Mardi Gras, rodeo and Black History Month activities and the debut of a new local pro football team are among the featured events scheduled around San Antonio during the third weekend of February.
Now through Feb. 26
The Classic Theatre of San Antonio is performing “Fences,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning story set in 1950s Black America. August Wilson’s play explores the evolving Black American experience and a universal relationship between a father and a son that ripples through the whole family. 7:30 p.m. (Thu.-Sat.,) 2 p.m. (Sun.). $23-$38. Carver Community Cultural Center, 226 N. Hackberry St., San Antonio. www.classictheatre.org
Feb. 17
Frost Bank’s San Pedro Avenue branch invites the public to a stock show and rodeo-inspired chuckwagon breakfast. Visitors may get a free breakfast; offerings include scrambled eggs, sausage, biscuits, gravy, peach cobbler and coffee while supplies last. 7:30-9:30 a.m. Free. 16500 San Pedro Ave., San Antonio. 210-220-4011
Feb. 17
Single Professionals Network, a friendship group for singles age 55 and older, meets for conversation, libations, games and food. 4:30-6:30 p.m. Free admission. Fish City Grill, 5311 N. Loop 1604 W., San Antonio. www.spn-sa.org
Feb. 17-18
Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa will host a two-day career fair featuring a variety of full-time, part-time and seasonal positions, including full-time, part-time and seasonal employment in food and beverage, housekeeping, recreation, golf, spa, security and more. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. 9800 Hyatt Resort Drive, San Antonio. www.hyatt.jobs, www.hyattregencyhillcountry.com
Feb. 17-18
San Antonio’s Mardi Gras Festival and River Parade will involve food trucks, artisan vendors, live music and other activities over two days at La Villita and Arneson River Theater. The river parade will take place Feb. 18 along the River Walk Museum Reach from 2-3 p.m. and the heart of downtown 5-6 p.m. 6-10 p.m. (Feb. 17), noon-6 p.m. (Feb. 18). 418 Villita St., San Antonio. www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com/events/mardi-gras-river-parade
Feb. 17-18
The San Antonio Philharmonic will perform a range of works, including Mozart’s “Jupiter” symphony. 7:30 p.m. $30-$65. First Baptist Church of San Antonio, 515 McCullough Ave., San Antonio. www.saphil.org
Feb. 18
Art and Dance Studio hosts The Journey Art Expo featuring artist Ivan Eduardo. Attendees may visit with Eduardo and see some of his works; he painted the backdrop at the host studio. 5-7 p.m. Free. 14353 Blanco Road, San Antonio. www.facebook.com/events/581059500206403/
Feb. 18
Families are invited to Briscoe Western Art Museum and learn about the history of Black cowboys in the West. After listening to a short presentation about Black cowboys and their life on the cattle drives, families will be able to design and make their own musical instrument to play around the campfire. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Program admission is included in museum admission; free for children age 12 and under. 210 W. Market St., San Antonio. www.briscoemuseum.org
Feb. 18
San Antonio Charter Moms will have a School Discovery Day for parents/guardians interested in learning about choice/charter schools. Parents/guardians may chat with representatives from 20-plus local choice schools and fine out more about processes and deadlines. The event will be held at Hangar 9 at Brooks, so attendees and their kids may also sample hot dogs by Doolittle’s Mobile Kitchen, enjoy music, check out the Once in a Wild mobile zoo’s animal program and get creative with face painting. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. 8081 Inner Circle Drive, San Antonio. https://sachartermoms.com/school-discovery-day
Feb. 18
Carver Branch Library will host a Black History Month presentation on Geraldine Smedler, a decorated civil servant and civil rights activist. Smedler donated a collection of funeral programs dating back to the 1940s to the San Antonio Public Library. She died May 2 at the age of 99. Her daughter, Carolyn James, will share stories about her life and the legacy. 11 a.m.-noon. Free. 3350 E. Commerce St., San Antonio. 210-207-9180
Feb. 18
Dakota East Side Ice House and 4 Paws Animal Hospital at Monte Viejo will host Mardi Paws, a Mardi Gras-themed pet parade and costume contest. The event includes pet vendors. 12:30-4:30 p.m. Free. 433 S. Hackberry St., San Antonio. www.facebook.com/events/841965993563281
Feb. 18
Craftiques Mall and Garden Tea Lounge will host Fashionable Adoptions, a pet adoption event featuring a pet fashion show and afternoon tea. Proceeds benefit Spay Neuter Inject Protect San Antonio. 2 p.m. $50. 2375 N.W. Military Hwy., San Antonio. 210-308-8327. www.snipsa.org
Feb. 19
San Antonio Brahmas, part of the new XFL minor league football organization debuting this year, will host the St. Louis Battlehawks in their debut game. 2 p.m. Tickets start at $24. Alamodome, 100 Montana St., San Antonio. www.xfl.com/teams/san-antonio
Feb. 19
Brick at Blue Star presents Barkadelic, a benefit for local dog rescue Footbridge Foundation featuring a variety of artisans and vendors, a pet fashion show, a pet costume contest, a raffle, pet-related and cruelty-free pop-ups, drink specials and pet adoption opportunities. Noon-5 p.m. $10. www.footbridgefoundation.org
Feb. 22
The city of San Antonio’s Culture Commons Gallery will host a poetry night event, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” featuring an evening of music and voices curated and hosted by Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson, the 2020-23 San Antonio Poet Laureate. 6-9 p.m. Free. Plaza de Armas Building, 115 Plaza de Armas, San Antonio. www.getcreativesanantonio.com
Feb. 22
Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa will host a three-course meal paired with an immersive ‘Clue’-style mystery-solving experience led by professional actors in “Til Death Do Us Part.” Resort guests and community members are invited to come to the resort’s Antlers Lodge dressed in their best wedding guest, bride and groom costumes. Reservations are required. 6-8 p.m. $75 per person. 9800 Hyatt Resort Drive, San Antonio. 210-520-4001. www.opentable.com/antlers-lodge.
