonio area for two years or less. The group sponsors social events (monthly luncheons each first Thursday, and monthly morning coffees each third Thursday), interest groups (games, book club, evening groups and local day trips), and opportunities for community involvement. Visit: NewcomersofSanAntonio.org.
Rotary Clubs: Alamo Heights, noon Tuesdays at The Petroleum Club, 8620 N. New Braunfels Ave. (www.ahrotary.org).
Lions Clubs: Alamo Heights, 7 p.m. first and third Wednesdays at the Magic Time Machine, 902 N.E. Loop 410. Visit: http://texaslions2a2.org/clubs.html.
Optimist Clubs: Alamo Heights, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at The Barn Door; Towne and Country, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at Grady’s BBQ on San Pedro Avenue. Visit: www.stxd.org.
Toastmasters Clubs (learn how to get ahead by improving your communication and leadership skills): Alamo Heights, 7 p.m. Wednesdays at University of the Incarnate Word – administrative building Room 265 (www.alamo.freetoasthost.org).
San Antonio Astronomical Association meets at 6:30 p.m. each second Friday at Christ Lutheran Church, 6720 Broadway. Visit: www.sananantonioastronomy.org.
Games/crafts/sports
Olmos Park residents are free to take part in Cycle at the Circle 9-11 a.m. first Saturdays around Alameda Circle. Nearby streets are closed to through traffic during those two hours while bicyclists enjoy the scenery and other activities.
San Antonio Aggie Moms Club holds its second annual Texas Freedom Scholarship Gala 6:30-11:30 p.m. March 1 at the Fort Sam Houston Golf Club to benefit the scholarship fund for Bexar County students attending Texas AM University in College Station or Galveston. This includes dinner, live music, and a silent auction. Tickets: $60 per person. Sponsorships available. Contact: Christi Forestier 391-0634 or ch4estier@yahoo.com; or Katy Gawlik 573-7653 or katgaw@aol.com; or sanantoniomoms.aggienetwork.com.
St Anthony de Padua’s annual ACTS golf tournament benefit is to be held April 6 at The Republic Golf Club, 4226 S.E. Military Drive. The event will include “Dress Like Johnny” contest in honor of the death of longtime golf committee member, Johnny Frausto. Contact: Bob Cardenas, 972-342-5886, or George Sanchez 273-5501.
San Antonio Gaelic Athletic Club’s football practices are open to men and women ages 18 and up, from all backgrounds, at 6 p.m. Wednesdays and 9 a.m. Saturdays at the Olmos Basin Park rugby pitch. SAGAC last year competed in national competition, where it won the Junior D Gaelic Football Shield. Visit: www.sanantoniogac.org or see the club at Facebook.
Geeks Who Drink presents trivia games at 8 p.m. Tuesdays at Lion and Rose Pub, 5148 Broadway. Prizes and free pints are up for grabs. Visit: www.geekswhodrink.com.
Retail/dining
Pearl Brewery, 200 E. Grayson St., holds First Thursdays 5-8 p.m., featuring special deals from Pearl shops along with pop-up sidewalk sales, music and refreshments. Admission is free and open to the public.
Volunteers/charity
Alpha Home’s “Doorways of Hope” benefit luncheon takes place 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. March 7 at the Omni San Antonio Hotel, 9821 Colonnade Blvd. Legendary former Spur George “The Iceman” Gervin will talk about his almost 20-years of recovery from cocaine. Additionally, community leaders Gayle and Sam Youngblood will be honored at the event for their volunteer involvement and support of Alpha Home’s mission to provide spiritually based substance abuse prevention and treatment programs. Tickets: $150 apiece. Contact: 735-3822 or www.alphahome.org.
Boiler House Texas Grill and Wine Garden, Pearl Brewery, donates 20 percent of net proceeds from dinners each third Monday night to the San Antonio River Foundation. Visit: www.boilerhousesa.com.
