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Annual events to check out in 2022 These are some major community-wide events held in each area city. HOLLYWOOD PARK MARCH 12 Deer Dash 5K, 3K and 1K Kids Fun Run and Walk includes prizes and refreshments. Proceeds bene t the Amniotic Fluid Embolism (AFE) Foundation. Begins at 8 a.m. Voigt Park, 701 El Portal. https://hpcatx.com/ JULY 04 Fourth of July parade and picnic. Put on by the Hollywood Park Community Association, the parade begins at Memorial Park, Mecca and Sunway drives, and ends at Voigt Park, 701 El Portal, where there will be a picnic and swimming. 10 a.m. Free. https://hpcatx.com/ DECEMBER 17 Santa Claus and Hollywood Park re ghters have a citywide parade. 10 a.m. Free. 210-494-2023. https://hollywoodpark-tx.gov/ SHAVANO PARK JULY TBD The city’s Independence Day picnic includes music, children’s and water park activities, and food. Free. City Hall campus, 900 Saddletree Court. www.shavanopark.org OCTOBER 31 Local families are invited to a Halloween trunk-or-treat event. Time TBD. Free. City Hall campus, 10 27 San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo includes a carnival and daily concerts. Proceeds bene t the San Antonio Livestock Exposition Scholarship Fund. AT&T Center, 1 AT&T Center Pkwy. www.sarodeo.com/ MARCH 31 April 10 Fiesta San Antonio features numerous events citywide with proceeds bene ting participating Fiesta San Antonio Commission member organizations. O cial events include Taste of the Northside at the Sonterra Country Club and Fiesta Castle Hills. https:// estasanantonio.org/ All events are con rmed at press time. Check with event organizers for potential cancellations or postponements due to the rise in cases of COVID-19 and its variants. 900 Saddletree Court. www.shavanopark.org SANANTONIO FEBRUARY
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JANUARY 22 THROUGH 23 SHOP LOCAL VENDORS On multiple weekends each month, Arbor Park Pop-Up Market features local artisans and vendors selling homemade apparel, accessories, home decor, food and more in an outdoor market at the Arbor Park shopping center. 10.a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays, noon-5 p.m. Sundays, Jan. 22 and 23, 29 and 30. Free admission. 17700 U.S. 281 North. www.facebook.com/ Arborparkpopupmarket 26 SEE THEATER STUDENTS PERFORM Johnson High School students will present the musical “Willy Wonka,” based on Roald Dahl’s classic book and the 1971 lm starring Gene Wilder. 7 p.m. Jan. 26-28, and 2 p.m. Jan. 29. $10 general admission, $15 reserved. 23203 Bulverde Road. 210-356-0400. https://www.neisd.net/domain/9308 29 APPRECIATE NATURE Master Naturalist Jean Hackett will lead a family-friendly, hands-on program about local geology. This is also a chance for participants to create a fossil to take home. This is limited to 20 child participants. 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Hardberger Park Urban Ecology Center, 8400 N.W. Military Hwy. Register at: https://www.philhardbergerpark.org/ calendar-events/texas-rocks-and-fossils FEBRUARY 02 SEE GARY CLARK JR. IN CONCERT Austin-based Grammy Award-winner Gary Clark Jr. is popular with his songs that fuse blues, rock, soul and hip hop. 7:30-9 p.m. $49.50-$79.50. Westfall Branch Library is hosting “Displaced Persons Camps: Rebuilding Culture and Community in the Aftermath of WWII.” It’s an exhibit that documents life for Jews who lived in concentration camps in Germany, Austria and Italy during the Holocaust and who survived to build life anew postwar. The exhibit is suitable for ages 6 and older. Free. 6111 Rosedale Court. 210-207-9220. https://guides.mysapl.org/ holocaustlearnandremember#s- lg-box-27904279
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle. 210-223-8624. https://www.tobincenter.org/garyclarkjr 05 THROUGH 20 WATCHA FILMFESTIVAL The 21st San Antonio Jewish Film Festival o ers in-person and virtual screenings of feature and documentary lms that promote Jewish values and diversity. Screening times vary. Barshop Jewish Community Center, 12500 N.W. Military Hwy. For details: www.jccsanantonio.org/ lm-festival 05 SUPPORT NORTH SIDE BUSINESS North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce will hold its 48th annual gala, a Costa Rica-themed event that will include a dinner, honors, a silent auction, and an afterparty. 6-11:30 p.m. $175 individual seat with dinner; $3,500 for a reserved table for eight with dinner. La Cantera Resort and Spa, 16641 La Cantera Pkwy. 210-384-7727. https://tinyurl.com/2p97bn92 10 SEE THE GAITHER VOCAL BAND PERFORM Grammy Award-winner Bill Gaither’s renowned quintet has been performing Southern gospel songs for more than 40 years. 7-9 p.m. Free. Cornerstone Church, 18755 Stone Oak Pkwy. 210-490-1600. 13 LISTEN TO YOUNG MUSICIANS PLAY The Youth Orchestra of San Antonio’s symphony, ensemble and percussion ensemble are joined by artists from the local Olmos Ensemble to perform in a winter showcase of music. 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle. 210-223- 8624. www.tobincenter.org/box- o ce/2022-02/yosa-winter-showcase The 13th annual Ian’s Cup match features soccer squads from Johnson High School and Reagan High School with the boys’ teams playing rst followed by the girls’ teams. Proceeds bene t Ian’s Foundation, a nonpro t formed in memory of Ian Fincke, a Johnson High student and soccer player who died at age 16 from a traumatic brain injury he sustained in a skateboarding accident in 2008. 5 p.m. Blossom Athletic Center, 12002 Jones Maltsberger Road. www.neisd.net/athletics/tickets.html
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