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THU | 06.02 FRI | 06.03
CLASSICAL MUSIC
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The latest in the series of concerts performed by the Musicians of the San Antonio Symphony (MOSAS) will feature Music Director Emeritus of the San Antonio Symphony Christopher Wilkins, who led the orchestra for 10 years in the early 2000s. In two performances on Thursday, June 2 and Friday, June 3 at First Baptist Church, the ensemble comprised of striking Symphony musicians will present a program featuring Arturo Márquez’s DanzonNo. 2, Leonard Bernstein’s Candide Overture and Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations. The selected repertoire also includes two pieces of music that local nonprofit the San Antonio Symphony League integrated into its 48th annual Paint to Music program: William Grant Still’s The American Scene: Grand Teton and Richard Wagner’s “Forest Murmurs” from the opera Siegfried. For this interdisciplinary arts program targeted at elementary school students, the Symphony League made the works by Still and Wagner available to local students and asked them to create drawings based on the music. The winners of the Paint to Music program will be announced at MOSAS’ free Family Concert at 10 a.m. on June 4, a shorter, kid-friendly program that will also be held at First Baptist Church. $20, 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, First Baptist Church of San Antonio, 515 McCullough Ave., (210) 226-0363, mosas.org/concerts-events. — Kelly Nelson
Courtesy of MOSAS
THU | 06.02 SUN | 06.05
FILM
MEMORIA
Something goes bump in the night in Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s arthouse fantasy drama Memoria. Actually, it’s more of a thud that awakens Jessica (Tilda Swinton), an expat living in Bogotá,
Colombia, and sets her on a journey to discover the origin of the mysterious booming sound that only she can hear. Jessica describes the sound as “a ball of concrete hi ing a metal wall surrounded by seawater.” The film was inspired by Weerasethakul’s own medical condition, exploding head syndrome, which WebMD describes as a sleep disorder in which an individual hears “a loud noise in the head upon waking up at night or during the wake-sleep transition.” To match its unconventional narrative, the film was placed on an unusual release schedule. Its studio, Neon, announced a “never-ending” release in the U.S., where the film would move “from city to city, theater to theater, week by week, playing in front of only one solitary audience at any given time.” Memoria was submi ed as Colombia’s entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards but wasn’t selected. $10, 7 p.m. Thursday and Saturday, 8 p.m. Sunday, Arthouse at Bluestar, 134 Blue Star, (210) 212-9373, slabcinemaarthouse.com. — Kiko Martinez
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FRI | 06.03
ART
Two new exhibitions opening at Blue Star Contemporary explore the varied experiences and identities of those affected by service in the armed forces. “Travel Distance,” curated by Amber Zora, is based around the individuals and families who have served in the military and have dealt with the aftermath of deployment and relocation. The Main Gallery exhibition features artists Miridith Campbell, Joe Devera, Claudia Hare, Jenn Hassin, Gina Herrera, Monte Li le, Jessica Putnam–Phillips, Daniel Rios Rodriguez, Renee Romero and Sarah Sudhoff. “Travel Distance” is paired with a library of books in the Learning Lab titled “The Veterans Book Project.” Authored collaboratively by artist Monica Haller along with many people who have been affected by the American conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, “The Veterans Book Project” rearranges and materializes the fleeting experiences and narratives of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Free, Opening Reception 6-9 p.m. Friday, June 3, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2-6 p.m. Thursday-Sunday through Sept. 25, Blue Star Contemporary, 116 Blue Star, (210) 227-6960, bluestarcontemporary.org. — Ashley Allen
Courtesy of Daniel Rios Rodriguez and Nicelle Beauchene Gallery
SAT | 06.04
SPECIAL EVENT
SA CYCLIST PRIDE RIDE
Grab your bikes, helmets and plenty of water and kick off Pride Month with a casual, 12- to 15-mile ride celebrating San Antonio’s LGBTQ+ community. Mixxedfit SA will be providing a hype session and warmup in Crocke Park before Team Taco Cycling Group guides participants on a route touring spots of LGBTQ+ interest around San Antonio. The
event aims to empower and uplift the community while promoting exercise and wellness — even in the summer heat. This free event is open to beginners and pros alike, and it could be a good way to fi nd a biking buddy to help you hit all of San Antonio’s upcoming Pride events. Free, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Crocke Park, 1300 N. Main Ave., (210) 370-7743, pridecentersa.org. — Macks Cook
