A gaming music festival, special performances from North East ISD fine arts and spirit students, and a classical music tribute to the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King are among the featured events happening around the San Antonio area during the final weekend of January.
Now through Feb. 12
Public Theater of San Antonio performs “Nina Simone: Four Women,” a play that uses famed singer Nina Simone’s songs to give voice to a group of women suffering self-hatred the day after a bomb kills four girls in a Birmingham, Alabama church on Sept. 16, 1963. Shows 7:30 p.m. Fri. and Sat., and 2 p.m. Sun. through Feb. 12. $15-$45. 800 W. Ashby Place, San Antonio. www.thepublicsa.org
Jan. 25-28
Johnson High School fine arts students perform the musical “Mamma Mia” at the campus auditorium. 7 p.m. Jan. 25-27; 2 p.m. Jan. 28. $15-$20. 23203 Bulverde Road, San Antonio. www.johnsontheatre.com
Jan. 27
The North East School of the Arts presents The Outsiders Film Festival, featuring select short films from Bexar County high and middle school students. 7 p.m. $5. L.E.E. High School Performing Arts Center, 1400 Jackson Keller Road, San Antonio. www.neisd.net/Page/153
Jan. 27-28
Super Bitfest is a video gaming music festival with live music and DJs, artists, game developers, arcades, gaming tournaments and refreshments. 6 p.m. Jan. 27-11 p.m. Jan. 28. $19.99-$34.99. San Antonio Shrine Auditorium, 901 N. Loop 1604 W., San Antonio. www.superbitfest.com
Jan. 27-28
The San Antonio Philharmonic presents Charles Floyd conducting “A Celebration of MLK for DreamWeek” with bass-baritone Timothy Jones in a musical homage to late civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 27 and 28. $30-$65. First Baptist Church of San Antonio, 515 McCullough Ave., San Antonio. www.saphil.org
Jan. 28
The L.E.E. High School campus will be the setting for a Chinese New Year festival, featuring traditional dragon and lion dances, food trucks, vendors, and other activities. 2-4 p.m. Free (admission). 1400 Jackson Keller Road, San Antonio. www.facebook.com/LeeCampusPTA
Jan. 28-29
Spirit teams from all seven North East ISD high schools will present “One Singular Sensation,” a performance of the teams’ competitive cheer, dance, drill and pep routines. 2 and 7 p.m. Jan. 28; 2 p.m. Jan. 29. $10-$15. Blossom Athletic Center Littleton Gym, 12002 Jones Maltsberger Road, San Antonio. https://tinyurl.com/4jnm2xc4
Jan. 29
Youth Orchestras of San Antonio performs their winter showcase, featuring works by Bach, Bartók, Brahms, Delibes, Reineke, Sousa, Tchaikovsky, and Clifton Williams. 7 p.m. Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle, San Antonio. $5-$15. www.tobincenter.org/yosa-winter-showcase
Feb. 1
Single Professionals Network, a friendship group for singles age 55 years and older, meets for conversation, libations, games and food. 4:30-6:30 p.m. Free (admission). Milanos, 19239 Stone Oak Parkway, San Antonio. www.spn-sa.org
Feb. 1
City of Shavano Park invites residents to give input on ongoing efforts to update the city’s long-range town plan. This meeting will focus on the city government’s ability to attract and retain talent for city positions. Residents may attend in person or virtually. Residents are urged to answer a survey. 6:30 p.m. Free. City Hall, 900 Saddletree Court, Shavano Park. 210-853-2003. www.shavanopark.org/residents/town_plan_and_projects/index.php
