Visit new McNay exhibits, enjoy free music and learn about Egypt’s women rulers this weekend in San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO —

Delight in the spring sun with free outside songs

Agarita’s months-long mission of bringing classical and contemporary tunes straight to each of the city’s 10 districts concludes its very first section with a pair of Sunday concert events on the significantly west aspect and in the King William neighborhood.

The neighborhood chamber ensemble’s group displays features a array of tunes, and this weekend’s functions will include things like tune by iconic movie composer John Williams, Grammy-nominated violinist Jessica Meyer and Argentinian tango arranger Astor Piazzolla.

When: The District 6 concert is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday, when the District 1 concert begins at 5:30 p.m.

Wherever: 1 p.m. concert at H-E-B place at 9255 Grissom Rd., 5:30 p.m. live performance at Beautify San Antonio Park at 801 South Principal Ave. 

What else you should know: Agarita will be joined by visitor violinist Aimee Toomes Lopez.  

The San Antonio Folk Dance Pageant returns with both equally in-particular person and Zoom occasions this weekend, providing alternatives for understanding, celebration and camaraderie at Our Lady of the Lake University.

When: Friday evening through Sunday afternoon. Come across a plan of events right here.

Value: Normal-admission pageant tickets for all weekend sessions even now out there for $100. 

Where by: Our Woman of the Lake University (411 Southwest 24th St.). 

A pair of more recent McNay exhibits zero in on significant figures in San Antonio’s creative community.

“Donald Moffett +Character Cult+ The McNay” is a detailed showcase of Moffett’s vocation, drawing from his operate, own possessions and parts from the McNay’s assortment. In the meantime, “Marion Koogler McNay’s Legacy” shows the breadth of the a variety of hundreds of items very first gifted to delivery the museum in the ‘50s. Some of the parts are watercolor paintings developed by McNay herself.  

When: The two displays are operating now as a result of Sept. 11.  

Cost: No cost with typical admission purchase tickets right here. 

Wherever: McNay Art Museum (6000 North New Braunfels Ave.). 

Nat Geo Dwell returns to the Tobin Sunday afternoon for a presentation on the feminine rulers “often neglected in the heritage textbooks.” “When Women Ruled the Planet” is remaining led by Kara Cooney, a UCLA professor of Egyptian artwork and architecture who has researched all all-around the earth.

Price tag: Tickets array from $20 to $45 purchase here.

Where: H-E-B General performance Corridor at the Tobin Heart (100 Auditorium Circle). 

The Worldwide Music Festival – an annual occasion organized by Musical Bridges All-around the Entire world to rejoice “the magnificence, creativeness, and artwork of world artists and cultures” in San Antonio – is currently in full swing and continues via Sunday.

There is no expense to go to this weekend’s activities, which contains a concert from celebrated string group “The Miró Quartet,” a showcase of Renaissance-period new music at San Fernando Cathedral and Household Day at Primary Plaza.

When: Events just about every day this weekend see schedule below. 

Price tag: Tickets are free of charge for most situations. 

Wherever: Several locations in San Antonio.