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SAT | 06.04
SPECIAL EVENT
NATURE OF POETRY
Contemporary art center Ruby City is teaming up with San Antonio Poet Laureate Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson to take poetry outdoors. Bring your lawn chairs, pens and picnic blankets to Chris Park and let Sanderson lead you through a 90-minute workshop inspired by summer scenery. The natural world can off er powerful inspiration to poetry novices and pros alike, and all ages are welcome at the event. A San Antonio native, Sanderson is the fi rst Black Poet Laureate of San Antonio, and works as a poet, teaching artist and musician. For more about her work visit andreavocabsanderson.com. Free, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Chris Park, 111 Camp St., rubycity.org. — MC
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SAT | 06.04 + SAT | 06.11
FILM
SIX OF 007
The fi rst two action fl icks in Slab Cinema’s James Bond series, Six of 007, will screen over the next two weeks in downtown San Antonio. The series will start June 4 with the fi rst movie in the franchise, 1962’s Dr. No, starring Sean Connery as the British secret agent. In the fi lm, Bond goes to Jamaica and discovers an underground base where Dr. Julius No (Joseph Wiseman) is planning to use a weapon to disrupt an American space launch. The series continues on June 11 with a screening of 1969’s OnHer Majesty’s Secret Service, which features actor George Lazenby as 007. In the fi lm, Bond’s new nemesis, Blofeld (Telly Savalas), plans to destroy the world’s entire agriculture industry. OHMSS is the only movie in the franchise starring Lazenby, who was a male model at the time. He got the audition when he lied to producers about his acting experience. “I was faking confi dence,” Lazenby told the Current at the 2017 SXSW Film Festival. “I didn’t want them thinking I couldn’t do it. When I fi nally told them, they looked at me and laughed and said, ‘Stick to your story and we’ll make you the next James Bond.’” Free, 8 p.m., Hemisfair, 434 S. Alamo St., (210) 212-9373, slabcinema.com. — KM
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Although live events have returned, the COVID-19 pandemic is still with us. Check with venues to make sure scheduled events are still happening, and please follow all health and safety guidelines.
THU | 06.09
COMEDY
PAULY SHORE
Actor and comedian Pauly Shore might not be the same hot commodity he was in the early 1990s when he was making movies like Encino Man and Son in Law and working as an MTV VJ, but The Weasel managed to accumulate enough fan support to last him the rest of his career. Now 54, Shore continues to do what he’s done since he was 17 years old — entertain audiences from the stage as a stand-up comedian. And he still gets random movie gigs every now and then. This year, Shore — and we’re not making this up — loaned his voice to Pinocchio in the English dub of a Russian-Hungarian animated fi lm called Pinocchio: A True Story. The role eventually turned Shore into what Rolling Stone called “a Gen-Z LGBTQ icon on TikTok,” mostly because Gen Z has no idea who Shore is and because Shore’s line delivery in the movie’s trailer led TikTok users to create memes suggesting the actor voicing the character was gay. “I was in the West Hollywood Cub Scouts as a kid,” Shore told Rolling Stone earlier this year when they asked him about his newfound fame on TikTok. “[I’ve] been around the gay community my whole life.” $40-$160, 7:30 p.m. (Sold Out) & 9:45 p.m., Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club, 618 NW Loop 410, (210) 541-8805, improvtx. com/sanantonio. — KM
Courtesy of LOL Comedy Club
FRI | 06.10 SUN | 06.12
THEATER
BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL
Broadway’s Beautiful: The Carole King Musical will highlight the life and music of Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Carole King for four shows across three days. At the heart of Beautiful are the songs
Joan Marcus
King wrote throughout her career and the stories behind them. From the musical collaborations with fi rst husband Gerry Goffi n to her work with best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann to her solo career as a chart-topping pop singer, the production follows King’s monumental career through all its ups and downs. Songs including “You’ve Got a Friend,” “I Feel the Earth Move” and the title song “Beautiful” will have your head bopping along throughout the whole show — apologies in
SAT | 06.11
Courtesy of The Classic Theatre
THEATER
THEATRENOW!
