A series of classical music concerts, pet adoptions, a Women’s Golf Day event, and a benefit for Uvalde shooting victims and their families are among activities happening in and around San Antonio the first weekend of June.
June 2-4
Musicians of the San Antonio Symphony will present a series of weekend concerts featuring works by Leonard Bernstein, Richard Wagner, William Grant Still, Arturo Márquez, Mykola Lysenko and Edward Elgar. 7:30 p.m. (June 2-3), 10 a.m. (June 4). Free (June 4), $20 (June 2-3). First Baptist Church, 515 McCullough Ave., San Antonio. www.mosasperformancefund.org
June 3
Los Patios dining and retail center hosts free family-friendly activities each first Friday evening. This event includes lawn games, a bounce house, a concession snack stand, and a vendor market with local small businesses. There is also a movie screening at sundown; this month’s film is “Jumanji: The Next Level.” Bring a lawn chair or blanket to enjoy the movie. 4-10 p.m. Free (admission). 2015 N. Loop 410 E., San Antonio. www.lospatios.com
June 4
Spay Neuter Inject Protect San Antonio will partner with Woof Gang Bakery and Grooming-Lincoln Heights and Torchy’s Tacos for a pet adoption event. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free (admission). 999 E. Basse Road, Ste. 184, San Antonio. www.snipsa.org
June 4
San Antonio Poet Laureate Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson will lead a poetry writing workshop in Chris Park. The 90-minute workshop will feature writing exercises in various poetry forms inspired by the park’s natural surroundings of the park. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. 111 Camp St., San Antonio. www.rubycity.orgwww.rubycity.org
June 5
A Pickleball and Pride Tournament will take place at Chicken N Pickle, involving players in beginner and advance brackets. Participants receive an official Pride Center San Antonio T-shirt. There will be prizes for the first-, second- and last-place teams. 3-6 p.m. Free (spectators), $75 (team registration). 5215 UTSA Blvd., San Antonio. https://pridecentersa.org/?everyaction=qbCSZgTH60ini7wxKkeNUA2
June 5
La Rumba Dance Studio hosts another Sunday social with San Antonio Zouk, a group that enjoys and promotes zouk, a form of Brazilian partner dance. Attendees may dance, practice, mingle and bring friends. 7-9 p.m. Free (studio students), $5 (nonstudents). 19903 Stone Oak Parkway, San Antonio. www.facebook.com/SanAntonioZouk
June 5
Cowboys Dancehall will host the iHeart Uvalde Benefit Concert, featuring musical acts such as Russell Dickerson, Easton Corbin, Kevin Fowler, Thompson Square and Erin Kinsey. All proceeds will go to help families affected by the May 24 fatal school shooting in Uvalde. Doors open at 6 p.m. $40-$80. www.cowboys.apexticketing.com/iheartuvalde
June 7
TPC San Antonio will celebrate Women’s Golf Day by inviting all women to join them for a complimentary day of golf and a grab-and-go meal. Tee times are available for the first 72 players. Guests will also receive a voucher for a complimentary grab-and-go meal from the Midway Grille on-site. Noon-2:30 p.m. Free. 23808 Resort Parkway, San Antonio. 210-491-5822. www.womensgolfday.com
June 7
San Antonio Museum of Art offers free admission days for all Bexar County residents 4-7 p.m. Tuesdays and 10 a.m.-noon Sundays as part of the Museums for All initiative. Additionally, SAMA offers reduced admission for guests receiving food assistance. 200 E. Jones Ave., San Antonio. https://samuseum.org/visit
June 7
City of San Antonio returns “Movies by Moonlight,” a weekly series of family-friendly events including a free movie screening each Tuesday evening through July at Travis Park. Activities involve food trucks and children’s activities. “Captain Marvel” will be shown June 7. Free parking is available after 5 p.m. Tuesdays at city-operated garages, lots and meters. 7 p.m. Free admission. 301 E. Travis St., San Antonio. www.facebook.com/pg/travisparksa/events
June 8
Single Professionals Network, a friendship group for singles age 55 and older, meets for conversation, libations and food. 4:30-7 p.m. Free. Embers Wood Fire Kitchen and Tap, 819 N. Loop 1604 E., San Antonio. www.spn-sa.org
June 9
Phil Hardberger Park Conservancy will have a mixer with Phil Hardberger, the group's namesake and former mayor and judge, at the park. He and author John Phillip Santos collaborated on newly released book “Phil Hardberger Park: A Story in Photographs.” Both men will answer questions from the audience and sign copies of their book. 6:30-8 p.m. Urban Ecology Center, 8400 NW Military Hwy., San Antonio. Free (conservancy members), $25 (nonmembers). www.philhardbergerpark.org/calendar-events/members-mixer
June 9
San Antonio Charter Moms invites families to have some fun in the sun while learning a thing or two during the new Summer of Play event series. The family-friendly meetups are designed to help children shed bad habits brought on by the pandemic while having fun along the way. On June 9, children will be able to build their math and science skills through fun, hands-on activities with educators from BASIS San Antonio. 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Hemisfair Yanaguana Garden, 434 S. Alamo St., San Antonio. www.sachartermoms.com/summer-of-play