Child Advocates San Antonio (CASA), 406 San Pedro Ave., is a nonprofit that recruits and trains volunteers who are appointed by courts to advocate for the “best interest” of abused and neglected children. Volunteers visit with the children and gather information to help a court make informed decisions and ensure that children are placed in safe, permanent homes. CASA offers free volunteer training throughout the year; daytime, evening and weekend training available. Contact: Belinda Cox, bcox@casa-satx.org or 225-7070; or www.casa-satx.org.
Animal welfare
San Antonio Pets Alive! seeks volunteers to work with shelter dogs and cats, as well as qualified individuals willing to foster animals awaiting permanent homes. SAPA also seeks donated items to help support animals in its care. SAPA works with San Antonio Animal Care Services. SAPA offers 50 percent off adoption fees of participating fosters noon-4 p.m. second Saturdays at Paul Jolly Center for Adoptions, 210 Tuleta. Visit: www.sanantoniopetsalive.org.
San Antonio Animal Care Services, 4710 Texas 151, is accepting donations of dog and cat food 11 a.m.-7 p.m. weekdays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and noon-4 p.m. Sundays, for its pet pantry program. Pet owners in need can obtain pet food with proof of government assistance, a current driver’s license or picture ID and proof of their pet’s sterilization status and current rabies vaccination. Contact: www.saacs.net or 207-4738.
Spay-Neuter-Inject-Project San Antonio seeks donations of resources to help benefit volunteers and adoptable animals. Needed items include paper towels, bleach, trash bags, laundry detergent, collars, leashes, metal crates, cat carriers, copy paper, and gift cards to Office Max or Office Depot. Visit: www.snipsa.org.
Pet Supplies Plus, 1248 Austin Highway, hosts: pet nail clippings for tips 4-7 p.m. third Tuesdays; adoption opportunities with Austin Boxer Rescue 10 a.m.-1 p.m. third Saturdays; adoptions with Alamo Heights Animal Care Services 10 a.m.-1 p.m. fourth Saturdays.
Tejas Rescued Pet Adoptions seeks donations of dry cat and dog food, dog leashes and collars. Monetary donations also are accepted. Visit www.tejasrescues.org to donate via PayPal. Donations can also be mailed to TRPA, P.O. Box 790372, San Antonio, Texas 78279. Call 416-3947 or email TRPA@wt.net for a donation pick-up at your chosen site.
Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation has domestic cats available for adoption 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays at Sherman Animal Care Complex, 137 Earl St. near Olmos Park. Contact: www.wildlife-rescue.org or 830-336-2725.
Non-profit Guide Dogs of Texas seeks area dog lovers to volunteer as puppy raisers and brood holders. Contact: Susana Dias, 366-4081 or susana@guidedogsoftexas.org.
Farmers’ markets
San Antonio Farmers Market Association —7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesdays and Saturdays at Olmos Basin Park, 100 Jackson-Keller Road. Visit: www.sanantoniofarmersmarket.org.
Pearl Brewery Farmers Market Association — 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays at 220 E. Grayson St. Visit: www.atpearl.com.
Quarry Farmers and Ranchers Market — 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays at Alamo Quarry Market, 255 E. Basse Road. This includes live music, food trucks and the occasional cooking demonstration. Contact: www.quarryfarmersmarket.com or 722-5077.
Galleries/museums
REM Gallery, 219 E. Park Ave., hosts “Concrete Poetry and Other Poems in Gray” by Kent Rush, and Victoria Suescum’s new works through Saturday. Call: 224-1227.
Witte Museum, 3801 Broadway, hosts these exhibits: “The World Through Magic Lanterns” through June; “Maximilian and Carlota: Last Empire of Mexico” through March 30; “Alien Worlds and Androids” Saturday-May 27. Contact: www.wittemuseum.org or 357-1910.
Cathedral House Gallery, Bishop Jones Center, 111 Torcido Drive, hosts “Illumination,” an exhibit that celebrates the season of Epiphany with works by several artists through February. Call: 824-5387.