Hosted by The Classic Theatre of San Antonio, the play festival TheatreNOW! draws inspiration from the life and work of late SA playwright and cultural icon Sterling Houston. Born in 1945, Houston was a prolifi c artist who explored themes of identity. Presented as part of the Sterling Houston Festival, TheatreNOW! is based on Theatre ASAP by The San Antonio Theatre Coalition, a group in which Houston was heavily involved. On June 10, some 40 artists will work to create fi ve separate 10-minute original plays to present at the showcase the following evening. Each team will receive a random quote from one of Houston’s works that they must incorporate into their own play. Teams will have 24 hours to write and rehearse their plays before hitting the stage for the one-night-only performance. “The Classic is happy to partner with SATCO to bring this event back to San Antonio, and we are thrilled to be joining so many wonderful arts organizations to celebrate the legacy of a wonderful and authentic San Antonio voice like Sterling Houston’s,” said J. Robert “Jimmy” Moore, executive and artistic director at The Classic. Free, 7 p.m., Northeast Lakeview College Performing Arts Center, 1201 Kitty Hawk Road, Universal City, (210) 589-8450, classictheatre.org. — KM
advance if you walk out with a catchy refrain or two stuck in your head as you make your way to your car. $45-$231, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston St., (210) 226-3333, majesticempire.com. — Dana Nichols
SUN | 06.12
SPECIAL EVENT
NAT GEO LIVE: SPINOSAURUS: LOST GIANT OF THE CRETACEOUS
Discover the largest predatory dinosaur, the Spinosaurus, with the help of renowned paleontologist Nizar Ibrahim. Originally discovered in Morocco by German paleontologist Ernst Stromer, the fossil remains of the Spinosaurus were lost during World War II. However, recent fossil discoveries in the vast deserts of North Africa have allowed Ibrahim and his contemporaries to reconstruct a full skeletal model of the Spinosaurus and be er understand what made this dinosaur unique. Aided by a video recreation of the Cretaceous-era Sahara, Ibrahim will explain the tale of the Spinosaurus’s discovery, loss and rediscovery, along the way illuminating the wonders of what appears to be the fi rst semi-aquatic dinosaur, the Spinosaurus aegyptiacus. Ibrahim’s paleontological discoveries in North Africa have been wide-ranging and fascinating, including giant prehistoric fi sh, a species of giant fl ying reptile with a 20-foot wingspan and other bizarre instances of evolution. Snag a seat at the Tobin’s H-E-B Performance Hall and get ready to uncover the mystery of the dinosaur that was discovered, then almost lost to time. $20-$45, 4 p.m., Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle, (210) 223-8624, tobincenter.org. — MC
TUE | 06.14
FILM
CAMP LEGACY MOVIE SERIES: THE PARENT TRAP
Although Annie and Hallie may swap families in this summer movie classic, we don’t recommend trying it at home. Pack your bags, spread a blanket and cozy up downtown for a family-friendly movie night sure
to get anyone in the camping spirit. In this 1998 remake of the 1961 classic, separated-at-birth twins Annie and Hallie — both portrayed by Lindsay Lohan — cross paths at summer camp, connecting the dots of their parents’ separation and deciding to swap identities. The goal of their li le switcheroo? Why, bringing their family back together, of course. Tuesday’s screening of The Parent Trap will be the second of six Camp Legacy movie nights, set for every other Tuesday night throughout the summer. Each movie night includes a unique swag item, activity and signature cocktail by Pinkerton’s Barbecue to go with the fl ick. Free, activities at 6 p.m. fi lm at 7 p.m., Legacy Park, 103 W. Houston St., westonurban.com/legacy-park. — DN
