Nature- and pet-related activities are among featured events happening around San Antonio during the first weekend of June.
June 2
Single Professionals Network, a friendship group for singles aged 55 years and older, meets for conversation, libations and food.
- 5-7 p.m.
- Free admission
- Don Adolpho’s, 19141 Stone Oak Pkwy., San Antonio
- www.spn-sa.org
Visitors to Hardberger Park may take a nature walk, participate in a kite-making workshop and enjoy a scavenger hunt.
- 10 a.m.-noon
- Free admission
- Hardberger Park open fields, 8400 NW Military Highway, San Antonio
- www.philhardbergerpark.org
San Antonio Pets Alive will have a pet adoption event at Alamo Beer Co. Each adoption fee is $50. Alamo will also unveil a new SAPA beer label showcasing SAPA’s Pawparazzi pet photo contest winner, Nairobi. Alamo will donate $1 to SAPA for every draft beer sold.
- Noon-4 p.m.
- Free admission
- 202 Lamar St., San Antonio
- www.sanantoniopetsalive.org
Individuals living with and affected by scleroderma will gather in the annual San Antonio area Stepping Out to Cure Scleroderma Walk. Scleroderma is a rare rheumatic disease that affects connective tissue and the vascular system, producing excessive collagen that causes fibrosis in the skin or in internal organs. Anyone may take part and help to raise funds, support patients and raise awareness.
- 7 a.m.
- Individual and team registration fees vary
- Mission Park Pavilions/Dance Pavilion, 6030 Padre Drive, San Antonio
- https://national.scleroderma.org/site/TR/Events/TexasBluebonnetChapter?fr_id=4904&pg=entry
June 4
Oli’s Pet Stuff will host Paws for a Cure benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The family- and pet-friendly event will include vendors, refreshments, goody bags, giveaways, free nail trims and treats for pups, and a dog fashion show.
- 1-4 p.m.
- Free admission; $25 dog fashion show fee
- 18010 Bulverde Road, Ste. 104, San Antonio
- www.facebook.com/events/979194309779671
San Antonio Botanical Garden will begin hosting Summer Nights in the Garden, a weekly series of activities including food, drinks, live entertainment and a vendor market.
- Every Wednesday 5-9 p.m. through August
- Event admission included in SABG admission or membership
- 555 Funston Place, San Antonio
- www.sabot.org