Centro Cultural Aztlan, 1800 Fredericksburg Road, hosts “Tierra y Libertad: Segundo de Febrero,” an exhibit commemorating the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended the Mexico/U.S. war. Contact: 432-1896 or www.centrocultralaztlan.com.
McNay Art Museum, 6000 N. New Braunfels Ave., hosts these exhibits: “Constructing the Stage: Artists from the Theatre Collection” through June 1; “Robert Indiana: Beyond LOVE” through May 25; “Robert Indiana: The Mother Of Us All” through May 25; “Robert Indiana’s Hartley Elegies” through May 25; “The Full Monty: Male Nudes from the Collection” through May 25. Contact: 805-1768 or www.mcnayart.org.
San Antonio Museum of Art, 200 W. Jones Ave., hosts these exhibits: “Fray Antonio Margil de Jesús: “Patron Saint of Texas” through March 23; “Eldzier Cortor: Master Printmaker” through March 2; “Thomas Sully: Painted Performance” through May 11. Contact: 978-8100 or www.samuseum.org.
Lyn Belisle Studio, 1824 Nacogdoches Road, hosts art exhibits and special workshops. Contact: www.lynbelisle.com or Lyn Belisle, 860-9468.
PSG Fine Art, 7726 Broadway, hosts “Go West!” an exhibit of works by eight local artists. Call: 824-8990.
San Antonio Botanical Garden, 555 Funston Place, hosts: its annual Art in the Garden, featuring sculptures by members of the Texas Sculpture Group, the Mid-South Alliance and the Chicago Sculpture International, through March 1. Family Flashlight Night is 6-8:30 p.m. this Friday. Contact: 829-5100 or www.sabot.org.
U.S. Army Medical Department Museum Foundation at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston hosts “Men Without Guns,” an exhibit of more than 30 works from the Abbott Laboratories’ 1945 collection of paintings of U.S. Army medicine, through March 8 and is free to the public. Visit: www.ameddmuseumfoundation.org.
SPECIAL EVENTS
TODAY, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 19
Graduating high school senior women and a parent are invited to a Panhellenic Association of San Antonio sorority recruitment information forum 6:30-8 p.m. at Alamo Heights United Methodist Church/Christian Life Center, 825 E. Basse Road. San Antonio Panhellenic member sororities will each have a display table with alumnae and a collegian available to answer general and specific questions. A Panhellenic presentation will also have information with correct recruitment processes and procedures. Visit: www.sapanhellenic.org.
Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Keith Nguyen leads a free, public program, “Innovations in Cardiovascular Disease,” at noon at Group Room, TriPoint YMCA, 3233 N. St. Mary’s St. Register at: 575-0355. Visit: www.SAHealth.com/HeartandSoul.
The dark comedy “Crimes of the Heart” is performed by Trinity (University) Theater 7 p.m. today and Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Taylor Theater building on campus. Tickets: $6-$10. Call: 999-8515.
THURSDAY, FEB. 20
The drama “When You Comin’ Back, Red Ryder” is performed by San Antonio College theater students 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday at McCreless Theater on campus, 1300 San Pedro Ave. Set in a small roadside diner in New Mexico in the late 1960s, the drama is about a few locals and some tourists who intersect one Sunday morning as a sadistic Vietnam veteran holds them all hostage waiting to get his van repaired. Visit: www.alamo.edu/sac/theatre.
College students are invited to learn about communications careers during a “Meet the Pros” event 6-8 p.m. in the Nursing and Allied Health Complex, Room 218, at San Antonio College, 1300 San Pedro Ave. San Antonio Chapter of the Association for Women in Communications (AWC) and the SAC Media Communications Department are helping future communicators learn about what they will do in their chosen careers during this networking event. Cost: $5. Register at: AWCMeetThePros@gmail.com. Visit: www.awcsa.com.
Performances of “Dial M for Murder” are offered 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays through March 1 at Harlequin Dinner Theater, 2652 Harney Road, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Dinner is served at 6:15 p.m. Admission: $16.50-$35. Call: 222-9694.
