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Alamo Heights Terrell Hills Olmos Park Weekly Calendar — Feb. 12-18

Send your North Central public event notices (including recreational sports) for free to Edmond Ortiz at eortiz@express-news.net; by fax at 250-3350; or by mail to him in c/o North Central News, P.O. Box 2171, San Antonio, TX 78297-2171. Submissions must be received by noon Thursday prior to the next desired Wednesday publication date. Items run on a space-available basis.

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. “Native and Special Trees of South Central Texas with Paul W. Cox” is presented 9 a.m.-noon Friday and Feb. 28 ($45). “Yoga as Prayer” is offered 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and Feb. 25 ($25). Register by Friday for a community sing of American gospel and spiritual music that SoL will host, featuring the Tanzanian Angel Choir from Africa, and members of Antioch Baptist and University Presbyterian churches 3-5 p.m. Feb. 23 ($20). “Plotting Your Personal Story: Discovering Your Myth” is offered 7-9 p.m. Feb. 21, and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 22 ($85). Contact: www.upcsa.org/sol_center or 732-9927.

Gardening Volunteers of South Texas presents a free, public program noon-3 p.m. Monday at the San Antonio Garden Center, 3310 N. New Braunfels Ave. Matt Turner talks native plants and signs copies of his book, “Remarkable Plants of Texas.” Also, David Rodriguez, horticulturist with the Texas AgriLife Extension Service, discusses spring vegetable gardening. Contact: 251-8101 or www.GardeningVolunteers.org.

San Antonio Rose Society will hold a “hands-on” pruning clinic 8 a.m.-noon Tuesday and Feb. 19 at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, 555 Funston. Bring your pruning shears, gardening gloves and wear a hat. Contact: 824-9981 or info@sanantoniogardencenter.org

San Antonio Garden Center, 3310 N. New Braunfels Ave. hosts a spring floral design school with sessions scheduled for noon-3 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 18-March 4. Tuition $70. This includes flowers and greenery to complete a take-home project each week. Contact: 824-9981 or info@sanantoniogardencenter.org.

Apply by Feb. 20 for Gardening Volunteers of South Texas’ Watersaver Landscape Design School, set for 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 22 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.

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 Herb Society meets 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday at the San Antonio Garden Center, 3310 N. New Braunfels Ave. Judit Green of Texas Parks and Wildlife will discuss Texas wildlife conservation issues. Admission is free to the public. Visit: www.sanantonioherbs.org.

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 Area Retired Teachers Association hold its monthly meeting 1 p.m. Feb. 19 at the San Antonio Garden Center, 3310 N. New Braunfels Ave.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

RSVP by Tuesday for the San Antonio Musical Club’s annual style show and scholarship luncheon, “Fabulous February Fling,” set for 10:30 a.m. Feb. 21 at the Oak Hills Country Club, 5403 Fredericksbug Road. This includes a silent auction. Cost: $55. Your check is your reservation. Proceeds benefit the Tayloe Memorial Scholarship Fund, helping music majors at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Contact: Helen Henderson, 481-3414.

Legendary Spur George, “The Iceman” Gervin will be the keynote speaker at Alpha Home’s “Doorways of Hope” benefit luncheon 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. March 7 at the Omni San Antonio Hotel, 9821 Colonnade Blvd. Gervin will talk about his cocaine addiction and his almost 20-years of recovery. Additionally, Gayle and Sam Youngblood, community leaders, 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 individual. 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 holds “My Furry Valentine Weekend” with discounted adoptiong fees Friday through Sunday, and a “speed dating” event for pet seekers 2-4 p.m. Saturday at Paul Jolly Center for Pet Adoptions on 210 Tuleta Dr. 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. (Pet adoptions offered this Saturday.) 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

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” Feb. 22-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.

REM Gallery, 219 E. Park Ave., hosts “Concrete Poetry and Other Poems in Gray” by Kent Rush, and Victoria Suescum’s new works through Feb. 22. Call: 224-1227.

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. McNay is celebrating its 60th anniversary with special events this weekend: Art Music Food Drinks 6-9 p.m. Thursday (with champagne toast); performance of “Love Sweet Love” 6:30 p.m. Friday, including champagne, hors d’oeuvres, dessert and dancing ($10-$15); a 5K run at 10 a.m. Sunday ($25-$35); Free Family Day 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. 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. SAMA hosts “Art pARTy” with the Valentine’s theme “Cupid and Psyche” 6-8 p.m. Friday. SAMA hosts the third annual Be My Valentine 5K Run/Walk at 9:30 a.m. Saturday ($40). SAMA hosts “Night at the Museum: A Young Friends Event,” 9 p.m.-midnight Saturday, including drinks, music and food trucks (21-over, free with RSVP). 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. 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

THURSDAY, FEB. 13

San Antonio College theater students present the play “When You Comin’ Back, Red Ryder” 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays through Feb. 22, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday and Feb. 23, 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.

