COMMUNITY

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Centro Cultural Aztlan presents Mars Needs More Women, Project: MASA V. This exhibit features the works of nineteen Chicana artists that use outer space and science fiction with past, present, and future tropes to comment on social-political issues. Mars Needs More Women, Project: MASA V is currently on display at Centro Cultural Aztlan through Friday, June 10th.

Artpace presents Michael Guerra Foerster: Every Time We Say Goodbye. Foerster explores ideas of intimacy, separation, grief and memory through ceramic sculptures called floops. Many of the floops emit incense, leaving trails of smoke in the gallery and recalling the violent nature of pit firing. Michael Guerra Foerster: Every Time We Say Goodbye runs through September 4th at Artpace.

The San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department gives youth the chance to develop their skills, make new friends, and get physically fit through their Youth Sports Summer Leagues. Sports include T-ball, volleyball, and soccer. Leagues start Monday, June 13th, for ages 5 to 17. Sports and age levels vary based on individual community centers.

Ready to Work is a San Antonio workforce development program open to San Antonio residents at least 18 years old, and not currently enrolled in college. This program offers training, support services, emergency assistance, and job placement services. Training is offered in the occupational fields of aerospace, education, healthcare, cyber security and more.

The San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department has partnered with local area school districts to offer the Summer Youth Program. Activities include sports, games, arts, crafts and more. The program is open to youth ages 6 - 12 at school sites, and 6 - 14 at community centers. Dates vary by location based on school districts calendars. 

The City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture and San Anto Cultural Arts host Community Paint Days. Participants help create The Spirit Within, an eighteen foot by one hundred fifty-five-foot mural to be later installed at Market Square. No RSVP and painting experience are required. Community Paint Days are every Wednesday and Friday from 3pm to 6 at 2120 El Paso Street.

The Classical Music Institute of San Antonio hosts their annual Ascend Summer Camp for students 8 to 18 years old. This two-week program provides musical instruction to all skill levels in piano, voice or strings. The Ascend Summer Camp runs June 13 through the 24th, from 9 am to 3 at the Edgewood Fine Arts Academy, lunch is provided.

Dress for Success empowers women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Dress for Success offers job preparation, employment retention and career development programs.

The McNay Art Museum hosts Drawn in San Antonio-Today. This exhibit highlights twenty-two San Antonio based artists and expands the definition of drawing. Drawn in San Antonio, Today reveals that the creative impulse endures, even in times of great adversity, and some works of art refer directly to the lockdown experience. Drawn in San Antonio, Today runs through Sunday, September 11th, at the McNay. 

The Magik Theatre presents Junie B. Jones: Toothless Wonder. Adapted from the book series by Barbara Park, Junie B. Jones must deal with her newly missing tooth and the thought of the tooth fairy. Junie B. Jones: Toothless Wonder runs through June 12th.

Culture Commons hosts The Status of Women in San Antonio. Inspired by the 2019 report, “The Status of Women in San Antonio”, this art exhibition examines issues ranging from domestic violence to equal pay. The Status of Women in San Antonio runs through Friday, November 18th at Culture Commons in the Plaza de Armas building.

The City of San Antonio World Heritage Office and the San Antonio Food Bank host the 2022 Farmers and Artisans Market every first and third Saturday. The market offers fitness classes, local vendors, nutrition education sessions, and more. The Farmers and Artisans Market is every first and third Saturday at the Mission Marquee Plaza from 10am to 2.