FRIDAY, FEB. 21
Performances of “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” is presented by University of the Incarnate Word theater arts students 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through March 1 at Coates Theatre on campus, 4301 Broadway. Tickets: $8-$10. Call: 829-3800.
Final performances of “Portmanteaux” are presented 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Overtime Theater, 1203 Camden. Tickets: $10-$14. Contact: 557-7562 or www.theovertimetheater.org.
Final performances of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” are presented by Classic Theatre 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sundays at the Woodlawn Theatre, 1920 Fredericksburg Road. Contact: 589-8450 or www.classictheatre.org.
Performances of Stephen Sondheim’s fractured fairy tale “Into the Woods” are presented 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays through March 16 at the Woodlawn Theater, 1920 Fredericksburg Road. On March 9, only a 7:30 p.m. show. Contact: www.woodlawntheatre.org or 267-8388.
Opening reception for the seventh annual On and Off Fredericksburg Road Studio Tour takes place 6-9 p.m. Friday at Bihl Haus Arts, 2803 Fredericksburg. The reception features hors d’oeuvres, wine, live music and the opportunity to mingle with artists, event sponsors and community leaders. Then take advantage of free tours of artisans’ home studios, cooperatives and pop-up storefronts in the Deco District 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Other special events are scheduled in the area during the weekend, leading up to a closing reception 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Woodlawn Theatre, 1920 Fredericksburg. For more, visit: www.onandofffred.org.
SATURDAY, FEB. 22
The 90th annual Junior League of San Antonio Rummage Around event 9 a.m.-9 p.m. will draw thousands of shoppers to eight different Goodwill stores throughout San Antonio in a treasure-hunt for new and gently used, high-quality items including clothing, accessories and housewares. Area Goodwill stores include 727 N.W. Loop 410, 1533 Austin Highway, and 3401 Fredericksburg Road. Proceeds benefit JLSA and Goodwill programs. Additionally, the Fredericksburg Road location will host free and low-cost services such as job searches, health care information and financial literacy assistance 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
RAM gas station, 6510 N. New Braunfels Ave., hosts a barbecue supper sale 11 a.m.-2 p.m. to benefit a local girls’ youth soccer team bound for a trip to the United Kingdom.
The Children’s Shelter benefits from the second annual 5K Love Run and Walk at 8 a.m. at Woodlawn Lake Park 1103 Cincinnati Ave. The Scholastic Bus will be on hand for children to read books. Fees: $25-$35. Contact: http://tinyurl.com/qg9u76e or 212-2512.
Petco, 13909 Nacogdoches Road, hosts a pet adoption event 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
SUNDAY, FEB. 23
San Antonio Animal Care Services offers pet adoptions noon-4 p.m. at Pet Supplies Plus, 1248 Austin Highway.
PetSmart, 12960 Park Centra;, hosts a pet adoption event 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
TUESDAY, FEB. 25
San Antonio Academy boys’ choir performs at 5 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church, 510 Belknap Place. A reception follows. Admission is free to the public.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 26
World Affairs Council of San Antonio announces that former San Antonio Mayor and ex-Secretary of Housing and Urban Affairs Henry G. Cisneros will receive its International Citizen Award at a dinner 6 p.m. at Marriott Rivercenter, 101 Bowie. Former President Bill Clinton will be the evening’s keynote speaker. Contact: 308-9494 or Eleanor@wacofsa.org.
SATURDAY, MARCH 1
“A Taste of St. Anthony’s,” a benefit for St. Anthony Catholic High School, begins at 6 p.m. at Whitley Theological Center, 285 Oblate Drive. The event includes a catered dinner, Joe Posada among featured live entertainers, a silent auction, and drawings. Admission: $50. Visit: www.sachs.org.
Third annual Fête du Cuvée Fine Wine Auction, benefiting Junior League of San Antonio, is to be held at The Bright Shawl, 723 Brooklyn Ave. Contact: www.jlsa.org or 225-1861.
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