San Antonio native Daniel Helminiak discusses and signs copies of his book, “The Transcended Christian,” at 6:30 p.m. at Viva Bookstore, 8407 Broadway.

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. 14

Art on the Hill, held 6-10 p.m. every second Friday by the Tobin Hill Art Alliance, gives Tobin Hill neighborhood residents and visitors a chance to explore diverse homes, businesses and galleries between San Antonio College, Trinity University, U.S. 281 and downtown. Open studios, artist’s receptions, refreshments and music will be offered at this free event. Visit: www.tobinarts.com.

Josephine Theater, 339 W. Josephine St., hosts Dulce Lopez and Baruch Vonrossum in “Le Canta Al Amor,” an evening of romantic music from all times, sung in English and Spanish, at 8:30 p.m. Contact: 413-1698 or 734-4646 or www.horwathproductions.com.

San Antonio Symphony presents “A Broadway Valentine,” a concert with three Broadway vocalists singing classic tunes about love, at 8 p.m. at Trinity University’s Laurie Auditorium. Tickets: $15-$69. Contact: www.sasymphony.org or 554-1010

Trinity (University) Theater performs the dark comedy “Crimes of the Heart” 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 7 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, and 2:30 p.m. Sundays, Feb. 14-22 at the Taylor Theater building on campus. Tickets: $6-$10. Call: 999-8515.

Overtime Theater, 1203 Camden, hosts performances of “Portmanteaux” 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Feb. 22. Tickets: $10-$14. Contact: 557-7562 or www.theovertimetheater.org.

Classic Theatre at the Woodlawn Theatre, 1920 Fredericksburg Road, hosts performances of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays, Friday-Feb. 23. Contact: 589-8450 or www.classictheatre.org.

Woodlawn Theater, 1920 Fredericksburg Road, hosts performances of Stephen Sondheim’s fractured fairy tale “Into the Woods” 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays through March 16. On March 9, only a 7:30 p.m. show. Contact: www.woodlawntheatre.org or 267-8388.

San Antonio Environmental Challenges: Opportunities in Resilience, a conference organized by ImagineSanAntonio and Solar San Antonio, takes place Friday and Feb. 21 at Rackspace Hosting, 1 Fanatical Place in Windcrest. This conference will feature presentations by local and national experts who will cover ways to help develop environmental resiliency and adaptability in a community’s infrastructure. Cost: $30-65 (includes breakfast and lunch both days); student discounts available. Visit: www.greensatx.org.

SATURDAY, FEB. 15

Luv My Pet offers low-cost pet vaccination opportunities 1:30-2:30 p.m. at Petco, 1211 Austin Highway. Visit: www.luvmypet.com.

San Antonio Pets Alive! benefits from “Looming for Pets” noon-3 p.m. at Paul Jolly Center for Adoptions, 210 Tuleta. In this picnic, children can come and make loomed jewelry and donate funds raised to SAPA. Visit: www.sanantoniopetsalive.org.

Retired local journalist and Alamo Heights resident Joe Carroll Rust will discuss and sign copies of his fourth book, “Making San Antonio: The Story of San Antonio Manufacturing,” 4-6 p.m. at The Twig Book Shop at Pearl, 306 Pearl Parkway. The book marks the centennial of the San Antonio Manufacturers Association.

SUNDAY, FEB. 16

Vanguard Veterinary Associates offers low-cost vaccinations for dogs and cats 9-11 a.m. at H-E-B, 1955 Nacogdoches Road. VVA also offers heartworm screenings and preventatives, flea and tapeworm medications, and feline leukemia and AIDS tests. Visit: www.vanguardvet.com.

MONDAY, FEB. 17

Youth Orchestras of San Antonio Philharmonic performs with guest artist Christopher O’Riley, host of public radio’s “From the Top,” 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Trinity University’s Laurie Auditorium. The event includes SAY Sí at the Symphony “Pictures at an Exhibition,” featuring video and media art created by SAY Sí artists. Tickets: $5-$19. Contact: 737-0097 or www.yosa.org.

Trinity University’s Laurie Auditorium hosts a 7:30 p.m. concert with Yosaif Krohn, who writes his own lyrics, and plays the saxophone, piano and guitar. Tickets: $19.

TUESDAY, FEB. 18

Tuesday Musical Club presents pianist Benjamin Grosvenor at 2 p.m. at Laurel Heights United Methodist Church, 227 W. Woodlawn. Tickets: $25; students free with ID. Contact: 382-2147 or www.satmc.org.

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.

FEB. 20

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.

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.

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